ILC Intermediaire + Lesson 8 Driving

8/13/2019 ILC Intermediaire + Lesson 8 Driving

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Niveau: Intermediaire + Lesson (8): Driving Lesson

(By Walid Boukraa)

1/ SPEAKING:







How old were you when you first learned to drive? Was there anything difficult about learning to drive?Can you drive a car?

Can you drive a manual shift car?Do you have a car?



If so, what kind of car do you have? Is it a standard (manual shift) or automatic shift? Which do you like best, a standard or automatic shift car?What are the advantages of owning a car?What are the disadvantages of owning a car?

Are you a good driver?Have you ever been in a car accident?Have you ever been pulled over by the police? What happened?Have you ever driven a car in a foreign country? If yes, which side of the road did they drive on? Were the road signs different?Do you know anything about repairing or maintaining a car?Who taught you to drive?

How long did it take you to learn to drive? Are men better drivers than women? Are women better drivers than men? At what age can you get a licence in your country?Do you think the age for driving should be raised or lowered?Should new drivers have a period of accompanied driving?What can we tell or imagine about a person by looking at the car they

drive?Have you ever bribed a policeman in your country after he pulled you

over?Is it common for traffic cops to accept bribes? Who helped you?

2/ LISTENING: Vehicle Accidents



1) Helen says _______ was injured.

a) she

b) her sister

c) no one

2) Amir hit _____ .

a) some children

b) a house

c) a car

3) Lindsay says she ______ .

a) made a mistake

b) was not a fault

c) ran from the police

4) The motorbike _______ on the road.

a) slid

b) was hit

c) broke down

5) Matthew _________ and broke his arm.

a) was hit by a car

b) crashed into a pedestrian

c) hit another bicycle

6) Shalini _______ because of her accident.

a) went to hospital

b) had to pay money

c) went to traffic court



I thought • slammed into • his fault shaken up • pull in

1. Driving is really difficult here. People will just front of you

without looking.2. After he crashed his motorcycle he was really .3. He was running so fast to get the ball that he couldn't stop and

he the fence.

4. Living with her is very different than it would be.

5. It's we missed the plane because he got lost on the way tothe airport.

slammed into

When we 'slam into' something, that means we hit it with a lot of power orspeed. Notice the following:

1. The race car slammed into the wall.2. The hijacked plane slammed into the building.

shaken up

Someone who is 'shaken up' is shocked, scared or slightly injured bysomething that has happened to them. Notice the following:

1. He was a bit shaken up, but OK.2. It's natural to be shaken up after an accident.

pul led in f ront of

When a car unexpectedly moves in front of us, we say it 'pulled in front ofme'. Notice the following:

1. He pulled in front of me without signaling.2. A car suddenly pulled in front of me.

Helen / Canada Yes, I have actually. It was just shortly after I got my driver's license. I wasdriving in a parking lot and I was going through a small intersection and Ilooked to my left, and there was a car coming towards me and it was

actually going a lot faster than I thou ght , so it basically slammed r ightinto my car . Thankfully neither myself, nor my sister were injured.

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Amir / Iran Yeah, I had an accident when I was nine years old - a car accident. I stole akey from my mom and I drove this car although I couldn't reach the pedals. Ihad to go down and reach the pedal, come up and then look at the windowto see where I am going, and I hit the garage of one of my neighbors, andso hard that the door was fallen and I was ... the car was under the garage.That was my accident and it was scary because a few minutes earlier,children were playing there and their mom asked them to wear socksbecause they were going to a party and as soon as the entered the housethis accident happened, so they were screaming, I was screaming. It wasscary.

Lindsay / The United States I have been in an accident one time. I was making a left turn, and the car hit

the side of my car. It was coming straight at me. I shouldn't have made theleft turn. It was completely my faul t , and we had to pull over, and my carwas ruined, and the front of their car was ruined, and the police had tocome. And I was really shaken up . I was only actually sixteen at the time,and after that I decided to become a very careful driver and I have not beenin an accident since.

Paul / England A serious accident? OK. When I was in Thailand, I rented a motorbike forthe day with my girlfriend actually because we were planning to drive to the

other side of the island to do some diving. I don't know if you've been toThailand but on the ... the roads were ... they were not very safe and Istarted to slide and then I tried to control the bike, but unfortunately itslipped from under me and we both fell off the bike.

Matthew / England Yes, I have. When I was sixteen, I was riding my bicycle home from worksomebody else pul led their bicyc le in front of me and I hit them and flewover their handle bars and broke my arm.

Shalini / Canada Yes, I have actually. It was a car accident and it wasn't very serious but itwas supposedly my fault, although I tend to disagree, but I was pulling outinto a busy street and I didn't see that there were two lanes, and yeah, thecar came up and hit me on the side. That was it. It was my fault. I had topay.

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Freeways Surface Streets

Advantages a)

b)

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Disadvantages a)

b)

c)

a)

b)

c)

Gentle and not usually getting angry or violent: ……………………………………

To travel regularly between your workplace and home: ………………………………….

To go in front of another car : …………………………….

Moving very quickly: ………………………………

A road accident involving several vehicles crashing into each other: …………………………..

To drive too closely behind another vehicle: ………………………………

The state of being crowded and full of traffic: ………………………………..

Grammar:

When + ……………………………….

1. We don’t use the future after “when” in most cases:

When I’m old I’ll live in the country.

2. We can use the future after “when” in the reported speech (after tell, know,

wonder, I’m sure, etc.)

I don’t know when she’ll come.

I wonder when the rain will stop.

3. We can use the future after “when” in questions:

When will you come to see us?

PUT THE SIMPLE PRESENT OR THE FUTURE:

Will you still love me when I ………… 64? (be)

I wonder when I ………… you again. (see)

When ……………………….. your exam results? (you/know)

I’m not sure when this letter ………………... to you. (get)

I’ll phone you when I ……………….. in Belfast. (arrive)

When you ………………. ready, let’s go and have a drink. (be)



4/ WRITING:

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