Exercises for Level 2

Bus driver helps a girl - level 2

12-11-2013 14:00

1. Read the following sentences. Then watch the video for level 3 and choose
the correct one.

a. The bus driver wanted to stop a girl who wanted to kill herself.
b. The bus driver wanted to stop a girl who was dancing on the road.

a. The girl was standing on the edge of a window.

b. The girl was standing on the edge of a bridge.

a. The bus driver was driving a bus full of elementary school children.
b. The bus driver was driving a bus full of high school students.

a. The bus driver talked to the girl for a few seconds and then she jumped.
b. The bus driver talked to the girl for a few seconds and then she climbed to safety.

a. Later, the police and ambulance arrived to help.

b. Later, only the police arrived to help.

2. Listen to audio level 2 and complete the sentences.

A school bus driver ______________________ a bus on a New York bridge when he

_____________________ a girl. She ___________________ on the edge of the bridge. She

probably ____________________ to kill herself. The driver ______________________ and

addressed the girl a few times. She _______________________ say anything so he got out of

the bus and ____________________ to her. The girl got back to safety after a short

conversation. The police and an ambulance ______________________ to help the woman.

When they were gone, the driver got back on his bus. He ___________________________ a

standing ovation from the high school students.

3. Put the verbs into past simple and then use them to retell the news.
drive get

see arrive

come receive
SOLUTIONS
Bus driver helps a girl - level 2
12-11-2013 14:00

1. Read the following sentences. Then watch the video for level 3 and choose
the correct one.

a. The bus driver wanted to stop a girl who wanted to kill herself.
b. The bus driver wanted to stop a girl who was dancing on the road.

a. The girl was standing on the edge of a window.

b. The girl was standing on the edge of a bridge.

a. The bus driver was driving a bus full of elementary school children.
b. The bus driver was driving a bus full of high school students.

a. The bus driver talked to the girl for a few seconds and then she jumped.
b. The bus driver talked to the girl for a few seconds and then she climbed to safety.

a. Later, the police and ambulance arrived to help.

b. Later, only the police arrived to help.

2. Listen to audio level 2 and complete the sentences.

A school bus driver was driving a bus on a New York bridge when he saw a girl.
She was standing on the edge of the bridge. She probably wanted to kill herself. The driver
stopped and addressed the girl a few times. She didn’t say anything so he got out of the bus
and came to her. The girl got back to safety after a short conversation. The police and an
ambulance arrived to help the woman. When they were gone, the driver got back on his bus.
He received a standing ovation from the high school students.

3. Put the verbs into past simple and then use them to retell the news.
drive drove get got

see saw arrive arrived

come came receive received