1、Reading For Fun Prevention is better than cure.Feed a cold and starve a fever.Good health is worth more than wealth.You are what you eat.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.He who has health has hope;and he who has hope has everything.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and w
2、ise.A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.What do you know about first aid?First aid is:the science of giving medical care to a person before a doctor can be found.What would you do in this situation?Call 119 first and tell them the exact add
3、ress on the phone.If someone is badly burnt,we should call 120 to ask for an ambulance.Read the text again and then find out how many parts there are and the main idea of each part:Part1.Part2.Part3.Part4part5The purpose/function of skin Causes of burns Types of burns:First degree burns,Second degre
4、e burns,Third degree burns Characteristics of burns First aid treatmenthot liquids,steam,fire,radiation,the sun,electricity,chemicals _the three types of burns _what to do if someone gets burned _the purpose of skin _the symptoms of burns _how we get burnsIn which order are these topics covered in t
5、he text?Number them from 1 to 5.1.Our skin has three layers.2.We will never get burned by the sun.3.Burns are divided into three degrees according to the degree of pain.4.Third degree burns are the most serious and painful.Tell if the following statements are true or false:second degree burnfirst de
6、gree burnthird degree burnFirst aid treatmentCareful Reading1.What statement is wrong according to the text?A.It is important to know some knowledge of first aid to treat burns.B.It is the skin that is your bodys largest organ.C.Skin can stop our body losing water.D.We can pay no attention to our sk
7、in if it is burned slightly.D2.About first aid treatment,the following statements are right except that _.A.We should take clothing off as soon as possible if we get burned.B.We should use running water to cool the burned area as quickly as we can.C.We should have the victims sent to the doctor if t
8、he injuries are second degree burns.D.We should dry the burned area and cover it with a clean bandage.A ADiscuss the following situations:1.Sam knocked over a kettle full of boiling water onto his legs.His legs became red,swollen and covered with blisters.Sam broke the blisters and poured icy water
9、from the fridge onto the skin.2.While ironing clothes,Miss Good accidentally touched the iron.Her wrist blistered and became watery.It hurt a lot.She put her wrist under the cold water tap and then kept placing cool,clean,damp cloths on it until it was less painful.Then she went to see the doctor.3.
10、Mrs.Caseys sleeve caught fire while she was cooking.Her arm looked terrible but it didnt hurt.The skin was charred.Her husband took off her blouse and picked off bits of the blouse stuck to the burn.He then placed butter on the burn and covered it with a wet bandage.4.After an hour in the sun,Lily n
11、oticed her arms were red and hurt a bit.She went home and put them under running water.1.Why should you put cold water on a burn?2.Why doesnt 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?Q
12、uestions 1.Why should you put cold water on a burn?2.Why doesnt 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?Because the cold water stop the burning process,stop the pain and reduces the s
13、welling.Because in a third degree burn the nerves are damaged.If there are no nerves,there is no pain.Because this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected.Because these affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin.Would you like to do first aid to help others?Game:Summary?
