Trouble With a Car

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TROUBLE WITH THE CAR

It was already late when we set out for the next torn, which according to the

map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hills. There we felt sure thatwe would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but

luckily we met no one as we drove swiftly along the narrow winding road that led to

the hills. As we climbed higher, it became colder and rain began to fall, making it

difficult at time to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more slowly.

After we had travelled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the

town which was marked on the map. We were beginning to get worried. Then,

without warning, the car stopped. A quick examination showed that we had run out of

petrol. Although we had little food with us, only a few biscuits and some chocolate,

we decided to spend the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a

poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill.

Soon he came running back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below,

the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and,

with a great effort, managed to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back

for the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. In less than a quarter of

an hour we were in the town, where we found a hotel quite easily.

(Donn Byrne: Intermediate Comprehension Passages, p. 3)

VOCABULARY

about; for about - oko, otprilike

according to - prema, u skladu s

although - premda, iako

to ask - pitati, zamoliti

at times - povremeno

car - automobil

to climb - penjati se, uspinjati se

companion - pratilac, drugto drive, drove, driven; driving - voziti, upravljati vozilom

effort; with a great effort - trud, napor, uz veliki napor, teko

examination - pregled

for the night -preko noi

to get worried -postati zabrinut, poeti brinuti

to go back for sth. - vratiti se po neto

to go for a walk - ii u etnju

to go to sleep - zaspati

sth. with one - imati uza se

to lead, led, led, leading - voditi (k(a), prema, do)

less; in less than an hour - za manje od satato load - natovariti


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to look; to look for - traiti

luggage - prtljaga

to make sth. difficult - otea(va)ti

to manage - uspjeti

map - karta

to mark (on the map) - obiljeiti, naznaitimile - milja

no sign - ni traga

petrol - benzin

a poor sleeper - onaj koji teko zaspi

to push - gurati

road - cesta

to run out of sth. - ostati bez, ponestati

to run back - vratiti se trkom

to set out for a place - uputiti se prema

sign - znak, trag

soon after - netom izato be soon over -brzo se zavriti

to spend, spent, spent; spending - provesti

to stop (-pp-) - stati

to travel (-ll-) - putovati

trouble -potekoa, neprilika

to unload - istovariti

without warning - bez ikakvog upozorenja

QUESTIONS:

1.

When did the two friends set out for the next town?

2. How far away was the next town?

3. Did they meet anyone on the way?

4. How did they drive?

5. What did the author ask his companion John?

6. Why did the car stop?

7. Where did they decide to spend the night?

8.

What did John do?

9. What did he see from the top of the hill?

10.

How long did it take them to be in the town?

RECONSTRUCT THE PASSAGE

TRANSLATE:

Oni ive u selu s druge strane brda. Uska, vijugava cesta vodi u njihovo selo. Ono

nije oznaeno na karti. Grad je u dolini. Udaljen je oko 15 milja. Kada padne mrak,

oni vide svjetla grada.

MAKE SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:

(to) drive swiftly . (to) drive slowly . without warning . (to) run of . (to) unload

(the luggage) with a great effort . (to) load (the car) . (to) set out for . (to) set off


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I. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT

We set out for the next town, which according to ... was about fifteen miles away. We

met to one as we drove swiftly along ... road that led to the hills. Rain began ...,

making it difficult at times to see the road. Then, ..., the car stopped. ... the top of the

hill he had seen, in the valley ... the lights of the town.

CONSULT YOUR GRAMMAR BOOKS AND REPEAT THE TYPES OF

WORDS.

II. PRACTICE THE TYPES OF WORDS AND THEIR DIFFERENT

FORMS AND PROPERTIES

A. (NOUNS, ARTICLES, ADJECTIVES, MUCH AND MANY, SOME AN ANY)

1. The town was about fifteen ... away on the other side of the ... (mile, miles; hill,

hills)2.

John got out of the car after a few ... (minute, minutes)

3. They hoped they would find ... bed for ... night. (-; a, an; the)

4.

In less than ... quarter of ... hour they were in the town. (-; a, an; the)

5. John went for ... walk up ... hill. (-; a, an; the)

6.

... quick examination showed that they had run out of ... petrol. (-; a, an; the)

7. ... Darkness fell soon after they left ... village. (-; a, an; the)

8. They set out for the ... (town, next)

9. What did a ... show? (examination, quick)

10.With a ..., they managed to push the car to the top of the hill. (effort, great)

11.

Did they have ... food with them? (many, much)

No, they had ... food with them. (much, little)

12.

Did they have ... chocolate? (some, any)

Yes, they had ... chocolate with them. (some, any)

13.How ... miles did they travel in their car? (much, many)

14.How ... minutes did it take them to unload the car? (much, many)

B. VERBS (REGULAR - IRREGULAR) - TENSES - ADVERBS (TIME -

PLACE - MANNER)

(1)WRITE THE CORRECT TENSE (PRETERIT OR PRETERIT CONTINUOUS):

1. Yesterday afternoon it (be, was, been) ... already late when the two friends (set,

set, set) ... out for the next town.

2. How long (do, did, done) ... it (take, took, taken) ... them to load the car?

3. There they (feel, felt, felt) ... sure they (will, would) ... find a bed for the night.

4.

(Do, did, done) ... darkness (fall, fell, fallen) ... soon after they left the village?

5. After twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. They (begin, began, begun;

beginning) ... to get worried.

6. Then without warning, the car (stop, stopped) ...

7.

What (do, did, done) ... a quick examination (show, showed)?

8. Although they (have, had, had) ... little food with them, they (decide, decided) ...

to spend the night in the car.9.

One of the friend (try, tried) ... to go to sleep at once.


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10.John (see, saw, seen) ... the lights of the town they (look, looked; looking) ... for.

(2)COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES TO INCLUDE:

easily - without warning - at times - there - slowly - high(er) - cold(er) .

luckily - soon - already

1. It was ... late when they set out for the next town.

2. Darkness fell ... after they left the village.

3. ... they met no one as they drove ... along the narrow winding road.

4. As they climbed ..., it became ...

5. He asked John, his companion, to drive more ...

6. ... they felt sure that they would find a bed for the night.

7. Rain began to fall, making it difficult ... to see the road.

8. Then, ..., the car stopped.

9. They found a hotel quite ...

III. HOME STUDY

Study the model. Consult your grammar books and repeat and practice the Simple

Present Tense and the Present Continuos Tense.

(1)WRITE SIMILAR SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN (AFFIRMATIVE,

NEGATIVE, AND INTERROGATIVE)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Where do you usually spend your summer holidays? I always spend my summerholidays in the seaside town of Trogir. Why dont you go to Dubrovnik for a change?

Because I cannot afford it. What about your sister? In which month does she usually

go to the seaside? She usually goes there in August. She seldom takes vacation in any

other month.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

What are your two sisters doing right now? They are studying for their exam. What

about your brother? Why isnt he studying with them? At this moment he is listening

to his new records. And you? I am trying to complete my translation exercise.

(2)

CHANGE THESE SENTENCES TO THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Add often, seldom, always, usually, to each sentence.

MAKE THEM INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE:

As we climbed higher, it became colder.

As we climb higher, it becomes colder.

There was still no sign of the town which was marked on the map.

We decided to spend the night in the car.He went for a walk up the hill.


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We unloaded all our luggage.

We managed to push the car to the top of the hill.

We found a hotel quite easily.

(3)COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES:

Nothing worth having (be)... free in the sense that it can be had without effort. If one

(wish)... to acquire one thing, something else must be given in exchange far it.

What one (give)... cannot always be measured in terms effort, hard work, or

concentration, for only by given it (be)... possible to receive. In fact, it (be)... doubtful

whether anything which (appear)... to be free (be) really worth having.

(Adapted from L.G. Alexander)

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