Unit 7 Vocabulary: Accidents & Feelings

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Lesson idea

Words about traffic accidents and feelings; telling good news and bad news.

Key points

• The accident happened 10 minutes ago: an SUV crashed into a car at the corner of Lake and Willow. There were no injuries.
• It was the car driver's fault: he didn't stop at the stop sign because he was talking on his cell phone.
• The police officer: this is the third accident here this week; someone needs to put a traffic light at this intersection.
• Real Talk: What's up? = What's happening? Don't lose your cool. = Don't get angry. The thing is… = The problem is…

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (14)

1. Someone who saw an event is a ____.
   Answer: witness
2. Payment for the costs of an accident is ____.
   Answer: insurance
3. A place where two roads cross is an ____.
   Answer: intersection
4. Hurt from an accident is an ____.
   Answer: injury
5. "I'm ____ that no one was hurt." (feeling better after worry)
   Answer: relieved
6. Why was the SUV driver in the accident?
   Answer: He was sleepy and didn't see the car.
7. Whose fault was the accident?
   Answer: the car driver's
8. Why didn't the car driver stop at the stop sign?
   Answer: He was talking on his cell phone.
9. Why is the car driver really worried?
   Answer: He doesn't have any car insurance.
10. How many accidents happened at this corner this week?
    Answer: three
11. What does the police officer suggest?
    Answer: putting a traffic light at the intersection
12. "Why are you so happy?" – "Because I just got my ____."
    Answer: driver's license
13. A: "Hi, Faisal! ____" B: "Nothing much. I'm just doing my homework."
    Answer: What's up?
14. My brother broke my phone, but my mother said, "____ Stay calm and talk to him."
    Answer: Don't lose your cool.

More lessons in Unit 7: What Happened?

• Grammar: There Was/Were, Ago, Indefinite Pronouns, Because/So & So/Neither
• Reading & Writing: So You Want to Be COOL
• Unit 7 Test