A:I’m a reporter from the Hendon Standard. Were you present when the accident happened?
B: Yes, I was standing at the end of Elm Avenue, by the park.
A: What happened?
B: There was a red van travelling west and several cars and vans behind it.
A: Was the red van going fast?
B: No. The driver kept glancing at a map on his lap. Then a black taxi started to pass the red van.
A: Was that the cause of the accident?
B: It wasn’t the taxi that caused the accident. It was the red van. The van driver suddenly turned and crashed into the taxi.
A: What happened then?
B: The taxi smashed into the lamppost. The taxi driver wasn’t badly hurt but he was very angry.
Unit 17 Sounds /Λ/ /æ/
Spelling
| /Λ/ | /æ/ |
| /Λ/ - u cup, uncle, us, funny. Exceptions! O– one, mother, come. Ou – young, trouble Ough – enough, rough oo- blood, flood. | A – (short) sat, marry, hand, ran. |