hit the road paul - unit 01 - in the garage

STUDY GUIDEUNIT 1 In The Garage

Written & Produced byStory Paul


HIT THE ROAD PAUL Unit 1 In the Garage

Join me on this trip…



Overview

With the resources available today, learning a language in a practical way is more possible than ever. It is a learning journey best achieved in context. With that approach in mind comes HIT THE ROAD PAUL, a fun video-story course designed for intermediate students who wish to increase their active knowledge of phrasal verbs, idioms and collocations, as well as real speaking patterns.

This Study Guide is designed for both students and teachers of English in order to enhance the usability and the educational value of each video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UygsvXYd-xw&list=PLU20SgkO8U7YdYVGmpur-gbnwbKxz271D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UygsvXYd-xw&list=PLU20SgkO8U7YdYVGmpur-gbnwbKxz271D



A True Story

It was a weekday and I only had 45 minutes to get to an office in downtown Buenos Aires to pick up a document. I decided to record the event with cameras and microphones to see if I could make educational use of my trip. The result is this course which I separated into 4 instances of my trip.

In each episode, I focus on a different topic related to travel and traffic. At the end, you find out if I make it to my destination on time. Along the way, students have a chance to learn and practice idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations, along with real speaking patterns.



In the Garage

This episode is about how to use the English language to talk about starting a car and getting out of a garage.

Before watching, you can get familiar with the screens you will find in the video.



Understanding The SCREENS: The FULL Dashboard



Understanding The SCREENS: The FULL Dashboard

A space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns. VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.

This dashboard includes Time Remaining and Distance Remaining to track the progression of the journey. On repeated viewings, a Dashboard is a good moment to STOP and read the words, either for comprehension or pronunciation (or both).



Understanding The SCREENS: The STANDARD Dashboard



Understanding The SCREENS: The STANDARD Dashboard

Another space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns. VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.

This dashboard contains no time or distance information. On repeated viewings, a Dashboard is a good moment to STOP and read the words, either for comprehension or pronunciation (or both).


Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph




Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph

Language that is not essential is often shown on a smaller lower third graph that appears on the left side of the screen.

While this is not key Language, students are just as welcome to learn it.

A Time Clock may also appear on this lower third screen.



Recommended Way to USE the Video (Individually or as a group)

1. WATCH it once without stopping. Don't worry if you miss something.2. ANSWER the Comprehension Questions.3. WATCH again. STOP, carefully Read and Repeat the Dashboard text. Repeat and

practice as necessary.4. ANSWER the Discussion Questions.5. WATCH one more time without stopping.6. RETELL the episode in English to a classmate or English-speaking partner.

Change Paul’s 1st Person to 3rd Person; change Paul’s opinions to Reported Speech. (Option: prepare first in writing)



Comprehension Questions

The following questions are designed to measure general understanding of the situations and information presented in this unit. Review before watching, then WATCH.

You can also answer these questions as an online quiz here.

https://www.classmarker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=9nt55b19ad78f17c


Why is Paul going downtown?

To sign a check

To pick up a document

To visit his mom

To teach a class


Comprehension Question 1


How much time does Paul have to get to the office downtown?

10 KM 12 midday 11:15 45 minutes




What's the first thing Paul does when he gets in the car?

He puts on his seat belt.

He locks the door.

He takes the parking

brake off.

He checks the mirrors.




How does Paul start the car?

He puts Reverse

Gear.

He locks the door.

He puts First Gear.

He puts the key in the ignition.




What kind of car does Paul have?

Paul has a car in a garage.

Paul takes the parking brake off.

Paul has a stick shift

car.

Paul has a fast car.




Why does Paul look in his mirror when he is driving inside the garage?

So he can put the key

in the ignition.

So he can put First

Gear.

So he doesn't crash the car next to his.

So he doesn't

crash into pedestrians.




What does Paul do when he gets out of his garage?

He honks the horn.

He checks the mirror.

He puts Reverse

Gear.

He locks the door.




What do we call people who walk in the street?

pedestrians The Beatles drivers passengers





Discussion Questions

The following questions are designed to generate a focused discussion using the active language of this unit.




How do you travel around

the city or town?

If you or someone in your family drives, what

kind of car is it (stick shift or automatic)?

Do you like cars? Why or

why not?

Do you live in a big city? If not, where do

you live? Is there a lot of traffic?




Do you put on a seat belt when you travel in a car? Why or why

not?

Do you lock the doors? Why or

why not?

Do people in your country honk to tell pedestrians they're

coming out of a building?

Do you think Paul will make it on time

to the office?



Idiomatic Language

The following language items are idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations normally used by native English speakers to talk about this and similar situations.



Idiomatic Language

to HIT THE ROADto begin a road trip

to GET TO a placeto arrive at a place, like

an office

to PICK UP a documentto retrieve a document

(we can pick up something or someone)

lots of traffica high volume of traffic

to MAKE IT to a placeto arrive to a destination

in the allotted time

to GET OUT of a place to exit a place, like a

garage



Idiomatic Language

to GET INTO a place to enter a closed place, like a car

to PUT ON a seat belt to fasten a seat

belt

to MAKE SURE that something is ok

to check if something is ok

to START the car (or: the engine)

to TURN ON the lights

to activate the lights

to TAKE the parking brake OFF

to release the parking brake



Idiomatic Language

to PUT first gear(or: second, third,

reverse, etc)

To START turning right (or: turning left)

to LOOK in the mirror

to GO OUT INTO the street (or: the world)

To BE in first gear (or: second, third, fourth,

etc)to HONK the horn



Idiomatic Language

to LOOK TO the left / right (or: my left /

right)

to BE OFFto start a trip



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hit the road paul - unit 01 - in the garage

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