English 3

Unit 6: Accidents
Online session 1

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Unit 6: Accidents

Session 1 communicative objective

By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about

personal experiences related to accidents.

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 Oh no! I hurt my back.
• Observe the problem each person in the pictures has.
• Think about the reasons why someone may have these problems.

He has a backache. Maybe he has lifted Right. Or maybe he fell off while
something heavy and hurt his back. going down the stairs.

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3-5 minutes
Warm up
whole class 3
 Are you accident prone?
Pre
production 1 • Answer these questions about yourself. Give yourself a score.
• Sum up your points and see the results. Do you agree?
(Part 1)
1. Have you ever broken an arm/leg or any part of your body?
a. No, never. b. Yes, once. c. Yes, more than once.

2. Which of the following accidents have you had in the last week? Mark all the suitable answers.
___ I cut my finger. ___ I pulled a muscle. ____ I banged my head. ___ other

3. Which of the following household accidents do you often have? Mark all the suitable answers.
___ I spill things. ___ I break things ____ I lose things ___ other

4. When do most of your accidents occur? When…

a. I’m playing sports. b. I’m driving or riding a bike. c. I’m doing outdoor activities.
d. I’m at work. e. I’m at home.
Give yourself a score
8 minutes 5. Have you ever had any freak accidents? 1: a: 0 points b: 2 points c: 4 points
YES/NO 2 and 3: 1 answer: 1 point, 2 answers: 2 points, 3 answers: 3
If you answered YES, tell us what. points, 4 answers: 4 points
whole class 4: a: 1 point b or c: 2 pointsd: 3 points e: 4 points
5: NO: 0 points YES: 2 points
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 Are you accident prone?
Pre • See your results. Do you agree?
production 1 Give yourself a score
(Part 2)
1: a: 0 points b: 2 points c: 4 points

2 and 3: 1 answer: 1 point, 2 answers: 2 points, 3 answers: 3 points, 4 answers: 4 points

4: a: 1 point b or c: 2 points d: 3 points e: 4 points

5: NO: 0 points YES: 2 points

What your score means

You belong to one of these categories:

3-7 extremely careful

You seldom have accidents. You are either a very lucky or an extremely careful person.

8-12 average
2 minutes You sometimes have accidents, but no more than the average person.

whole class 13-18 accident prone

You are extremely prone to accidents! Try to be more careful.

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 Are you accident prone?
• Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions below. Give
Production 1 details. Ask follow-up questions. Take notes of your
classmate’s answers. Word bank
• afraid
• bleed
1. Have you ever broken an arm/leg or any part of your • cliff
• get stuck
body?
• injury
2. What accidents have you had in the last
• left behind
months/years?
3. What household accidents do you often have? • recover
4. When do most of your accidents occur? • rescue
• rocky
5. Have you ever had any freak accidents?
• slippery
• take a wrong turn
10 minutes • terror

pairwork

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 Are you accident prone?

Feedback Tell us what you learned about your partner.

(Partner’s name) told me that…

He/she once…
He/she often…
He/she never…
Most of his/her accidents occur…

5 minutes

whole class

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 At home
• These are things we need at home in case of accidents. Match the names with the pictures
Pre and say how we use them.
production 2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6 minutes 10.
6. 7. 8. 9.

whole class
Word bank
cotton scissors ointment pills band aids bandage alcohol
adhesive tape gauze first-aid-kit
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 At home
• Work in pairs.
Production 2 • Have an interactive conversation.
• React to your partner’s answers.
Word bank Reaction phrases
• afraid I’m not surprised.
• bleed You’re joking?
1. Tell me about an anecdote about a I can imagine!
• cliff
home accident you have had. • get stuck How odd!
2. Do you have a first-aid-kit at home? • injury What a nightmare!
3. Have you ever had to miss a class or • left behind Sounds awful/terrible!
• Wow, that’s amazing!
an exam because of a mishap? recover
Oh, I see what you mean.
4. Has anyone in your family (or any of • rescue
• rocky Lucky you!
your friends) ever had a serious Oh my God!
• slippery
accident? • take a wrong turn So, what happened?
5. … (your question here) • terror You can’t be serious.

14 minutes

pairwork

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 At home

Feedback Share your anecdotes here.

3 minutes

whole class

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Summary
Now I can…
√talk about personal experiences related to
accidents.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Unit 6.
Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources
– https://thenounproject.com/
– https://www.shutterstock.com/
– https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
– http://iteslj.org/questions/movies.html
– English Discoveries Student platform

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