Taxi
Lesson 11
Traffic's busy due to the parade today.
渋滞の理由を説明する

Conversation
※日本語訳は下記にあります
Passenger
Jeez, there's a lot of traffic today.
Driver
Yes, there is. Traffic's busy due to the parade today.
Passenger
Wow! That's a lot of people over there.
Driver
Yeah, I'll have to take a different route to avoid them.
Passenger
Can we take the expressway?
Driver
I wouldn't recommend it. It's rush hour. That's probably where the traffic is coming from too.
Passenger
I guess I picked a bad time to leave.
Driver
May be. I'll try to find the quickest route for you.
Passenger
Thanks!
Language Focus
Traffic is heavy due to ____.
____ のために、交通量が多いです。
There's a traffic jam.
渋滞が発生しています。
The highway is busy.
高速が混んでいます。
There's a road closure ahead.
この先は通行止めです。
It's rush hour.
ラッシュアワーです。
There's been an accident.
事故がありました。
There's road work ahead.
この先工事中です。
They've redirected traffic.
車両を別なルートに誘導しています。
Traffic is light today.
今日は交通量が少ないです。
The road's aren't busy.
今日は道が混んでいません。
There's so much traffic.
とても交通量が多いです。
Why are the roads so busy?
なぜこんなに道が混んでいるのですか？
Why is there so much traffic?
なぜこんなに交通量が多いのですか？
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Practice
traffic (jam)
交通
busy
混んでいる
heavy
多い
road
道路
closure
通行止め
redirected
別なルートに誘導する
rush hour
ラッシュアワー
route
ルート
Practice
Fill in the blank.
  1. There is a traffic _____ on the highway.
  2. Traffic is heavy due to _____.
  3. The _____ are really busy today.
  4. Traffic is _____ today. There are no cars on the road.
  5. I'll take a different _____ to avoid it.
  6. I think there's an _____ ahead. One car looks badly damaged.
  7. Traffic's _____ due to the festival today.
  8. From 5-7 pm it's _____. That's why there's so much traffic.
  9. I'll take side streets to _____ the traffic.
  10. There's no traffic on the _____, but there are tolls.
  1. construction
  2. rush hour
  3. expressway
  4. jam
  5. roads
  6. accident
  7. busy
  8. avoid
  9. light
  10. route
Listening

Listen to the following conversations. What does the driver say about the traffic?

Conversation 1: _______________
Conversation 2: _______________
Conversation 3: _______________
Conversation 4: _______________

Roleplay: Use the following information.
1. a lot of traffic/due to construction
2. why so busy?/due to festival
3. so much traffic/traffic jam
4. a lot of traffic/rush hour
5. why so much traffic?/road closure
Conversation 日本語訳
乗客
あ～、今日は交通量が多いですね。
運転手
はい、その通りです。今日はパレードで、道が混んでいます。
乗客
ああ、あそこには沢山の人がいますね。
運転手
ええ、避けるには、別なルートで行かないといけません。
乗客
高速で行けますか？
運転手
ラッシュアワーなので、お勧めしません。おそらく高速を降りた車もいるんでしょう。
乗客
出発するのに、悪い時間帯を選らんでしまったようですね。
運転手
そうかも知れませんね。一番素早く行けるルートを探してみます。
乗客
ありがとう！
Listening Conversations:
Conversation 1:
Passenger
Why's there so much traffic?
Driver
There's traffic due to road work ahead.
Conversation 2:
Passenger
Wow. Traffic is really heavy.
Driver
Yeah, there is a festival going on today.
Conversation 3:
Driver
I think there's been an accident. Would you like to take the highway?
Passenger
No, I don't have enough money for it.
Conversation 4:
Driver
It's rush hour. I would recommend taking the expressway, but the tolls are extra.
Passenger
That's fine. Whatever is faster.
Conversation 5:
Passenger
There's no traffic today.
Driver
Yes, it's a public holiday so traffic is light.
日本語訳
会話 1:
乗客
なぜこんなに車が多いのでしょうか？
運転手
前方で通行止めがあるからです。
会話 2:
乗客
ああ、本当に交通量が多いですね。
運転手
はい、今日はお祭りがありますので。
会話 3:
運転手
事故があったみたいです。高速を使いますか？
乗客
いえ、高速代がないので。
会話 4:
運転手
ラッシュアワーですので、高速をお勧めします が、高速代がかかります。
乗客
大丈夫です。早い方でお願いします。
会話 5:
乗客
今日は全然混んでませんね。
運転手
はい、今日は祝日なので、道がすいてます。