Brazil nightclub fire kills 233 in Santa Maria

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TRAMPLE (verb)

Eg.:

1. Those kids have trampled all over my flowerbed.2. Many of the people in the nightclub got trampled.

Use your own words to define the expressions below.

1.trample someone to deathEg.: People were trampled to death in the crowd.

2. trample someone/something underfootEg.: 2a. He picked up the child so she wouldn’t trampled underfoot.

2b. Cindy was tired of being trampled underfoot by her colleagues

3. trample on/upon someone/somethingEg.: You have no right to trample on people’s feelings!

2b. To behave in a cruel or unfair way toward someone or something.

2a. To hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them.

3. To behave in a cruel or unfair way toward someone or something.

1. to step heavily on somebody/something so that you crush or harm with your feet and kill them

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FIREWORKS FLAMES

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FIREFIREMEN/

FIREFIGHTERS

FIRE TRUCK /FIRE ENGINE

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FIRE EXIT/EMERGENCY EXIT

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Do you know that fire extinguishers are colour coded?Do you happen to know their colour code and what each colour means?

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Should we use any extinguisher for any type of fire? Back up your answer.

Check your answer.

Watch the video and say what it’s about.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308

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Has the government pronounced on this tragedy and on the measures which are to be taken? Support your answer.

Watch the video and check your answer.

Match the lexical items to their definition

(1) Fumes (n)Eg.: to be overcome by smoke and fumes.

(2) Death tollEg.:The death toll has now risen to 200.

(3) Bereaved (adj)Eg.: recently bereaved families

(4) FresherEg.: the freshers’ ball

(5) Grab sb/sthEg.: Mark grabbed Phil by the arm.(6) Drag somebodyEg.: Sam jumped into the river and dragged Ann to safety.

(8) Tread on somebody Eg.: Ouch! You trod on my toe! (Esp. BrE)

( ) smoke, gas, or something similar that smells strongly or is dangerous to breathe in

( ) the number of people killed in an accident, a war, a disaster, etc.

( ) a student who has just started his or her first term at a university

( ) having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died

( ) to take hold of sb/sth in a rough or rude way.

( ) to pull something or someone along with difficulty, for example because they are heavy

( ) to keep somebody in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot

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( ) to put your foot down while you are stepping or walking.8

(7) Be trappedEg.: They became trapped in the burning building.

Read the BBC article about the nightclub fire and say what new information was provided.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308?print=true

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Should you be in charge of offering your condolences to the victims’ families on their tragic loss, what would you have said?

Have you ever been in a similar situation?Share your views with your partner.

As far as you’re able to judge, who’s to blame for the fire which took place in a nightclub in Santa Maria on Sunday, January 27th, 2013? Back up your answer.

What should be done to avoid so many casualties ?

PAIR WORK

Authorities have asked you to write down the measures which should be taken to prevent a similar tragedy from happening.

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