Unit 7: What Happened?

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. Match the words with the meaning.

1. d witness
2. c insurance
3. b intersection
4. a injury

B. Comprehension. Answer the questions. Use the information from the police officer and in the police report.

1. When did the accident happen?

It happened at round 3 : 15 in the afternoon.

2. Did the car stop at the stop sign?

No, it didn't.

3. Were there any injuries?

No, there weren't.

4. Was it the SUV driver’s fault?

No, it wasn't.

5. How many accidents happened at this corner this week?

Three accidents happened this week.

3 Grammar

A. Work with a partner. Ask and answer.

1. boys / worried

A: Why are the boys worried?

B: Because, they broke the window.

2. Nawal / angry

A: Why is Nawal angry?

B: Because, her sister ate her sandwich.

3. parents / sad

A: Why are the parents bad?

B: Because, there son is leaving home.

4. officer / surprised

A: Why is the officer surprised?

B: Because, the boy isn't hurt.

B. Complete the report. Use the past tense of the verbs in parentheses.

I was (1. be) across the road, and I saw (2. see) what happened.

The young man in the car didn't see (3. not see) that there was (4. there be) a stop sign on the corner because he was on his cell phone.

He was surprised when the truck hit (5. hit) him. His car crashed (6. crash) into a newsstand.

Fortunately, there weren't (7. there not be) many people in the street at the time.

Mr. Raffi, the owner of the newsstand, was nervous and upset, but he wasn't (8. not be) hurt.

Two weeks ago, there was (9. there be) another accident in the same place between a motorcycle and a taxi.

C. Write your answers. Use ago. Then share answers with a partner.

1. When did you last see a good exhibit? I last saw a good exhibit four days ago.

2. When did you first use a computer? I first used a computer five days ago on weekend.

3. When did you last eat a delicious meal? I last ate a delicious meal three weeks ago.

4. When did you last go shopping? I last went shopping tow days ago on Friday.

D. Complete the sentences. Use someone, no one, nothing, or anything.

1. I was there, but I didn’t see anything.

2. No one can say that I didn’t try. I worked hard.

3. Can someone please help me?!

4. Why are you angry? I did nothing wrong.

5. I’m surprised no one heard the loud crash.

6. The children are bored because nothing to do here.

4 Listening

Answer yes or no about the accident.

Harry Skinner

1. no The light was green for the truck.
2. yes The truck hit the bus.
3. yes No one was injured.
4. yes In the end, everyone was OK.

Jill Black

1. yes The light was green for the truck.
2. yes The truck hit the bus.
3. yes No one was injured.
4. yes In the end, Jill is worried.

6 Conversation

About the Conversation

1. What does the daughter want?

She wants to talk to her mother.

2. Why can’t her mom talk to her?

She's busy.

3. What is the good news?

The daughter got an A on her history report.

4. What is the bad news?

The daughter broke the washing machine.

Your Turn

Role-play with a partner. Give bad news to a friend. You borrowed his/her bike, camera, video game, etc., and something happened to it. Then change roles.

Sister: Dear brother, can I talk to you?

Brother: I have a lot of things to do, I'm busy.

Sister: it takes only one minute.

Brother: Ok, What's up?

Sister: I have some bad news for you.

Brother: Tell me what is happening?

Sister: Don't get angry, brother. I lost your wallet

Brother: What did you say?

8 Reading

After Reading

Answer yes or no. Being cool means:

1. Yes not worrying about what others think of you.
2. no wearing the latest fashion in clothes.
3. Yes being friendly and sociable.
4. no not saying what you think.
5. no not studying and not doing well in school.

Discussion

Which of the above things did you do in the past to be cool?
What happened?

Being an outgoing person.

In the class when I stood in front of my classmates and gave a presentation, I was joking and a little bit funny to break the ice, so that I talked and gave my presentation confidently and made the class full of joys and interests so that everyone admired my presentation.

9 Writing

C. Write your own witness report about an accident you saw or heard about. Use your notes from the diagram and ideas from this unit.

One day I walked in the street when I saw a bike accident.

It was a rainy-day drizzling while I was walking on the road.

From far away I saw a motorbike came towards me.

The rider was going at a medium speed.

Suddenly the bike slipped and the rider fell on the road.

Luckily, he didn't get major injuries because he was very carefully in riding.

11 Form, Meaning and Function

A. Complete the sentences with so or because.

1. The driver was sleepy, so he didn’t see the stop sign.

2. Sam called the emergency services because there was an accident.

3. “I was scared because he was driving too fast,” said the witness.

4. He doesn’t have car insurance, so he is extremely worried.

5. She wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.

6. There were many accidents, so they put traffic lights at the intersection.

B. Show agreement with the statements. Use so or neither.

1. I don’t have a driver’s license. Neither do I.

2. There’s nothing to do. I’m bored. So am I.

3. I always wear a seat belt in the car. So, do I.

4. I got injured in an accident. So, did I.

5. I’m not nervous about the test. Niethe am I.

6. I didn’t see anything. Neither did I.

C. Join the sentences with so and because.

1. He was injured in the crash. He was taken to hospital.

He was injured in the crash, so he was taken to hospital.

2. The passenger wasn’t wearing a seat belt. She hit her head.

The passenger hit her head because she wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

3. No one was hurt. I’m extremely relieved.

No one was hurt. so, I'm extremely relieved.

4. Ahmed fell off his bike. He was riding too fast.

Ahmed fell off his bike because he was riding too fast.

5. The driver didn’t stop at the traffic light. The accident was his fault.

The driver didn’t stop at the traffic light, so the accident was his fault.