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General Education Office
LA.121 / LA1301
English 1
Unit 4 – Cars and Driving
Grammar and Review
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Cars and Driving
After unit 4, you will be able to:
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Describe a car accident
Report a problem with a car
Describe good and bad driving
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Unit 4 – Cars and Driving
A) Listening comprehension
Listen to the conversations. The complete the statements
with aggressive driving behavior vocabulary from page 46.
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The other driver just __________ them __________ .
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Jim’s mother says he’s __________ .
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The driver behind them is __________ at them.
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The driver opened his window and ________ at them.
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The driver is __________ because he wants to pass.
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The driver is __________ .
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The driver is __________ at them.
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Unit 4 – Cars and Driving
B) Read the definition. Write the name of the car part.
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A window on the top of the car. _______________
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A part that stops the car. __________
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A window the driver looks through to see the cars in front.
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4 A place where the driver can find information about speed
and amount of gas. __________
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A part that people wear to avoid injuries in an accident.
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A part that prevents the car from moving when it’s parked.
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Grammar – the past continuous
Use the Past Continuous to describe an activity that
continued during a period of time in the past.
Form the past continuous with was or were and a present
participle.
It was raining (yesterday).
The chefs were cooking.
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Grammar – the past continuous
The car was making a funny sound while they were driving.
Were the headlights working? (Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.)
Where were you going when it was raining?
Remember: The past simple tense describes a completed past
action.
Past continuous
Past simple
She was driving home when she had an accident.
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Unit 4 – Cars and Driving
C) Complete each statement or question about driving. Use
the past continuous or the past simple tense.
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I ____________, and I ___________ an accident.
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The other driver ___________ at the stop sign, and she ___________
not pay attention
have
not stop
not wear
a seat belt.
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He ___________ on a cell phone and his car ___________ my trunk.
damage
talk
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Who ___________ when the accident ___________ ?
occur
drive
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Where ___________ they ___________ when they ___________ the
be
accident?
stand
see
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Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a Car
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs for talking about cars
A) Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
turn on
pick up
turn off
fill up
drop off
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Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a Car
Grammar – Direct Object placement with Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs contain a verb and a particle that together have their own
meaning.
Main verb
particle
turn
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on
= start ( a machine)
Many phrasal verbs are separable. This means that a direct object noun
can come before or after the particle. turn on, turn off, pick up, drop off, fill
up are separable.
direct object
I’ll drop off the car. OR
direct object
I’ll drop the car off.
Be careful! If the direct object is a pronoun, it must come before the
particle.
I’ll drop it off. (NOT I’ll drop off it.)
Did you fill them up? (NOT Did you fill up them?)
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Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a Car
Pronunciation – Stress of Particles in Phrasal verbs
Stress changes when an object pronoun comes before the particle.
Read and listen.
1. A:
B:
2. A:
B:
I’d like to pick up my car.
OK. What time can you pick it up?
They need to drop off the keys.
Great. When do thy want to drop them off?
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Unit 4 – Cars and Driving
d) Complete each conversation, putting the phrasal verbs
and objects in order.
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A:
B:
Won’t the car start?
No, I / it / can’t / turn / on
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B:
Do you need gas, sir?
Yes. Please / up / fill / it.
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B:
Hey, you haven’t turned on your headlights.
Oops. Thanks. I can’t believe / I forgot / turn / on / to / them
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B:
Can All Star Limo drive us to the airport?
Yes. They / us / pick / will / up / at 5.30
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Summary
During these lessons, you have learnt how to:
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Describe a car accident
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Report a problem with a car
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Discuss good and bad driving
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and the grammar points:
past continuous tense
phrasal verbs with direct objects/pronouns