Unit 9: First Aid

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Aims and Objectives

In this lesson you are going to learn basic phrases and simple conversation skills for cases when someone's injured. You will also revise previous lessons.

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Practice

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Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
AssistantEmergency, please tell me your name and address, and what happened.
Mr.RobertoMy friend is unconscious.
AssistantCan you tell me your name and where you are.
Mr.RobertoYes, I am Carlos Roberto, I am at the Station, Main Station.
AssistantThank you Mr. Roberto, now what happened to your friend.
Mr.RobertoHe fell down the stairs.
AssistantIs he breathing?
Mr.RobertoWait, yes I think, he is.
AssistantIs he injured?
Mr.RobertoI don't know.
AssistantIs he bleeding?
Mr.RobertoNo, he isn't.
AssistantAll right, now, where exactly are you at the station?
Mr.RobertoI am near the main entrance.
AssistantOK, Mr. Roberto, wait with your friend and we will be there in five minutes.
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Exercise 2: Cloze

Listen and fill in missing words.

Recording:
Transcript:
AstridWhat's the matter, Sven?
SvenI feel sick today.
AstridIs it serious?
SvenYes, my head aches.
AstridI don't think it's serious. I think it's from the whiskey yesterday.
AstridWhat's the ?, Sven?
SvenI feel ? today.
AstridIs it ??
SvenYes, my head ?.
AstridI don't ? it's serious. I think it's ? the whiskey yesterday.

Exercise 3: Selections

Choose the correct sentence. Use logic and grammar.

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Exercise 4: Selections

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
AgataWhat's the matter with you Jacek?
JacekMy tooth aches.
AgataDo you want to see the doctor?
JacekNo, it's not that bad.
AgataWell, you have to visit a doctor, if your tooth aches.
JacekWell not today, I feel bad today, no dentist today.
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Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Cloze

What is the correct connection? Choose "make" or "do".

Transcript:

do shopping
make a trip
make money
do business
make plans
do cooking
make a mistake
make a phone call
do gardening
make a cake

Example:

..... homework
do homework

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? a phone call
? gardening
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Exercise 2: Transformation

Create a sentence in the past tense.

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break / her leg / yesterday
She broke her leg yesterday.

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Exercise 3: Transformation

Make questions in past tense.

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I saw my doctor yesterday.
Did you see your doctor yesterday?

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Exercise 4: Transformation

Make negatives in past tense.

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I saw my doctor yesterday.
I didn't see my doctor yesterday.

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Exercise 5: Transformation

Make past tense. Change "is/are" into "was/were".

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Is anything wrong?
Was anything wrong?

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Exercise 6: Transformation

Answer the question. Use help in the brackets.

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What's the matter? (head ache)
My head aches.

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Dictation

Exercise 1: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
Transcript:

What's wrong with you Mrs Nemeth? How did it happen? Does this hurt?

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Exercise 2: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
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My leg hurts. I can't move it. I was on a square and there was a step and I didn't know, and I fell down. It can be broken. We have to X-ray this.

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Checklist

Now, after finishing this lesson you should be able:

To arrange things when someone's injured or has fysical problems. You should also be more fluent in using do in questions.

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