Discuss in pairs: Why do you think it's important for people to keep their house and themselves safe? Tick the suitable reasons.
The suitable reasons are: (i) To be safe from injury, (ii) To keep family members and pets safe, (iii) To stop accidents from happening, (v) To stop robbery.
Now, use the given hints to share your reasons in complete sentences with your teacher and classmates.
I think it's important to keep our house safe because we need to protect our family members from harm. I feel it's necessary as accidents can happen anytime if we are not careful. The reason we need to look at safety is to prevent robberies and keep everyone secure.
Use the given hints to share three ideas on how people can keep their houses and themselves safe.
I think they should lock all doors and windows before sleeping. I suppose they could install security cameras or alarms. They must keep emergency numbers handy. They should not open doors to strangers. How about having a neighbour's contact for emergencies? It might be better to have a safety plan for the whole family.
Explanation
(a) These reasons directly relate to personal and home safety. Options (iv) and (vi) about doctor visits and electricity bills are not directly about safety. (b) Students should use the sentence starters provided to express their ideas about home safety in complete sentences. (c) Students use the given sentence starters to share practical safety ideas.