Lesson 17: Emergency Evacuation Guidance
CONVERSATIONAL_BUSINESS
Vocabulary
emergency – emergencia
alarm – alarma
evacuation – evacuación
exit – salida
route – ruta
stairs – escaleras
elevator / lift – ascensor
safe – seguro/a
outside – fuera
follow – seguir
assist – ayudar
gather – reunirse
Language Support
Situations
Alarm activation →
The alarm has been activated.
Giving instruction →
Please follow the evacuation route.
Directing →
Use the stairs, not the elevator.
Pointing exit →
The exit is over there.
Assisting →
I will assist you.
Reassuring →
You are safe.
Polite closing →
Please stay outside.
Asking
Do you hear the alarm?
Can you follow me, please?
Do you need assistance?
Is everyone outside?
Are you feeling safe?
Questions / Answers
Click on the Audio - Q&A button to download it then practise in this section with it.
(Haga clic en el botón Audio - Q&A para descargarlo y practicar en esta sección con él.)
The alarm has been activated.
→ OK, great.
Please follow the evacuation route.
→ Yes, sure
Use the stairs, not the elevator.
→ Understood.
The exit is over there.
→ Ok, Thank you.
Do you need assistance?
→ No, I'm okay, thank you.
Please stay outside.
→ OK.
Translation (Castilian Spanish)
The alarm has been activated.
→ La alarma se ha activado.
Please follow the evacuation route.
→ Por favor, siga la ruta de evacuación.
Use the stairs, not the elevator.
→ Use las escaleras, no el ascensor.
The exit is over there.
→ La salida está allí.
Do you need assistance?
→ ¿Necesita ayuda?
Please stay outside.
→ Por favor, permanezca fuera.
Activation
Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)
Example:
Please follow the evacuation route.
→ Use the stairs.
Translation:
Por favor, siga la ruta de evacuación.
→ Use las escaleras.
Practice
Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)
explaining an emergency
directing people to exits
giving safety instructions
offering assistance
reassuring guests
controlling an evacuation
Personal Questions (Security Staff)
Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)
An alarm sounds. What do you say first?
You need people to evacuate. What do you say?
You must stop elevator use. What do you say?
You offer help to a guest. What do you say?
You want people to stay outside. What do you say?