Unit 12 | Session 1

It was an accident!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about accidents and extreme
experiences
 Unit 12 | Session 1
It was an accident!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about accidents and extreme
experiences
Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: What would you do?
2 PREPARE: Indefinite pronouns
3 SPEAKING: A funny accident
4 PREPARE: Reported speech
5 SPEAKING: An extreme experience
6 PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
What would you do?
What would you do if these things
happened to you?

• You accidentally break your friend’s phone.

• You drop food on the floor, but no one sees

you do it.

• You see someone fall down on the sidewalk.

PREPARE: GRAMMAR REVIEW
Indefinite pronouns
Complete the conversation with indefinite pronouns. Listen to check your answers.

A I’m planning Mark’s birthday party. Do you know 1_____ who can cook?
B Yeah, I know 2____ who’s a great cook. Actually, you know him, too. It’s Thomas.
A Really? I didn’t know he could cook.
B Yeah, he can cook just about 3____! I think I have his number in my phone. I’ll need to
tell him how much food to make. Do you know who else is coming to the party?
A No, 4_____ has replied yet. I guess 5_____ is busy studying for finals this week!
PREPARE
Indefinite pronouns
Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Then share them with the class.
Be creative!

1 I damaged... by accident, but nobody...

I damaged the car by accident,
2 I’ve looked everywhere for..., but...
but nobody saw me do it.
3 Once, I spilled... at my friend’s house. Everybody was...

4 I know someone who can...

5 Last week, I felt bad about... because no one... I know someone who can speak
four languages!
6 I haven’t met anyone who..., but I’d like to.
PREPARE
A funny accident
Think about a time when you had a funny
accident. What happened? How did you
feel? What did you learn? Take notes.

I’ll never forget the day I used too much

soap to wash my clothes...
SPEAKING
A funny accident
Work in groups. Describe your accident
and share what you learned. Then listen to
your partners’ stories and ask questions
to find out more.

… The soap went everywhere! Since

then, I always measure the soap
before I put it in the washing machine.

Oh no! Was your washing

machine damaged?
PREPARE: GRAMMAR REVIEW
Reported speech
Listen to Bryce talk about diving
underwater. Take notes on the details
he shares.

1 how Bryce feels

2 what he did yesterday
3 what he saw underwater
4 what he will do tomorrow
5 how he’s going to feel
6 what he realized he can do
PREPARE
Reported speech
Report what Bryce said about each topic using reported speech.

What did Bryce say about...

Bryce said that he felt...
1 … how he feels?
2 … what he did yesterday?
3 … what he saw underwater?
4 … what he will do tomorrow? Bryce said that he had seen...
5 … how he’s going to feel?
6 … what he can do?

Bryce said that he would...

PREPARE
An extreme experience
BRAINSTORM: Think of an extreme
experience you will probably try in the
future. Use one of the ideas below or your
own idea.

• a challenging activity
• a fun day out
• a long trip
• an amazing place

Kayaking
PREPARE
An extreme experience
Answer the questions about your
experience. Take notes.

1 Where and when will it happen?

2 Will you go by yourself or with others?

3 What will you take with you? What will you

do?
4 How will the experience make you feel?

5 What lesson(s) do you think you will learn?

Hang gliding
SPEAKING
An extreme experience
Tell a partner about your experience and
how you imagine it will be. Then switch.

USEFUL LANGUAGE
I will...
It will be...
I think I’ll feel...
magnificent
terrific
terrified
thrilled
I’ll learn how to...

Hiking on Mount Everest

PROGRESS CHECK

Now I can...

❑ describe accidents.

❑ use indefinite pronouns.

❑ describe extremes.

❑ use reported speech.

 Unit 12 | Session 1
It was an accident!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about accidents and extreme
experiences

Thank you!