Unit: Health and Safety

USA

One of the most important aspects of working in a hotel is being prepared for correct health and safety procedures.

The following activities can be tailored to fit the needs of your students and the goals your study program.

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Health and Safety

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

One of the most important aspects of working in a hotel is knowing about correct health and safety procedures to reduce the risk of accidents and if an accident happens how to perform basic first aid. Most hotels have compulsory basic health and safety training for all employees. During these training sessions, employees learn how to use the items in the first aid kit by practicing treatment of… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The health and safety training offered by the hotel was inadequate and as a result the staff were not able to cope with the problem.

There are a lot of procedures in place to help with the prevention of accidents.

The receptionist was in charge of making sure that all guests were present at the assembly point.

The room had to be sterilized after Mrs Jones checked out because it turned out that she was suffering from a contagious disease.

He was taken to the doctor with food poisoning after eating chicken which had not been stored correctly.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

What things can you find in a first aid kit? Can you explain what they are used for?

Have you ever given first aid to anyone? What happened?

Describe what can be done to make sure that no staff or guests are injured in a fire.

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