10 Phrases to Help You in an Emergency in English
hi everyone my name is Bridget and
welcome to today’s lesson the topic of
today’s lesson is ten phrases to help
you in an emergency let’s get started
call the police please if you are
telling someone to call the police it
means you’re telling someone to dial
nine-one-one to call the police or maybe
there’s police nearby and you tell
someone hey call the police
the police are there to help you in any
situation that you might need them
maybe you’re lost maybe you lost your
purse or your wallet maybe you’ve been
in a car accident the police will help
you so if you tell someone call the
police please it means you need them to
get the police for you do you have a
fever do you have a fever if you are
asking someone if they have a fever
you are asking them if their temperature
is higher than is normal or safe if
someone has a fever that may mean they
have an underlying condition that needs
medical attention a fever may be a
symptom of something much more serious
it’s something you should always take
seriously so if someone has a fever you
may want to take that person to the
hospital I lost my passport I lost my
passport if you have lost your passport
it means you have lost the official
document with all of your information
that enables you to travel between
countries if you are in a foreign
country and you lose your passport
that’s a very serious thing because you
may be stuck in that country if you’re
not able to present a passport at the
airport you may not be able to go back
home or go to another country so if you
lose your passport you may need to call
your Embassy to get a replacement what I
like to do when I travel is I take
photocopies of my
passport so instead of carrying around
my physical passport instead I just
carry around copies of it so that my
passport can stay at the hotel in some
safe place I think I ate something bad I
think I ate something bad if you think
you ate something bad it may mean that
you feel sick after eating it you may
have some form of food poisoning if you
think you ate something bad you’re going
to want to watch your symptoms because
if they last for a few days you’re going
to want to go to the hospital I think I
ate something bad I need a doctor I need
a doctor if you say I need a doctor it
means you need medical assistance
medical attention you may be very sick
you may have eaten something bad you may
just feel sick in general you may have a
fever if you say I need a doctor it
means you want to be taken to a hospital
or you want a doctor called to you
because you’re really sick or not
feeling well I can’t find the way back
to my hotel I can’t find the way back to
my hotel if you tell someone I can’t
find the way back to my hotel it means
you’re lost it means you want to go back
to your hotel but you don’t remember the
streets you took you don’t remember
where it is
this is a common thing that happens in
other countries in other cities if you
have the address you can ask just about
anyone how do I get back to my hotel
could you please give me the directions
to get back to where I need to go is
there a pharmacy nearby is there a
pharmacy nearby a pharmacy is a place
that has medicine over-the-counter and
prescription drugs
if you’re in another city it’s always
smart to know where the pharmacies are
in case you might need anything asking
is there a pharmacy nearby you are
asking where the nearest
Pharmacy is in case you need to go and
buy medicine shampoo conditioner
toothpaste vitamins allergy pills
doesn’t matter a pharmacy will probably
have it can you help me can you help me
can you help me is a very very useful
phrase knowing how to ask for help is
extremely important if you ask can you
help me
it lets other people know that you are
in need of assistance
of whatever kind asking for help is the
first question can you help me and
another person will say sure what do you
need and from there that’s when you
explain the problem you’re experiencing
I am lost I am lost if you say I am lost
it means you don’t know where you are
you can’t find your way you don’t
recognize anything around you you don’t
know how to get back to wherever you
need to be to say I am lost
let’s people know that they need to give
you directions that they can open up a
map for you and show you where you are I
am lost is a very useful phrase
especially for people like me I get lost
all the time I have a terrible sense of
direction so to tell someone I am lost
it welcomes their help in getting you
back to safety to wherever you need to
be I need an ambulance I need an
ambulance an ambulance is an emergency
vehicle and its purpose is to get to a
sick person and take them to the
hospital to say I need an ambulance
means it’s a medical emergency and you
need that emergency vehicle to come and
get you that brings us to the end of the
lesson ten phrases to help you in an
emergency situation if you guys have any
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