LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Report an accident
4
GET READY TO WATCH
Susan saw an accident between a food service
worker and an intern. Have you ever witnessed an
accident at work? What happened?
WATCH
A
Watch the video. What happened when Tom was serving lunch?
B
Watch the video again. Read the statements.
Circle
True
or
False
. Correct the false statements.
1.
The food service worker ran into an intern.
True
False
2.
The intern broke a safety rule.
True
False
3.
The intern helped clean up the mess.
True
False
4.
The food service worker stayed with Mr. Sánchez
until a new tray of food came.
True
False
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Susan:
Sorry I’m late, Henry. There was a little accident.
Henry:
Uh-oh. What happened?
Susan:
Well, Tom was serving
.
He was just about to go in to
Mr. Sánchez’s room . . .
Henry:
OK . . .
Susan:
And Mark, the new intern, was walking the
other way and just ran right into him.
Henry:
Oh, no! Was anybody
?
Susan:
No. Luckily everyone was fine.
B
Listen and repeat.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
D
PAIRS
Make similar conversations.
Talk about an accident you have seen.
GROUPS OF 3
If someone causes an accident to happen to you,
it’s natural to feel angry about it. What is the best way to deal
with this in the workplace?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We use stress and intonation to show
the most important word in a sentence.
Listen and repeat.
There was a little
ac
cident.
Tom was pretty up
set
about it.
Pronunciation Note
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UNIT 3
