THE PEDESTRIANS WERE CROSSING THE ROAD CAREFULLY
This topic helps you talk about actions in progress, safety, and road behavior. You will learn to use past continuous, describe what people were doing, and use adverbs like carefully.
📌 Examples:
The pedestrians were crossing the road carefully.
He was walking slowly near the crosswalk.
They were waiting for the green light to cross.
🖊️ GRAMMAR (with examples)
✅ Past Continuous (was/were + verb-ing):
I was crossing the street.
They were walking to school.
She wasn’t watching the traffic.
✅ Adverbs of Manner (how actions are done):
carefully, slowly, quickly, loudly
He was driving carefully.
✅ Prepositions of Place:
on the road, at the corner, near the stop sign
📖 VOCABULARY (10 words with definition)
Pedestrian – A person walking in a city or town.
Crosswalk – A place where people cross the road.
Carefully – With attention; not in a dangerous way.
Street – A road in a town or city.
Traffic light – A signal that controls cars and people.
Sidewalk – A path next to the street for walking.
Corner – The place where two streets meet.
Wait – To stop and not move.
Look – To use your eyes to see.
Cross – To go from one side to another.
📝 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
They were crossing the road.
She looked both ways.
The cars stopped at the light.
We waited for the green light.
He was walking quickly.
Were they in a hurry?
✅ SENTENCES
Positive:
The children were crossing the street.
He was walking carefully.
We were waiting at the crosswalk.
She was looking at her phone.
They were walking together.
Negative:
The man wasn’t watching the traffic.
They weren’t using the crosswalk.
She wasn’t walking slowly.
We weren’t paying attention.
He wasn’t wearing bright clothes.
Questions:
Were the pedestrians crossing the road?
Was she walking carefully?
What were they doing?
Were they looking both ways?
Who was crossing the street?
Answers:
Yes, they were.
No, she wasn’t.
They were walking to the park.
Yes, always before crossing.
The kids were crossing with their teacher.
💬 CONVERSATION
Anna: Did you see those people crossing the road?
Ben: Yes, the pedestrians were crossing very carefully.
Anna: That’s good. Cars were going fast.
Ben: I know! But they waited for the light.
Anna: Were they using the crosswalk?
Ben: Yes, and they looked both ways too.
Anna: That’s how it should be.
📖 READING
"Safe Crossing"
Yesterday, Mr. Clark walked to the store. He saw many pedestrians. Some were running. Others were crossing the road carefully. A mother and child were waiting at the traffic light. Two students were on their phones and didn’t look before crossing. Mr. Clark was worried. He wants people to be safe. Always use the crosswalk and look both ways.
Comprehension Questions:
Where was Mr. Clark going?
→ To the store.How were the pedestrians crossing?
→ Some carefully, some not.What were the students doing?
→ Looking at their phones.Why was Mr. Clark worried?
→ Because some people didn’t cross safely.What should people do when crossing?
→ Use the crosswalk and look both ways.
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