1. Functional skills assessment task
“Road trip”
Functional skills
assessment task

2. Your objectives: For this task, you will:
decide what makes an effective classified advert
make a classified advert of your own
choose a car from a range of adverts and budgets
buy new equipment for your car
plan a journey, including:
how far you will travel
how much fuel you will need
how long it will take
which route you will take.

3. What’s wrong with this advert?
For Sale
Nice red car
Call Dave

4. What do you need to know?
In your groups, use the question cards to decide what information you will need from a classified advert.
Under each question heading, use the sticky notes to list the different things you will need to know if you plan to buy the car.

5. 2007 Aston Martin Elite Price: £94,800 Features: 900 miles Automatic
Price: £94,800
Features: 900 miles Automatic
Red Petrol
Description:
Stunning car with full leather interior. Red. Fitted with auto-telephone system, CD player, Satnav. Rangio alloys. As new with only 900 miles on the clock. 1 owner. Recently serviced. Warranty remaining. £94,800 incl. VAT. Part exchange considered.
Trade seller:
Acme Car Agency
link
Telephone:

6. Look at your own adverts
Use the labels provided.
Label the features of a good classified advert on the example which you have been given.
Report your findings back to the group.

7. Choose your cars! Use car trader magazines or websites
Use the list of prices. With your partner or group, find a car for each price.
Record your findings in the table provided.

8. Customise your car
Choose your favourite car from the list you have made.
Do an internet search for companies selling ‘car accessories’.
You have a budget of £500. Buy some toys for your car!
Look at: SatNav and GPS Car Styling
Travel and Touring
Make a list of what you want, and its price,
in a Word document.

9. Time for a road trip!
Now you’ve got your car, it’s time to plan a journey.
You’re going to Alton Towers!
Do an internet search for ‘route planners’ and use one of the suggested websites.

10. And another thing…
You need to work out how much the fuel will cost you.
Look for the AVERAGE price of petrol. Do an internet search for ‘find petrol prices’ and use one of the suggested websites.