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Unit 4 – Cars and Unit 4 – Cars and DrivingDriving

Grammar and Grammar and ReviewReview

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Cars and DrivingCars and DrivingAfter unit 4, you will be able to:

•Describe a car accident•Report a problem with a car•Describe good and bad driving

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Unit 4 – Cars and DrivingUnit 4 – Cars and DrivingA) Listening comprehensionListen to the conversations. The complete the statements with aggressive driving behavior vocabulary from page 46.

1 The other driver just __________ them __________ .

2 Jim’s mother says he’s __________ .

3 The driver behind them is __________ at them.

4 The driver opened his window and ________ at them.

5 The driver is __________ because he wants to pass.

6 The driver is __________ .

7 The driver is __________ at them.

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Unit 4 – Cars and DrivingUnit 4 – Cars and DrivingB) Read the definition. Write the name of the car part.

1A window on the top of the car. _______________

2A part that stops the car. __________

3A window the driver looks through to see the cars in front.

__________

4 A place where the driver can find information about speed and amount of gas. __________

5A part that people wear to avoid injuries in an accident.

6A part that prevents the car from moving when it’s parked.

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Grammar – the past Grammar – the past continuouscontinuousUse the Past Continuous to describe an activity that continued during a period of time in the past.

Form the past continuous with was or were and a present participle.

It was raining (yesterday). The chefs were cooking.

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The car was making a funny sound while they were driving.Were the headlights working? (Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.)

Where were you going when it was raining?

Remember: The past simple tense describes a completed past action.

She was driving home when she had an accident.

Grammar – the past Grammar – the past continuouscontinuous

Past continuous Past simple

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Unit 4 – Cars and DrivingUnit 4 – Cars and DrivingC) Complete each statement or question about driving. Use the past continuous or the past simple tense.

1 I ____________, and I ___________ an accident.

2 The other driver ___________ at the stop sign, and she ___________ a seat belt.

3 He ___________ on a cell phone and his car ___________ my trunk.

4 Who ___________ when the accident ___________ ?

5 Where ___________ they ___________ when they ___________ the accident?havenot pay attention

not stop not wear

talk damage

drive occur

stand seebe

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Lesson 2 – Report a Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a CarProblem with a Car

Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs for talking about carsA) Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.

fill up

turn off pick upturn on

drop off

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Lesson 2 – Report a Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a CarProblem with a CarGrammar – Direct Object placement with Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs contain a verb and a particle that together have their own meaning.Main verb particleturn + on = start ( a machine)

Many phrasal verbs are separable. This means that a direct object noun can come before or after the particle. turn on, turn off, pick up, drop off, fill up are separable.

direct object direct object

I’ll drop off the car. OR I’ll drop the car off.

Be careful! If the direct object is a pronoun, it must come before the particle. I’ll drop it off. (NOT I’ll drop off it.)Did you fill them up? (NOT Did you fill up them?)

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Lesson 2 – Report a Lesson 2 – Report a Problem with a CarProblem with a CarPronunciation – Stress of Particles in Phrasal verbs

Stress changes when an object pronoun comes before the particle. Read and listen.

1.A: I’d like to pick up my car.

B: OK. What time can you pick it up?

2.A: They need to drop off the keys.

B: Great. When do thy want to drop them off?

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Unit 4 – Cars and DrivingUnit 4 – Cars and Drivingd) Complete each conversation, putting the phrasal verbs and objects in order.

1 A: Won’t the car start?B: No, I / it / can’t / turn / on

2 A: Do you need gas, sir?B: Yes. Please / up / fill / it.

3 A: Hey, you haven’t turned on your headlights.B: Oops. Thanks. I can’t believe / I forgot / turn / on / to / them

4 A: Can All Star Limo drive us to the airport?B: Yes. They / us / pick / will / up / at 5.30

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SummarySummaryDuring these lessons, you have learnt how to:• Describe a car accident• Report a problem with a car• Discuss good and bad driving

• and the grammar points: past continuous tensephrasal verbs with direct objects/pronouns