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 talk

O 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 InjuryYou'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 pain

O Injured cannot rememberdetails, the names ofcompanions, where he/shelives

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 #5You'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 floorYou'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

You will be evaluated

on:

Fluency and coherence

Vocabulary

Grammar

Pronunciation

Creativity

Ready…?