Exercise 8 Make sentences according to the pattern to explain the meaning of the signs.

Itѝ	isѝ	prohibitedѝ	toѝpassѝhereѝ
ѝ	ѝ	notѝallowed/ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	allowed/ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	dangerous/ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	necessaryѝ	ѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Thereѝareѝmanyѝaccidentsѝonѝtheѝroads.ѝWhy?ѝѝ

2.Haveѝyouѝeverѝbeenѝinѝanѝaccident?ѝWhatѝdidѝyouѝdo?ѝHowѝdidѝyouѝact?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

A car accident

Hereѝisѝaѝstatementѝwrittenѝbyѝaѝpersonѝinjuredѝinѝtheѝaccident:ѝ

OnѝJulyѝ10thѝIѝwasѝdrivingѝalongѝBirchѝStreetѝatѝaѝreasonableѝspeedѝ when,ѝaboutѝtwentyѝmetersѝbeforeѝtheѝintersection,ѝaѝpedestrianѝwalkingѝ onѝtheѝpavementѝsuddenlyѝrushedѝacrossѝtheѝroadѝinѝfrontѝofѝmyѝcar.ѝIѝ pressedѝtheѝpedalѝasѝhardѝasѝIѝcould.ѝTheѝbrakesѝscreechedѝbutѝtheѝdistanceѝwasѝtooѝsmall.ѝSoѝIѝhadѝtoѝswerveѝsharplyѝtoѝavoidѝtheѝpedestrian.ѝ Iѝcrashedѝintoѝanotherѝcarѝparkedѝatѝtheѝleftѝsideѝofѝtheѝroad.ѝ

Fortunately,ѝtheѝpedestrianѝwasn'tѝinjured,ѝbutѝIѝhadѝaѝbadѝcutѝonѝmyѝ faceѝasѝaѝresultѝofѝhittingѝmyѝheadѝonѝtheѝwindscreen.ѝIѝhadn'tѝfastenedѝ myѝseatѝbelt.ѝAnѝambulanceѝtookѝmeѝtoѝhospitalѝwhereѝIѝhadѝgotѝfiveѝ stitchesѝmade.ѝThereѝwasѝaѝlotѝofѝdamageѝtoѝmyѝcar;ѝtheѝwindscreenѝwasѝ brokenѝandѝtheѝbodyѝofѝtheѝcarѝwasѝbadlyѝdented.ѝIѝwasѝinterviewedѝbyѝ theѝpoliceѝinѝhospital.ѝ

Vocabulary

statementѝ заявлениеѝѝ

toѝinjureѝ повредить,ѝушибить,ѝранитьѝ intersectionѝ перекрестокѝ

pedestrianѝ пешеходѝ

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pavementѝ тротуарѝ brakeѝ тормозѝ toѝscreechѝ завизжатьѝ

toѝswerveѝ сворачиватьѝвѝсторонуѝ windscreenѝ переднееѝстекло,ѝветровоеѝстеклоѝ stitchѝ шовѝ

damageѝ 1)ѝповреждение,ѝ2)ѝубыток,ѝущербѝ bodyѝofѝtheѝcarѝ кузовѝавтомобиляѝ

toѝdentѝ вдавливать,ѝоставлятьѝслед,ѝвыбоину;ѝвминатьѝ

Exercise 2 Answer these questions.

1.Whenѝandѝwhereѝdidѝtheѝaccidentѝtakeѝplace?ѝ

2.Howѝdidѝtheѝaccidentѝoccur?ѝ

3.Whatѝdidѝtheѝdriverѝhaveѝtoѝdoѝtoѝavoidѝtheѝpedestrian?ѝ

4.Whoseѝfaultѝwasѝit,ѝinѝyourѝopinion?ѝ

5.Howѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝtheѝownerѝofѝtheѝdamagedѝcarѝmightѝhaveѝreacted?ѝ

6.Whereѝwasѝtheѝdamagedѝcarѝparked?ѝ

7.Wasѝtheѝdriverѝinjuredѝseriously?ѝѝ

8.Whichѝstepsѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝaѝtrafficѝinspectorѝtookѝinѝcaseѝofѝthisѝcarѝ accident?ѝ

9.Whatѝmustѝdriversѝdoѝifѝtheyѝgotѝaѝcarѝaccident?ѝ

10.Whoѝpaysѝdamagesѝifѝyouѝcarѝisѝcrashed?ѝѝ

Exercise 3 Describe a car accident you have been a witness to using the vocabulary to the text above.

Exercise 4 Imagine you are a policeman. Read this form showing the details of another road accident, and express your opinion on its seriousness.

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FromѝMѝ465ѝ

DETAILSѝOFѝTRAFFICѝACCIDENTѝ

Date__________24ѝJuly_______________________ѝ

Time__________10.15ѝp.m.___________________ѝ

Place_________BirchѝStreet,ѝDover,ѝKentѝ

Weather_______Clearѝvisibility,ѝdryѝ

VehiclesѝinvolvedѝYellowѝOpelѝCorsaѝCѝ769ѝJOKѝ

____________BlueѝFordѝFocusѝEѝ411_JKKѝ

Injuries_____________None_____________________ѝ

SketchѝMapѝofѝAccident___________________________ѝ

ѝ

ѝ

ѝѝa.m.ѝ(anteѝmeridiem)ѝLat.ѝдоѝполудня,ѝутраѝ

ѝp.m.ѝ(postѝmeridiem)ѝLat.ѝпослеѝполудня,ѝвечераѝ

ѝclearѝvisibilityѝ—ѝхорошаяѝвидимостьѝ

Exercise 5 Have a look at these pictures. Imagine you are one of the drivers involved in this accident. Role-play a conversation with the traffic policeman.

ѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝ

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Reading

Before you read, answer the following questions.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝlegalѝageѝforѝgettingѝaѝdriver'sѝlicenseѝinѝRussia?ѝ 2.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝpenaltyѝforѝyoungstersѝforѝdrivingѝwithoutѝaѝlicense?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Too young to drive

Onѝ Friday,ѝasѝ theѝChristmasѝholidaysѝ wereѝ comingѝ toѝanѝ end,ѝ threeѝ teenagersѝmadeѝtheѝfatalѝdecisionѝtoѝtakeѝaѝRangeѝRoverѝvanѝforѝaѝshoppingѝtrip.ѝ

OneѝofѝtheѝboysѝwasѝOliverѝMackerel,ѝ14.ѝTheѝRangeѝRoverѝvanѝhadѝ beenѝparkedѝbehindѝtheѝboy'sѝhomeѝinѝCanfield,ѝHampshire,ѝandѝtheѝ boyѝhadѝaccessѝtoѝtheѝkeys.ѝ

Theirѝ shoppingѝ completed,ѝ theѝ boysѝ startedѝ homewardѝ alongѝ theѝ A3ѝ motorway.ѝ

Asѝ theѝ boyѝ wasѝ drivingѝ theѝ 1,5ѝ tonѝ vehicle,ѝ itѝ wentѝ outѝ ofѝ control,ѝ smashedѝintoѝtheѝcentralѝreservationѝandѝsomersaultedѝinѝtheѝairѝbeforeѝ landingѝonѝaѝminibusѝgoingѝinѝtheѝoppositeѝdirection.ѝTheѝboysѝsufferedѝ onlyѝminorѝinjuries.ѝ

Butѝtwoѝpassengersѝinѝtheѝminibusѝdiedѝatѝtheѝscene.ѝTheѝminibusѝdriverѝ diedѝinѝhospitalѝanѝhourѝlater.ѝ

TheѝteenagersѝwereѝbeingѝquestionedѝatѝWaterlooѝVilleѝpoliceѝstationѝallѝ night.ѝTheѝboyѝwhoѝdroveѝtheѝvanѝcouldѝfaceѝchargesѝofѝcausingѝdeathѝbyѝ dangerousѝdrivingѝwhileѝallѝtheѝthreeѝcouldѝalsoѝbeѝchargedѝwithѝcarѝtheft.ѝ

TheѝthreeѝboysѝhaveѝbeenѝbailedѝtoѝreturnѝtoѝtheѝpoliceѝstationѝonѝAprilѝ 3,ѝbyѝwhichѝtimeѝaѝdecisionѝwillѝhaveѝbeenѝtakenѝonѝpossibleѝprosecution.ѝ

Vocabulary

vehicleѝ	транспортноеѝсредствоѝ
smashѝѝ	зд.ѝ«вылететь»ѝ
centralѝreservationѝѝ	резервнаяѝполосаѝ
toѝsomersaultѝѝ	перевернутьсяѝ
toѝlandѝѝ	приземлитьсяѝ

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toѝfaceѝchargesѝѝ бытьѝобвиненнымѝ prosecutionѝѝ судебноеѝпреследованиеѝ

Exercise 2 Translate these sentences into English.

1.Полицейскийѝспросил,ѝчейѝэтоѝбылѝфургон.ѝ

2.Затемѝонѝвыяснил,ѝкакѝподросткиѝзавладелиѝ(get)ѝключами.ѝ

3.Покаѝнеѝизвестно,ѝбылиѝлиѝсвидетелиѝугона.ѝ

4.Одинѝизѝнеудачливыхѝводителейѝспросили,ѝпозвонилиѝлиѝполицейскиеѝродителям.ѝ

5.Адвокатѝ поинтересовался,ѝ сколькоѝ времениѝ продолжалсяѝ допрос.ѝѝ

Exercise 3 Answer these questions.

1.Howѝoldѝwasѝtheѝboyѝwhoѝdroveѝtheѝvan?ѝ

2.Whereѝhadѝheѝgotѝtheѝkeysѝtoѝtheѝvan?ѝ

3.Howѝdidѝtheѝcarѝaccidentѝhappen?ѝ

4.Howѝmanyѝpeopleѝwereѝkilledѝbyѝtheѝcrash?ѝ

5.Wereѝtheѝthreeѝboysѝarrested?ѝ

6.Whatѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝtheѝendѝofѝtheѝstoryѝwas?ѝ

Exercise 4 Imagine you are the policeman who informed the parents of the teenagers. Role—play the telephone conversation between the policeman and the parents.

Over to you

Were the boys charged and prosecuted? Were the charges dropped, in your opinion, and on what grounds?

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Doѝyouѝlikeѝfootball?ѝ

2.Haveѝyouѝeverѝattendedѝaѝfootballѝmatchѝatѝtheѝstadium?ѝWhatѝwereѝ yourѝimpressions?ѝѝ

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