Smoke Alarms

Look at the man in the picture. He is standing on a ladder. He has a smoke alarm in his hand. He is installing the smoke alarm now. The smoke alarm will make his house safer. It is very important for your house to have a smoke alarm installed. If you don’t have a smoke alarm installed in your house, go to the shops and buy one. Smoke alarms don’t cost a lot of money. For under $10, you can buy a smoke alarm. More expensive ones can cost more money. It doesn’t matter if you buy a cheap or an expensive smoke alarm. Both of them will do the job.

A smoke alarm is very easy to istall. You don’t need to hire a handyman to come to your house to install the smoke alarm for you. You can do the job yourself.

When you buy a smoke alarm, you will get instructions on how to istall it. The instructions are written on a piece of paper. You can use your dictionary to understand the instructions on the piece of paper. You can look up new words to make sure you understand the instructions.

If you have a big house, you may need to buy more than one smoke alarm. If you have a double-storey house, you will need two or three smoke alarms. You will need to install smoke alarms in different rooms in the house. This will make you feel safe. If there is a fire in the house, the fire alarm will make a loud noise. If you hear this noise, you need to act quickly. You need to check if there is smoke inside your house. Smoke can be very dangerous. Too much smoke in the house can kill people. It is very dangerous if a fire starts when people are sleeping. A fire alarm in the house will wake you up if there is a fire during the night.

If there is a small fire in the house, try to put it out. If you can NOT control the fire, leave the house at once. Do not walk slowly if there is a fire inside the house. You need to walk quickly or run. You need to make sure you alert everyone inside the house about the fire. You can shout or bang the wall so others will notice that they need to go out. When you go outside your house, make sure everyone is safe. You need to count the people to see if there is anyone missing.

If there is a fire inside the house that you can’t control, make sure you call 000 immediately. The fire brigade will come as soon as they can to put out the fire. The fire brigade always come in two big trucks. You will see more than ten firemen outside your house and they will start working quickly. They will use water from the trucks to put out the fire. If there is anyone who needs medical attention, the firemen will help in that too. They are trained to give first aid.

Sometimes big fires break out in houses or businesses. Big fire trucks come quickly. An ambulance may come too if there is anyone in danger. People who work for the ambulance service are called paramedics. They are trained to save lives. If there is anyone in danger, paramedics will try to save this person’s life. They may need to take that person away to hospital to get medical attention.

Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps:

Look at the man in the picture. He is standing ……………. a ladder. He has a smoke alarm in his hand. He is installing the smoke alarm now. The smoke ………………. will make his house safer. It is very ……………. for your house to have a smoke alarm installed. If you don’t have a smoke alarm installed in ………………. house, go to the shops and buy one. Smoke alarms don’t cost a lot …………… money. For under $10, you can buy a smoke alarm. More expensive ones can cost more money. It doesn’t ……………. if you buy a cheap or an expensive smoke alarm. Both of ………………. will do the job.

A smoke alarm is very …………… to istall. You don’t need to hire a handyman to ………………. to your house to install the smoke alarm for you. You can do the ………………… yourself.

When you buy a smoke alarm, you will ……………….. instructions on how to istall it. The instructions are written on a piece of paper. You can use your dictionary to understand the instructions on the ……………. of paper. You can look up new words to make sure you understand ………………. instructions.

If you have a big house, you may need to buy …………….. than one smoke alarm. If you have a double-storey house, you will need two or three smoke alarms. You will need to install …………. alarms in different rooms in the house. This will make you feel safe. If there is a fire in …………. house, the fire alarm will make a loud noise. If you hear this noise, you need to act quickly. You need to check if there is smoke …………….. your house. Smoke can be very dangerous. Too much smoke in the house can kill people. It is very dangerous if a fire starts …………….. people are sleeping. A fire alarm in the house will wake you up if there is a ……………….. during the night.

If there is a small fire in the house, try to …………. it out. If you can NOT control the fire, leave the house at once. Do not walk slowly if there is a fire inside the house. You need to walk quickly or run. You ……………. to make sure you alert everyone inside the house about the fire. You can ……………. or bang the wall so others will notice that they need to go out. When you go outside your house, make sure everyone is safe. You need to count the …………….. to see if there is anyone missing.

If there is a fire inside the house that you can’t control, make sure ………….. call 000 immediately. The fire brigade will come as soon as they can to put out the fire. The fire …………….. always come in two big trucks. You will see more than ten firemen outside your house and they will start working quickly. They …………… use water from the trucks to put out the fire. If there is anyone who needs medical attention, the firemen will …………. in that too. They are trained to give first aid.

Sometimes big fires break out in houses ……………… businesses. Big fire trucks come quickly. An ambulance may come too if there is anyone in danger. People who work for ………….. ambulance service are called paramedics. They are trained …………. save lives. If there is anyone in danger, paramedics will try to save ………….. person’s life. They may need to take that person away to hospital to ……………….. medical attention.

Your classmate will ask you thest questions:

1. Do you have a smoke alarm in your home in Melbourne?
2. Did you install it yourself?
3. Did you get someone else to install it for you?
4. Do you think installing a smoke alarm is a big job?
5. Were the instructions easy for you to read?
6. Do you think expensive smoke alarms are better than the cheap ones?
7. If you are renting a house, do you need to buy a smoke alarm or do you need to get the owner of the house to buy it for you?
8. Do you need to get an electrician to install a new smoke alarm for you?
9. Do you think homes that don't have smoke alarms installed are safe to live in?
10. Is it safe to sleep in a house that does not have any smoke alarms?
11. Did you use to have a smoke alarm at home in your country?
12. Where can you buy smoke alarms from in Melbourne?
13. Are the instructions that come with the smoke alarm easy to understand?
14. What can you do if you don't have a ladder at home and you want to install a new smoke alarm?

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Winning Money

Why does everyone wish to win a lot of money? Why do millions of people buy Lotto tickets each week? The answer is simple. Because everyone hopes to win a lot of money. After answering this simple question, there is another question that needs to be answered. What might happen to you if you won a lot of money all of a sudden? There are many answers to this question. Of course this will make you very happy. You will be able to buy anything you want. You will be able to pay off your debts in one go.

Even your boss at work will stop shouting at you and praise the work you do. You will be able to buy a very nice house and leave the one you currently live in because it is not suitable enough. You will be able to go on holiday and spend a lot of money staying in the best hotels. The list can go on and on for the things you will be able to do. At the same time, winning a lot of money can open the door for many people to make your life miserable.

You will have ALL your family members lining up outside your door expecting you to help them with their money problems. If you don’t do so, they will be angry with you and may never want to talk to you or see you again. If you go to a party or a family gathering in the future, they will look at you angrily. You will be public enemy number one.

You may get phone calls from your primary school old friends. Some of whom you have not seen for a very long time. They will ask to reunite with you because later on they are planning to ask you to give them money.

You will get phone calls from companies that will offer to invest your money for you. Because you don’t have any business background, you may end up losing ALL the money you won. When you lose a lot of money, you will feel sad. In other words, your money will make you sad and you will wish you haven’t won a cent.

On the other hand, there are things that can make you happy and they don’t cost money. You are healthy. You can walk and talk. You can use your skills to do things others can’t. You are better than others in so many ways. You are a smart person. Being rich does not mean that you are smart. You have goals for your future. If you don’t have work to go to in the morning and people to talk to during the day, life will become boring. Life will have no meaning.

Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps: 

Why does everyone wish to ................a lot of money? Why ..............millions of people buy Lotto tickets each week? The answer is simple. Because everyone ................ to win a lot of money. After answering this ................question, there is another question that needs to be answered. What might happen ...............you if you won a lot of money all of a sudden? There are ................answers to this question. Of course this will make you very happy. You .................be able to buy anything you want. You will be able to pay off ..................debts in one go.

Even your boss at work will stop shouting at you and praise the ..................you do. You will be able to buy a very nice house and leave the one you currently .................in because it is not suitable enough. You will be able to go on holiday and spend a .....................of money staying in the best hotels. The ................can go on and on for the things you will be able to do. At the ..................time, winning a lot of money can open the door for many people to make your .................miserable.

You will have ALL your ...................members lining up outside your door expecting you to help them with their ..................problems. If you don’t do so, they will be angry with you .................may never want to talk to you or see you again. If you go to a party or a family gathering in the future, they will .................at you angrily. You will be public enemy number one.

You may ...................phone calls from your primary school old friends. Some of whom you ................not seen for a very long time. They ...............ask to reunite with you because later on they are planning to ask you to give ......................money.

You will ...................phone calls from companies that will offer to invest ...............money for you. Because you don’t have any ...............background, you may end up losing ALL the money you won. When you .....................a lot of money, you will ...................sad. In other words, your money will make you sad and you will ............you haven’t won a cent.

On the ...................hand, there are things that can make you happy and they don’t ................money. You are healthy. You can walk and talk. You can ....................your skills to do things others can’t. You are better than others in so many ways. You are a smart person. Being ................does not mean that you are smart. You have goals for your future. If you don’t .................work to go to in the morning and people to talk to during the day, life will become boring. Life will have .................meaning.

Answer these questions: 

1. How important do you think money is in our lives? 
2. How much money would you like to win one day? 
3. Do you have realistic goals for your future? 
4. How hard do you work at the moment to achieve your goals? 
5. How much money would you give away if you won 20 million dollars? 
6. Who will you give this money to? 
7. Do you think people would use you if you had a lot of money? 
8. What are some of the things you might buy if you won a lot of money? 
9. What are some of the crimes that have been committed because of money? 
10. Do you think rich people are happy?