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…?