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What to do? What things at home can be dangerous? electrical equipment knives electric fires hot water poisons windows ladders What to do?

How to prevent us from being injured Task 2. Discussion: How to prevent us from being injured at home?

Fill in the blanks ladder unplug out of the reach The kitchen _________ the floor is not ________. Make sure slippery ladder Always use a _____to _____ high cupboards. reach Always ________ from your body when you use a knife. cut away unplug ________ all appliances, especially irons, after use. out of the reach Keep matched _______________ of children.

Things we do Things we shouldn’t do In the kitchen Use a ladder Turn saucepan handles away … Never stand on a chair In the bedroom Keep a lamp Unplug electric blankets Have a telephone near the bed Never smoke in bed In the bathroom Don’t plug in an electrical appliance or use it while standing in water…

More advice Electricity: Make sure that electric wires are safe and that children can’t touch them.

More advice Things in mouth: Don’t leave small things on the floor or table which a baby can put in its mouth.

More advice Poisons: Don’t pour poisons into other containers, for example, empty bottles.Keep them on a high shelf out of the reach of children.

What must you do if you are badly burnt? Cool the area of skin at once .Wash the area of skin under the cold tap for several minutes. Put a piece of dry clean cloth over the area of the burn.

More advice How do you deal with a simple cut? Wash the area of the cut ,dry it and cover it with a piece of dry clean cloth.

Write more advice Gas fires: Water: Ladders: If you are using one of these, check that a window is open. Water: Make sure that young children can not get close to pools, lakes and rivers by themselves Ladders: Don’t use the one a wet floor. Get someone to hold the ladder for you. Don’t reach sideways while standing on a ladder. Get down first and move the ladder.

Writing Write a letter to your principal politely asking whether he or she could organize the first aid courses. Write your principal’s name Dear ___________, Our class has been studying a unit on first aid, ___________________ ______________________________. Even though the unit has been very interesting and useful,___________ _________________________. We would like to request that ______ _____________. We think that a first aid course at the school __________ . Yours sincerely, _____________ Say why the first aid unit has been useful. Say why you would like a first aid course. Say what you like the principal to do. Say again why a first aid course would be a good thing to do. Sign your name

Home work Finish the homework in workbook Write an article about first aid.