The Commonwealth games are four years hence and what has Delhi decided??? Delhi wants to teach English to its taxi & autorickshaw drivers.

What’s in store for the cabbies!!!???

· They will be taught the manner in which they would hold proper conversations with tourists in English
· They are expected to build a vocabulary of 2,000 words in the next four years
· July onwards, special centers will be opened where a driver can use visual aids to pick up the language
· He will be provided with audio tapes which can be played by him in his vehicle while he awaits passengers
· Annual targets will be set wherein a driver will be expected to pick up 20% of the words and learn to respond intelligently & politely to simple sentences like, “ Where can I get a tourist map of the city?”
· Second year, he will have to learn 35% of the words
· By the third year he shall be proficient in 50% of the words

It is anticipated that by the end of the programme, he will be able to give directions in English, take passengers to restaurants of their choice, and so forth.

A cabbie will have to pass the proficiency test, including an oral test alongwith the annual fitness certificate for his vehicle. The test will be precondition for obtaining the fitness certificate.

Don’t be taken in by surprise on finding a taxi/autorickshaw driver to be conversing in English as they have eventually decided to mind their language!!!

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