Hey guys,

first we warmed up today with a recap of important vocabulary words dealing with the road:

Voc:

a road sign
(to) cross a red light
(to) go over the speed limit
a hitch-hicker
a placard
a lorry [UK] / a truck [USA]

Then we continued working on the theme with a new video and you had to analyse and comment upon the road signs on the side of the road. You can watch the video again below:

Here is what we said about the document:

The document is an advertisment campaign for road safety. It puts forward the fact that you don't get many warnings on the road and that you have to be careful / cautious.

If there hadn't been this sign, the motocyclist may have skidded and fallen of his bike. (ouch!)
If the motocyclist hadn't seen the signs, he would have had an accident.
If there hadn't been so many signs, he might have skidded off the road or crashed his bike.
If there hadn't been a sign, he would have overtaken and could have collided with the lorry.

Grammar: Hypothèse sur un événement passé que l'on ne peut donc changer -> if + had - p. passé // aux. modal + have - p. passé

Finally I had you watch another ad and I asked you which one was more efficient for you. You can watch the video down here again:

HW: you need to write 5 sentences about the last document beginning with:

"If the man hadn't sped, ..."

or

"If he had respected the speed limit, ..."