A. Talk to a partner: 
1 - Do you face traffic jams to go to school or work?
2 - What do you do to kill time?
3 - Is it dangerous to be locked inside your car during a traffic jam? Explain.
4 - Do you prefer to live in a big city or in a small town? Why?
B. Before watching the scene, check the items you do when you are stuck in a traffic jam.
( ) 1. Throw objects at passers-by.
( ) 2. Talk on the phone
( ) 3. Listen to the radio.
( ) 4. Put on some lipstick.
( ) 5. Honk the horn.
( ) 6. Play games.
( ) 7. Leave the car and walk home.
( ) 8. Sleep in the car.
( ) 9. Read a book.
( ) 10. Do my homework.
C. Now write sentences saying who is performing the activities above during the traffic jam.
Ex: 1. Some children are throwing objects at the passers-by.
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WORKSHEET
How to make your own video activity:
- Select a scene in which several characters are performing different activities at the same time
- Make sure the activities are still in process.
- List activities the characters are performing and other ones that other people would probably be doing as well if they were there.
- Ask sts to tell each other what they usually do when they are in such situation.
- Have students watch the segment and write sentences saying what the characters are actually doing in the segment.
