UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH II - 2015-2

UNIT 9 PROJECT: ACCIDENTS

- To role play an accident-related scenario.

- To list major types of injuries that result from accidents

- To analyze an accident (behaviors and age groups that are typically involved In accidents; issues of speed, impact, and collision; distractions)

- To discuss types of injuries associated with driving accidents

- To fill in an Accident Report

Choose one of the following accident-related scenarios:

Task 1

Situation #1

Current location: Next to Pance River. I can see Chorro de Plata on the other side of the river. I am with a friend.

Problem: My friend has fallen in the river and cannot get out. He’s holding on a small boat.

Injuries: He is very cold and tired. I tried to go in to help but I don’t swim very well. I called paramedicts for help.

Situation #2

Current location: I am on the way to Jamundí with my girlfriend.

Problem: Car has come off the road and hit a tree after trying to avoid running over a dog.

Injuries: I may have broken my leg. I feel dizzy and my head is cut. My girlfriend is unconscious. The dog is dead.

Situation #3

Current location: Cañasgordas avenue next to supermarket with friends.

Problem: I’ve just run over a cyclist. He walked out to the road without looking and my car went right over him. My frind bumped her head during the accident.

Injuries: The cyclist is conscious and there is blood on his head and on the back of his jacket. He cannot move. My friend has a headache.

Situation #4

Current location: At home alone. I am trapped upstairs

Problem: Kitchen and large area of the downstairs floor is on fire.

Injuries: I cannot breath very well. I call 911.

Situation #5

Current location: El ingenio park. I am sitting on a park bench. I am with girlfriend.

Problem: I have a very bad pain in my chest and in my left arm. I feel nauseous and it’s difficult to breathe.

Injuries: Apart from pain, I have no injuries. She calls paramedics for help.

Situation #6

Current location: I am at the hospital with an injured relative, explaining the doctor what happened.

Problem: My relative fell off a fifth floor. He injured his brain.

Injuries: My relative is nauseous, and he is unable to move one arm, any movement causes sharp pain

He cannot remember details, the names of companions, where he/she lives

Situation #7

Current location: I am in the university. I am chatting with a friend

Problem: I slip on wet floor

Injuries: I have limited mobility. Possible sprain or fracture of ankle. I call the univeristy doctor.

Organize yourself in groups of 2 or 3 and assign roles to each member of the team.

Task 2

Accident Report Form

Name:________________________________________

Adress:_______________________________________

Phone number:________________________________

Date of birth:__________________________________

Type of injury:_________________________________

Cause(s) of the accident:_________________________

Brief description of the accident: ______________________________________________________________

Action(s) taken: _____________________________________________________________________________

Task 3Complete the following accident report which will help you organize and summarize ideas

Start writing the script. At the end of each class, rehearse with your group before the actual role playing

Task 4

Plan your time. Assign a role to each

member of the group. Bring proper outfits on the

day of the actual presentation.

You will be evaluated on:

Fluency and coherenceVocabularyGrammarPronunciationCreativity

 

Evaluation checklist

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