Ted,

In France you're expected to get out of the car. Not
knowing that he had to stay put in the car, hubby
stepped out and then got the fright of his life, when
the gun was pulled out etc. I didn't express myself
well. I think we need to make sure that learners know
that they need to stay in the car until the officer
comes up to their window.
regards
Ujwala
--- Ted Klein <taklein at austin.rr.com> wrote:


> Ujwala,

> 

> I've never been asked to step out of a car. I

> believe that police in 

> different locations profile drivers, depending on

> their actions and 

> appearance. If the car is "zig zagging" there is a

> presumption that the 

> driver is drunk and I suspect that they would do it

> then. I'm sure that this 

> varies from place to place. The police have to be

> very careful, as a number 

> have been attacked or killed by irate drivers.

> 

> In Texas, if a driver is legally armed, he/she must

> put both hands on the 

> steering wheel and notify the officer. The officer

> is safer from concealed 

> weapons if the driver is standing.

> 

> Ted

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Ujwala Samant" <lalumineuse at yahoo.com>

> To: "The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

> List" 

> <englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:08 PM

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2952] Re: The Law

> 

> 

> Ted,

> 

> Just one query, are you asked to step out of the

> car?

> When my husband (French) did that years ago, the cop

> drew his gun and asked him to stand against the car

> with his hands up. This was in New Jersey. This

> happened to a couple of other French and German

> people

> we know. So after that whenever we have expats come

> in, it's included in the "acculturation" info

> shared;

> along with the fact that in NJ, the Francophones

> could

> take the test in French.

> 

> regards

> Ujwala

> --- Ted Klein <taklein at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> 

> > Carol,

> >

> > I present many common cultural situations in

> dialog

> > format in my ESL classes. 1. Students read the

> > dialog to themselves and ask questions about

> > vocabulary and situations.  2. Students repeat the

> > entire dialog chorally several times, by thought

> > groups, marked with primary stress and junctures.

> 3.

> > Students act out each part with other students.

> They

> > are encouraged to practice later with American

> > friends and memorize as much as possible. The

> > students ask for the situations they are most

> > interested in and I create them. Here is a traffic

> > stop:

> >

> > Dialog: A Traffic Stop

> > Student handout reinforcing all  ESLCPM criteria

> >

> >

> >

> > Nando and his wife Sara are traveling on a

> two-lane

> > paved road in Texas. Nando is an experienced

> driver

> > and normally obeys the law. Nando looks back in

> his

> > rearview mírror and sees flashing lights following

> > him. He realizes that it is a state trooper and

> > pulls over to the shoulder of the road. The

> trooper

> > walks over to the driver's side of Nando's car.

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   Good afterno'on.¯ Did you knów®that you

> > were dríving®6'8"in a 55 mile per hour zóne?­

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      Nó®I dídn't.¯ I'm sórry.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:  I álso notice®that you're not

> wéaring®your

> > se'atbelt.¯  Under the law® that has becóme®a

> > serious offénse.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      I usually dó®but todáy®I have other

> > things on my mínd.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   Step out of the cár now®and show me

> your

> > dríver's license®and proof of insúrance.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      Yés®sír.¯ Here is my lícense.¯ My wífe

> > will give me®the proof of insúrance.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   Take the dríver's license®out of your

> > wállet please.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      Hére is my license.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   Is all of the informátion correct?­ Do

> > you still live at this áddress?­

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      Yés®I dó.¯ Everything is corréct.¯

> > Here's my proof of insuránce.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   Thánk you.¯ I'm going to háve to give

> > you®a ticket for spe'eding®and not wearing your

> > se'atbelt.¯ The schedule of páyments®is on the

> báck

> > of the ticket.¯ You must mail páyment®to the

> > co'urt®within ten dáys®or schedule a tríal®to

> > protést your ticket.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      I understánd.¯ I'm sorry for being so

> > cáreless.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > TROOPER:   We just want yo'u®to stay alíve® and be

> a

> > sáfe driver®for yo'ur sake®and the sake of óther

> > people®on the ro'ad.¯ The spe'ed limit here®is 55

> > for a re'ason®and you should néver get in a

> > car®without using your se'atbelt.¯ In m'y

> > profession®we see terrible áccidents®every we'ek.¯

> > Goodb'ye®and drive cárefully.¯ The life that you

> > sáve®may be your ówn.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > NANDO:      Goodb'ye®and thánk you®for keeping me

> > out of re'al trouble.¯

> >

> >

> >

> > Ted

> > www.tedklein-ESL.com

> >

> >

> >

> >   ----- Original Message ----- 

> >   From: carolkubota at comcast.net

> >   To: rhdill at yahoo.com ; The Adult English

> Language

> > Learners Discussion List

> >   Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:40 AM

> >   Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2932] Re: The Law

> >

> >

> >   Hello Rosemary,

> >

> >   I agree with you. Everyone should know what to

> do

> > and not do if they are stopped by a police

> officer.

> > I have a class where I ask a police officer to

> come

> > and talk about aspects of the law and the students

> > have a chance to ask questions . Understanding the

> > law and the way it works is difficult when you

> move

> 

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