Travelling by car

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to take a driving test	eine Fahrprüfung ablegen	‘I'm taking my driving test next week.’
0/0	to pass a driving test	eine Fahrprüfung bestehen	‘I passed my driving test aged 18 but didn't start driving regularly until two years later.’
0/0	to hold a driving licence	einen Führerschein haben	‘I don’t hold a driving licence; I’ve never learnt how to drive.’ American English = ‘a driving license’
0/0	to receive a speeding ticket	Einen Strafzettel erhalten	‘I received two speeding tickets in the course of a week.’
0/0	penalty points	SStrafpunkte	‘I have three penalty points on my licence.’ If you commit a traffic offence, penalty points are given to you. How many depends on the offence.

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

to take a driving test

eine Fahrprüfung ablegen

‘I'm taking my driving test next week.’

to pass a driving test

eine Fahrprüfung bestehen

‘I passed my driving test aged 18 but didn't start driving regularly until two years later.’

to hold a driving licence

einen Führerschein haben

‘I don’t hold a driving licence; I’ve never learnt how to drive.’

American English = ‘a driving license’

to receive a speeding ticket

Einen Strafzettel erhalten

‘I received two speeding tickets in the course of a week.’

penalty points

SStrafpunkte

‘I have three penalty points on my licence.’

If you commit a traffic offence, penalty points are given to you. How many depends on the offence.

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to break down	eine Panne haben	‘One of our delivery vans has broken down.’
0/0	to get lost	sich verfahren	‘The driver got lost, so the delivery arrived later than promised.’
0/0	to have a flat tyre	einen platten Reifen haben	‘Sorry, I would have arrived on time, but I had a flat tyre.’
0/0	to have an accident	einen Unfall haben	‘The delivery driver had an accident on the way to the depot.’
0/0	to be stuck in traffic	im Verkehrsstau stecken	‘We were stuck in traffic for over three hours.’
0/0	a traffic jam	ein Verkehrsstau	‘There’s a football match taking place this afternoon, so there are a number of traffic jams near the stadium.’