This document outlines an assignment for an English Level II class at Universidad Javeriana. The assignment involves students role playing accident scenarios in small groups. It provides six potential accident scenarios involving different types of injuries: a spinal cord injury, a shock victim with broken bones, a brain injury, a burn victim, an injury from gunshot, and an injury from slipping on a wet floor. For each scenario, it describes the type of role the student would play and details of the injuries involved. It instructs students to organize into groups, write dialogues, and rehearse before performing their role plays for the class.

1. UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LEVEL II
2014-2

2.  To role play an accident-related scenario.
 To listmajor types of injuries that result from accidents
 To analyze an accident (behaviors and age groups that are
typically involved In accidents; issues of speed, impact, and
collision; distractions)
 To discuss types of injuries associated with driving accidents
To fill in an Accident Report

3.  Choose one of the following accident-related
scenarios:

4. Injured #1: Spinal Cord Injury:
You're an accident victim making a report to a police officer:
O Thrown from vehicle, not
moving legs, but free to
move hands, face up
O Conscious, able to talk
O Describes the following
conditions:
Extreme pain or
pressure in the neck,
head, or back
Tingling or loss of
sensation in the hand,
fingers, feet, or toes

5. Injured #2: Shock Victim with Broken Bones:
You're a reporter asking bystanders to describe a crash they
witnessed
O Either ultra‐conscious,
restless, and anxious, or
decreased level of
consciousness
O Weak and rapid pulse
O Cold (possibly shivering)
and wet skin, possibly pale
O Breathing irregularly

6. Injured #3: Brain Injury
You're at the hospital with an injured relative, explaining
the doctor your relative fell off a fifth floor
O Dilation of the pupils
O Thirsty
O Nauseous
O Unable to move one arm, any
movement causes sharp pain
O Injured cannot remember
details, the names of
companions, where he/she
lives

7. Injured #4: Burn victim in arms
You're describing the damage from a fire to an insurance
agent.
Second degree burn:
Swelling
redness
Inflammation
Blistering of the skin
Extreme pain

8. Injured #5
You're on the phone with a 911 operator.
O Got a shot.
O Partial or complete loss of
control over any part of the body
O Abnormal band‐like sensations in
the thorax (upper chest)—pain,
pressure
O Impaired breathing after injury
O Unusual lumps on the head

9. Injured #6:Slipping on wet floor
You're a victim reporting your ARP an accident
O Slipping on a wet floor
O pain of the injury
O limited mobility
O Sprain
O Possible fracture

10. O Organize yourself in groups of 3 or 4 and
start writing the dialogue for the role-play.

11. At the end of each class, rehearse with your
group before the actual role playing

12. O Plan your time
O Assign a role to each
member of the group
O Bring proper outfits on
the day of the actual
presentation

13. You will be evaluated
on:
Fluency and coherence
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Creativity

14. Ready…?