[00:-2.00]Always think things through and ask yourself if you are acting in a safe manner.
[00:-3.00]If not,take the time to "make it safe."You won't be sorry,
[00:-4.00]and many preventable injuries will be avoided.You might even save a life.
[00:-5.00]Diligence is the mother of good fortune.-Chinese Proverb
[00:-6.00]SECTION 1 NEW WORDS AND IDEAS
[00:-7.00]SHOW TIME! Keeping Safe Fire Drill(A one-act play)
[00:-8.00]Characters:Jenny,Greg,and a large number of high school strdents.
[00:-9.00]The action takes place in a bigh school.
[00:10.00]Jenny and Greg are working togetber
[00:11.00]on a project in bistory class when the fire alarm suddenly goes off.
[00:12.00]Ringgggg
[00:13.00]Jenny:Oh,dear,there's that alarm again.Let's go,Greg.
[00:14.00]Greg:(frustrated)I hate fire drills.Who really cares about them?
[00:15.00]You know it's not real.
[00:16.00]They just want us to practise getting out of the school
[00:17.00]in case there is a real fire one day.
[00:18.00]What's ridiculous waste of time.
[00:19.00]Jenny is pushing Greg toward the door.
[00:20.00]All the students are walking in orderly fasbion
[00:21.00]out of the classroom and down the ball.
[00:22.00]Jenny:It's not a waste of time,Greg.
[00:23.00]This is important for the safety of everyone in the school.
[00:24.00]If there were a real fire,how would we know what to do?
[00:25.00]If we didn't practise,everyone would probably panic in a real sitution
[00:26.00]and start running and pushing one another.
[00:27.00]That wouldn't be good.Somebody could get hurt.
[00:28.00]This way we know that we should walk,
[00:29.00]not run and that we are supposed to use the stairs and never the elevator.
[00:30.00]Greg:Yeah,well,I do a lot of things every day to keep safe
[00:31.00]and I don't need to practise it.
[00:32.00]I don't like interrupting my class to practise some silly fire drill.
[00:33.00]Jenny:(laugbing)Give me a break!
[00:34.00]Do you want me to believe you are actually upset that you got out of class?
[00:35.00]You like this interruption from boring old history class just as much as I do.
[00:36.00]Quit complaining.
[00:37.00]The class has reached the main floor and is exciting out into the schoolyard.
[00:38.00]Greg:But it's December and it's so cold outside.
[00:39.00]I'm not standing out here for long.
[00:40.00]Jenny:We all have to wait outside until the fire fighters get here
[00:41.00]and tell us that it is okay.
[00:42.00]And make sure you stay with our class
[00:43.00]because the teacher will be calling roll call.
[00:44.00]Our class is supposed to meet in the front parking lot near the school patrol sign.
[00:45.00]Greg:Boy,schools really care about safety.
[00:46.00]There are fire drills,and parking lot monitors.
[00:47.00]My older sister told me they even have safety programs at university.
[00:48.00]One service they have is called safewalk.
[00:49.00]Any student can phone and get someone
[00:50.00]to walk them to the dorm or the bus after dark.
[00:51.00]Hey,I'm freezing out here,aren't you?I wish we could go back inside.
[00:52.00]All the students are jumping up and down trying to stay warm.
[00:53.00]Jenny:Be patient.
[00:54.00]I saw the fire fighters go into the school so it won't be long now.
[00:55.00]Aren't you glad that we can feel safe at school
[00:56.00]and know what to do in an emergency?
[00:57.00]Greg:Yeah,I guess.I do like to be prepared.
[00:58.00]Last year I took my Red Cross Certificate.
[00:59.00]We learned many things like how to bandage a cut or a wound.
[-1:00.00]The fire fighters have given the okay,
[-1:-1.00]so the students are returning to the school building.
[-1:-2.00]Jenny:That's great.I wish I had that.It's always a good idea to be prepared.
[-1:-3.00]And part of being prepared is practising what to do.
[-1:-4.00]That's why we have fire drills,and bus drills,and lock down drills.
[-1:-5.00]Jenny and Greg are back up in the classroom.
[-1:-6.00]Grey:And that's why they have those stupid safety talks on airplanes[-1:-7.00]Jenny:What's wrong with them?
[-1:-8.00]Greg:Well,think about it,Jenny.
[-1:-9.00]They explain every little thing on the airplane,
[-1:10.00]even how to put on the seat belt...
[-1:11.00]just in case you haven't been in a car since 1968!
[-1:12.00]Isn't that going a little too far?
[-1:13.00]Jenny:Whatever!Let's get back to this history project now,okay?
[-1:14.00]Let's singing SONG
[-1:15.00]SECTION 2 MEANING THROUGH PRACTICE
[-1:16.00]C.Build your listening skills
[-1:17.00]Part 1:Listen to Mary telling Li Ming
[-1:18.00]about a safety bprogram at her sister's university in Canada.
[-1:19.00]Then,answer the questions below.
[-1:20.00]Part 2:Danny is taking Jenny out for a ride on his motorcycle[-1:21.00]As you are listening to their conversation,
[-1:22.00]make a list of the safety rules that Danny forgets.
[-1:23.00]SECTION 4 READING FOR AWARENESS
[-1:24.00]Danny's Safety Tips
[-1:25.00]Walking and Biking to School
[-1:26.00]* Respect all traffic signals
[-1:27.00]and/or the crossing guard-never cross the street against a light,
[-1:28.00]even if you don't see any traffic coming.
[-1:29.00]* Wear reflective material...It makes you more visible to street traffic.
[-1:30.00]Riding in a Car
[-1:31.00]* Safety belts are the best
[-1:32.00]form of protection passengers have in the event of a crash.
[-1:33.00]They can lower your risk of injury by 45%.
[-1:34.00]You would be four times more likely to be seriously injured or killed
[-1:35.00]if you were thrown from the vehicle in a crash.
[-1:36.00]Bicycle Helmets Save Lives
[-1:37.00]* Head injuries are the main cause of death and disability to cyclists.
[-1:38.00]Bike helmets prevent injury.
[-1:39.00]After helmets were made compulsory,
[-1:40.00]there was a decline in head injuries to cyclists of around 40%.
[-1:41.00]* In most cycling accidents,the rider simply loses control of the bike.
[-1:42.00]This happens to even the most experienced riders.
[-1:43.00]* Rural children face the same risks as city children.
[-1:44.00]Many people think the country is a safer place for cyclists.
[-1:45.00]But country kids are just as likely to lose control of their bikes.
[-1:46.00]Coungry riders also have to deal with many different road conditions.
[-1:47.00]Internet Safety
[-1:48.00]* Keep your passwords private,even fron your best friend!
[-1:49.00]Your online service will never ask for them,so neither should anyone else.
[-1:50.00]* Use only your log-in name and/or e-mail address when chatting or sending e-mail.
[-1:51.00]Never give out personal information like your name,address,or phone number.
[-1:52.00]* Don't share photos of yourself,your family,
[-1:53.00]or your home with people you meet online.
[-1:54.00]* Always delete unknown e-mail attachments without opening them.
[-1:55.00]They can contain viruses.
[-1:56.00]* Remember that nothing you write
[-1:57.00]on the Web is completely private-including e-mail.
[-1:58.00]So be careful and think about what you type and who you tell.
[-1:59.00]Teresa's Safety Story
[-2:00.00]Teresa could hear the footsteps behind her as she walked toward home.
[-2:-1.00]The thought of being followed made her heart beat faster.
[-2:-2.00]"You're being silly,"she told herself."No one is following you."
[-2:-3.00]To be safe,she began to walk faster,but footsteps kept up with her pace.
[-2:-4.00]She was afraid to look back and she was glad she was almost home.
[-2:-5.00]She saw the light burning and ran the rest of the way to her house.
[-2:-6.00]Once inside,she glanced out the window to see if anyone was there.
[-2:-7.00]The sidewalk was empty.
[-2:-8.00]She logged on under her screen name Good Buddy888.
[-2:-9.00]She checked her Buddy List and saw Go To666 was on.
[-2:10.00]She sent him an instant message.
[-2:11.00]Hi I'm glad you are on!I thought someone was following home today.
[-2:12.00]It was really weird!
[-2:13.00]You watch too much TV.Why would someone be following you?
[-2:14.00]Don't you live in safe neighbourhood? Of course I do.
[-2:15.00]I guess it was my imagination because I didn't see anybody when I looked out.
[-2:16.00]Uniess you gave your name out on-line.You haven't done that,have you?
[-2:17.00]Of course not.I'm not stupid,you know.
[-2:18.00]Did you have a softball game after school today? Yes and we won!!
[-2:19.00]That's great!Who did you play?
[-2:20.00]We played the Hornets.Their uniforms are so ugly! What is your team called?
[-2:21.00]We are the Canton Cats...I got to go.
[-2:22.00]My homework has to be done before my parents get home.
[-2:23.00]I don't want them to be mad at me.Bye! Catch you later.Bye!
[-2:24.00]Meanwhile GoTo666 went to the member menu
[-2:25.00]and began to search for Teresa's information.
[-2:26.00]When it came up,he highlighted it and printed it out.
[-2:27.00]He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Teresa so far,
[-2:28.00]including her name,birthday,address and hobbies.
[-2:29.00]He knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him.
[-2:30.00]He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m.
[-2:31.00]every afternoon until her parents came home from work.
[-2:32.00]He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team,
[-2:33.00]and the team was named the Canton Cats...
[-2:34.00]She had told him all this in the conversations they had on-line.
[-2:35.00]He had enough information to find her now.
[-2:36.00]Teresa didn't tell her parents
[-2:37.00]about the incident on the way home from the ball park that day[-2:38.00]She didn't want them to make a scene
[-2:39.00]and stop her from walking home from the softball games.
[-2:40.00]By Thursday,when Teresa was playing her next softball game,
[-2:41.00]she had forgotten about the footsteps following her.
[-2:42.00]She was in the middle of the game when suddenly she felt someone staring at her.
[-2:43.00]It was then that the memory came back.
[-2:44.00]She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.
[-2:45.00]He was leaning against the fence behind first base
[-2:46.00]and he smiled when she looked at him.
[-2:47.00]He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the fear she had felt.
[-2:48.00]After the game,Teresa noticed his smile once again as she walked past him.
[-2:49.00]He nodded and she smiled back.
[-2:50.00]He noticed her name on the back of her shirt.
[-2:51.00]He knew he had found her.
[-2:52.00]Quietly,he walked a safe distance behind her.
[-2:53.00]It was only a few blocks to Teresa's home,
[-2:54.00]and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.
[-2:55.00]Now he had to wait.
[-2:56.00]He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Teresa's house.
[-2:57.00]He drove to a fast food restaurant
[-2:58.00]and sat there until it was time to make his move.
[-2:59.00]Teresa was in her room later that evening
[-3:00.00]when she heard voices in the living room.
[-3:-1.00]"Teresa,come here,"her father called.
[-3:-2.00]He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why.
[-3:-3.00]She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
[-3:-4.00]"Sit down,"her father began,"
[-3:-5.00]this man has just told us a most interesting story about you."
[-3:-6.00]Teresa moved cautiously to a chair across from the man.
[-3:-7.00]How could he tell her parents anything?
[-3:-8.00]She had never seen him before today!
[-3:-9.00]"Do you know who I am,Teresa?"the man asked.
[-3:10.00]"No,"Teresa answered.
[-3:11.00]"I am a police officer and your on-line friend,GoTo666."
[-3:12.00]Teresa was shocked."That's impossible!GoTo666 is a kid of my age!
[-3:13.00]He's 14 and he lives in Chicago!"
[-3:14.00]The man smiled."I know I told you all that,but it wasn't true.
[-3:15.00]You see,Teresa,there are people on-line who pretend to be kids.
[-3:16.00]I was one of them.
[-3:17.00]But while others do it to find kids and hurt them,
[-3:18.00]I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids.
[-3:19.00]I came here to find you and to teach you how dangerous it is
[-3:20.00]to give out too much information to people on-line.
[-3:21.00]You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you.
[-3:22.00]Your name,the school you went to,
[-3:23.00]the name of your ball team and the position you played."
[-3:24.00]Teresa was shocked."You mean you don't live in Chicago?"
[-3:25.00]He laughed."No,I live in Raleigh.
[-3:26.00]It made you feel safe to think I was so far away,didn't it?"