Trouble With A Car

UNIT 1
TROUBLE WITH THE CAR

It was already late when we set out for the next torn, which according to the
map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hills. There we felt sure that
we would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but
luckily we met no one as we drove swiftly along the narrow winding road that led to
the hills. As we climbed higher, it became colder and rain began to fall, making it
difficult at time to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more slowly.
After we had travelled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the
town which was marked on the map. We were beginning to get worried. Then,
without warning, the car stopped. A quick examination showed that we had run out of
petrol. Although we had little food with us, only a few biscuits and some chocolate,
we decided to spend the night in the car.
Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a
poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill.
Soon he came running back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below,
the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and,
with a great effort, managed to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back
for the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. In less than a quarter of
an hour we were in the town, where we found a hotel quite easily.
(Donn Byrne: Intermediate Comprehension Passages, p. 3)
VOCABULARY
about; for about
according to
although
to ask
at times
car
to climb
companion
to drive, drove, driven; driving
effort; with a great effort
examination
for the night
to get worried
to go back for sth.
to go for a walk
to go to sleep
sth. with one
to lead, led, led, leading
less; in less than an hour
to load
- oko, otprilike
- prema, u skladu s
- premda, iako
- pitati, zamoliti
- povremeno
- automobil
- penjati se, uspinjati se
- pratilac, drug
- voziti, upravljati vozilom
- trud, napor, uz veliki napor, teko
- pregled
- preko noi
- postati zabrinut, poeti brinuti
- vratiti se po neto
- ii u etnju
- zaspati
- imati uza se
- voditi (k(a), prema, do)
- za manje od sata
- natovariti
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to look; to look for

luggage
to make sth. difficult
to manage
map
to mark (on the map)
mile
no sign
petrol
a poor sleeper
to push
road
to run out of sth.
to run back
to set out for a place
sign
soon after
to be soon over
to spend, spent, spent; spending
to stop (-pp-)
to travel (-ll-)
trouble
to unload
without warning
- traiti
- prtljaga
- otea(va)ti
- uspjeti
- karta
- obiljeiti, naznaiti
- milja
- ni traga
- benzin
- onaj koji teko zaspi
- gurati
- cesta
- ostati bez, ponestati
- vratiti se trkom
- uputiti se prema
- znak, trag
- netom iza
- brzo se zavriti
- provesti
- stati
- putovati
- potekoa, neprilika
- istovariti
- bez ikakvog upozorenja
QUESTIONS:
1. When did the two friends set out for the next town?
2. How far away was the next town?
3. Did they meet anyone on the way?
4. How did they drive?
5. What did the author ask his companion John?
6. Why did the car stop?
7. Where did they decide to spend the night?
8. What did John do?
9. What did he see from the top of the hill?
10. How long did it take them to be in the town?
RECONSTRUCT THE PASSAGE
TRANSLATE:
Oni ive u selu s druge strane brda. Uska, vijugava cesta vodi u njihovo selo. Ono
nije oznaeno na karti. Grad je u dolini. Udaljen je oko 15 milja. Kada padne mrak,
oni vide svjetla grada.
MAKE SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:
(to) drive swiftly . (to) drive slowly . without warning . (to) run of . (to) unload
(the luggage) with a great effort . (to) load (the car) . (to) set out for . (to) set off
UNIT 1
I.
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT
We set out for the next town, which according to ... was about fifteen miles away. We
met to one as we drove swiftly along ... road that led to the hills. Rain began ...,
making it difficult at times to see the road. Then, ..., the car stopped. ... the top of the
hill he had seen, in the valley ... the lights of the town.
CONSULT YOUR GRAMMAR BOOKS AND REPEAT THE TYPES OF
WORDS.
II.
PRACTICE THE TYPES OF WORDS AND THEIR DIFFERENT

FORMS AND PROPERTIES
A. (NOUNS, ARTICLES, ADJECTIVES, MUCH AND MANY, SOME AN ANY)

1. The town was about fifteen ... away on the other side of the ... (mile, miles; hill,
hills)
2. John got out of the car after a few ... (minute, minutes)
3. They hoped they would find ... bed for ... night. (-; a, an; the)
4. In less than ... quarter of ... hour they were in the town. (-; a, an; the)
5. John went for ... walk up ... hill. (-; a, an; the)
6. ... quick examination showed that they had run out of ... petrol. (-; a, an; the)
7. ... Darkness fell soon after they left ... village. (-; a, an; the)
8. They set out for the ... (town, next)
9. What did a ... show? (examination, quick)
10. With a ..., they managed to push the car to the top of the hill. (effort, great)
11. Did they have ... food with them? (many, much)
No, they had ... food with them. (much, little)
12. Did they have ... chocolate? (some, any)
Yes, they had ... chocolate with them. (some, any)
13. How ... miles did they travel in their car? (much, many)
14. How ... minutes did it take them to unload the car? (much, many)
B. VERBS (REGULAR - IRREGULAR) - TENSES - ADVERBS (TIME PLACE - MANNER)
(1) WRITE THE CORRECT TENSE (PRETERIT OR PRETERIT CONTINUOUS):
1. Yesterday afternoon it (be, was, been) ... already late when the two friends (set,
set, set) ... out for the next town.
2. How long (do, did, done) ... it (take, took, taken) ... them to load the car?
3. There they (feel, felt, felt) ... sure they (will, would) ... find a bed for the night.
4. (Do, did, done) ... darkness (fall, fell, fallen) ... soon after they left the village?
5. After twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. They (begin, began, begun;
beginning) ... to get worried.
6. Then without warning, the car (stop, stopped) ...
7. What (do, did, done) ... a quick examination (show, showed)?
8. Although they (have, had, had) ... little food with them, they (decide, decided) ...
to spend the night in the car.
9. One of the friend (try, tried) ... to go to sleep at once.
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10. John (see, saw, seen) ... the lights of the town they (look, looked; looking) ... for.
(2) COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES TO INCLUDE:
easily - without warning - at times - there - slowly - high(er) - cold(er) .
luckily - soon - already
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
III.
It was ... late when they set out for the next town.
Darkness fell ... after they left the village.
... they met no one as they drove ... along the narrow winding road.
As they climbed ..., it became ...
He asked John, his companion, to drive more ...
... they felt sure that they would find a bed for the night.
Rain began to fall, making it difficult ... to see the road.
Then, ..., the car stopped.
They found a hotel quite ...
HOME STUDY
Study the model. Consult your grammar books and repeat and practice the Simple
Present Tense and the Present Continuos Tense.
(1) WRITE SIMILAR SENTENCES OF
NEGATIVE, AND INTERROGATIVE)
YOUR
OWN
(AFFIRMATIVE,
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Where do you usually spend your summer holidays? I always spend my summer
holidays in the seaside town of Trogir. Why dont you go to Dubrovnik for a change?
Because I cannot afford it. What about your sister? In which month does she usually
go to the seaside? She usually goes there in August. She seldom takes vacation in any
other month.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
What are your two sisters doing right now? They are studying for their exam. What
about your brother? Why isnt he studying with them? At this moment he is listening
to his new records. And you? I am trying to complete my translation exercise.
(2) CHANGE THESE SENTENCES TO THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Add often, seldom, always, usually, to each sentence.
MAKE THEM INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE:
As we climbed higher, it became colder.
As we climb higher, it becomes colder.
There was still no sign of the town which was marked on the map.
We decided to spend the night in the car.
He went for a walk up the hill.
UNIT 1
We unloaded all our luggage.

We managed to push the car to the top of the hill.
We found a hotel quite easily.
(3) COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES:
Nothing worth having (be)... free in the sense that it can be had without effort. If one
(wish)... to acquire one thing, something else must be given in exchange far it.
What one (give)... cannot always be measured in terms effort, hard work, or
concentration, for only by given it (be)... possible to receive. In fact, it (be)... doubtful
whether anything which (appear)... to be free (be) really worth having.
(Adapted from L.G. Alexander)

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UNIT 1

TROUBLE WITH THE CAR

to look; to look for

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT

PRACTICE THE TYPES OF WORDS AND THEIR DIFFERENT

A. (NOUNS, ARTICLES, ADJECTIVES, MUCH AND MANY, SOME AN ANY)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

We unloaded all our luggage.

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