CHILD KILLED IN TERRIBLE ROAD ACCIDENT
A terrible accident happened near a school yesterday morning. A motorist driving very
fast came out of a very sharp bend. He lost control over his vehicle, and knocked down a child
who was playing with a ball. A lorry which was coming from the opposite side stopped
sharply thus avoiding to run over the child who was lying on the ground , badly injured. the
car driver who, fortunately was safe, immediatley took the child to hospital. but,the child died.
The accident occurred near a sharp bend in the road to BBA. According to a witness,the
car driver who hit/ran over a boy was holding his mobile phone near his ear and driving very
fast. Another witness said that the child came into the road, running after a football. "I dont know how
it happened exactly," he declared. "I saw the child, but I didnt see the car .It happened very quickly,
"he added. I equired about the child's health, and the witness said he was not dangerously injured.
Whend I asked him who took the child to hospital , he said that it was the car driver himself.
Unfortunantely, the child died before reaching the hospital.
I) Comphernsion
1) Are the following statement true or false ?
a) The motorise was overdose and lost controle over his vehicule
b) the child was just injured
c) the child runed after a football. in the road
d) the accident occured near a garden
2) Answer the following question according to the text.
a) where did the accident happend ?
b) why did the motorist lost control ?
c) who took the child to the hospital ?
3) what or who do the lender find words in the text refer to ?
a boy (2§) , his (2§) , who (1§) .
II) exploration
1) find in the text words closet in meaning to the following :
happend = (2§)
wonded = (1§)
quick = (1§)
b) find the words that are opposite in meaning to the following :
Slowly ≠ (1§)
Before ≠
2) Ask question to the underline words :
- a terrible accident happend near a school yesterday morning
- a motorise who was ! driving very fast come out of a very sharp bend
3) classify these words according to final "ed " pronunciation
d t id
d {happened , T { asked added
{ enquired { knocked
4) suppley the correct form of the verbs in brackets
- the accident (to happen) in BBA yesterday
- the boy (to die) before seeing his parents
Part II : Write expression
Topic (1) :
write a repport about a dengerous event where you was a witness
Topic (2) :
Give a piece of advice for the persone who ride and for the one who's crossing the road, in ordre to
reduce accident.