Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Participle constructions 1 Using participle constructions to express reason or time Read the script of an interview carried out by a police officer after an accident. Then complete the report below by using present participle constructions. Police Officer: I understand you were involved in a traffic accident. Jeff Thornton: Yes, it has just happened. I’m still quite shaken from the incident. PO: Are you OK to answer some questions for me? Jeff: Sure. I don’t know how much help I’ll be though. PO: What can you remember from the accident? Jeff: I was driving along Victoria Grove when suddenly a dog ran across the street. PO: Did you run it over? Jeff: No, because I saw the dog early enough, I braked hard and the dog ran away. But it seems that the driver in the car behind me couldn’t stop. He was too close and so he crashed into the rear of my car. PO: I see. But the side of your car seems damaged too. What happened there? Jeff: As the guy behind me crashed into my rear, he pushed my car forward. I realised my brakes were not working anymore and so I couldn’t do anything. PO: How far did he push you? Jeff: He pushed me right across to Earl Street. It was a dangerous situation since there is usually heavy traffic on Earl Street in the mornings. A car coming from the left couldn’t stop in time and crashed into the side of my vehicle. PO: Are you hurt? Jeff: Yes, I feel a bit dizzy. But fortunately I had front and side airbags which protected me from serious injuries. PO: Thank you very much for your cooperation, Mr Thornton. We’ll come back to you soon. TIP • Prime Time 5: Unit 4  S. 52 • Prime Time 6: Unit 2  S. 27 Re.: Road traffic collision Reply Reply toAll Forward Driving (1) along Victoria Grove, Mr Thornton saw a dog (2) across the street. (3) the dog early enough, he braked hard and the dog ran away. Apparently the driver in the car behind Mr Thornton could not stop (4) too close. He crashed into the rear of Mr Thornton’s car, (5) the car forward right across Earl Street. (6) that his brakes were not working anymore, Mr Thornton could not do anything. Mr Thornton found himself in a dangerous situation (7) helplessly in his car in the heavy traffic on Earl Street. Unable to stop in time, a car (8) from the left crashed into the side of his vehicle. (9) protected by front and side airbags, Mr Thornton has not been seriously injured. 93 10 Participle constructions Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv