Hit The Road Paul - Unit 03 - Road Rage

STUDY GUIDE
UNIT 3 Road Rage
Written & Produced by
Story Paul

HIT THE ROAD PAUL Unit 3 Road Rage
Don’t get angry … LET IT GO!

To REVIEW How to Use this Module, PROCEED to the Next Slide.
To CONTINUE with Unit 3, PROCEED TO Slide 16.

Overview
With the resources available today, learning a language in a practical way is
more possible than ever. It is a learning journey best achieved in context.
With that approach in mind comes HIT THE ROAD PAUL, a fun video-story
course designed for intermediate students who wish to increase their active
knowledge of phrasal verbs, idioms and collocations, as well as real speaking
patterns.
This Study Guide is designed for both students and teachers of English in
order to enhance the usability and the educational value of each video.

A True Story
It was a weekday and I only had 45 minutes to get to an office in downtown
Buenos Aires to pick up a document. I decided to record the event with
cameras and microphones to see if I could make educational use of my trip.
The result is this course which I separated into 4 instances of my trip.
In each episode, I focus on a different topic related to travel and traffic. At the
end, you find out if I make it to my destination on time. Along the way,
students have a chance to learn and practice idioms, phrasal verbs and
collocations, along with real speaking patterns.

The Screens
Let’s get familiar with the screens you will find in the video.

Understanding The SCREENS:
The FULL Dashboard

Understanding The SCREENS: The FULL Dashboard
A space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns.
VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There
may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.
This dashboard includes Time Remaining and Distance Remaining to track
the progression of the journey. On repeated viewings, a Dashboard is a good
moment to STOP and read the words, either for comprehension or
pronunciation (or both).

Understanding The SCREENS:
The STANDARD Dashboard

Understanding The SCREENS: The STANDARD Dashboard
Another space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns.
VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There
may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.
This dashboard contains no time or distance information. On repeated
viewings, a Dashboard is a good moment to STOP and read the words, either
for comprehension or pronunciation (or both).

Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph

Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph
Language that is not essential is often shown on a smaller lower third graph
that appears on the left side of the screen.
While this is not key Language, students are just as welcome to learn it.
A Time Clock may also appear on this lower third screen.

UNIT 3: Road Rage (WATCH and DO: Individually or as a group)
1. WATCH it once without stopping. Don't worry if you miss something.
2. ANSWER the Comprehension Questions.
3. WATCH again. STOP, carefully Read and Repeat the Dashboard text. Repeat
and practice as necessary.
4. ANSWER the Discussion Questions.
5. WATCH one more time without stopping.
6. RETELL the episode in English to a classmate or English-speaking partner.
Change Paul’s 1st Person to 3rd Person; change Paul’s opinions to Reported
Speech. (Option: prepare first in writing)

UNIT 3: Road Rage
The title of this unit is an expression that describes when a driver gets angry
with another driver, sometimes leading to use of verbal or even physical
aggression.
This unit is about how to use the English language to talk about the
dangerous and frustrating situations that all city drivers have to deal with.
Let’s WATCH the episode.

Comprehension Questions
Now that you’ve finished watching, let’s measure what you understood from
the situations and information presented in this unit. Go over the questions
starting on the next slide and choose the best answers.
You can also answer these questions and check your answers in an online quiz
here.

Why does Paul have to pay attention at the
intersection?
Because
somebody is
honking their
horn.
Because
somebody
has decided
to go in one
direction.
Because
he's making
his way.
Because an
ambulance
is coming.
Comprehension Question 1

What does the nice gentleman do?
He decides to
go in front of
Paul and park
his car without
telling him.
He tells him that
he decided to
park his car.
He decides to go
past Paul and
park his car
without telling
him.
He decides to get
behind Paul and
park his car
without telling
him.

Drivers who don't tell you with enough time what they're
about to do are ______________.
not upset too upset
very
considerate.
not very
considerate.

Which sentence best describes the driver who cut
in front of Paul.
He was all the
way first. He
crossed all the
way second.
He was all the
way on the left.
He crossed all
the way to the
right.
He was all the
way on the right.
He crossed all
the way to the
left.
He tried not to
get too upset.

What is "road rage"?
When a driver
gets frustrated
and angry at
another driver.
When a driver
gets frustrated.
When a driver
gets frustrated
and angry at
the road.
When the road
is closed due
to bad
conditions.

A driver with "road rage" might put down the
window and...
become
furstrated
punch
another
driver.
say all kinds
of bad
words.
become a
Transformer.

What's Paul's advice if somebody on the
road does something inconsiderate?
Let it go. Let it down. Let it stay. Let it be.

Why is Paul happy at the intersection with
a traffic jam?
Because
he's not
turning
there.
Because he
let it go.
Because
he's turning
there.
Because he
has road
rage.

People who don't like to keep good distance between themselves
and the car in front of them are ________________.
letting go tailgating honking frustrated

What does Paul recommend in order to avoid
other cars from tailgating you?
Pay attention
and don't
stop all of a
sudden.
Pay attention
and stop all
of a sudden.
Pay attention
and get
frustrated.
Pay attention
and let it go.

Discussion Questions
The following questions are designed to generate a focused discussion using
the active language of this unit.

As a driver or
pedestrian, do you pay
attention to traffic?
Why or why not?
Why don’t some
people pay attention to
traffic?
What would you do if
another driver cut in
front of you?
Have you ever
experienced a road
rage incident? What
happened?

In what other
situations is it a good
idea to “let it go”? If
none, why not?
What happens if you
are angry at
something and don’t
let go?
Do you or would you
tailgate another car?
Why or why not?
Have you ever been
tailgated? Describe
the incident.

Special Vocabulary

Special Vocabulary
Road Rage
When a driver gets
frustrated and angry
with another driver
Tailgating (noun)
when a car gets
really close behind
another car
To tailgate (verb)
I don’t tailgate
people

Idiomatic Language
The following language items are idioms and collocations normally used by
native English speakers to talk about this and similar situations.
Let’s go over the cases in the following slide. Can you use them in a sentence?

Idiomatic Language
To HAVE a long way to
go
to be far from the
objective or destination
To GET complicated
to become more difficult
To be RIDDEN with
something
to be full of something
To MAKE our WAY to a
place
to be going to a place
To HAVE to pay
attention
to have the obligation to
pay attention

Idiomatic Language
To DECIDE to GO in front
of someone
to decided to pass
someone
To GET upset
to get angry
To BE considerate
To consider the situation
of others and not only
your own
To MAKE people angry
to do something that
angers others
To CUT in front of
someone
to go in front of someone
without permission

Idiomatic Language
To PUT DOWN the
window
to lower the window
To PAY attention
to be alert about
something
To LET it GO
To forget about negative
things that bother you
continue with a positive
attitude
To KEEP good distance
to ensure there is
sufficient distance
between your car and the
car in front of you
all of a sudden
suddenly

Speaking Patterns
The way native speakers construct sentences often goes beyond the use of an
idiom, a phrasal verb or a collocation. Sometimes, the single language item is
an entire construction or sentence that is frequently used in similar
variations to describe similar situations.
Let’s go over the speaking patterns in the following slide. Could you create
similar sentences using similar patterns?

Speaking Patterns
I’ve GOT a nice
motorcycle COMING UP.
There is a motorcycle
approaching my vehicle.
Things COULD TURN
worse.
There is a possibility that
the situation WILL become
worse than it is now.
There SEEMS to BE some
kind of traffic jam.
It appears that there is a
type of traffic jam.

About me
Paul Ponce (aka Story Paul, Pablo Ponce)
ENGLISH TRAINER, ENGAGING MEDIA PRODUCER
Story Paul English
@StoryLingo
www.StoryPaul.com

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