Lesson One

THE ROADBLOCK

PART ONE (Images)

(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)

PART TWO
(Video /Audio related to the lesson)

 

PART THREE
(Questions for dialogue)

1. How many roadblocks are there?. 2. What are roadblocks?. 3. What can be used to make roadblocks?. 4. What’s written on the roadblocks?. 5. Where can we find roadblocks?. 6. Where do they use roadblocks?. 7. Who can remove the roadblocks?. 8. Who has the authority to use roadblocks?. 9. Who use roadblocks?. 10. Why do they use roadblocks?.

PART FOUR
(Vocabulary for dialogue)

a. bicycle    b. detour c. church d. motor vehicle e. construction police

g. highway h. hospital i. vehicle j. motorcycle k. teachers

l. stop sign m. truck driver n. street o. traffic p. construction site

q. school r. school bus s. roadblock t. train u. one-way street

v. construction workers w. people x. road block ahead z. speed (slow, fast)

PART FIVE
(Practicing verbs in context)

1. be careful 2. block 3. construct

4. cross 5. direct 6. drive

7. fix 8. go 9. look

10. put 11. ride 12. slowdown

13. speed 14. stop 15. teach

16. watch 17. work 18. close

PART SIX
(Using the verbs in sentences,
reading and pronunciation drills)

1. Be careful when crossing the street. 2. The road is blocked. 3. They are constructing a house. 4. Two people are crossing the street. 5. The police officer is directing the traffic. 6. I can’t drive on this road; it is blocked. 7. The workers are fixing the road. 8. We are going to school today. 9. Look before crossing the street. 10. Put your phone down. 11. Can you ride bicycle, a motorcycle? 12. Slow down! Don’t drive fast. 13. Watch the speed limit posted. Don’t speed up! 14. Stop at the STOP sign!. 15. Who is teaching the class today? 16. Watch out! A pedestrian is crossing. 17. Workers are working on the street. 19. Do not enter.

PART SEVEN
(Phrases related to the lesson for dialogue)

1. a blind person is crossing with a guide dog. 2. Children crossing; slow down. 3. crossing guard /The crossing guard is crossing a pedestrian. 4. crossing guard holding a STOP sign in the right hand. 5. do not enter sign. 6. drive carefully / Drive carefully all the time. 7. drive slowly /The sign says drive slowly. 8. look carefully before crossing. 9. one-way street sign. 10. pedestrian can’t cross. 11. roadblock ahead /There is a roadblock. 12. road closed sign. 13. road closed to traffic. 14. roadblock (sign). 15. school zone (sign). 16. sidewalk /walking on the sidewalk/ Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. 17. stop sign /holding a stop sign. 18. stop the car /The driver stops the car/ The Police officer stops the car. 19. street closed (sign) /The sign says “street closed”. 20. to fix /They are fixing the road /They are working on the road. 21. to flag down /The police flags me down. 22. two-way street (sign) /This is a two-way street; cars can go either direction. 23. watch in both directions.

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