Intensive listening
Read questions 2 to 4 and then listen to the tape again. Answer while you are listening.
What should you do if a child is cut near the eye?
a) Dress the cut with a clean cotton | c) Hold the cut closed for a few | ||
bandage | minutes | ||
b) Clean the cut with warm water | d) Call a doctor |
What should you do with a very deep cut?
a) Call a doctor as soon as possible | c) Clean it and hold it closed with | ||
an adhesive dressing | |||
b) Press a piece of cotton wool firmly | d) Dress it with a clean cotton | ||
over the cut for about five minutes | bandage |
What should you do if the child is nervous or upset?
a) Give them a little water to drink | c) Let them rest quietly. | ||
b) Tell them a joke or a funny story | d) Call a doctor as soon as possible |
Complete the diagram by filling in the missing words.
`CUTS AND GRAZES: A SIMPLE CHECKLIST' | ||||||||||
Is the cut on the face | NO | Is the cut bleeding badly? | NO | Is the cut a deep one
and is it (5) __________ ? |
NO | Was the cut made by a nail or a long sharp (11) ________ ? | NO | Is the child upset or shocked? | ||
YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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Call a doctor as (1) _________________________ | Put a clean peace of (2) _______________
over it and (3)________ ____________________ ____________________ firmly for about (4) ___ ____________________ Is it still |
Clean gently then (6) _____ _________it (7) _________ with an adhesive (8) _________ | Let it (12) _____ ____________ for a while. Clean and dress. | Keep (13) ________ and quiet. Don't give anything to (14) ____________ Keep lips (15) ____ _______with a little (16)_____________ | ||||||
bleeding badly? | YES | Dress it with a (9) _______________
cotton bandage and call a (10) ____________ as soon as possible. |
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