Lesson 3A Listening and Vocabulary - Accidents
Emergency Situations and Safety Exercises
📚 Exercise Contents
🚨 Emergency Situations
Suggested Answer: You should call an emergency number in accidents, fires, or crimes.
a) A car knocked down a girl. She's got a few cuts and bruises and she's in shock.
Call an ambulance.
b) A neighbour fainted and is unconscious; it might be a heart attack.
Call an ambulance.
c) The school fire alarm is ringing.
Call the fire service.
d) You want to report a crime.
Call the police.
e) You hurt your head. You're not bleeding but it's painful and you're seeing double – you think you have a concussion.
Go to a doctor, maybe call an ambulance.
f) Your neighbour is asking for help: a candle fell over, setting fire to her curtains.
Call the fire service.
g) Your little brother burnt his hand while cooking.
Treat at home or see a doctor.
h) A shop in your street is burning down.
Call the fire service and maybe the police.
🎧 Listening Exercises
Question: You are going to hear a P.E. teacher talking to his students. What's his main purpose?
a) to persuade them to run as fast as they can
b) to advise them to be careful ✓
c) to complain about their attitude towards P.E.
Question a
You are going to hear one of the students talking to a teacher. What is the student's main purpose?
to inform him about an accident
Question b
You are going to hear the teacher calling an ambulance. Where is Omar?
at a farm
Question c
You are going to hear an adult from the school calling Omar's mother. How does she seem by the end of the conversation?
worried
Suggested Answer:
Student A (Omar): I was running when I slipped and fell. I hurt my leg and I was bleeding.
Student B (Mr. Almoshen): Omar slipped and injured himself, so I called an ambulance.
📖 Vocabulary Exercise
1. The bus driver sprained his wrist. It was really painful. He didn't know if the car driver was badly hurt.
2. Khaled got some cuts and bruises, broke his leg, twisted his ankle, and suffered a concussion.
3. Issa's mum banged her head and lost a little blood. She was in shock but she's better now.
4. His dad didn't have a heart attack, he just fainted because of stress.
🌐 Learning Resources
📚 Emergency and Safety Resources:
https://www.redcross.org.uk - First aid and emergency guidance
https://www.nhs.uk - When to call emergency services