UNIT 9 PROJECT: ACCIDENTS
UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE ENGLISH LEVEL II 2014-2
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:
O Thrown from vehicle, not moving legs, but free to move hands, face up
O Conscious, able to talkO 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
O Either ultra‐conscious,
restless, and anxious, or
decreased level of
consciousness
O Weak and rapid pulse
O Cold (possibly shivering)
and wet skin, possibly pale
O 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
O Dilation of the pupils
O Thirsty
O Nauseous
O Unable to move one arm,
any movement causes sharp
painO 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.
O Got a shot.
O Partial or complete loss of
control over any part of the body
O Abnormal band‐like sensations in
the thorax (upper chest)—pain,
pressure
O Impaired breathing after injury
O Unusual lumps on the head
Injured #6:Slipping on wet floor You're a victim reporting your ARP an
accident
O Slipping on a wet
floor
O pain of the injury
O limited mobility
O Sprain
O Possible fracture
O Organize yourself in groups of 3 or 4 and start writing the dialogue for the role-play.
At the end of each class, rehearse with your group before the actual role playing
O Plan your time
O Assign a role to each
member of the group
O Bring proper outfits
on the day of the
actual presentation
Evaluation checklist
You will be evaluated on:
Fluency and coherence
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Creativity
Ready…?
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