LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1
Describe a traffic accident
GET READY TO WATCH
Lena just saw a traffic accident. Has this ever
happened to you? How did it make you feel?
WATCH
Watch the video. Answer the questions.
1.
Where did the accident happen?
2.
Where was Lena when the accident happened?
3.
What did the SUV do?
4.
How much was each car damaged?
5.
How did Lena offer to help?
6.
What did both drivers do after the accident happened?
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video.
Complete the conversation.
Lena:
I just saw an
on
Pioneer Boulevard.
Marcos:
What happened?
Lena:
I was headed north on Pioneer, and
there was a car right in front of me,
a small
. It was
going through the intersection—
it had gotten halfway through when
this SUV
right into it.
Marcos:
The SUV ran a red light?
Lena:
Oh, yeah. Our light had just turned yellow when the sedan
went into the intersection.
Marcos:
Wow.
B
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation again. Make similar conversations.
Describe a traffic accident. Use your own ideas.
PAIRS
Lena offered to be a witness. Would you do the same thing in her situation?
Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We pronounce the
-ed
ending on verbs as an
extra syllable /
ɪ
d/ only after the sound /t/ or
/d/. After other sounds, we pronounce
-ed
as
/t/ or /d/.
Listen and repeat.
-ed
= /t/
smashed
looked
stopped
-ed
= /d/
happened turned
damaged
-ed
= /
ɪ
d/ headed
decided expected
Pronunciation Note
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UNIT 3
