Objectives

Level 1-2

Medical Emergencies

• Recognize when to call 911
• Call and identify an emergency (review phone etiquette)
• Identify the address and give basic directions to the site of the emergency (review prepositions like "near," "next to", "across from, " etc.)
• Identify basic warning signs
• Practice telling what happened using simple past tense

Fire Safety

• Distribute handouts from the Home Safety Council Fire Safety Literacy Project (on shelf at Kestrel) and discuss the importance of having smoke alarms and an evacuation plan.
• Create a model fire escape plan for Kestrel Heights, reviewing
• Identify Emergency Exit signs
• Identify services available from fire department
• Learn when to dial 911 and when not to
• Learn to dial 911 and state, “FIRE!” and give basic information

Police

• Identify services available from police department
• Learn appropriate situations to call 911
• Learn to call 911: state problem and give personal information

Level 3-4

Medical Emergencies

• Interpret info from authentic first aid guide
• Discuss security and dangers of "latch-key kids"
• Help admit someone to ER
• Ask questions at the hospital: as patient and as visitor
• Locate and discuss the functions of hotlines and support services for crisis intervention

Fire Safety

• Distribute handouts from the Home Safety Council Fire Safety Literacy Project (on shelf at Kestrel). Read "Two Ways Out: A Family Fire Drill" and have students create a model fire escape plan for their homes.
• Practice the imperative (giving commands) in the context of the fire escape plan: "Go out of the bedroom window. Climb down the fire escape ladder."

Police

• Discuss services available from police department
• Demystify police: learn rights and responsibilities

Oxford Picture Dictionary Resources

Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary (red book)

• Emergencies and Natural Disasters, p. 74-5
• Houses and Surroundings, p. 22; An Apartment Building, p. 23 (In the context of making a Fire Evacuation plan)

Oxford Picture Dictionary (black book)

• Medical Emergencies, p. 82
• Emergencies and Natural Disasters, p. 102-3
• Apartments, p. 36-37; A House, p. 38 (In the context of making a Fire Evacuation plan)

Resources at Kestrel Heights

Beginning

• English in Everyday Life, Medical Emergencies, p. 158. Pictures/vocabulary of heart attack, stomach pump, poison, other emergency situations.
• Adventures in Reading, Ch. 8, "The Flood," p. 43. 1 1/2 page story about a flood in Vietnam, plus pre- and post- reading activities. Ch. 12, "Lost on a Mountain" and Ch. 15, "Saved by Dolphins" are also more or less about emergencies. Level 2-3.
• Going Places 2, "What Happened to Judy? Accidents & Emergencies" p. 135-142. Presentation of emergency phrases ("A car hit him. He's choking. etc.), sample dialogues with 911, related fill-in-the-blank activities.
• Taking Off: Beginning English Workbook. Emergency Information Form, p. 8 (L1). Very simple form requiring student's name and name & phone of emergency contact.

Intermediate / Advanced

• American Red Cross Community First Aid & Safety. This manual for a Red Cross class is geared toward native speakers but includes many one page asides that could be used in L3 or L4.
• Oxford Picture Dictionary Intermediate Workbook, Medical Emergencies, p. 82-3.
• Oxford Picture Dictionary Beginning Workbook, Medical Emergencies, p. 82-3.

Web Resources

All Levels

• * Emergencies & Disasters (pdf):
  Excellent resource - 20 pages of pictures, vocabulary, explanation of
  911, instructions on what to do in various emergencies. Mostly
  applicable to Level 1-2, but the readings on What To Do in a
  Thunderstorm, Terrorist Attack, etc. would work for Levels 3-4.
• Make Your Own Worksheet - Web-based template allows you to enter content and generates a worksheet according to format you specify
• Roadside Assistance: Emergency Call - audio from 911 call can be played online; students respond to comprehension questions in online quiz (Could be used in our computer lab)

Levels 1-2

• Reporting Emergencies: Lesson Plan and supporting materials
• Accidents & Catastrophes - vocabulary and lesson plan ideas (less organized)
• Simple Past Tense - grammatical explanation which may be helpful in presenting the past tense to students (in the context of explaining what happened during an emergency)