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crossing the street?
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Nick: Well, my light is green.
Dave:6RLVPLQH$QG\RXVWLOOVKRXOGQ·WGULYHVR
fast. This is a crowded area.
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Nick:,WLV6ROHW·VJHWRXWRIWKHVWUHHWLI\RXZDQW
WRGLVFXVVWKLV7KH\JRWRWKHVLGHZDON
Lindsey: (/LQGVH\ULQJVKHUELNHEHOODVVKHDSSURDFKHV
WKHP ([FXVHPHFDQWKHWZRRI\RXSOHDVH
move? I want to get by.
Dave:1RZ,KDYHWRDYRLGEHLQJrun overE\D
ELF\FOHWRR"
Nick:+H·VULJKW<RX·UHVXSSRVHGWRXVHWKHELNH
lane.
Lindsey:,FHUWDLQO\ZRXOGLIWKHUHZHUHQ·WSHRSOH
walking in it.
Dave:7KDW·VQRH[FXVHQRWWRIROORZWKHUXOHV
7KRVHSHGHVWULDQVDUHMXVWsteering clear of
all the reckless scooter drivers.
Nick:6LGHZDONVDUHIRUSHGHVWULDQV
Lindsey: ([DFWO\ 3OXV SHGHVWULDQV KDYH
crosswalks which help people avoid accidents
with vehicles.
Dave:,GLGXVHWKHFURVVZDON
Nick:0D\EH\RXGLG%XWSHRSOHjaywalk all the
time.
Dave: What does that have to do with me?
Nick:6R\RXQHYHUMD\ZDON"
Lindsey:,WKLQNWKHSRLQWLVSHRSOHVKRXOGWKLQN
DERXWRWKHUVDQGQRWMXVWWKHPVHOYHV&DQ·W
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~ How do you get from one
place to another? Explain.
- I prefer to ... because ...
~ Do you think it’s important
for people to share the road?
Why or why not?
- Yes, it’s important for
people to share the road
because ... / No, it’s not
important for people to
share the road because ...
Talk About It
Word Bank
courteous (adj) [:k=ti/s]
The restaurant server was very courteous.
convenience (n) [k/n:vinj/ns]
Tim loves the convenience of living near his office.
get out of hand (idiom) [gEt][aUt][<v][h,nd]
Things started to get out of hand, so someone called the
police.
right of way (n) [raIt][<v][we]
I never know who has the right of way at this turning.
get by (phr v) [gEt][baI]
It was difficult to get by in the crowded train station.
run over (phr v) [r<n][:ov-]
I don’t let my cat outside because I don’t want her to get
run over.
steer clear of (idiom) [stIr][klIr][<v]
It’s a good idea to steer clear of dark alleys.
accident (n) [:,ksId/nt]
I heard there was a bad accident yesterday that involved
eight cars.
More Information
priority (n) [praI:OrIti]
pedestrian (n) [p/:dEstri/n]
zip (v) [zIp]
reckless (adj) [:rEklIs]
jaywalk (v) [:d}e;wOk]
Word Bank Focus
accidental (adj) [;,ksI:dEntl]
The discovery of the cave was accidental.
accidentally (adv) [;,ksI:dEntli]
The cave was discovered accidentally.
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