Communicative Goals
Describe what someone was doing when another event happened.
She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
Identify the tense: “I have seen that movie.”
Present Perfect.
Which word gets stressed in: “She was driving very fast.”
Stress on fast → “She was driving very FAST.”
Give a synonym for ‘collision.’
Crash.
What’s the first step in writing an accident account?
Begin with when and where the accident happened.
Tell about an incident you experienced last week.
Last week I slipped on the wet floor at the supermarket.
Form the adverb from ‘careful.’
Carefully.
Say the sentence with correct rhythm: “The car was turning left.”
Correct rhythm: “The CAR was TURNing LEFT.
Name two car accident-related words.
Skidded, ambulance.
What details should you include in the introduction?
Include time, place, people involved, and what happened.
Describe a car accident using past continuous.
I was driving to school when another car was overtaking me.
Choose: Past Continuous or Present Perfect? “She has broken her leg.”
Present Perfect.
Where is the stress in: “ambulance”?
Stress on the first syllable: AM-bu-lance.
What’s the opposite of ‘safe’?
Dangerous.
Write one sentence describing the sequence of events.
First, the car was speeding. Then, it hit the wall.
Explain what two people were doing at the same time.
While I was reading, my brother was playing video games.
Turn ‘danger’ into an adjective.
Dangerous.
Say with correct stress: “The driver wasn’t paying attention.”
Stress on attention → “The driver wasn’t paying atTENtion.
Define ‘witness.’
A witness is someone who saw the accident happen.
How do you conclude an accident account?
Summarize the main events and give a closing thought.
Invent a short story about a car accident.
I was crossing the street when a car suddenly stopped. Luckily, nobody was hurt.
Explain the difference between Past Continuous and Present Perfect.
Past Continuous describes ongoing actions (e.g., ‘I was running’). Present Perfect describes completed actions with relevance now (e.g., ‘I have run three marathons’).
Demonstrate sentence stress in: “Luckily, nobody was hurt.”
Stress on luckily → “LUCKily, nobody was hurt."
Explain the meaning of ‘insurance.’
Insurance is financial protection against loss or damage.
Write a 3-sentence accident account.
Yesterday afternoon I was walking home. Suddenly, a car skidded and hit a tree. Fortunately, nobody was injured.