UNIT 9

A JOURNEY BY MATATU
 ORAL WORK
A. Tell your friends about an accident that you have ever witnessed.
What has
caused
the
accident?

B.Talk about what is happening or has happened in the pictures above.

C. What are some causes of accidents in our roads?

 Vocabulary
1. Accident - an event that occurs An accident caused by a cyclist
unexpectedly causing an injury or harm
or destruction.

Examples in sentences

a) If the drivers had been cautious, they

would have prevented the accident.
b) Yesterday i witnessed an accident.
c) He broke the window pane
accidentally.
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2. Fracture - something that has broken, A fractured leg
especially a bone.

Examples in sentences

a) When Jayden was involved in an

accident he got a fracture on his left
leg.
b) Mayweather had a fracture on his arm
after the fight with Mike Tyson.
c) You can have a fracture if you skate on
on a rocky place.
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3. Stretcher - a simple bed-like structure A simple stretcher
used to carry a sick, injured or dead
person.

Examples in sentences

a) After she got a fracture she couldn’t

walk, therefore she was carried on a
stretcher.
b) When the footballer got injured he
was carried on a stretcher.
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4. Head on collision - a crash of two Two cars having a head on collision
vehicles that are moving directly
toward each other.

Examples in sentences

a) The driver said that he could not

do anything to avoid the head on
collision.
b) A trailer and a salon car had a
head on collision along Mombasa
road.
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5. Accident victim - one that is injured An accident victim being helped
or hurt in an accident.

Examples in sentences

a) The head on collision accident

victims were taken to Kenyatta
National Hospital.
b) All the accident victims in the
collapsed building were carried on
stretchers since they had fractures.
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6. Plaster - a material used to hold A plaster on a fractured arm
broken bones in place after an
accident.

Examples in sentences

a) His broken leg needed a plaster

for it to heal.
b) After getting a fracture while
skating, Jane was put a plaster
on her arm.
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7. Bandaged - wrapped or covered with A bandaged head and nose
a bandage ( a material used to protect or
support a wound or an injury.

Examples in sentences

a) The wound on Jacob’s forehead was

bandaged by the physician.
b) All accident victims’ wounds were
bandaged upon arrival at the
hospital.
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8. Traffic lights - lights placed at road Traffic lights
intersections or crossing to help control
the movement of traffic.

Examples in sentences

a) The driver caused an accident

because he did not obey the traffic
lights.
b) When the traffic lights turn red, all
the vehicles should stop.
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9. Speed limit - the minimum or An example of a speed limit
maximum speed permitted by law in a
given area under specified
circumstances.

Examples in sentences

a) She was fined for breaking the

speed limit.
b) The speed limit here is 55 kph.
Watch the video below on how we can reduce car accidents.