Grammar & Speaking Participle as Adverbial 授课人：莆田十中 英语组 许靖 Book5 Unit3

A terrible traffic accident

1)What did Mr Lee notice when he was driving home? 2)Why did Mrs Lee fall asleep soon? 3) When did the driver turn his car suddenly? He noticed a car following him when he was driving home. She fell asleep soon because she was tired out. He turned his car suddenly when he saw the lorry approaching.

4)What happened to the car before it hit a big tree? 5)Why were the car driver and his passenger injured? 6) What did Mr Lee do after he had stopped the car? It skidded off the road before it hit a big tree. They were injured because they were badly cut by glass from the broken windscreen. He telephoned the police after he had stopped the car.

He noticed a car following him when he was driving home. She fell asleep soon because she was tired out. He turned his car suddenly when he saw the lorry approaching. It skidded off the road before it hit a big tree. They were injured because they were badly cut by glass from the broken windscreen. He telephoned the police after he had stopped the car.

Change the above answers into simple ones by using V-ing/ V-ed forms. 1) He noticed a car following him when he was driving home. = Driving home, Mr Lee noticed a car following him.

2) Tired out, she fell asleep soon. 3) Seeing the lorry approaching, he turned his car suddenly. 4) Skidding off the road, it hit a big tree. 5) Badly cut by glass from the broken windscreen, they were injured. 6) Having stopped the car, he telephoned the police.

It was a dark night._____________ home, Mr Lee noticed a car following him. ______ out, Mrs Lee fell asleep soon. Suddenly the car overtook Mr Lee’s car. __________ the approaching lorry, the car driver turned his car suddenly. _______ off the road, the car hit a big tree. Badly _______ by glass from the broken windscreen, the car driver and his passenger were injured. injure tire see drive stop take cut skid Driving Tired Seeing Skidding cut

______________his car, Mr Lee telephoned the police. About twenty-five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The badly _______were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital. _______________ down the details of the accident, the policemen thanked Mr Lee and Mrs Lee for their help. Mr and Mrs Lee got into their car and continued their journey home. Having stopped injured Having taken

Suppose you are a character (Mr Lee, Mrs Lee, the lorry driver, the passenger in the fast-driven car) in the story and write about the traffic accident in your eyes. You should include at least 3 participles in your article.

It was a dark night. The driver was following a car driven by a man. Driven very fast, our car overtook the man’s. But the driver didn’t see the approaching lorry! The careless guy turned the car suddenly. The car, skidding off the road, hit a big tree. It was lucky that those kind-hearted people offered help. Badly cut by glass from the broken windscreen, the driver and me were seriously injured. Stopping their car, the couple telephoned the police. The badly injured driver and me were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital. The policemen took down the details of the accident and thanked the couple for their help.

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