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Health:Emergencies
Vocabulary
How do I call for help?
Is this an emergency?
Lesson 1: Vocabulary
Emergencies
fire choking weather emergency robbery
injury car accident unconscious
poison fighting chest pain
Technology Vocabulary:
click on the arrow/ the picture/ the button
check answers
choose the word
click and move (click and drag)
listen to the word
repeat the word/ the activity
say the word
type
fire / chokingweather emergency / chest pain / robbery / injury
car accident / unconscious / poison / fighting
Lesson 2: How do I call for help?
Introduction:
“Sometimes we have emergencies and we need to call 9-1-1. The operator will ask you: “What’s the emergency?”; “What’s the address?”; “What is the call back number?” Here, you will listen to three conversations with a 9-1-1 operator.”
#1
O: 9-1-1. What's your emergency?
C: I see a house fire!
O: Where is the fire?
C: 325 North Columbus Road.
O: 325 North Columbus Road?
C: Yes. It's a big fire!
O: Is your call back number 517-332-8970?
C: Yes, it is. Please hurry!
O: Stay on the line. Don’t hang up.
#2
O: 9-1-1. What’s your emergency?
C: My son is vomiting! It's poison! He drank bleach!
O: Do you have the bottle?
C: Yes, I do.
O: Very good. Now, what's your address?
C: 772 South 14th Street.
O: 772 South 14th Street?
C: Yes. Help me!
O: Is your call back number 665-245-7890?
C: Yes!
O: Stay on the line. Don’t hang up.
#3
O: 9-1-1. What’s your emergency?
C: My mother is on the floor in the bedroom. She's unconscious. She's 80 years old.
O: Is she breathing?
C: Yes.
O: Don't move her. Do you understand?
C: Yes, I do.
O: Now, what's your address?
C: 9134 April Street. Apartment 6A.
O: 9134 April Street. Apartment 6A?
C: Yes.
O: Is your call back number 987-332-6858?
C: Yes, it is. Please come quickly!
O: Stay on the line. Don’t hang up.
Lesson 3: Is this an emergency?
1. My brother has a little headache today.
2. There is a big fire in the apartment.
3. There was a car accident. A man is hurt.
4. My uncle is overweight.
5. He has a little cough today.
6. My daughter broke her leg playing soccer.
"I have a headache.""I have a fever."
"Yes. I'm taking aspirin."
"No, I'm not."
"Ten days."
"One week."
"No, I don't."
"Yes. I'm allergic to penicillin."
"No, I don't."
"Yes, I do."
"I smoked for many years, but I don't smoke now."
Comprehension & Listening:
#1
D : What's the matter?
P : I have a headache.
D : How long have you had the headache?
P : Three days.
D : Do you have an allergy to any medicine?
P : No.
#2
D : What's the matter?
P : I have a bad cough.
D : How long have you had the cough?
P : One week.
D : Do you smoke?
P : No.
#3
D : What's the matter?
P : I have a toothache.
D : How long have you had the toothache?
P : Four days.
D : Are you taking any medicine?
P : Yes. I am taking aspirin.