1 Unit 5 First Aid 2 3 Period 2 Reading First aid for burns

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Unit 5 First Aid

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Period 2 Reading First aid for burns

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What things at home can be dangerous?

electrical equipment

electric wires

poisons

How to deal with these injuries?

knives

hot water

glass

Brainstorming

gaspets

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Pre-reading:What kind of first aid would you perform in the situation of burning?

Cool the area of skin

Wash it under the cold tap

Cover the wound with bandage / clean cloth

See a doctor if necessary

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Skim for general idea. How many parts are the text and what are they?

5 1.The purpose of skin

2.Cause of burns

3.Types of burns

4.Symptoms of burns

5.First aid treatment

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Scanning

• Read the text quickly and do the multiple choices on BEST DESIGN

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Detail reading: Filling in the

blanksWhat can skin do for our body ?

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• Protect you against diseases,

poisons and the sun’s harmful

rays.• Keep you warm or cool

• Prevent you from losing water• Gives you sense of touch

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You can get burnt by :

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Detail reading: Filling in the blanks

•hot liquids,

•steam,

•fire,

•radiation,

•the sun,

•electricity and chemicals

Causes of burns

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Answer the questions• 1. Why should you put cold water on a burn?

• 2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?

• 3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed?

• 4. If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see

tissue?

• The cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces The cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces swelling. swelling.

• Because nerves is damaged.Because nerves is damaged.

• Because this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected.Because this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected.

• These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under firesThese affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under fires

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Language points

• sense of touch• sense of sight• sense of hearing• sense of taste• sense of smell• sense of humour • sense of beauty• sense of urgency

触觉

Sense

视觉听觉味觉嗅觉幽默感美感紧迫感

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Language points

• unless: 除非……；如果不……• Don’t make it public unlessunless I agree.

• UnlessUnless the destruction of the ozone layer is to stopped, the polar ice caps could melt with terrible consequences.

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Language points• Hold the bandage in place with

tape.

• in place

• The librarian put the returned books in place.

放在适当的位置

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Language points

• It shows that a knowledge of first aid can makemake a real difference.difference.

• Make(some,no,ect) differenceMake(some,no,ect) difference

• ItIt makes no differencemakes no difference to me where to me where you come from.you come from.

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http://www.healthy.net/clinic/firstaid/

If you want more tips about first aids and ways to deal with common injuries, refer to the following websites.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/

http://mi.essortment.com/firstaid_rfrg.htm

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/25936-7.asp

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Home work

• Finish the Exes in p36.

• Read the text.