Health and Emergencies > I Want to Report an Emergency!

Report an emergency, using the present perfect tense.

There's been an emergency. Call to report it!

I Want to Report an Emergency!

someone broke into Henry Wilson's house last night / He called the police. They sent a squad car

Dialog
A: Police.
B: I want to report an emergency!
A: Yes. Go ahead!
B: Someone has just broken into my house.
A: Okay. What's your name?
B: Henry Wilson.
A: And the address?
B: 47 Locust Lane.
A: Telephone number?
B: What was that?(1).
A: What's your telephone number?
B: 752-1168
A: All right. We'll send a squad car right away.
B: Thank you.

Functions
(1) Asking for Repetition
What was that?
What's that?
Excuse me?
What did you say?

Exercises
1) A fire broke out in Linda Wu 's basemant yesterday /She called the Fire Department / They sent an engine unit
2) Alexander Franklin's mother fell down a flight of stairs yesterday / He called the Ajax Ambulance Service / They send an ambulance
3) Edith Miller's husband had a heart attack today / She called the Police Emergency Unit / They sent an emergency medical team
4) Michael Grady's hot water heater flooded his basement this morning / He called the Reliable Heating Company / They sent a repairperson
5) A skunk crawled into Abigail Henderson's house through the chimney today / She called the ASPCA* / They sent their animal removal specialist

* ASPCA = American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals