F2F Class Notes 14th February (Cricket)***

Write about your first experience driving with a license.

Vocabulary

extortion– the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

eg. The cops in China might extort you if you want to get your driver’s license.

The morning of Shanghai can be very quiet and peaceful. I had no idea about that until recently I had to go out early at 6 am two days in a row in order to take my last driver’s license test. Preparing and passing the whole four tests almost cost me one year and I became quite exhausted at the end.
Yesterday I found myself forgetting bringing the identity certificate before the test. Because the place to take the test is so far away from my home, I didn’t have enough time to pick it, so I had to rearrange the time. Today I arrived at there at 6:30 to get in the line and waited for 2 hours to finally make it to the test room. It was warm outside, but it was extraordinarily cold in the room, so I think I might have caught cold by then. Anyway I passed the test smoothly and I can finally have my driver’s license in three days. To be honest, I am still not confident enough to drive on roads, especially in Shanghai.

Edited

The mornings in Shanghai can be very quiet and peaceful. I never knew this until yesterday. I had to leave the house at 6am. I was on the way to getting my driver’s license, however when I arrived I had forgotten my needed I.D. card. So, today I left the house once again but with my I.D. in my hand.  I prepared for four tests and it took me almost one year to complete. It was very exhausting,
because the driving school is so far from my house. Today, I arrived there at 6:30am to get in line and waited for 2 hours before I could take my test. It was warm outside, but it was extraordinarily cold in the room, so I think I might have caught a cold. Anyway, I passed the test smoothly and I can finally get my driver’s license.  It will arrive in three days. To be honest, I am still not confident enough to drive on roads, especially in Shanghai.