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The answers in the dialogue below have several variants, and the dialogue is not finished. Choose your variant of the dialogue. Decide what could be added to complete the dialogue.
Ashley: What’s the matter? You look upset.
Sam: Wow, I really had a close call today.
Ashley: What happened?
Sam: I was driving south / turning a corner /parking/speeding/coming down the hill on Highway 163 when I had a blowout / flat tire.
Ashley: What did you do?
Sam: I took my foot off the brake and tried to steer to the side of the road, but the car began to skid.
Ashley: You are lucky no one hit you.
Sam: I sure am. Fortunately, I pulled over before anything happened/the car started to skid. I lost control of the car.
Ashley: After you stopped/ pulled over /got out of the car what did you do?
Exercise 2
1. Marco was driving to work. He was going to drop his aunt, Adela, off at her friend’s house, but they didn’t get to their destinations. Why did it happen? To find out what happened put the story in order.
On the Way to Work
(По дорозі на роботу)
___ Next he swerved right to avoid hitting — уникнути удару, the other car and smashed into — врізався в, a tree instead.
___ Meanwhile, the other driver drove off — поїхали, when the light changed, unaware that he had caused an accident.
8 Before the police officer finished talking to Marco and Adela, the tow truck- евакуатор, arrived.
___ As Marco was driving to work, a driver cut in front of him — підрізав його, in an intersection.
___ While one officer called for a tow truck, the other one recorded Marco’s and Adela’s statements about the accident.
___ Then Marco slammed on the brakes — вдарив по гальмах, but they didn’t hold.
___ A police car arrived a few minutes after the other car left.
___ Slowly they got out of the car, although the car was damaged - пошкоджений, they were unhurt.
2. Why did the police come? Make a list of questions the police asked.
3. a) Think over the questions that Adela and Marco may want to ask the mechanic about the car.
Example: Why did the brakes give out?
They gave out because the brakebands were worn out (гальма були зношені).
b) Roleplay the conversation among these three characters.
4. After an accident Marco went home and read his insurance policy — страховий поліс.
- Why do you think Marco decided to read his insurance policy?
- What was damaged in the accident?
- What type of coverage — покриття, is Marco checking on?
- What is insurance?
- Why do you need insurance for cars — страхування автомобілів?
- How does it protect people?
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