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D Swimming pools users’ safety code
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Take care, swimming pools can be hazardous. Water presents a risk of drowning, and injuries can occur from hitting the hard surrounds, or from misuse of the equipment.
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Never swim after a heavy meal or after alcohol. Avoid holding your breath and swimming long distances under water. Be especially careful if you have a medical condition such as epilepsy, asthma, diabetes or a heart condition.
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Every pool is different, so always make sure you know how deep the water is, and check for other hazards such as diving boards, water slides and steep slopes into deeper water etc.
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Follow advice provided for your and others’ safety. Avoid unruly behaviour which can be dangerous: for instance, running on the side of the pool; ducking; acrobatics in the water; or shoutingor screaming (which could distract attention from an emergency). Always do as lifeguards say, and remember that a moment of foolish behaviour can cost a life.
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It is safer to swim with a companion. Keep an eye open for others, particularly young children and non-swimmers.
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If you see somebody in difficulty, get help immediately. In an emergency, keep calm and do exactly as you are told.
Complete these phrases from the texts.
1 to distract ___________________
2 to keep _____________________
3 to prevent ___________________
4 extra _______________________
5 diving _______________________
6 steep _______________________
7 to take ______________________
8 In a dictionary find a difference between these words and explain their meanings:
fence – hedge to shout – to scream to sink – to drown
Discuss in small groups what the subject of each text is and answer the following questions.
1 Which text is for serious walkers?
2 Which texts tell you what to do in an emergency?
3 Which text mentions animals?
Now write down and present your own instructions for people who enjoy rock-climbing or scuba-diving.
LISTENING
Listen to a teacher talking to some students about their hobbies. The students are called Jack, Sophie, Leo and Daniela. Look at the rows of hobbies. Put a tick in the box opposite the correct hobby for each student.
| Jack’s hobby? | Sophie’s hobby? | ||
| swimming | collecting stamps with people | ||
| fishing | collecting stamps with wild animals | ||
| rafting | collecting stamps with flowers | ||
| stamp-collecting | collecting stamps with towns | ||
| Leo’s hobby? | Daniella’s hobby? | ||
| playing board games | keeping snakes | ||
| fishing | playing tennis | ||
| reading books | listening to music | ||
| playing cards | collecting post cards |
12 Discuss in pairs who of these people has the most unusual hobby. Then look at the pictures and say which hobby you find the most interesting and why, and which you would like to take up.
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR