UNIT 9 Are you safe today

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UNIT 9 Are you safe today?
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I. Lead-in

• If two cyclists bump into each other by accident
  on a busy street, what do you think they may say
  or do?
• Do you think it is essential o wear a seatbelt?
• Why should speeding be punished?
• What measures should we take to prevent drunk
  driving?

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II. Create a dialog with your partner according
to the given situation, referring to the useful
expressions in the form if necessary.

• B fell off his bike because a driver suddenly
  honked while he was daydreaming while riding the
  bike. The car almost hit B. A warns B to be more
  careful in the future, and B agrees to take care.

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Useful expressions.

• ...what happened to you?
• What was the matter/wrong with you?
• What's up?
• You look a mess.
• You're a mess.
• You look awful/ terrible/miserable
• I had a bad fall of my bike.
• I fell off my bike.
• I had/took a tumble off my bike.

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Useful expressions.

• How did it happen?
• How did you fall off?
• How come you fell off?
• .a dog began barking at me.
• A dog barked (at me) suddenly.
• A dog started to bark all of a sudden.
• Ill give you alld1e details.
• Let me explain.
• Let me tell you the whole story.

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Useful expressions.

• You could have been hit by a car!
• You might have been knocked down/over by a car.
• You could have been run over by a car.
• The dog was to blame.
• It was the dog's fault.
• You can put the blame on the dog.
• You should be more careful in the future.
• You need to be more cautious in the future
• Youd better take more/greater care next

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Sample dialog. Pay attention to the colored
expressions.

• A What's the matter with you? You look terrible.
• B Too bad. I fell off my bike.
• A How come you fell off?
• BI was riding along the road, thinking about the
  exam, when the driver behind me suddenly honked
  his horn. I was so startled that I crashed into
  another bike.
• A Then what happened? Were you hurt?
• B Let me finish Ill give you a11the details. I
  went off the front of my bike and landed on the
  road. I hurt my arms and elbows when I landed.
• A That's terrible. The driver was to blame.
• B He had the right to blow the horn m that
  section of the road. I was daydreaming.
• A Youd better be more careful from now on.
• BI will. I won't be daydreaming while riding a
  bike any more.

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III. Create a dialog with your partner according
to the given situation, referring to the useful
expressions in the form if necessary.

• A and B are leaving a party. A has drunk so much
  that he smells of alcohol and can hardly talk and
  walk. A offers to drive B home.

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Useful expressions.

• I enjoyed every minute of it-
• I enjoyed myself.
• I had a lot of fun.
• You're slurring your words, and you're unsteady
  on your feet.
• You can't speak clearly or walk steadi1y.
• You can't speak clearly, and you can't walk
  straight.

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Useful expressions.

• I drive better after a few drinks.
• A few drinks only sharpen my senses.
• I'm never too drunk to drive.
• Your breath smells of alcohol.
• You smell/reek of alcohol.
• There's a smell of alcohol on your breath.
• We can smell alcohol on your breath a foot away.

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Useful expressions.

• Hey, what's going on?
• Hey, what are you doing with my key ring?
• Hey, what's the big idea here?
• I'm keeping them until tomorrow.
• Ill keep them till tomorrow.
• I wont give them back to you until tomorrow.
• Youll get them tomorrow.
• Ill go by cab.
• I'11take/call a taxi.
• I'm taking a cab.

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Sample dialog. Pay attention to the colored
expressions.

• A It's a great get-together! I had a great time.
• B Wow, you can't speak clearly or walk steadily.
  Can you drive home?
• A No problem. I drive better under the influence
  of alcohol.
• B Well, you've had too much drink tonight. We
  can smell alcohol on your breath a mile away. Let
  me
• drive you home.
• A Hey, don't bother. I can go myself.
• B Come on, I don't want to see you in the
  hospital tomorrow.
• A Okay. Thank you.

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IV. Create a dialog with your partner according
to the given situation, referring to the useful
expressions in the form if necessary.

• A finds B looks miserable and asks why. B was
  fined 100 dollars for a car accident. A further
  finds that B had the accident because he broke
  the traffic rules.

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Useful expressions.

• I got a hundred-dollar ticket
• I was fined a hundred dollars.
• I got pinched, and the cops gave me a hundred -
  dollar ticket.
• It wasn't my fault
• I'm not to blame.
• I didn't do anything wrong.
• If it wasn't for the stupid dog, I wouldn't have
  almost hit the police car.
• If it hadn't been for the dog, we may not have
  come close to run into your car.

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Useful expressions.

• You could have braked, couldn't you?
• You should have braked. Don't you think so?
• Why didn't you brake when you could?
• I was driving very slowly.
• I was going slowly.
• I was barely moving.
• ...the speed limit downtown is 40miles an hour.
• Downtown we have a speed limit of 40 miles an
  hour.
• There's a 40 mile-per-hour speed limit downtown.

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Sample dialog. Pay attention to the colored
expressions.

• A What's happened? You look miserable.
• B I was fined a hundred dollars this afternoon.
• A Oh, what bad luck! But why?
• B I'm not to blame. It was the other car.
• A What are you taking about? Did you have a car
  accident?
• B Listen to me. I was trying to do a U-turn in
  front of the school gate, when another car came
  up very fast
• from behind. If the car hadn't gone so fast, I
  wouldn't run into it
• A You should have been careful. But if I
  remember correct, U-turn is not a11owed at the
  place.
• B Well, I didn't how this until the policeman
  told me.
• A What? Don't you look at the road sign when you
  are driving?

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V. Questions for Discussion.

• 1. Have you ever been in a dangerous situation?
  Describe it
• 2. Do you think one may ride a bike on the
  sidewalk?
• 3. Do you want to buy insurance if you travel by
  air? Why?
• 4. Some people claim that there is a lower rate
  of accidents in travel by air than travel by
  train, bus or car.
• Do you think this is possible? Why? Which means
  of transport do you prefer to take?
• 5. If you woke up suddenly to find your house on
  fire, what would you do before you tried to run
  out?