Police Traffic Stop
(P: Police? ? M: Driver)
P: Good evening, sir. You were driving too fast.
M: Really? Was I?
P: Yes, you were going well above the speed limit.
M: I'm sorry, Officer.
P: OK, I need to see your driver's license.
M: Here is my driver's license.
Exercise:
1.— Why has he been stopped?
? — He was driving too fast.
2. He was going well above the speed limit.
P: Your license has expired. Are you aware of that?
M: No, sir. that's a surprise. I didn't know.
P: It expired more than a year ago.
Exercise:
1. He probably knows that his license has expired, so he's lying.
P: Is this your car?
M: No, sir. It's a friend's. I'm borrowing it for the night.
P: Get out of the car and put your hands behind your back.
M: Why, officer? What have I done?
P: Just do as I say.
M: OK, officer. I'm cooperating. Please don't push me.
Exercise:
1. To cooperate means to do as asked.
P: Get your hands behind your back.
M: OK, OK.
P: I'm not asking you. I'm ordering you.
M: Please. officer. I haven't done anything wrong.
Exercise:
— What is he supposed to do?
— He is supposed to put his hands behind his back.
P: Stay still and don't say anything. This is a stolen car. Are you aware of that?
M: Are you going to arrest me?
P: What do you think? That's what we do with car thieves.
“Stay still” means the same thing as “Don't move”.
M: If you let me go, I'll give you a couple thousand dollars. I haven't hurt anybody.
P: So now you are trying to bribe me. How stupid can you be?
M: I just don't want to go back to jail. Give me a break.
Exercise:
— What is the driver trying to do?
— He's trying to pay the officer to let him go.
P: Sure. You are a nice guy. I'd like to give you a break. But there's nothing I can do.
M: Please. officer.
P: OK, where is the money? Let me see it and I'll think about it.
Exercise:
1.— If he takes the money, what will he be taken?
? — If he takes the money, he'll be taken a bribe.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. You were driving too fast.
2. Are you aware of that?
3. Stay still and don't say anything.
4. You were going well above the speed limit.
5. He had given his driver's license to the police officer.
