Renting a car
Урок марта
Short description
When you are away from home and don’t have a car available, or your car isn’t working, you need to rent a car. If you can drive and possess a valid driving license, it’s always better to rent a car than to hire expensive taxis. You never lose the way thanks to GPS. Do you know what to say in English when you rent a car? You will learn that in this lesson. Practice the phrases and words to improve your English.
Краткое описание
Когда вы далеко от дома и у вас нет под рукой машины или когда ваш автомобиль сломался, вам просто необходимо взять в аренду машину. Если вы можете водить машину и у вас есть водительское удостоверение, лучше взять машину в прокат, чем тратить деньги на дорогое такси. И вы никогда не заблудитесь благодаря GPS. А знаете ли вы, как правильно арендовать машину на английском языке? В этом уроке вы научитесь этому. Изучайте и применяйте слова и фразы, чтобы улучшить свой английский.
Для вашего удобства урок разбит на 3 части: для начинающих (Elementary), для среднего уровня (Pre-Intermediate) и для продвинутого уровня (Upper-Intermediate).
Key vocabulary
Hi! I would like to rent a car. [haɪ aɪ wʊd laɪk tuː rɛnt ə kɑː] – Здравствуйте! Я бы хотел взять машину в аренду. Do you have any cars available? [duː juː hæv ˈɛni kɑːz əˈveɪləbl] – Есть свободные машины? What size car would you like? [wɒt saɪz kɑː wʊd juː laɪk] – Какого размера автомобиль вы хотите? What type of car would you like? [wɒt taɪp ɒv kɑː wʊd juː laɪk] – Какую марку машины вы хотите? What are my options? [wɒt ɑː maɪ ˈɒpʃənz] – Какие есть варианты? We have compact, midsize, full size, luxury, SUV, and a minivan.[wiː hæv ˈkɒmpækt midsize fʊl saɪz ˈlʌkʃəri ɛs-juː viː ænd ə minivan] – У нас есть маленькие, средние и большие автомобили, машины представительского класса, спортивные автомобили и минивен. How much is the full-size car? [haʊ mʌʧ ɪz ðə fʊl-saɪz kɑː] – Сколько стоит аренда большого автомобиля? I’ll take a midsize car. [aɪl teɪk ə midsize kɑː] – Я возьму машину среднего размера. How long will you be needing the car? [haʊ lɒŋ wɪl juː biː ˈniːdɪŋ ðə kɑ] – На какой срок вам нужен автомобиль? How long will you be renting the car? [haʊ lɒŋ wɪl juː biː ˈrɛntɪŋ ðə kɑː] – На какой срок вы хотите взять автомобиль в аренду? I’ll need the car for 2 weeks. [aɪl niːd ðə kɑː fɔː 2 wiːks] – Машина мне будет нужна 2 недели. I want to rent it for one week. [aɪ wɒnt tuː rɛnt ɪt fɔː wʌn wiːk] – Я хочу арендовать автомобиль на одну неделю. Can I see your driving license? [kæn aɪ siː jɔː ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈlaɪsəns] – Можно ваше водительское удостоверение? The gas tank is full. You should fill it up before you return the car. If you don’t, then we charge $ 3 a gallon. [ðə gæs tæŋk ɪz fʊl juː ʃʊd fɪl ɪt ʌp bɪˈfɔː juː rɪˈtɜːn ðə kɑː ɪf juː dəʊnt ðɛn wiː ʧɑːʤ $ 3 ə ˈgælən] – Бензобак полный. Вы должны заправить машину, прежде чем вернуть ее. В противном случае – штраф 3 доллара за галлон (3,78 л). You will need to return it by 4 p.m. on the 16th. [juː wɪl niːd tuː rɪˈtɜːn ɪt baɪ 4 piː.ɛm. ɒn ðiː 16th] – Вам нужно вернуть автомобиль к 4 часам вечера 16 числа. How much do you charge if I am an hour late? [haʊ mʌʧ duː juː ʧɑːʤ ɪf aɪ æm ən ˈaʊə leɪt] – Какой размер штрафа, если я опоздаю?
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Watch the video. Listen, read and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
CULTURE CORNER
Watch the video.
It’s always advisable to try and pre-book your car hire and shop around on price comparison sites. We use them for flights, hotels, currency exchange… so it makes perfect sense to do the same for car hire.
After you’ve done your price comparison it is super important to check the fine print. Car hire companies are notorious for hidden ‘extras’ and sometimes what looks like the cheapest, might not be once you’ve taken into account all the compulsory charges that pop up at the end. Here are a few things you should always look out for before going ahead with your booking:
- Fuel policy
- Excess charges
- Insurance details
- Young driver surcharge
- Premium location fees
No license, no car. Before arriving at the desk, you need to make sure you have the correct documents. Near enough every car hire company will require you to leave with them a refundable deposit – meaning they will hold a certain amount of money from your account until the car is returned
The last thing you want is to be blamed for something at a later date and you have no recollection whether it was you or not! Always remember, you can’t be charged for any damage either before or after, unless you are shown some sort of evidence.
Car hire companies will always offer you the chance to hire a GPS. We’ve done it a few times, but sometimes found that they are lacking updates or don’t pick up signal well, or sometimes they point blank don’t recognize what you’re typing in (we had this issue when we first arrived in Oslo. At midnight. When there was NOONE around to help!). Rather than relying on hiring a navigation system, we’ve found our phone is always the best option. Not only can you rely it on being more up to date, but you’re also familiar with it and don’t need to waste time figuring out how to use it. You don’t even need to have your location services on, most navigation apps will allow you to pre-download your map for use later on. 
Well if you’re choosing to rely on your phone, if you happen to have a car phone holder and a car charger, bring them with you! 
The cost of hiring one with the rental company is generally double the price of paying for it to be checked in with your airline. So, if you’re already on a tight budget, it can help towards those extra savings.
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