UNIT 9 PROJECT: REPORTING ACCIDENTS

UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH LEVEL II

2012-1

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:

Injured #1: Spinal Cord Injury: You're an accident victim making a report to a police officer:

Thrown from vehicle, not moving legs, but free to move hands, face up

Conscious, able to talk Describes the following

conditions: Extreme pain or

pressure in the neck, head, or back

Tingling or loss of sensation in the hand, fingers,

feet, or toes

Injured #2: Shock Victim with Broken Bones: You're a reporter asking bystanders to describe a crash they witnessed

Either ultra‐conscious,

restless, and anxious,

or decreased level of

consciousness

Weak and rapid pulse

Cold (possibly

shivering) and wet

skin, possibly pale

Breathing irregularly

Injured #3: Brain Injury You're at the hospital with an injured relative, explaining the doctor your relative fell off a fifth floor

Dilation of the pupils

Thirsty

Nauseous

Unable to move one

arm, any movement

causes sharp pain Injured cannot

remember details, the names of companions, where he/she lives

Injured #4: Burn victim in armsYou're describing the damage from a fire to an insurance agent.

Second degree burn:

Swelling

redness

Inflammation

Blistering of the skin

Extreme pain

Injured #5 You're on the phone with a 911 operator.

Got a shot.

Partial or complete loss of

control over any part of the

body

Abnormal band‐like

sensations in the thorax

(upper chest)—pain, pressure

Impaired breathing after

injury

Unusual lumps on the head

Injured #6:Slipping on wet floor You're a victim reporting your ARP an accident

Slipping on a wet floor

pain of the injury

limited mobility

Sprain

Possible fracture

Organize yourself in groups of 3 or 4 and start writing the dialogue for the role-play.

Present your role play and accident report to the class.

Plan your time

Assign a role to each

member of the group

Bring proper outfits on

the day of the

presentation

Evaluation checklist

You will be evaluated on:

Fluency and coherence

Vocabulary

Grammar

Creativity

 

Ready…?