Buying a New Car 1

Paul is a very successful businessman.

He owns several restaurants.

All of them are doing well.

In fact, they are very profitable.

To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.

As a result, he is making a lot of money.

Exercise:

1.— What does Paul do?

    — He is a business man.

2.— Why is he making a lot of money?

   — He is making money because his restaurants are profitable.

3. He is making money because his restaurants are profitable.

Paul wants to buy a new car.

He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

He has plenty of money.

As a result, he isn’t worried about the cost.

He can afford an expensive car.

Exercise:

1. As a result, he isn’t worried about the cost.

2.— What is he trying to decide?

— He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

3. He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

On the other hand, he doesn’t want to waste money.

He wants a car he can rely on.

It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.

If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.

Exercise:

1.— What doesn't he want to do?

   — He doesn’t want to waste money.

2. It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

2. He wants a car he can rely on.

3. He doesn’t want to waste money.

4. If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.

5. To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.

Buying a New Car 2

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment.

He's thinking about buying a Texla.

The Texla is an all electric car.

It uses batteries instead ofgasoline.

There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.

Exercise:

1.— What does a Texla use for power?

   — It uses batteries instead ofgasoline.

2.— Why doesn't the Texla pollute the air?

   — There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.

To charge the battery, you can plug it in to anelectrical outlet.

Recharging the battery takes time.

Exercise:

1.— What takes time?

   — Recharging the battery takes time.

2.— How can you charge a battery?

   — To charge the battery, you can plug it in to anelectrical outlet.

One of Paul’s friends has one and is quite happy with it.

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.

There are also several charging stations near Paul’s office.

So he isn’t worried about that.

The cost for charging the battery is low.

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car.

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.

So it makes sense.

Exercise:

1.— What is less expensive than buying gasoline?

   — Charging the battery is less expensive than buying gasoline

2. The cost for charging the battery is low.

In the future, there may be driverless cars.

This may be very safe, but Paul doesn’t like them.

He enjoys driving.

He likes to be in control of his car.

Exercise:

1. — What is a driverless car?

    — A driverless car is  a car that drives itself.

2. In the future, there may be driverless cars.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. It uses batteries instead ofgasoline.

2. The cost for charging the battery is low.

3. It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

4. Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

5. In the future, there may be driverless cars.