1. Listen to the following podcast about having problems concentrating, and answer the following questions:

1. What did Liesel have trouble concentrating?

2. What test is she going to take?

3. What different reasons did Wagner and Liesel give for her to pass the test?

EXPLANATION OF THE DIALOGUE

2. Now listen to the explanation of the dialogue and write down the expressions they used for:

– should be studying

– giving up, stop trying to do something

– become very serious about trying to do something

– driving someone around

3. Explain the meaning of these expressions in italics

“Reading this manual is deadly”

“I’ve tried to keep my mind on the rules of the road (…)”

“My mind keeps wandering”

“I’m here to crack the whip”

“What’s in it for you?”

4. What parts is the driver’s test in the US composed of? How old do you have to be to get a driver’s license? How is it different in California?

5. The narrator also as problems concentrating. What problem is he having that is keeping him from concentrating?