C. Have you ever seen an accident? Have you recently heard or read about an accident? Write a short
account of the event.
1. Complete the organizer with as much information as possible in note-form.
2. Write as many words and/or phrases as you can to describe the experience or the event.
3. Use your notes in the organizer to write an account of the accident.
THE ACCIDENT
It was evening
and my father was driving me to a restaurant. Suddenly, a
speeding car crashed into us at an intersection and threw us into a tree. I
was, fortunately, wearing my seatbelt but I still managed to hit my face on the
windshield.
I was
unconscious for some time and woke up as I was taken out of the car and put
into an ambulance. The driver of the car that hit us was also in the ambulance.
I heard him say he was 19 years old. I was 15, scared to death and likely to
end up with a scarred face for life. I started yelling “Please stop driving!
Stop driving!” I could not stop.
I don’t know
what happened to the man, I never saw him again.
I was
released from hospital five days later. Since then I have always been a
cautious driver and advised others to be careful.
