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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a van [n] - a large type of car [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a seat belt [n] - a belt worn in car for safety [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a steering wheel [n] - the part of a car that turns the wheels [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slippery [adj] - smooth and dangerous (like ice)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a parked car [n] - a car that is not moving
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tailgating [v] - drive too closely behind another car [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ smash [v] - hit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the hood [n] - a part of a car (that covers the engine) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bumpers [n] - part of a car [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ headlights [n] - part of car [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a horn [n] - the device that makes a loud sound in a car
• ☐ ☐ ☐ honk [v] - the act of making noise with a horn (honk the horn)

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Marie	Cheryl	Bob	Paul

• Marie, Cheryl, Bob, and Paul all work in a travel agency.
• Paul has been driving the company van.

1. Paul had an accident while driving the van.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Paul was not wearing his seat belt during the accident.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Paul was seriously injured during the accident.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Paul thinks that they can fix the van.
   True
   False
   
   
5. There were fish on the road.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The steering wheel came off when Paul tried to turn.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Paul avoided the fish.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Paul hit a moving car.
   True
   False
   
   
9. A car that was following Paul too closely hit his van.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Paul drove into a stop sign.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Paul got out of the van.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Paul was transporting a piano in the van.
    True
    False
    
    
13. The van's bumpers and hood are damaged.
    True
    False
    
    
14. The doors of the van won't open.
    True
    False
    
    
15. The van has flat tires.
    True
    False
    
    
16. The van's headlights are smashed.
    True
    False
    
    
17. The van's horn still works properly.
    True
    False
    
    
18. The van smells like fish.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instrucciones: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você criou que é melhor. 2) Ouça e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

• Hello.
• Paul, what --- happened was happening (happened) to you?
• I --- had was having (had) an accident with the van.
• Oh, no! Are you OK?
• I'm fine. I --- wore was wearing (was wearing) my seat belt. No one was hurt, but I think we're going to need a new van.
• What --- happened was happening (happened) ?
• I --- drove was driving (was driving) on Sixth Street and there --- was were (were) a lot of fish on the road.
• A lot of what?
• Fish.
• Why --- were there there were (were there) fish in the road?
• I don't know. Anyway, I --- tried was trying (tried) to turn, but I --- had was having (had) a problem with the steering wheel.
• The steering wheel --- broke was breaking (broke) ?
• No, it --- came off was coming off (came off) . So I --- drove was driving (drove) over the fish. The fish --- made were making (made) the road slippery, so when I --- tried was trying (tried) to stop, I --- hit was hitting (hit) a parked car.
• Oh, no!
• I'm not finished. The car behind me --- tailgated was tailgating (was tailgating) , so he hit me. A car on the opposite side of the road --- hit was hitting (hit) a stop sign. The stop sign --- fell and smashed was falling and smashing (fell and smashed) my hood.
• Oh, no!
• Then, worst of all, when I --- got out was getting out (got out) to look at the damage, a piano --- fell was falling (fell) on the van.
• What? Where --- did it come was it coming (did it come) from?
• I don't know. But the van does not look good.

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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instrucciones: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você criou que é melhor. 2) Ouça e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

• No one was hurt, --- and but so when (but) I think we're going to need a new van.
  
  
• I was driving on Sixth Street, --- and but so when (and) there were a lot of fish on the road.
  
  
• I tried to turn, --- and but so when (but) I had a problem with the steering wheel.
  
  
• No, it came off, --- and but so when (so) I drove over the fish.
  
  
• The fish made the road slippery, --- and but so when (so) --- and but so when (when) I tried to stop, I hit a parked car.
  
  
• The car behind me was tailgating, --- and but so when (so) he hit me.
  
  
• The stop sign fell --- and but so when (and) smashed my hood.
  
  
• --- And But So When (When) I got out to look at the damage, a piano fell on the van.
  
  
• I don't know, --- and but so when (but) the van does not look good.
  
  
• The bumpers are damaged. --- And But So When (So [adv]) is the hood.
  
  
• The horn won't honk, --- and but so when (and) it smells like fish.

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

Paul, what happened to you?

Clip 2

I had an accident with the van.

Clip 3

No one was hurt, but I think we're going to need a new van.

Clip 4

I was driving on Sixth Street, and there were a lot of fish on the road.

Clip 5

I don't know.

Clip 6

I tried to turn, but I had a problem with the steering wheel.

Clip 7

The fish made the road slippery, so when I tried to stop...

Clip 8

The car behind me was tailgating, so he hit me.

Clip 9

The stop sign fell and smashed my hood.

Clip 10

When I got out to look at the damage, a piano fell on the van.

Clip 11

I don't know, but the van does not look good.

Clip 12

The bumpers are damaged. So is the hood.

Clip 13

The doors won't open. The windows won't close.

Clip 14

The engine's not working. The headlights are smashed.

Clip 15

The horn won't honk, and it smells like fish.

Clip 16

The steering wheel still looks good.

1. Can you describe Paul's accident?
2. What was the most unusual part of Paul's story?
3. If you were Paul, how would you explain this accident to an insurance company? What details would you focus on?
4. Have you ever witnessed or experienced a bizarre accident? What happened? (It does not have to be a car accident.) Try to use past progressive (was/were -ing) and past simple. Also try to use "when" and "while".
5. What is tailgating? Do you ever tailgate while you are driving? If so, why?
6. If someone is tailgating you, how do you usually react?