9. 3 INCIDENTS; CARS AND ACCIDENTS

My card has (1) in the machine.

My card has got stuck in the machine.

The house (2) - there's smoke coming from the windows.

The house is on fire - there's smoke coming from the windows.

We crashed into a lamp post and (3) it (3)

We crashed into a lamp post and knocked it over.

My car has (4) on the motorway.

My car has broken down on the motorway.

My wallet has (5).

My wallet has been stolen.

A workman on my roof has just (6) the ladder.

A workman on my roof has just fallen off the ladder.

I've (7) myself (7) of my house.

I've locked myself out of my house.

I fell down but I don't remember anything after that. I think I (8)

I fell down but I don't remember anything after that. I think I got knocked out

Someone's just (9) my cat and I think they've killed it.

Someone's just run over my cat and I think they've killed it.

I've just (10)! Someone's taken my bag from the changing room.

I've just been robbed! Someone's taken my bag from the changing room.

boot

J- an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc SYN trunk American English

bonnet

D- British English the front part of a car that covers the engine SYN hood American English

number plate

A- the sign on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its official number SYN license plate American English

indicator

B- British English one of the lights on a car that show which way it is going to turn SYN turn signal American English

wing

C- of a car British English the part of a car that is above a wheel SYN fender American English

wing mirror

H- A wing mirror, also known as the fender mirror, door mirror, or side view mirror, is a mirror found on the exterior of motor vehicles for the purposes of helping the driver see areas behind and to the sides of the vehicle

tail light

K- one of the two red lights at the back of a vehicle

windscreen

Fthe large window at the front of a car, bus etc -

tyre

L- the round piece of rubber that fits around a wheel of a car, bicycle etc and is filled with air: I had a flat tyre (= all the air went out of it) on the way home.

windscreen wiper

E- a long piece of metal with a rubber edge that moves across a windscreen to remove the rain

sun roof

G- a part of the roof of a car that you can open to let in air and light

steering wheel

I- a wheel that you turn to control the direction of a car

The car (1) on the ice.

The car skidded on the ice.

She (2) to avoid hitting the dog.

She sworved to avoid hitting the dog.

She increased her speed and (3) the blue car.

She increased her speed and overtook the blue car.

He (4). He was going at 100 kph.

He exceeded the speed limit. He was going at 100 kph.

She (5) the side of the car by parking too near a wall.

She scratched the side of the car by parking too near a wall.

He was driving too fast in a narrow street and (6) another car.

He was driving too fast in a narrow street and collided with another car.

A car (7) in front of him and he almost crashed into it.

A car pulled out in front of him and he almost crashed into it.

He (8) down the motorway.

He drove the wrong way down the motorway.