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© British Council 1
Fire safety
How much do you know about fire safety in the home? What can you do to make you and the people in your home safer? In these activities you will learn about fire safety in your home.
© British Council 2
Activity 1: Key words Match the words and the pictures: 1.
cooking
2.
plug
3.
batteries
4.
smoke alarm
5.
cigarette
6.
extension lead
7.
candle
© British Council 3
Activity 1 – key words answers
Check your answers and copy the words:
1.
smoke alarm smoke alarm
…………………………………………………
2.
cooking cooking
…………………………………………………
3.
cigarette cigarette
…………………………………………………
4.
extension lead extension lead
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………. 5.
plug plug
…………………………………………………
6.
candle candle
…………………………………………………
7.
batteries batteries
…………………………………………………
© British Council 4
Fires in the home 1 Here are some reasons why people are killed in fires in their homes. Fill in the gaps for each one with a word in the box at the bottom of the page If you want to make this exercise harder, cover the words in the box below.
1.
The smoke alarm isn’t ………………….
2.
The smoke alarm batteries are ………………….
3.
The cooking oil is too …………………
4.
The cigarette is still ………………….
5.
There are too many ………………… in the extension lead.
6.
The plug is ………………… or the lead is ………………….
7.
The candles are next to things that burn easily, such as ………………… or curtains.
broken burning flat hot
hot paper plugs working
© British Council 5
Fires in the home 1 (answer key) Now check your answers
1.
The smoke alarm isn’t working.
2.
The smoke alarm batteries are flat.
3.
The cooking oil is too hot.
4.
The cigarette is still burning.
5.
There are too many plugs in the extension lead.
6.
The plug is broken or the lead is hot.
7.
The candles are next to things that burn easily, such as paper or curtains.
© British Council 6
Fires in the home 2 Is, isn’t, are, or aren’t? Look at the sentences again and this time fill in is, isn’t, are or aren’t.
1.
The smoke alarm ....................working.
2.
The smoke alarm batteries ................ flat.
3.
The cooking oil ................... too hot.
4.
The cigarette .................. still burning.
5.
There ................... too many plugs in the extension lead.
6.
The plug ................. broken or the lead
............... hot.
7.
The candles ............... next to things that burn easily, such as paper or curtains.
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Fire - key words Match the words and the pictures:
1.
door
2.
window
3.
smoke
4.
fire
5.
phone
6.
fire escape
7.
keys
8.
towels
© British Council 8
Fire – key words answers Check your answers and copy the words:
1.
fire
fire
……………………………………………………… 2.
keys
keys
……………………………………………………… 3.
window
window
………………………………………………………
4.
door
door
………………………………………………………
5.
towels
towels
……………………………………………………… 6.
smoke
smoke
……………………………………………………… 7.
phone
phone
……………………………………………………… 8.
fire escape
Fire escape
………………………………………………………
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