American Car Culture (Basic, A-2 Level/Intermediate, B-1 Level)
Visual Aids for Teachers
What story does this picture tell?
Photo by El Jusuf | Pexels
- What is happening here? Is this normal, or did something happen?
- What usually happens when people are in heavy traffic for a long time?
- What do you do when you are stuck in heavy traffic?
- People know traffic will be bad in their cities, but they drive to work anyway. Why do they do that?
Why did they want to eat in the car?
- What are they doing here? Why are they doing it in the car?
- How often do you eat in the car?
- When do you choose to eat in the car?
- Why do so many Americans eat in their cars?
She drives her car from the garage to the mailbox every morning…
This woman is always in a hurry in the morning. While she still has rollers on, she drives from her garage to the mailbox. Is that absurd?
- Is this true or a caricature (or meme)?
- What do Americans use their cars for that people in other cultures find different?
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