Transport & traffic safety

Transport & traffic safety:

• NOTE: 
  At the end of this session you are likely to have become experts on expressing comparison and driving safety tips.
  

  (...provided you have turned up of course).
  

  
  
• Pre-listening: 
• Read the text below and tell us: Are you surprised by any of this research? Which of the things are you (or drivers you know) most likely to do when driving?

• Listening:

You're going to listen to an interview with a traffic safety expert. Listen and note down a number or fact about each of the dangerous activities you can do while driving, which is likely to result in a car accident.

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Now... were your top three guesses correct? If not, tell us what struck you most?

Write your own contribution in this padlet wall.

SPEAKING PRACTICE INTRO: TRAFFIC SAFETY

Mediation: 2' Your classmate works at a school with teenagers and has been asked to prepare a speech to try to encourage them to be careful and responsible drivers. You've just read the findings of this research process about the causes of car accidents. Choose the top three commonest causes of accidents and tell them what to avoid while driving.
Oral production: 3'

• Talk about the commonest distractions on the road you have experienced in your life.
• Comment on the importance of speed cameras and speed limits to prevent accidents.

Interaction: 4'
Getting around a big city. You and your partner want to illustrate an article about the best and quickest way to get about in big cities. Choose the most appropriate mean of transport and give reasons for your choice:

• Cycling
• Riding a motorbike
• Using public transport
• Driving a car

More oral exam practice with exam layout: SAFE DRIVING - CLICK HERE.

Level stuff to include in the oral exam - Expressing comparison! Adding emphasis! 

LISTENING - EXAM PRACTICE: 

High tech trains -Listening: Gap-fillH5P