Pre-reading : Look at the picture and say what it represents.

It represents: a- A car fair.

b- A car crash.
c- A car race.

While-reading :
Task 01: read the following news report and label the paragraphs with the given labels A-C.
A- Detailed description. B- Summary of the event. C- Comments, action taken.

Task 02: read the report again

and say whether these
statements are True or False:
a- Three people were killed in
the crash. ……….
b- Felicity Kensit lost control of
her Alfa Romeo and hit John
Cameron’s Ford Granada. …….
c- Mr Cameron was on his way
home from work. ………..
d- Mr Cameron is now in
hospital. ………….
e- The police are going to arrest
him. …………..

Task 3: now, read the first

paragraph and complete the
following table.

Who? What? Where? When?

*……………………… *……………………… …………………………………
………………………… ………………………… ………........................
…………………………………
*……………………… *……………………… ………………………
………………………… ………………………… …………………………………

Task 4: read the paragraphs 2 and 3; then answer these questions:

A- How did these two cars crash?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
B- What was the consequence of the car crash?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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C- What was Mr Cameron doing when the accident happened?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

D- What made Mr Cameron lose control of his car?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

E- What are the actions that were done to rescue Mr Cameron and how is his condition now?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
Post-reading :

Task 01: read the tip box and change the sentences into
headlines as in the examples.
Example : The bank was robbed by two dangerous thieves.
Bank Robbed by Two Thieves
A child was killed in a terrible road accident.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
A twelve-year-old boy saved his sister from drowning.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
A clever dog warned his owner of a fire.
………………………………………………………………………………………….

Task 02: Imagine you are a reporter for a local newspaper and you have been asked to write a report about a
road accident that took place in your area yesterday. Follow the reading passage above to write your own
news report. The tip box and the table below may help you.

Who? What? Where? When? Causes of the Feature of the Action taken.
accident. accident.
A seven-year- Was killed. Near a sharp Yesterday. Fast and Children: playing Police: open an
old child. bend in the careless driving. football. investigation.
road leading Lorry driver: using the Arrest the lorry
to…. phone. Hit the child. driver.
The child: taken to
hospital, died there.

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