isten in English

1. REVIEW the vocabulary / background.
2. WATCH the video.
3. ANSWER the questions.
4. CHECK your answers. (Show Answers)

• van [n] - a large type of car
• seat belt [n] - a belt worn in car for safety
• steering wheel [n] - the part of a car that turns the wheels
• slippery [adj] - smooth and dangerous (like ice)
• parked car [n] - an car that is not moving
• tailgating [v] - drive too closely behind another car
• smash [v] - hit
• hood [n] - part of a car
• bumpers [n] - part of a car
• headlights [n] - part of car
• 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,  [adj] - adjective, 

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. There were fish on the road.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The steering wheel came off when Paul tried to turn.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Paul avoided the fish.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Paul hit a moving car.
   True
   False
   
   
8. A car that was following Paul too closely hit his van.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Paul drove into a stop sign.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Paul got out of the van.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Paul was transporting a piano in the van.
    True
    False
    
    
12. The doors of the van won't open.
    True
    False
    
    
13. The van has flat tires.
    True
    False
    
    
14. The van's headlights are smashed.
    True
    False
    
    
15. The van smells like fish.
    True
    False
    
    

Directions: 1) Read the conversation and choose the verb (simple or progressive) that you think is best. 2) Listen and check your answers.

• 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 [were making]) 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.