In California, United States of America, you cannot drive a car on the street unless you have car insurance. Today’s conversation topic for English Learners is “Car Insurance”. Imagine you’re talking in English about car insurance. What would you say? What would others say? Here are a few suggestions:
- You’re driving on the freeway and the highway patrol stops you. The highway patrol officer asks you for your license, car registration and car insurance. He says that if you don’t have car insurance, he will need to tow away your car. What would you tell the highway patrol officer? What would the highway patrol officer tell you?
- You’re at a car insurance office checking on a car insurance quote. What would you tell the insurance agent? What would the insurance agent tell you?
- You’re at a car dealership looking at new cars. You find a car you like and want to put money down to buy it, and the new car salesperson asks for your car insurance card. What would you tell the new car salesperson? What would the new car salesperson tell you?
Owning a car comes with many responsibilities, including securing proper car insurance. Do you need to have car insurance in your country?