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Jun 2024
28m 6s

167 - 5-Minute English: Bad Driving

Shana Thompson
About this episode

The whole world has bad drivers. No country or city in the world is immune. What’s funny is that most of us don’t consider ourselves bad drivers! We tend to judge others.

In this 5-Minute English lesson, I’m going to tell a fictional story about the worst driver in the world. You’ll hear:


  • Vocabulary related to bad driving 
  • Actions that people take against bad driving
  • How bad drivers are punished


This lesson will be intense in terms of vocabulary, it’s a more advanced listening exercise.  If you regularly learn with this podcast, I highly recommend signing up to Premium Content, so you can get the full lesson that goes along with this audio. You’ll have the chance to master this vocabulary with my help, work on your pronunciation and more.

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