Reporting an emergency
I can describe how to report an emergency quickly and accurately.
Reporting an emergency
I can describe how to report an emergency quickly and accurately.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- To report an emergency, we need to know our location.
- There are five emergency services.
- If someone is injured, we should check for danger before approaching them.
- We may need to call 999 to report an emergency.
- Prank calls could endanger other people's lives.
Keywords
Emergency - a dangerous situation that needs immediate help
Emergency services - the people who help us if we are in danger, such as the police, fire fighters or ambulance crew
Injured - when someone experiences damage to their body
Endanger - to put someone in danger
Prank - a joke that tricks someone
Common misconception
It can be funny to prank call 999.
Prank calls to the emergency services endanger others because they may attend a prank call instead of a real emergency.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
something that could cause us harm
a service that helps people who are in danger at sea
a service that helps people who are in danger on hills and mountains
someone who handles phone calls
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the people who help us if we are in danger, such as the police
when someone experiences damage to their body
to put someone in danger
a joke that tricks someone