Which Emergency Is It?

Topic: Emergencies and (Un)Natural Disasters

Mode: Interpretive 

Level: Intermediate

Students will listen to audios describing emergencies and will choose the picture that matches that emergency.

Components of this activity: Pictures, scripts, worksheet with answers.

Instructions to the teacher

1. Record the scripts in the following exercise and save them as audio files. 
2. Play the audio files in class and ask students to select the right answer for each description. 
3. Note: First image is the correct answer in the worksheet. Consider shuffling the images when transforming this activity so that not all answers are in one column. Also, consider enlarging the pictures and getting rid of the names since the activity is focused on the pictures.

Scripts

1. Please excuse the interruption. We have a child who has become separated from their parent in our store office. Please check that you know where your children are. 
2. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning. 6-8 inches of snow has fallen and heavy snowfall continues to cause delays and accidents on local roads. Please be advised to stay at home.
3. There is a tornado watch for our area until 11:00 p.m. During a tornado, extremely high winds can cause serious damage to buildings. Take shelter in a secure building or basement. It’s important to stay indoors to avoid being struck by flying or falling objects.
4. The local weather forecast for today is calling for extreme heat. People and animals are advised to stay indoors and drink plenty of fluids. Take care to limit outdoor physical activity and seek shelter in cool or air-conditioned places such as basements, the mall, a library or a community shelter. 
5. Emergency management is reporting flash flooding in our county. Everyone should stay at home due to heavily flooded roads. Seven to ten inches of rain have fallen and more rain is expected. 
6. There is a fog advisory this morning until 11:00 a.m. Visibility is significantly reduced. Stay off the roads if possible, and take caution while driving.
7. A storm system is moving into our area bringing with it severe thunderstorms and rainfall. Seek shelter and stay off the roads.
8. There has been a multi-car accident on Highway 31 between Appletown and Smithville. Emergency personnel are at the scene and have closed off the highway except for one lane of traffic. Be advised of slow-moving traffic and avoid this stretch of highway if possible.
9. There have been multiple reports of UFO sightings close to the airport. Residents are advised to stay away from the location of the sightings until authorities have determined that the area is safe.

Instructions to students

Listen to the audio and select the type of emergency taking place. Select the photo that matches the emergency in each case.

Worksheet

	Toystore	Blizzard	Tornado
	Blizzard	Flood	House fire
	Tornado	Drought	Forest fire
	Heat wave	Blizzard	Forest fire
	Flood	Hurricane	Forest fire
	Fog	House fire	Drought
	Heavy rainfall	Forest fire	Heatwave
	Car accident	Flood	Tornado
	UFO sightings	House fire	Blizzard