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 * 1) **WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSED THE ACCIDENT? **
 * I think the accident caused by driving over the speed limit. **


 * 1) **WERE THERE ANY CASUALTIES? **
 * Yes, there has casualties. **


 * 1) **DID THE VICTIMS RECEIVE ANY HELP FROM THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES (POLiCE, FIRE FIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS? **
 * Yes, the victims receive help from the relevant authorities. **


 * 2 ** . **HOW DANGEROUS AND HOW TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEMS :**


 * SPEEDING ** – Speeding will cause fatal crashes. So, the drivers must follow the road’s law by reducing their speed while driving.

**DRUNK DRIVING** – A driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10 or greater is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash than is a driver who has not consumed alcoholic beverages, and a driver with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or greater is about 25 times more likely. This problem should be stopped by stricter punishments and public awareness.

**TEXTING WHILE DRIVING** - Texters were less able to maintain safe distances from other cars and they tended to drift out of their lane more often. Therefore, they are advised to avoid texting while driving.

**IGNORING RED LIGHT** – This problem will cause the accident between the vehicles. Thus, all drivers must responsible to stop their cars when the traffic light turn to red.

**IGNORING SAFE DISTANCE** – This problem can cause an accident by driving into someone's back bumper. The drivers should ensure their cars’ distance with the other cars are safe.

**ROAD RAGE** – Road rage is dangerous as it leads to more injuries and fatalities every year. Drivers need to be more cautious when driving. They need to slow down and be more considerate while driving.


 * BEFORE READING **


 * 1. TRUE / FALSE: ** Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).


 * a. || Drivers think they are better than people who do not drive. || T ||
 * b. || People had to answer questions and take a driving test. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some of the drivers had a race with each other. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Men were those who had most confidence in their ability to drive. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">e. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A researcher thought his research could be dangerous. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">F ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">f. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The researcher said confidence behind the wheel can be a bad thing. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">g. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">People who have the most accidents are not young females. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">h. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The article suggested governments need more rules. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">T ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. SYNONYM MATCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Match the following synonyms from the article.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Found = discovered ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interviewed = questioned ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Skills = abilities ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Congested = blocked ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Poll = survey ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Attitudes = beliefs ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consequences = results ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Huge = enormous ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Throughout = all over ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Regulation = rules ||  ||   ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. PHRASE MATCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">better than others behind **the wheel**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">handle a car ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">400 motorists of **all ages**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">driving conditions ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">how they react in different **driving conditions**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ranges ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">across all age **ranges**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">is needed ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">their ability to **handle a car**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">e. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">attention as you should ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">the attitudes found **in his survey**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">f. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">the wheel ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">it often has dangerous **consequences**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">g. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">safety departments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">do not pay as much **attention as you should.** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">h. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">all ages ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">government road **safety department**. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">i. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">in his survey ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">More regulation **is needed.** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">j. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">consequences ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">WHILE READING **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">GAP FILL: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Put the words into the gaps in the text.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Canadian researchers have found that most drivers think they are better than others __behind__ the wheel. The team from Ottawa University interviewed nearly 400 __motorists__ of all ages. They all had to answer questions about what they thought of their own driving skills. The question __ability__ included how they react in different driving conditions, including __terrible__ weather and congested roads. They then had to rate the skills of others on the road. The __topics__ were very similar across all age ranges – almost all of those interviewed believed their driving __results__ was better than that of other drivers. Older drivers in the poll were more __confident__ in their ability than younger ones. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, males had the most confidence in their ability to __handle__ a car. ||  || //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">confident //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> motorists //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ability //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> behind //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> terrible //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> handle //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> topics //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> results // ||


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead researcher Sylvain Gagnon believes the __attitude__ found in his survey could be dangerous. Mr Gagnon said that __although__ confidence can be a good thing, it often has dangerous consequences. He __stated__: “If you think that you are a better driver, then perhaps you start behaving differently behind the wheel and do not __pay__ as much attention as you should. This might explain why young men __tend__ to have more accidents on the roads than other drivers.” It is time for government road safety departments to start taking research such as this more __seriously__. Traffic accidents are a huge killer throughout the world. Very few drivers really think about how __deadly__ their car can be in an accident. More __regulation__ is needed as people buy more and more cars. ||  || //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">seriously //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> pay //

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">AFTER READING **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. WORD SEARCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘road’ and ‘safety’.


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Road – ** a prepared track along which vehicles may travel **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Synonyms – ** street,thoroughfare,highway || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Safety – ** freedom from risk and danger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Synonyms - ** protection,security,shelter,sanctuary,refuge ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. VOCABULARY: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- poll = the vote cast in an election

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- congested = very crowded

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- consequences = a result / importance


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. TEST EACH OTHER: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:


 * * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">better than others behind the wheel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">answer questions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">topics <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">were very similar across all age ranges
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">terrible weather
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">across all age ranges
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">handle a car || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">attitudes found in his survey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">dangerous consequences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">pay as much attention as you should
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">tend to have more accidents on the road
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">huge killer throughout the world
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">more regulation is needed ||