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Accidents at home - Cuaderno de ejercicios


Descripción: Este artículo presenta un cuaderno de actividades de accidentes domésticos en inglés. El cuaderno está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés a aprender vocabulario y frases útiles relacionados con situaciones de emergencia en el hogar. Incluye ejercicios interactivos y juegos divertidos para hacer que el aprendizaje del inglés sea más entretenido y efectivo.



ACCIDENTS AT HOME

(Activity Book for Beginners)

 

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension

Read the following text and decide if the statements below are true or false.

 

Accidents at Home

Accidents can happen anywhere, even in your own home. Every year, many people are injured or killed by accidents that could have been prevented. Some common causes of accidents in the home include falls, fires, poisoning, cuts, and burns.

Falls are a major cause of accidents, especially for young children and elderly people. To prevent falls, make sure floors are clean and dry, use safety gates on stairs, and remove any tripping hazards.

Fires can be caused by cooking accidents, overloaded electrical outlets, and candles left unattended. Be sure to keep flammable materials away from heat sources and have smoke alarms installed in every room.

Poisoning can occur from ingesting harmful chemicals or medications. Keep hazardous materials out of reach of children and label them properly.

Cuts and burns are common in the kitchen. Use caution when handling sharp objects and hot surfaces. Keep a first aid kit on hand in case of emergencies.

 

Are these statements true of false?

 

  1. Accidents can happen anywhere, even in your own home.
  2. Accidents in the home cannot be prevented.
  3. Falls are a major cause of accidents for young children and elderly people.
  4. Fires can only be caused by cooking accidents.
  5. Poisoning can occur from ingesting harmful chemicals or medications.

 

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the following list:

 

prevent / hazardous / flammable / first aid kit / ingesting

 

  1. To __________ falls, make sure floors are clean and dry.
  2. Keep __________ materials out of reach of children and label them properly.
  3. Keep a __________ on hand in case of emergencies.
  4. Be sure to keep __________ materials away from heat sources.
  5. Poisoning can occur from __________ harmful chemicals or medications.

 

Exercise 3: Grammar

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in parentheses.

 

  1. The kitchen is __________ (hot) than the living room.
  2. A first aid kit is __________ (important) than a fire extinguisher.
  3. Falls are __________ (common) than poisonings.
  4. Burns are __________ (serious) than cuts.
  5. Tripping hazards are __________ (dangerous) than clean floors.

 

 

Exercise 4: Listening Comprehension

Listen to the following audio and fill in the blanks with the missing words:

 

Accidents at Home

 

Every year, many people are __________ or killed by accidents that could have been prevented. Some common causes of accidents in the home include falls, fires, __________, cuts, and burns.

Falls are a major cause of accidents, especially for young children and elderly people. To prevent falls, make sure floors are clean and dry, use __________ gates on stairs, and remove any tripping hazards.

Fires can be caused by cooking accidents, overloaded electrical outlets, and candles left __________. Be sure to keep __________ materials away from heat sources and have smoke alarms installed in every room.

Poisoning can occur from __________ harmful chemicals or medications. Keep __________ materials out of reach of children and label them properly.

Cuts and burns are common in the kitchen. Use caution when handling sharp objects and __________ surfaces. Keep a first aid kit on hand in case of emergencies.

 

Exercise 5: Writing

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate connector:

 

and / but / so

 

Accidents can happen anywhere __________ every year many people are injured or killed.

Cuts and burns are common in the kitchen, __________ use caution when handling sharp objects and hot surfaces.

 

Falls are a major cause of accidents, __________ it's important to take steps to prevent them.

KEY ANSWERS:

 

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension

 

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True

 

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

 

  1. prevent
  2. hazardous
  3. first aid kit
  4. flammable
  5. ingesting

 

Exercise 3: Grammar

 

  1. hotter
  2. more important
  3. more common
  4. more serious
  5. more dangerous

 

Exercise 4: Listening Comprehension

 

  1. injured
  2. poisoning
  3. safety
  4. unattended
  5. flammable
  6. ingesting
  7. hazardous
  8. hot

 

Exercise 5: Writing

 

 

  1. and
  2. so
  3. but