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Hospital

Stephen suffers a fall at the skate park and Ashlie ends up taking him to hospital. How do you think he copes with his injury? And will the doctors find any broken bones?

Stephen goes to hospital with the help of his sister, but for more serious emergencies, often paramedics are the first to treat the injured. Join Wendy as she learns more about their job.

Hospital Scene 1

Stephen tries out his skateboard at a skate park. What could possibly go wrong?

Hospital Scene 1 - Language Focus

Rob and Ashlie discuss different ways to ask for things and the expression ‘here you go’.

Hospital Scene 2

Ashlie and Stephen go to hospital, where Stephen is examined and has X-rays taken.

Hospital Scene 2 - Language Focus

Rob and Stephen talk about the third conditional, some medical vocabulary and ‘neither’ and ‘nor’.

Paramedics

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a paramedic? Join Wendy as she talks with some paramedics and learns more about the work they do.