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Lesson 12 - Health
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This page: Listen to a dialogue with someone who has just taken a first aid class.

The First Aid Class

"The First Aid Class"
Listening Exercise

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

first aid
basic medical help given right away before professional help arrives
choke
to be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat
cough
to force air out of your lungs suddenly
abdominal thrusts
quick pushes on the stomach to help someone who is choking
wrap
to put your arms or something around another person or object
fist
a closed hand
panic
to feel sudden fear and not know what to do
cloth
a piece of fabric
wound
an injury where the skin is cut or damaged
elevate
to raise something to a higher position

 

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

1. to force air out of your lungs suddenly
   

2. quick pushes on the stomach to help someone who is choking
   

3. basic medical help given right away before professional help arrives
   

4. to put your arms or something around another person or object
   

5. a closed hand
   

6. to be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat
   

7. a piece of fabric
   

8. an injury where the skin is cut or damaged
   

9. to feel sudden fear and not know what to do
   

10. to raise something to a higher position
   

 

Listening Comprehension

Instructions
Select the treatment that was recommended in the first aid class.

► Listen to the dialogue

1. What should you do if you burn yourself?
   
   

2. What should you do if someone is coughing but is able to talk (indicating that air is getting through)?
   
   

3. What should you do someone cuts their arm and is bleeding really badly?
   
   

 

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