1、Unit 5 First AidUsing LanguagePeriod 2 Lead-in(1)What do you think the boy on the right is suffering from?Choking.(2)What do you think the Heimlich manoeuvre is?It is a way to help the choking victim.Look at the pictures and answer the questions.(3)What do you know about the Heimlich manoeuvre?How i
2、s it performed?Is it easy to learn?ReadingRead the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text.AChoking victims usually have only about four minutes before they collapse and sometimes dieB If you see someone choking,first call the emergency servicesCChen wasted no timeD With choking v
3、ictims,every minute countsEDoing the Heimlich manoeuvre on a small child is not recommendedC A B E D Summarize the main idea of the article and analyze the structure of it.ReadingPart 1(Para.1-2):the story of a choking incidentPart 3(Para 6):comments on the choking incidentPart 2(Para.3-5):the intro
4、duction of the Heimlich manoeuvre The reading article tells a story of a high school student named Chen Wei who used the Heimlich maneuver to save a persons life.The article not only describes the process of his rescue of a choking victim,but also introduces the history and operation of Heimlich fir
5、st aid.ReadingRead the article again and choose the correct words to complete the sentences.1.Chen Wei was a friend/complete stranger to Zhang Tao.2.When Chen Wei reached Zhang Tao,Zhang Tao was sitting on the chair/standing.3.The Heimlich manoeuvre is quite easy/difficult to do.4.You will know that
6、 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.6.Chen Wei was able to save Zhang Tao because he learnt the Heimlich manoeuvre at school/from a first-aid manual.ReadingDiscover
7、 the structure of a narrative essay.A narrative essayu the set-upwhowhatwhereu the conflicta challenge or difficulty u the conclusionthe end of the story 1 Part 1:Who were the people involved?What happened?Where did it happen?2 Part 2:What did Chen Wei do?3 Part 3:How does the story end?4 What purpo
8、se does the quote at the end of the essay serve?Work in pairs.Discuss the following questions with your partner.Reading1 Part 1:Who were the people involved?Chen Wei,Zhang Tao,and Zhang Taos friend.What happened?Zhang Tao was choking on some steak.Where did it happen?At a restaurant.ReadingChen Wei,
9、a high school student in Beijing,had his dinner interrupted when he heard someone screaming from another table.A fellow diner at the restaurant,Zhang Tao,was choking on some steak.He was now holding his throat with his face turning red,while his desperate friends were slapping him on the back.When?W
10、hen Chen Wei heard someone screaming from another table.2 Part 2:What did Chen Wei do?3 Part 3:How does the story end?Reading_ He got up and ran to Zhangs table at once.With the help of Zhangs friends,he was able to help Zhang to his feet.Then,standing behind Zhang,Chen did the Heimlich manoeuvre.Th
11、e food was instantly forced out,and Zhang began to breathe again.Ten minutes later,an ambulance arrived.The doctors checked Zhang and made sure that he was fine.They suggested he eat more slowly and take smaller bites before they left.C.Chen wasted no time.Chen Wei performed the Heimlich manoeuvre o
12、n Zhang Tao.Chen Wei saved Zhang Tao,then the ambulance came and doctors checked Zhang Tao and said that he was fine.Reading_ leaving no time for an ambulance to arrive.To solve this problem,in 1974,an American doctor,Henry Heimlich,created the Heimlich manoeuvre,saving thousands of lives around the
13、 world.Doing the Heimlich manoeuvre is quick,practical,and easy.It is so easy,in fact,that almost anyone can learn how.A Choking victims usually have only about four minutes before they collapse and sometimes die,Why?Teach you a first aid technique,called Heimlich manoeuvre,which is quick and practi
14、cal for helping the choking victim.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.Reading_You cannot just stand by and do nothing.Luckily,Chen had learnt how to give first aid in school.Seeing Zha
15、ng choking,he remained calm and reacted immediately.Chen later said about the incident,“How could I just sitting there and doing nothing?We are all humans and we all have responsibility to look after one anothers welfare.”D With choking victims,every minute counts.4 What purpose does the quote at th
16、e end of the essay serve?Analyze the language features.Reading(1)What words are important when you tell a story about providing first aid?Adverbs for sequence.(2)Do you think the writer describe actions accurately?What words did the writer use?to introduce the emergency choke on some steak;hold his
17、throat with his face turning red;help his desperate friend to his feet to perform Heimlich manoeuvre stand behind him;force out;slap the victims 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 th
18、e child face down on your lap with the head lower than the rest of his body;give firm slaps to his upper backWritinguRecall your experiences of giving first aid in an emergency.If you have never had any experiences,share stories you have read or heard about,or think up a situation.uWrite an outline
19、of the three parts in your story.Then think of a good quote to sum things up.Brainstorm and decide the content.Questions Key wordsPart 1 Who?What?Where?Part 2The process?Part 3The end？Any comments?WritingUse what you have learnt to write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first ai
20、d.Questions Key wordsPart 1 Who?What?Where?Part 2The process?Part 3The end？Any comments?A narrative essayu the set-upwhowhatwhereu the conflicta challenge or difficulty u the conclusionthe end of the story WritingSet-upConflict(First aid)ConclusionWho:strangers,friends,coworkers,teacher and student,
21、parent and kid Where:at the restaurant,at office,at home,in the airport,on the subway,on the train,at school,in the swimming pool,in the field What:choking,drowning,nosebleed,shock,broken arm/leg,burn,cut Some useful expressions in writingA narrative essayWritingA narrative essaySet-upConflict(First
22、 aid)ConclusionChoking:carefully opened her mouth to check;gave her a few hard slaps on the back;forced the button out of her mouth;Burn:place burns under cool running water;check the degree of burns(first/second/third);cover the burnt area with a loose clean cloth;send the victim to the hospitalDro
23、wning:lay the victim on his back;remove grass or sand from his mouth;push down on the centre of his chest;perform CPR;call an ambulanceWritingA narrative essaySet-upConflict(First aid)Conclusion Decide to learn more first aid skills/life-saving techniques;Call on people to pay more attention to;We a
24、ll have a responsibility to look after one anothers welfare;When seconds count,an ambulance is often minutes away.WritingExchange your first draft with a partner.Use the checklist to assess your partners draft.Is the narrative essay clear?Does it have three parts?Does the first part tell you about w
25、ho,what,and where?Does the second part show a conflict?Does the third part give the conclusion?Is there a good quote to sum things up?Are the details of the story easy to understand?AssignmentChoose one medical emergency.Prepare a script for the first-aid instructor,explaining how the first aid is given for that medical emergency.Tips Remember to use sequence words such as first,next,then,after that,and finally.Use simple words to describe the actions.When giving first-aid advice,it is important to make things clear and easy to understand.Goodbye!
