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Accidents and Injuries

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Vocabulary Extra

Intermediate Unit 4, p31: Accidents and injuries


Review
1 Match the sentence beginnings and endings. 1 I was so surprised that I droppedB1 2 Yes, you can wash the dishes but dont break 3 Every winter, people slip 4 This morning, I banged 6 I tripped and fell
B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 A2 A2

a on the ice and hurt themselves. b that cushion! c her ankle the first time she went skiing. d my mobile phone. e over in the street. I was so embarrassed! f my elbow on the wall. It really hurt! g my finger on a piece of glass. h any of those plates.

5 Unfortunately, she broke 7 Ouch! Ive just cut

8 Careful you dont trip over

2 Find and correct one error in each sentence. Either add a missing word or correct a word thats there.

Preventing household accidents


Many accidents happen in the home. Here is some advice for you.
a Be careful not to slip newly washed kitchen floors. b Take care when you clean up broken glass to avoid cut yourself. c Keep cupboard doors closed so you dont bang the head.

d Avoid leaving things on the floor or someone may trip them. e If your child break a toy, throw it away or repair it because it could be dangerous. f Make sure not to stand up too fast, as you might get dizzy and falling over. g Dont lift heavy things in case you them on your foot or hurt your back. h Take care when going downstairs because its easy to slip and broke your ankle.

Extension
3 a Match the pictures 18 with the verbs ah. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

a tearB1 1 tear: 6 burn:

b spill ... onB1 2 spill: or

c fall offA2 or 7 knock:

d hit ... onB1 3 fall:

e scratchB2 4 hit:

f fall downB1 5 scratch:

g burnB1

h knock ... offB1

b Whats the past simple form of each verb?

4 Complete the sentences with verbs from exercise 3a in the correct form. 1 My mobile phone rang and when I tried to get it out of my pocket, I 2 Rosie, careful! Dont your milk the carpet! my hand. it. your head 3 I didnt know the pot handle was so hot. When I picked it up, I 4 Close that cupboard door, Carl, or youll 5 I 6 Did you know Tom 8 I the ladder.

the side of my car this morning. Its going to cost $500 to repair! the stairs yesterday? Luckily, he wasnt hurt. it the table.

7 The vase, Sammy! Youre going to

my favourite coat this morning and Im really annoyed.


Vocabulary Extra Photocopiable Cambridge University Press 2013

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