Texting While Driving

Text messaging is a fast and effective way of communication. However, more and more car accidents are being caused by texting while driving. Texting and any other form of cell phone use is distracting to the driver and can lead to the loss of control of a vehicle. Statistics and studies have proven that texting while driving is just as dangerous as drinking and driving. It is imperative that people become aware of the dangers they put themselves in and others when they decide to text as they drive. Many drivers believe that they can multitask; thus, put very little thought about responding or sending a text message while driving. An accident caused by a text message takes a matter of seconds and can cause major damage. Drivers must be responsible and aware of the dangers caused by cell phone use while driving, especially texting. Do not text and drive because you are more likely to get into an accident.
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Vocabulary

• aware (adjective) Informed and alert.
• car accidents (noun) When an automobile collides with anything that causes damage to the automobile.
• distracting (verb) To draw away or divert.
• loss of control (noun) To be without or lose ability to have direction.
• multitask (verb) Do several things at once.
• responsible (adjective) answerable or accountable, as for something with one's own power, control, or management.
• text messaging (noun) The process by which text messages are transmitted.

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words:

• ________ __________ is a very easy way to talk to your friends.
• To be a good driver means that you must be __________.
• Working as an ESL teacher requires the ability to ___________.
• My neighbor survived a really bad ___________ __________.
• All of the noise in the library was very __________.
• Everyone was well ________ that the paper was due on Monday.
• When school gets to be overwhelming, you tend to feel a sense of ______ __ ________.

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Grammar Point
The paragraph contains several infinitive or -ing forms of verbs. These words are verbs that end with an -ing. Can you find all the -ing endings in the paragraph? Make a list of (5) infinitive forms of verbs. Use at least (3) of those words in a paragraph.
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Link
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbiHwGBsRr0