Welcome! This short lesson gives you ready phrases for urgent situations. Say them out loud and practice with quick quizzes.
Level A2: In Lesson 136 you'll practice simple emergency phrases to get help fast. This lesson focuses on saying an emergency, asking for help, reporting injuries or fire, and asking for a hospital or a specific contact. It is practical, CEFR-aligned, and made for quick repetition.
After this lesson you'll be able to:
Recognize and use key emergency phrases at Level A2.
Ask for immediate help and report injuries or fire.
Practice saying each phrase aloud and understanding short emergency dialogues.
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1. Reading + Listening Practice
Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.
This is an emergency.
state that the situation is urgent
Meaning: state that the situation is urgent
When to use: High-frequency survival phrase for urgent situations.
This is an emergency — someone fell and is not moving.
This is an emergency — someone fell and is not moving.
If you need help fast, say: 'This is an emergency.'
If you need help fast, say: 'This is an emergency.'
I need help right now.
ask for immediate help
Meaning: ask for immediate help
When to use: Direct A2 phrase for getting urgent assistance.
I need help right now — someone needs first aid.
I need help right now — someone needs first aid.
If you are alone and hurt, tell a passerby: 'I need help right now.'
If you are alone and hurt, tell a passerby: 'I need help right now.'
Please call emergency services.
request emergency services
Meaning: request emergency services
When to use: Localizable emergency request without country-specific numbers.
Tip: Don't give a wrong local number; ask someone to call 'emergency services' if you don't know the number.
Please call emergency services — there is a fire.
Please call emergency services — there is a fire.
Tell someone clearly: 'Please call emergency services' if you need police, ambulance, or firefighters.
Example usage of this phrase.
Someone is hurt.
report an injured person
Meaning: report an injured person
When to use: Simple spoken phrase for accidents and injuries.
Someone is hurt after the fall.
Someone is hurt after the fall.
Say 'Someone is hurt' to get attention quickly.
Say 'Someone is hurt' to get attention quickly.
There is a fire.
report a fire
Meaning: report a fire
When to use: Essential emergency phrase with broad survival use.
There is a fire in the kitchen.
There is a fire in the kitchen.
Shout 'There is a fire' to warn people and get help.
Shout 'There is a fire' to warn people and get help.
Where is the nearest hospital?
ask for the location of medical help
Meaning: ask for the location of medical help
When to use: Practical location question for urgent help.
Where is the nearest hospital? I need medical help.
Where is the nearest hospital? I need medical help.
Ask a passerby: 'Where is the nearest hospital?' if someone needs care.
Ask a passerby: 'Where is the nearest hospital?' if someone needs care.
I don't feel safe.
say that one feels unsafe
Meaning: say that one feels unsafe
When to use: Useful for danger, harassment, or unsafe surroundings.
I don't feel safe here — can we go inside?
I don't feel safe here — can we go inside?
If someone is making you uncomfortable, say 'I don't feel safe.'
If someone is making you uncomfortable, say 'I don't feel safe.'
Please stay with me.
request that someone remain nearby
Meaning: request that someone remain nearby
When to use: Simple urgent request for support while waiting for help.
Please stay with me until help arrives.
Please stay with me until help arrives.
If you are alone, say to a neighbor: 'Please stay with me.'
If you are alone, say to a neighbor: 'Please stay with me.'
I can't breathe.
give a simple health warning
Meaning: give a simple health warning
When to use: Critical symptom phrase using simple nontechnical language.
I can't breathe — I need help.
I can't breathe — I need help.
Say 'I can't breathe' if breathing is very difficult.
Say 'I can't breathe' if breathing is very difficult.
Can you call my ___?
ask someone to contact a specific person
Meaning: ask someone to contact a specific person
When to use: Reusable urgent contact request with common personal slots.
Tip: Remember to say who: 'Can you call my doctor?' or 'Can you call my sister?' — don't leave the slot empty.
Can you call my sister? She lives nearby.
Can you call my sister? She lives nearby.
If you need someone to call a family member, say: 'Can you call my ___?'
If you need someone to call a family member, say: 'Can you call my ___?'
Are you hurt?
Check if a person is injured
Meaning: Check if a person is injured
When to use: Simple spoken question for assessing safety without technical medical language.
Are you hurt? Tell me where it hurts.
Are you hurt? Tell me where it hurts.
After a fall, ask someone: 'Are you hurt?' before moving them.
After a fall, ask someone: 'Are you hurt?' before moving them.
Is everyone okay?
Check the safety of a group
Meaning: Check the safety of a group
When to use: Useful general check-in phrase after an accident or sudden problem.
Is everyone okay? We need to know if anyone is hurt.
Is everyone okay? We need to know if anyone is hurt.
Say 'Is everyone okay?' after a loud crash or sudden alarm.
Say 'Is everyone okay?' after a loud crash or sudden alarm.
Please don't move.
Tell someone not to move for safety
Meaning: Tell someone not to move for safety
When to use: Practical safety instruction for injuries or dangerous surroundings.
Tip: Don't move an injured person unless they are in immediate danger (fire, traffic); beginners sometimes try to help by moving someone and cause more harm.
Please don't move — you may have a broken bone.
Please don't move — you may have a broken bone.
If someone is injured, say: 'Please don't move' until help arrives.
If someone is injured, say: 'Please don't move' until help arrives.
2. Conversational Listening Practice
Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.
Two neighbors respond to an accident outside an apartment building.
What is the main problem in the conversation?
Anna
This is an emergency. Someone is hurt.
This is an emergency. Someone is hurt.
David
I need help right now. Please call emergency services.
I need help right now. Please call emergency services.
Anna
Are you hurt?
Are you hurt?
David
I can't breathe.
I can't breathe.
Anna
Please stay with me. Please don't move.
Please stay with me. Please don't move.
David
Where is the nearest hospital?
Where is the nearest hospital?
3. Guided Practice
Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.
Which phrase tells someone the situation is urgent?
Which phrase asks someone to remain nearby while waiting for help?
Which phrase reports a dangerous medical symptom?
Which question asks for the location of medical help?
The car crashed. David kneels by a person and asks, 'Are you hurt?'
The car crashed. David kneels by a person and asks, '___'
At a small kitchen fire, a neighbor shouts, 'There is a fire.' to warn everyone.
At a small kitchen fire, a neighbor shouts, '___' to warn everyone.
A trapped person gasps and says, 'I can't breathe.' so someone calls for immediate help.
A trapped person gasps and says, '___' so someone calls for immediate help.
Match the core phrases
Match the extra phrases
4. Speaking Practice
Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).
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