Safe winter driving

1. Preparing for winter driving
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2. Our Agenda
1. Agenda
2. Objectives
3. Introductions
4. Activity 1: Class discussion
5. Activity 2: Review vocabulary
6. Activity 3: Listen to a dialogue
7. Activity 4: We will discuss how to prepare for winter driving
8. Activity 5: Case studies
9. Activity 6: Dictation

3. Workshop Objectives
1. To learn 8 new words
2. To learn how to prepare for winter driving

4. • What is your name?
• Where are you from?
Introductions

5. Join us in a group discussion
Activity 1

6. How do you feel about winter driving?

7. Let’s review the vocabulary
Activity 2

8. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plowblizzard

9. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plowblizzard

10. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plowblizzard

11. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plowblizzard

12. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plowblizzard

13. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditionsblack ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plow
blizzard

14. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditions
black ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plow
blizzard

15. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditions
black ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plow
blizzard

16. Activity one: Vocabulary Review
Member of a nation
Low type of cloud that can make it difficult to
see
The grip a tire has on the road
Something that can be dangerous
To stop something from happening
A machine used to clear snow off the road
Road that does not look slippery, but it is
The state of a road at a given time
A bad snow storm
traction
road conditions
black ice
prevent
hazard
fog
snow plow
blizzard

17. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow hazard
road conditionsblack ice
fog
prevent

18. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow hazard
road conditionsblack ice
fog
prevent

19. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow hazard
road conditionsblack ice
fog
prevent

20. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

21. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

22. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow
hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

23. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow
hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

24. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow
hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

25. Activity two: fill-in-the- blank
1. The best way to _______________ an accident is to stay off icy roads.
2. The weather forecast says we will have a ________________ tomorrow.
3. Be sure to check the _______________ before leaving.
4. Be careful! I think that is ________________ on the road up ahead!
5. Driving too fast on the highway can be a ____________ to you and other drivers!
6. There is too much ______________. I can’t see a thing!
7. Do not drive too close to a __________________ .
8. These new winter tires should give you good __________________ .
blizzard
traction
snow plow
hazard
road conditions
black ice
fog
prevent

26. Let’s listen to a dialogue
Activity 3
What does Alicia and Johanna discuss
about safe winter driving?

27. Listen to a dialogue:
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Oh no! Look at all that snow! What am I going to do?
Johanna, what are you talking about?
I hate driving in the winter. It seems so dangerous!
It can be, but if you prepare for it you can really reduce the danger.
Really?
For sure. I have been attending a seminar at work about driving safely in the
winter. It has been a big help.
Sure, there are a lot of things we can do to prevent accidents. The first thing is
that we should simple stay off the roads if the road conditions are very bad.
What have you learned so far? Do you have any tips for me?
That’s a good idea. I just read an article saying that in the event of a blizzard we
should simply stay off the road until the snow plows were able to clean things up.
Exactly, bad road conditions can be a real hazard.

28. Listen to a dialogue:
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
Johanna
Alicia
I guess driving in bad conditions can really affect traction on the road.
That’s for sure. Black ice can be a huge problem.
Black ice? What’s that?
Black ice is ice on the road that’s not visible. The ground may look dry even when
it’s covered in ice.
That could be very bad.
Yes, so caution is always necessary. Another problem in the winter is low lying fog
which can be very dangerous as well.
So the seminar covers all these points?
Yes, it does. There is still time to sign up. Why don’t you attend with me? I’m
sure you will learn a lot.
When is the next class?
Tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. I’ll pick you up at 6:45!

29. Let’s learn what we can do to drive safely
in the winter!
Activity 4

30. Before you head out
Part A

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1.Put winter tires on you car
Put these tires on as soon as the daytime high
temperature drops to 7 Celsius.

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2. Make sure you car is winter ready

33. What does “winter ready” mean?
The following is a winter
ready check-list for your car

34. A. Change your oil
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35. B. Check your antifreeze
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36. C. Check your battery
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37. D. Change your washer fluid and windshield
wipers
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38. E. Get a tune-up
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39. F. Check your heater and defroster
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40. G. Check your tires
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3. Keep an up-to-date emergency kit in your
trunk
See this link for a great list
Top 3 winter driving tips

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4. Check the weather and road conditions
Just prior to leaving your home

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5. Clear all the snow off your car

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6. Let your family know where you are going

45. While driving
Part B
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1. Pay attention and be careful!
Drive slowly

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2. Do not tail gate!
Keep a safe following distance
behind other drivers.

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2. Do not tail gate!
Keep 8-10 seconds back of any car in front of you while
driving on the highway in the winter.

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3. Brake before you turn

50. What to do if you get stuck in the snow
Part C
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51. 1. Try to dig yourself out
Did you remember your shovel?
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52. 3. Try to get some traction
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Even a cardboard box could help with
this.

53. 4. Rock your car
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Move your car slowly forward and then
in reverse until you are free.

54. 5. Get some muscle!
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Have friends or
others help push
you out, if possible.

55. 6. Stay with your car!
Staying with your car and waiting for help is much
safer than leaving your car!
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56. Case studies
Activity 5

57. Case Study 1
Simbaljeet checked the weather forecast in the
morning, and all seemed ok. She left her home 4
hours later only to get stuck in the middle of a serious
accident.
What could she have done differently?

58. Case Study 2
Bob went for a drive and accidentally drove into
the back of another driver. He said it wasn’t his
fault because the road was so slippery.
What do you say?

59. Case Study 3
Shamsun checked the weather forecast. It was so
bad she decided to stay home.
What safe driving principle is she following?

60. Case Study 4
Rob got stuck in the snow. He got out ok, but
nearly froze his hand clearing the snow.
What mistake did he make?

61. Case Study 5
Where did he go wrong?
Joe was turning into a parking lot but wasn’t able
to make the turn. He drove over the curb and
then into another car.

62. Dictation
Activity 6

63. Dictation 1
Before leaving on a road trip be sure to check the
weather and road conditions.

64. Dictation 2
If you must drive in less than perfect conditions be sure
to let your family know where you are going.

65. Dictation 3
Keeping an emergency kit in the trunk of your car really
could save your life. Update it from time to time to be
sure you have the equipment you need in an emergency.

66. Dictation 4
On the highway, be sure to keep a safe distance between
you and the driver in front of you. Keep 8-10 seconds of
the nearest car in front of you.

67. Dictation 5
Before the onset of the winter driving season be sure to
have your car checked over by a professional. Among
other things, you should get a basic tune up and oil
change.

68. Review: What did you learn
today?
• 8 new words
• Various winter driving tips

69. Thanks for attending.
See you next time!