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📋 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For the Teacher:

Guide learners through this 8-minute reading activity about the number 112.

Let students work at their own pace, then check the answers together at the end.

🎒 For the Learner:

First, read the short text about the emergency number 112 carefully.

Next, answer the 8 questions below to see what you learned.

Reading Text

⏱️ 8 minutes

112 The Emergency Number 112

A cheerful cartoon ambulance and friendly rescue worker standing by a red emergency telephone in Europe, bright clear co

In the European Union, 112 is the emergency number. It works in every EU country. You can call 112 from a phone at home or a mobile phone. The call is free. In 1991, 112 became the one emergency number for the EU. In the UK, people call 999, but 112 works there too.

Hard Words to Know

emergency A big problem when you need help fast.

free You do not pay any money.

works You can use it; it connects.

Speaking Pattern

When you say phone numbers, say each number one by one: 112 = one, one, two. Example: "What is the emergency number? It's one one two."

✏️ Practice Questions (8 Questions)

Easy to Hard

1 True or False • Easy

112 is the emergency number for the European Union.

____ True ____ False

2 True or False • Easy

You have to pay money when you call 112.

____ True ____ False

3 Multiple Choice • Easy-Medium

Which phone can you use to call 112?

____ a. Only a phone at home ____ b. Only a mobile phone ____ c. A phone at home or a mobile phone

4 Multiple Choice • Medium

Where does the emergency number 112 work?

____ a. In only one EU country ____ b. In every EU country ____ c. Only outside Europe

5 Multiple Choice • Medium

What number do people in the UK usually call for help?

____ a. 911 ____ b. 110 ____ c. 999

6 True or False • Medium-Hard

Does 112 work if you are in the UK?

____ True ____ False

7 Gap-Fill • Hard

Type the year into the sentence:

In ____, 112 became the one emergency number for the EU.

Hint: Look at the text for a four-digit year.

8 Gap-Fill • Hard

Type the missing word from the text:

You do not pay money to call 112 because the call is ____.

Hint: A four-letter word that means zero money.

Reading: The 112 Emergency Number

📋 How to Use This Lesson

112 The Emergency Number 112

Hard Words to Know

Speaking Pattern

✏️ Practice Questions (8 Questions)

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