1、Unit 5 First AidReading and ThinkingIn this class,you will1.sort out the information about first aid for burns(causes,types,characteristics of burns and first-aid treatment);2.describe the characteristics and treatment for different kinds of burns;3.summarize the stylistic features of hospital leafl
2、et;4.think of and evaluate other advice about first aid for burns.Learning objectives1.What are the students learning in the photo?2.Have you seen this technique used before?Do you know how to do it?3.Do you think its important for the students to learn this?Why?Warm up1.What are the students learni
3、ng in the photo?I think the students are learning basic first aid,in particular CPR(心肺复苏术).Warm up2.Have you seen this technique used before?Do you know how to do it?I have never seen CPR performed in real life,but I have often seen it performed in films and on TV,and I have read about how to do it.
4、You press down on the chest of a victim every few seconds.I dont think Im confident enough to try it myself though.Warm up3.Do you think its important for the students to learn this?Why?It is important because if someones heart or breathing stops,they usually have only three to nine minutes before t
5、heir brain suffers irreversible(adj.不可逆转的)damage because of a lack of oxygen,unless CPR is performed.However,it may take anywhere from 10-20 minutes before an ambulance comes once you call an emergency service.Warm up How do you understand the following quote?Its a great honor to save a life.Leigh B
6、ardugo Saving a life is something that should make us feel great joy and make us proud of ourselves.Warm up1.What first-aid techniques(技巧；技能)do you know of?2.If someone you know suffered a burn,what would you do?Pre-reading activity I know basically what to do if someone breaks a leg or gets a cut.I
7、t depends on the kind of burn.Most of the burns Ive seen were fairly minor,so the best thing to do was to put it under cold running water to stop the burning.Read the passage and answer the following question:What does the passage mainly talk about?Reading activity 1Sub-headings:Causes of burns Type
8、s of burns Characteristics of burns First-aid treatmentReading activity 1 The passage mainly talks about the causes,types,characteristics of burns,as well as the first-aid treatment.Read the passage and answer the following question:What does the passage mainly talk about?Read again and decide if th
9、e following statements about first aid for burns are true(T)or false(F).Reading activity 2_ 1.Your skin gives you protection from many dangerous things._ 2.A first-degree burn has this name because it is the most serious._ 3.Second-degree burns can be the most painful kind of burn.Reading activity 2
10、_ 4.It is important to use cool water to stop the heat from remaining in the wound regardless of the degree of the burn._ 5.Putting butter or oil on burns helps because it may reduce swelling and ease(缓解；减轻)discomfort.Read again and decide if the following statements about first aid for burns are tr
11、ue(T)or false(F).Reading activity 2_ 1.Your skin gives you protection from many dangerous things.TReading activity 2_ 2.A first-degree burn has this name because it is the most serious.FReading activity 2_ 3.Second-degree burns can be the most painful kind of burn.TReading activity 2_ 4.It is import
12、ant to use cool water to stop the heat from remaining in the wound regardless of the degree of the burn.FReading activity 2_ 5.Putting butter or oil on burns helps because it may reduce swelling and ease discomfort.FReading activity 3 Complete the table to summarize the information about first aid f
13、or burns.Reading activity 3DetailsTypesFirst-degree burnsSecond-degree burnsThird-degree burnsDepthtop few millimetres of the skinbelow the top layer of the skinevery layer of the skin and sometimes the tissue underneathReading activity 3DetailsTypesFirst-degree burnsSecond-degree burnsThird-degree
14、burnsCharacteristicsdry,red,and mildly swollen;mildly painful;turn white when pressedred and swollen;blisters;watery surface;extremely painfulblack and white;swollen;the tissue underneath can often be seen;little or no pain if nerves are damaged Reading activity 3DetailsTypesFirst-degree burnsSecond
15、-degree burnsThird-degree burnsTreatmentplace under cool running water within the first ten minutes dry the burnt area remove any clothes cover the burn burn on the face:make sure the victim can still breathe second or third-degree burn:take the victim to the hospital at once Look through the text a
16、nd identify its style and language features.Then tick its text type from the list below.Reading activity 4_ advertisement_ hospital leaflet_ newspaper article_ blog post_ email_ short story Understand text types Different kinds of texts can be identified by their styles of writing and language featu
17、res.By understanding the text type of a piece of writing,you can better understand its purpose.You can also better understand where to find information in the text,and what kind of information it is likely to contain.Reading activity 4 Brainstorm the style of writing and language features of the fol
18、lwing text types.Reading activity 4_ advertisement_ hospital leaflet_ newspaper article_ blog post_ email_ short story advertisementfull of persuasive language and colorful descriptions,talks about the benefits of a product,uses the imperative to tell someone to buy somethingReading activity 4hospit
19、al leafletfactual,informational,objective,gives a description of a medical problem,and tells how to deal with it,uses the imperative to give advicenewspaper articlefactual,informational,objective,answers the who,what,when,why,and how questions about a recent eventReading activity 4blog postblog stan
20、ds for web log,so it is a kind of journal or diary,usually topical in nature,talking about something that is current or new in the life of the author or regarding the authors interestsemaila kind of letter,it should have an opening and a closing like a letter,be addressed to an individual,and be abo
21、ut a matter which directly concerns both the author and recipient Reading activity 4short storyusually a narrative written in the past tense,it contains vivid language and colorful descriptions to tell a story which has a beginning,a middle,and an end Look through the text and identify its style and
22、 language features.Then tick its text type from the list below.Reading activity 4_ advertisement_ hospital leaflet_ newspaper article_ blog post_ email_ short story Look through the text and identify its style and language features.Then tick its text type from the list below.Reading activity 4_ hosp
23、ital leaflet The passage is written in an objective informational style,and deals with a health issue,giving a detailed description of how to handle this problem.Reading activity 51.What is the genre(体裁)of this text?Is it a narration,a description,an argumentation,or an expository writing?2.Is this
24、text mainly written in first,second,or third person?3.What tense is used?4.Are there any passive voices?How do they make you feel?Read the passage again and answer the following questions about the text type.Reading activity 51.What is the genre of this text?Is it a narration,a description,an argume
25、ntation,or an expository writing?2.Is this text mainly written in first,second,or third person?An expository writing.(说明文)In second and third persons.Reading activity 53.What tense is used?4.Are there any passive voices?How do they make you feel?Yes.They make the text sound objective.The simple pres
26、ent tense.Reading activity 5Characteristics of a hospital leaflet Genre:expository writing Point of view:in second and third persons Tense:the simple present tense Language features:passive voice(make it more objective)Post-reading activity1.How are people most likely to get burnt?2.What steps can b
27、e taken to help prevent these burns?3.What other advice do you know of about first aid for burns?Is it good advice or bad advice?Why?Think about the following questions about first aid for burns.Post-reading activity1.How are people most likely to get burnt?Most people are likely to get burnt in the
28、 kitchen,by picking up a hot pan,or by getting cooking oil spilt on themselves.Post-reading activity2.What steps can be taken to help prevent these burns?Being aware of the danger is a good first step.For example,you should check to see if the burner is on before touching a pan on the stove.You shou
29、ld also use oven mitts(微波炉手套)when touching a hot pan.If you are using cooking oil,you should make sure that the pot is set firmly on the stove so that it cannot spill,and that it is not too full of oil.Post-reading activity3.What other advice do you know of about first aid for burns?Is it good advic
30、e or bad advice?Why?Some people say that you should put vinegar on burns.I think that this is terrible advice,because it can cause pain and can dry out the skin.Homework1.Search online for more information about first aid for burns.2.Suppose you are going to give a mini lecture on first aid for burns,write a speech based on the passage and the information you have found online.
