A. Roads
B. Finding your way
Yesterday, I got lost1 on my way to2 the airport. I decided to use side roads and go
via3 the village of Pensford, but I took the wrong turning4 just before I got there, and
I ended up5 in a supermarket car park. Fortunately I was able to ask someone the
way6, and a very kind woman directed7 me to the A38, where I could then follow
signs for the airport.
1 didn’t know where I was
2 while I was going to (the airport)
3 go through somewhere to get to a destination
4 corner where one road meets another
5 found myself in a place I didn’t expect to be in
6 ask how to get to a place
7 told me how to get to a place
C. An accident
I saw an accident this morning on the main road1
into town. A pedestrian2 – a young boy – stepped off
the pavement3 and into the road just as a car was
approaching4. The driver braked5, but the car swerved6
and crashed into a parked car7 on the opposite side of
the road. Fortunately the driver wasn’t injured but both
cars were quite badly damaged.
1 important road
2 a person walking
3 the place where pedestrians walk
4 coming closer
5 put his foot on the brake to stop the car
6 changed direction suddenly and without control
7 a car next to the pavement, not moving
Language help
You damage a thing [harm or break it] but injure a
person [hurt them]. The related nouns are damage
and injury, e.g. There was a lot of damage to the
bike, but the cyclist only had minor injuries.
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