Yesterday morning Johnnie was working at the bookshop when he heard a loud noise. He looked out the window and saw something that horrified him. A large bus just crashed into a truck. The driver of the bus had tried to avoid hitting a boy riding his bicycle in the street. He had turned sharply and crashed into a truck parked on the side of the street.
Johnnie saw at least ten people getting out of the bus and heard them calling for help. He ran across the street to give assistance. Suddenly he felt someone grab his arm. It was an old lady who had been in the bus. She had lost her handbag and was terribly upset. Johnnie looked for the handbag and found it lying near the bus. He was about to return it to the lady when a police officer came up behind him. The officer asked Johnniw if there was a telephone by the cash register. The officer ran over to the bookshop and called an ambulance.
Johnnie felt smoke getting in his eyes and took off his glasses. A few minutes later an ambulance came and took some people to the hospital for X-rays. A couple of people were slightly injured in the accident, but no one was seriously hurt. Suzy Suzuki, a reporter for a local TV news station, came and interviewed a few people at the scene of the accident. Johnnie Wilson was among them.
1. What did Johnnie hear yesterday as he was working at the bookshop? 2. What had just happened? 3. How many people did Johnnie see getting out of the bus? 4. Were they calling for help? 5. Who grabbed Johnnie's arm? 6. why was she upset? 7. Where did Johnnie find the handbag? 8. Who is Suzi Suzuki and what did she do?
Combine the sentences as indicated.
Johnnie saw the passengers. They were getting out of the bus.
Johnnie saw the passengers getting out of the bus.
He heard them. They were calling for help. He heard them calling for help.
1. Johnnie found the old lady's handbag. It was lying near the bus. 2. We heard Johnnie. He was talking about the accident. 3. I smelled smoke. It was coming from the bus. 4. Mr. Pasto caught Mary. She was taking some apples. 5. Albert saw Linda. She was standing by the bus stop.
1. Have you ever had a traffic accident or any kind of accident? Please tell what happened.
2. What were the biggest accidents that happened in your country? What happened? What was the cause of the accident? How many people died or were injured?
3. What do you think should be done to avoid accidents?
