8402 a car accident past simple practice

Lesson: G104
A car accident
Aim: To practice past simple/continuous and driving vocabulary
A.

Identify the parts of the car:
bonnet

tyre

headlight

bumper

boot

windscreen
A
B

C

D
E
F
B.

Discuss some possible causes of crashes with your teacher:

speeding

C.

using a mobile phone

being drunk

not looking or being distracted

Imagine you have been in a car accident. Complete the dialogue with the Police:
Police: What __________________ in the crash? (happen)
John: I was _________________ along (drive) South Street when a blue truck suddenly _______
(appear). It ______ (turn) out of a side road without looking. He _____(shoot) into my lane and
hit the front passenger side of my car. I think he ____________ (speed) because he was going
quite fast and didn’t stop at the junction. He just _________ (keep) on going. I _________ (can’t)
stop in time.
Police: And then what happened?
John: The man _________ (got) out of the truck. He was angry and __________ (blame) me.


D.

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The Police have more questions. Unscramble them - then answer them:

your /car /describe / you / can ? _______________
_________________________________________

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there /any / were / witnesses ?_________________
_________________________________________

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Whose/ was / it / fault ? ___________________________________________________________

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Did / get / you / the / insurance /details / from /other / driver / the ? ________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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Have / insurance / you / got / and / MOT ? ____________________________________________

E.

Now role-play reporting the following to the Police:
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At the traffic lights a car bumps into the rear of your car.

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You see an accident. A car hits a pedestrian on a zebra crossing. The driver was using a
mobile phone.

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While you are tuning the radio, you hit a car which is backing out of a parking space in
Sainsbury’s car park.

F.

Have you ever been in a car crash - or seen one? What happened?

G.

Homework:
Choose another option from 3. Write a report to read to your teacher next time.