Accident Stories December 6, 2013

In one of PC TECH’s English classes, the topic of accidents came up.  Students wrote about some of  their experiences.

Kevin from France describes his bike accident in the third person:

I’m going to tell about an experience that changed my life because I almost died.  I’ll write this story like a fable.

Once upon a time in France, [there] lived a boy named Kevin.  He was very reckless when he [rode his all-terrain] bicycle in the forest.  One day Kevin was in a race with his friend.  The challenge was difficult because Kevin’s opponent was very good.  Kevin put all of his power into winning this race.  He was so focused that he didn’t notice that a fox was crossing the track; he tried to dodge it.  He turned suddenly to the right, lost control of his bike, and fell into a huge hole.

An hour later, the [ambulance] came to take Kevin [to a hospital] .  He had a broken leg!

Souleymane relates a sad event in his native Burkina Faso:

Many years ago in my country we had a terrible [bus] accident that [resulted in 87 deaths].  The bus was going [from one town to another].  The chief means of transportation between towns is a bus and this one was full of travelers.

After two hours, the bus [developed a mechanical problem].  The driver and the manager tried [in vain] to repair it.  They decided to continue traveling in order to find a [service] station.

Before they [found] a station, the bus failed, fell apart, and burned.  It was a terrible event that [occurred] in my country many years ago.

 PC TECH: English Language School in New York City