Unit 4 Lesson 2

Cars and Driving

After this lesson, you will be able to:
Communication:
- Report a problem with a car

In order to achieve the objectives, you will study

Knowledge:
Grammar: Direct object placement with phrasal verbs
 Unit 4 - Lesson 2
Report a problem about cars
Vocabular Phrasal verbs for talking about cars
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turn on turn off pick up drop off fill up

turn on the light turn off the light

fill up the car

pick up the car drop off the car

Vocabular Phrasal verbs for talking about cars
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What’s the opposite of turn on? turn off

What’s the opposite of drop off? pick up

Vocabular What phrasal verb describes the photo?
y

? ?
turn on pick up

?
fill up

? ?
turn off drop off
 Vocabular Look at Exercise B on page 42.
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Complete the sentences with the two parts of each phrasal

verb.
fill it up
1. The car’s almost out of gas. Let’s go in here so I can ……….. …. .
turn on
2. It’s raining and I can’t …………… the windshield wipers ………….. .
They aren’t working.
up
pick it ………at
3. Do you have a van for this afternoon? I can ………. 3:30.
drop it ………
4. We need to return the car before 6:00. Let’s ………… off

early in the airport and get something to eat, OK?

off . It’s freezing in here!
turn the air conditioning ………..
5. I can’t …………
Grammar Direct object placement with phrasal verbs

What do the phrasal verbs include?

main verb particle

turn on

turn off

pick up

fill up

drop off
 Grammar Direct object placement with phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs contain a verb and a particle that together have

their own meaning.
main verb particle
turn + on = start (a machine)
Many phrasal verbs are separable. This means that a direct
object noun can come before or after the particle.
I drop off the car. OR I’ll drop the car off.

If the direct object is a pronoun, it must come before the

particle.
I drop it off. (NOT I’ll drop off it.)
Did you fill them up? (NOT Did you fill up them?
Where will they pick us up? (NOT Where will they pick up us?
Pronunciation Stress of particles in phrasal verbs

Stress changes when an object pronoun comes before

the particle. Read and listen. Then listen and repeat.

1. A: I’d like to pick up my car.

B: OK. What time can you pick it up?

2. A: They need to drop off the keys.

B: Great. When do they want to drop them off?
 Grammar Look at Exercise B on page 43.

Write statements or questions, placing the direct objects correctly

1. The taillights aren’t working. (can’t / I / on / them / turn)

I can’t turn them on.

2. They’re expecting the car at 10:00. (off /drop / 10:00 /at / I’ll /it)
It’ll drop it off at 10:00

3. It’s too cold for air conditioning. (button / which / off / it /turns)
Which button turns it off?

4. Thanks for fixing the car. (it / pick / what time / I / can / up)
What time can I pick it up?

5. The car is almost out of gas. (up / please / fill / it)

Please fill it up.
 Read and listen to a conversation
Conversation Model
about car problems.

A: I’m dropping off my car.

B: Was everything OK?
A: Well, actually, the windshield
wipers aren’t working.
B: I’m sorry to hear that.
Any other problems?
A: No. That’s it.
B: Is the gas tank full?
A: Yes. I just filled it up.
 Read and listen to a conversation
Rhythm and intonation
about car problems.

Listen again and repeat.

Make sure you use the correct rhythm and intonation.

A: I’m dropping off my car.

(rising intonation)
B: Was everything OK?
A: Well, actually, the windshield wipers aren’t working.
(pause slightly)
B: (no
I’mpause
sorry to hear that. Any other (rising intonation)
problems?
between the words)
A: No. That’s it.
(rising intonation)
B: Is the gas tank full?
A: Yes. I just filled it up.
 Write one or more car parts for each possible car problem.
You have 3 minutes.

the sunroof
 won’t open/close:
the window, the door, the trunk,
the hood
 won’t turn on / off:
the air conditioning, the headlight,
the taillight, the turn signal light, the windshield wiper
 (is/are) making a funny sound:
the air conditioning, the engine

 (isn’t / aren’t) working:

the air conditioning, the engine, the windshield wiper
Pair work Describe a car problem

Role –play a new conversation based on the Conversation

Model. Report a problem with a car, use your notepad for ideas.
You have 5 minutes.

A: I’m dropping off my car.

B: Was everything OK?
A: Well, actually, ……………………………… .
B: ………………………... Any other problems?
A: ……………………….. .
Pair work Describe a car problem
Pair work Describe a car problem

Role – play your conversation.

You have 2 minutes.
Homework

1. Học các cụm phrasal verbs về xe cộ/lái xe.

2. Học thêm một số từ ngoài sách ở slide bên dưới.
3. Luyện phát âm và ngữ điệu (phần Conversation model – page 43)
1. Back up
 Meaning: Make a car go backwards
 Example: See if you can back up a bit further.
2. Buckle up
 Meaning: Fasten your seat belt in a car, plane etc.
 Example: Please buckle up now; we’re about to land.
3. Cut off
 Meaning: Block someone’s way
 Example: A second policeman cut off his escape.
4. Fill up
 Meaning: Put gasoline in the car until it’s completely full
 Example: He filled up the tank with petrol.
5. Get out of
 Meaning: Leave
 Example: You must not get out of the car when it is in
motion.
6. Pull over
 Meaning: Stop on the side of the road
 Example: She saw the ambulance coming up behind her
and pulled over.
7. Run over
 Meaning: Hit something/someone with a car and drive over
them
8.Slow down
 Meaning: To decrease speed; to go slower
 Example: Slow down! You’re driving too fast.
9.Turn off
 Meaning: Stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by
pressing a button
 Example: You forgot to turn off your blinker after you merged.
10. Pull in
 Meaning: Move to the side of the road
 Example: We pulled in at the side of the road.
11. Pull out
 Meaning: Move away from the side of the road, etc.
 Example: A car pulled out in front of me.
12. Run into
 Meaning: Crash into somebody/something
 Example: The bus went out of control and ran into a line of
people.
13. Knock down
 Meaning: Hit somebody and make them fall to the ground
 Example: She was knocked down by a bus.
14. Pick up
 Meaning: Take someone in vehicle
 Example: I’ll pick you up at six.
 Unit 4
Cars and driving