Last week students in Felicity's pre-advanced English class described two more danger scenarios for you. There were three possible options for survival. Did you choose the right one?
Flavia, Mohamed and Palm asked what you would do if an island you were on was struck by a Tsunami. Here's their answer:
Trying to survive by staying where you are and hiding is not a clever idea. There is normally more than one wave during a Tsunami, so the second wave would probably kill you, so if you chose this option, you wouldn’t have a cat in hell’s chance.
Looking for a wooden board is not a good idea because you don’t know when the wave will come again. If you choose this answer, you have much less chance of surviving.
Trying to climb the hill is the best thing that you could do because you will stand a much better chance of staying alive. The only thing you can do to escape from the Tsunami is to go to high ground.
Chris and Masha asked what you would do if you were in your house during an earthquake and there was a gas leak. Here's their answer:
Don’t even think about trying to escape from the house, because if you leave the house there is a 50-50 chance of getting injured or killed by rubble falling from other buildings.
Do not in any circumstances try going into the kitchen, because there are a lot of dangerous things that might cause your death rather than the earthquake.
But if you stand next to the doorframe, there is a fair chance of surviving the earthquake, as the doorframe is a strong structure, which is almost never destroyed.
This was a great exercise for practising the language associated with risks and taking chances. It included lots of common English phrases that we use in everyday life to 'weigh up' our options when making a decision.
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