6TSO Unit 3, Step 2: Hit the road

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STEP 2: Hit the road!

Using prepositions of place and movement

Ex. 1 p. 129

Read the information about If I Stay and discuss these questions:

a) Have you read this book or seen the film? If so, what did you think of it?

b) If you haven't read the book or seen the film, would you be interested in it? Why (not)? 

c) What are some of the things that Mia will have to deal with, in your opinion?

Ex. 2

Read the beginning of If I Stay by Gayle Forman and answer the questions (timing: 10 minutes)

a) Mark the part of the text in which the accident is described. Mark the damages in another colour.
b) What were the weather conditions like?
c) What kind of road are they on?
d) What other vehicles were involved in the accident?
e) How many victims are there? Who are they?
f) Describe what happened in your own words.

• Which sentence best summarizes the damages to the car?

l. 16- 21

l. 31-32

What were the weather conditions like?

What were the weather conditions like?

It was foggy and cloudy. There were some patches of snow and the road was wet.

What kind of road are they on?

What kind of road are they on?

They’re on a two-lane country road where cars tend to speed.

What other vehicles were involved in the accident?

What other vehicles were involved in the accident?

A four-ton pickup truck.

How many victims are there? Who are they?

How many victims are there? Who are they?

Mia's mother and father are dead. Mia doesn't know where her brother Teddy is. We don’t know anything about the driver of the pickup truck.

Describe what happened in your own words.

Describe what happened in your own words.

The car (belonging to the main character and her family) was hit by a four-ton pickup truck and the car parts were scattered all around.

Which sentence best summarizes the damages to the car?

1. There’s a scratch on the bumper.
2. The back of the car is wrecked.
3. The headlights are busted and the bonnet is dented.
4. The car is total loss / a write-off.

Ex. 3 p. 132

Use the information from the extract and your answers to complete the news report about the accident Mia was in.

(Timing: 10 minutes)

Afterwards, 2 students will read their report out loud.

Ex. 4

Listen to these people who describe a car accident they witnessed. Fill in the prepositions you hear.

Which of the following prepositions are prepositions of place and which ones are prepositions of movement? 

Do the matching ex. in the next slide.

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of movement

towards

across

past

along

beside

among

between

opposite

through

down

inside

by

prepostion of time

preposition of place

after

behind

prepostion of time

preposition of place

before

in front of

Choose the correct preposition. The pigeon is standing ... the Coke can.

1. behind
2. on top of
3. between
4. under

Choose the correct preposition. The pigeon is standing ... the Coke can.

1. near
2. through
3. behind
4. between

Choose the correct preposition. The pigeon has stuck its head ... the Coke can.

1. through
2. under
3. next to
4. between

Choose the correct preposition. The pigeon is standing ... two Coke cans.

1. next
2. through
3. between
4. behind

Choose the correct preposition. The pigeon is standing ... the Coke can.

1. next to
2. between
3. under
4. behind

The couple is walking
... the street.

1. along
2. across
3. over
4. B and C are correct

The young man is walking
... the street.

1. along
2. over
3. down
4. A and C are correct

The man is walking
... the camera.

1. into
2. opposite
3. towards
4. through

There is one
imposter ... us.

1. between
2. in
3. next to
4. among

Ex. 5

Watch the crashes recorded by the dash cams. Which crash matches which explanation (from ex. 4)? Not all crashes will match an explanation.

--> pas aan in tekstjes in ex. 4: cijfers = letters (A t.e.m. E)

A) I was driving in the suburbs when a taxi overtook me and hit the car in front of me on its left side. Then the taxi drove into a lamp post.

1. crash 5
2. crash 6
3. crash 7
4. crash 8

B) We were driving in town when we noticed a car dangerously overtaking the car in front of us. Then the driver obviously lost control over his vehicle and he ended up going headlong in the grass next to the road.

1. crash 4
2. crash 8
3. crash 9
4. crash 10

C) I was driving on a straight two-lane road in the countryside when I noticed that the lorry in front of me started to slowly move towards the middle of the road. Suddenly it was hit by a lorry coming from the opposite direction. Debris was shattered around me, my car started skidding and I ended up on a hard shoulder next to the road.

1. crash 4
2. crash 7
3. crash 9
4. crash 10

D) I was driving through a quiet neighbourhood in our town. There was literally nobody on the road, when all of a sudden a blue car came from the right. It was obvious that he was going too fast, but I guess I also made a
mistake by not giving him right-of-way.

1. crash 1
2. crash 2
3. crash 3
4. crash 10

E) I was driving on this busy road. I had just driven under the bridge and I was
waiting at the traffic lights of this busy junction when all of a sudden there was this really speedy car coming from the left. First it hit another car in oncoming traffic, which ended up against the car right in front of me. The speedy car mounted the kerb and hit the car right behind me.

1. crash 1
2. crash 2
3. crash 3
4. crash 6

Ex. 5

Watch the first 5 crashes again and mark the damages that seem most likely to you under each picture. Mark the words that indicate how heavily the vehicles are damaged.

1. The car doors of the white car have some scratches on the right.
2. The white car has lost a wheel.
3. The front of the white car is a total loss / write off.

1. The left side of the nose of the white car is dented.
2. The right side of the white car is heavily damaged.
3. The car that overturned is total loss.

1. The white car in front has some minor scratches on the left.
2. The trunk of the white car is heavily damaged.
3. The car that caused the accident is a total loss / write off.

1. The orange lorry has lost its wheels.
2. The debris of the white and red lorry is scattered all over.
3. The orange lorry has caught fire and will be completely charred.

1. The car that flipped over is a write off / total loss.
2. The bonnet of the white car is heavily damaged.
3. The car with the dash cam is damaged beyond repair.

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