A Dangerous World - Discussion / Vocabulary sheet

A Dangerous World

Here are some dangerous things that might happen.
Match the following words with the meanings on the right below?
Drown / Suffocate / Choke / Be electrocuted /
Be attacked / Crash / Be poisoned / Get scalded


  Get a bad electric shock
  Have an accident while driving / cycling
  Die because you can't breathe
  Eat or drink something dangerous
  You can't breathe because your throat is blocked
  Burn yourself with hot water
  Die under water because you can't breathe
  Somebody tries to hurt you


You are looking after your neighbour's child, Ken.
Ken is 5 years old and he often has accidents.
Look at this list and decide which things may be dangerous for him.

  • A plastic bag
  • A small plastic toy
  • A large pet dog
  • A pet cat
  • A plastic bottle
  • A swimming pool
  • A pair of scissors
  • A stick of chewing-gum
  • A child's bicycle
  • A pencil
  • A public park
  • Medicines
  • A can of coke
  • Snow
  • Trees
  • A fridge
  • Inside a car
  • A computer (with internet)


Discuss your ideas. You can use this sentence pattern with one of the words at the bottom of the page.

"I think Ken will _____________ drown if he plays in the swimming pool."



definitely not   / probably not   / maybe   / probably   / definitely
« It will not happen  It will happen»


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