COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE TITLE : Driver Training

TARGET PARTICIPANTS : All drivers

DURATION : To be discussed with trainer

TRAINER : To be outsourced

BUDGET : To be discussed with the selected trainer

PROPOSED BY : Sopheak Hourt

DESIGNED BY : Rithy Lim

COURSE OBJECIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

 Have daily conversations in English with their foreign passengers.

 Ask for and give directions in English with their foreign passengers.
 Use Google map on the phone to search for and navigate the roads, and find the best route to their destination.
 List down the main/new emerged buildings, towers, shopping malls, and key places in Phnom Penh.
 Understand and follow the traffic law.

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SUGGESTED COURSE CONTENTS

No. Lesson Topic Content

1 Daily English Conversation Formal and Informal Greetings - Good morning/afternoon/evening
- Hello/Hi
- Nice/Pleased to meet you.
Farewells - Goodbye
- Bye
- See you later
- Good night
- …etc.
Introducing yourself - What’s your name?
- How old are you?
- What’s your job?/What do you do?
What time is it? - 8 o’clock
- 8.15 a.m./p.m.
- 8.30 a.m./p.m.
- 8.45 a.m./p.m.
- 12 noon
Driving Directions Directions:
- N = north
- E = east
- S = south
- W = west
- To continue
- To enter
- To exit
- To head
- Toward
- To turn
- To turn right
- To turn left
- To turn back
Asking for and Giving Asking for Directions:
Directions - Where is the bank?

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 - Do you know where the bank is?
- How do you get to the hotel?
- Is there a supermarket near/around here/there?
- Can you tell me how to get to the hotel from here?
- What’s the nearest supermarket?
Giving Directions:
- It’s this way.
- It’s that way.
- Take this road.
- We’re going the wrong way/direction.
- Continue straight ahead for about a kilometer.
- It’ll be on your left/right.
- Take the first on the left.
- Take the second on the right.
Family - How many people are there in your family?
- Does your family live in a house or an apartment?
- What does your father do?
- How old is your mother?
- Do you have any siblings? What’s his/her name?
- Are you the oldest amongst your brothers and sisters?
- Do you stay with your parents?
Tomorrow’s Plan (will and ‘going to go’
going to) ‘going to be’
‘I will’

Examples:
- I'll meet you there at five.
- I'm going to see Martin tomorrow.
- I'm going to meet John at the airport at 6 O'clock tonight.
- I'm going to go home in an hour.
- I'm going to do that tomorrow.
- What are you going to do tonight?
- What are you doing next week?
- When are you going to eat dinner?
- What time do we have to leave for the airport?

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 Weather The Weather in English:
- What is the weather like today?
- The weather is good/bad today.
- It’s rainy.
- It’s sunny.
- It’s windy.
- It’s foggy.
- It’s cloudy.
Traffic Jam - What time in a day are you usually caught in a traffic jam?
- How long does it take to escape from the traffic jam?
Apology - I’m sorry/Sorry.
- Sorry, I’m late.
- Sorry, it’s my mistake/fault.
- Please forgive me.
Thank You Thanking Words:
- Thank you/Thanks.
- Thanks a lot.
- Thanks very much.

Accepting Thanks:
- You’re welcome.
- That’s all right.
- Don’t mention it.
- My pleasure.
2 Google Map Introduction to Good Map
3 Important Places to Know in
Phnom Penh
4 Driver Professionalism & Driver Attitude & Overview on Attitude of a Professional Driver
Traffic Law Traffic Law Obeying rules of the road, speeding, using mobile phone etc.
Not using cars for own use, either on weekends or when the
hirer is having lunch or in meetings

Traffic Law
- Traffic Lights
- Traffic Signs…

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