233 people were killed in a nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil on January 27, 2013. The fire started around 2:30am during a performance at the Kiss nightclub when the band lit flare sparks, setting the soundproofing foam on the ceiling on fire. Panic ensued as the large crowd headed for the few emergency exits, resulting in many victims being trampled or asphyxiated by smoke and toxic gases.

1. Brazil nightclub fire kills 233 in
Santa Maria

2. Label the pictures.
TRAMPLE
(verb)
Eg.:
1. Those kids have trampled all over my flowerbed.
2. Many of the people in the nightclub got trampled.

3. Use your own words to define the expressions
below.
1.trample someone to death
Eg.: People were trampled to death in the crowd.
1. to step heavily on somebody/something so that you crush or harm with
your feet and kill them
2. trample someone/something underfoot
Eg.: 2a. He picked up the child so she wouldn’t trampled underfoot.
2a. To hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them.
2b. Cindy was tired of being trampled underfoot by her colleagues
2b. To behave in a cruel or unfair way toward someone or something.
3. trample on/upon someone/something
Eg.: You have no right to trample on people’s feelings!
3. To behave in a cruel or unfair way toward someone or something.

4. Label the pictures.
FIREWORKS FLAMES

5. Label the pictures.
FIREMEN/
FIRE FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE TRUCK /
FIRE ENGINE

6. Label the pictures.
FIRE EXIT/
EMERGENCY EXIT
FIRE
EXTINGUISHER

7. Do you know that fire extinguishers are colour
coded?
Do you happen to know their colour code and
what each colour means?

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9. Should we use any extinguisher for any type of
fire? Back up your answer.
Check your
answer.

10. Watch the video and say what it’s about.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308

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12. Has the government pronounced on this tragedy and
on the measures which are to be taken? Support your
answer.
Watch the video and check your answer.

13. 3 having lost a relative or close friend who has
Eg.: to be overcome by smoke and recently died
fumes.
7 to keep somebody in a dangerous place or
bad situation that they want to get out of but
Eg.:The death toll has now risen to 200. cannot
4 a student who has just started his or her
Eg.: recently bereaved families first term at a university
8 to put your foot down while you are
Eg.: the freshers’ ball stepping or walking.
Eg.: Mark grabbed Phil by the arm. 2 the number of people killed in an accident, a
war, a disaster, etc.
Eg.: Sam jumped into the river and 6 to pull something or someone along with
dragged Ann to safety. difficulty, for example because they are heavy
Eg.: They became trapped in the 1 smoke, gas, or something similar that smells
burning building. strongly or is dangerous to breathe in
5 to take hold of sb/sth in a rough or rude
Eg.: Ouch! You trod on my toe! (Esp. way.
BrE)

14. Read the BBC article about the nightclub fire and
say what new information was provided.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308?print=true

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16. Should you be in charge of offering your
condolences to the victims’ families on
their tragic loss, what would you have
said?

17. Have you ever been in a similar
situation?
Share your views with your partner.

18. As far as you’re able to judge, who’s to blame
for the fire which took place in a nightclub in
Santa Maria on Sunday, January 27th, 2013?
Back up your answer.

19. What should be done to avoid so many casualties ?
PAIR WORK
Authorities have asked you to write down the
measures which should be taken to prevent a
similar tragedy from happening.

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