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1. Have you ever been in an accident that required you to ride in an ambulance? If yes, what happened? If no, tell us about someone you know who has had to be rushed to a hospital? What happened?
2. Have you ever been in injured when driving, playing with friends or playing sports? If yes, what happened? If no, why do you think you have been so fortunate?
3. Tell us about a sports person or celebrity that has been in a serious or fatal accident? What happened?
4. There are many jobs in the world that are dangerous. Tell us one. Tell us either how people who do this job often get injured or tell us what injuries or ailments people in this job often suffer from?
5. What is the worst injury you have ever witnessed?
6. Are you accident-prone or accident-averse? Why?

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Question 1

Yes, I fell out of a tree while I was at an elementary school cricket match. My team was batting and some friends and I climbed a tree for a better view. Then a strong gust of wind blew and I fell backwards hurting my neck and shoulder. So an ambulance came and I had to go to hospital for scans. It was nothing too serious, although I missed my classes graduation from elementary school ceremony and most of that years summer.

Question 2

Yes I have, many times :(. The worst from playing sports was breaking my jaw playing rugby. It hurt a lot and I still remember the sound, it was like many potato chips being stood on at the same time.

Question 3

I remember watching a rugby match and a player jumped, caught the ball, then landed and was tackled. The problem was that his boot spikes got caught in the ground and after the tackle was completed, his ankle was facing the wrong way.

Question 4

I think cooking is a dangerous job as you are in a small space, performing quickly, with a lot of pressure, surrounded by fire and knives (and sometimes crazy people).

Question 5

I think the worst thing I witnessed was when I was working as a chef in England. I saw an apprentice slice the tip of his fingers off. He was only 16 years old and had no experience. Luckily the doctors could re-attach them. I do not know whether he became a chef or not.

Question 6

Yes, I think that I must be cursed or I have weak bones. I have broken a few things, usually doing mundane things such as playing with my dog (he broke my thumb), exercising (I dropped a weight and broke my foot) or doing laundry (I broke my ankle).

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
gust	風
jaw	齶
mundane	地上