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

> to a different country.

>

>   Carol

>

>   --

>   Director/Language and Culture Specialist

>   Battle Creek Language and Culture Center

>   7 Heritage Oak Lane #4

>   Battle Creek, Mi 49015

>   269-979-8432

>   http://www.bclanguageculture.com

>   carolkubota at comcast.net

>

>     -------------- Original message -------------- 

>     From: Rosemary Dill <rhdill at yahoo.com>

>           Every semester I give my students a

> handout that explains what to do if they are stopped

> by the police.  Be unfailingly polite!!! Do not

> complain on site.  Get the officer's badge number or

> license plate number and you can complain later to

> the police station.

>

>           Do NOT answer any questions on site except

> your name and address.

>           We read (together) the rights that all

> officers must read to those they are arresting.  We

> discuss what they mean. We talk about public

> defenders whihc most of them do not know about.

>

>           I present this in the context of a

> teenager who may possibly do something illegal in

> the name of "fun".

>

>           Rosemary

>

>

>

>

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