1、UNIT 5 FIRST AIDSection CUsing LanguageTo treat a choke, you should make him /her spit by patting him/her on the back.What happened in the picture? And do you know how to deal with it urgently?Warm upLead in1.Look at the first two pictures. What do you think the boy on the right is suffering from?ch
2、okingA way to help the choking victim.2.What do you think the Heimlich manoeuvre is?Activity 1 Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Fast reading1.What kind of sentences are missing?First sentence in the paragraph. 2.What functions does the first sentence usually serve
3、 in a paragraph?As top sentence to give the main idea of the paragraph and/or to link up ideas between paragraphs.3.Can you read through the passage and try to come up with some sentences to complete it, without looking at the sentence provided?A Choking victims usually have only about four minutes
4、before they collapse and sometimes die B If you see someone choking，first call the emergency services C Chen wasted no time D With choking victims，every minute countsE Doing the Heimlich manoeuvre on a small child is not recommended Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Fast readingActivity 1 Read the artic
5、le and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Activity 2 Read the article again and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1Chen Wei was a friend/complete stranger to Zhang Tao. 2When Chen Wei reached Zhang Tao，Zhang Tao was sitting on the chair/standing. 3The Heimlich manoeuvr
6、e is quite easy/difficult to do. 4You will know that the victim is choking if he cannot speak/stops breathing. 5 To help a small child who is choking，you need to lay the child face up/down on your lap and slap his upper back. 6Chen Wei was able to save Zhang Tao because he learnt the Heimlich manoeu
7、vre at school/from a first-aid manual . Fast readingActivity 1 Read for division.Careful readingPart 1(Paras 1-2)Part 1(Paras 3-5)Part 1(Paras 6)the story of a choking incident.the introduction of the Heimlich manoeuvrecomments on the choking incidentActivity 2 Reread the article，and then answer the
8、 questions below.Task 1 Part 1： 1.Who were the people involved?Who：Chen Wei，a high school student in Beijing，and Zhang Tao，a fellow diner at a restaurant. 2.What happened? What：Zhang Tao was choking on some steak while eating. 3.Where did it happen? Where：At a restaurant. Careful reading Part 2What
9、did Chen Wei do? Chen Wei performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on Zhang Tao. Part 3How does the story end? Chen Wei saved Zhang Tao，and then the ambulance came and doctors checked Zhang Tao and said that he was fine. Careful readingActivity 2 Reread the article，and then answer the questions below.Task 2
10、 What purpose does the quote at the end of the essay serve? It provides a good way to wrap up the essay. It also tells the reader about Chen Weis emotions and opinions， and gives unique insight into his character. Careful readingActivity 2 Reread the article，and then answer the questions below.Activ
11、ity 3 Look for vivid action descriptions in the text.What words are important when you tell a story about providing first aid? Do you think the writer describe actions accurately ? What words did the writer use?choke on some steak，hold his throat with his face turning red, help Zhang to his feet, do
12、/perform the Heimlich manoeuvre, force out, slap the victims back , give firm slaps to his upper back , wrap your arms around his waist, make a fist, place it in the upper part of his stomach, grab your fist, push up and into his stomach in one motion, lay the child face down on your lap with the he
13、ad lower than the rest of his bodyCareful readingUse what you have learnt to write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first aid. 1 Work in pairs. Discuss your experiences of giving first aid in an emergency. If neither of you have any experiences，discuss stories you have read or h
14、eard about，or think up a situation. 2 Write an outline of the three parts in your story. Then think of a good quote to sum things up. 3 Write your narrative essay. WritingUse what you have learnt to write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first aid. One possible version:One morni
15、ng，David was working at his home office while watching his infant daughter Jane who was crawling on the floor. Suddenly， he noticed that she had picked something up and put it in her mouth. Then she began to move like she was struggling. He quickly jumped from his chair and ran over and picked her u
16、p. Going back to his chair，he held her in his lap and saw that she was still struggling with a frightened look on her face. However，she was not crying or making a sound. WritingUse what you have learnt to write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first aid. He carefully opened her
17、mouth to see if there was obstruction. Not finding anything，he then gave her a few hard slaps on her back. It worked! Within seconds a small button fell from her mouth onto the floor，and she was breathing once again. Thanks to Davids quick thinking，Jane was saved. David now teaches life-saving techniques at the local college，and he uses this story to impress upon students the need for quick action. “When seconds count，”he said，“an ambulance is often minutes away.” WritingTHE END
