Reading

First aid for burns

Pre-reading What kind of first aid would you perform in this situation? Make a list of your ideas.

Cool the area of skin; Wash it under the cold running water. Cover the wound with bandage/ clean cloth. See a doctor if necessary.

Reading Skim for general idea and then number them from 1 to 5. __ the three types of burns __ what to do if someone gets burned __ the functions of the skin __ the symptoms of burns __ how we get burns 3 5 1 4 2

Comprehension I. Read the passage carefully and get the answers to the questions. 1.What can skin do for our body? ______________________________ _______________________ ____________________________ _________________________ 1.Act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. 2.Keep you warm or cool. 3.Prevent you from losing water. 4.Give you sense of touch.

2.You can get burnt by: ___________ __________ _______________________ hot liquids steam fire radiation the sun electricity or chemicals

3. How many types of burns are there? What are they? 1) First degree burns. 2) Second degree burns 3) Third degree burns

II. Label these pictures with first, second and third degree burn. second degree first degree third degree

The three layers of skin: The top layer The second layer The third layer

III. Detail-reading: Filling in the blanks. Types  Characteristics  First degree burns Affect the top _____ of the skin. Dry, red and mildly _____ _____ painful Turn white when ______. Mildly layer swollen pressed

Types  Characteristics  Second degree burns affect both the _______ _______ layer of the skin. _____, red and swollen extremely painful _____ watery surface Third degree burns affect _____ layers of the skin. swollen; tissue can be seen. ___________ pain _____________ and charred rough blisters top and the second little or no black and white all three

Post-reading Answer the questions in your own words according to the passage.

Read the first aid treatments for these burns Read the first aid treatments for these burns. If the treatment is right, write R. If it is wrong, write W and explain why. 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 from the fridge onto the skin. ( ) W

2. While ironing clothes, Miss Good accidentally touched the iron 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. ( ) R

3. Mrs Casey’s sleeve caught fire while she was cooking 3. Mrs Casey’s sleeve caught fire while she was cooking . Her arm looked terrible but it didn’t 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. ( ) W

4. After an hour in the sun, Lily noticed her arms were red and hurt a bit. She went home and put them under cool running water. ( ) R

Task 4: Fill in the blanks First aid is the kind of help __________ to someone _______ falls ill or gets injured before a doctor can __________. Of course, the illness or injury is not serious. Now let’s talk about FIRST AID for burns. You have three layers of skin that protect yourself ___________ diseases, poisons and the harmful rays _________ the sun. Your skin also gives you your __________ of touch. First aid is a very important step in the ___________. People can get burned by many things, _________ hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity, etc. There are three types of burns. Burns are called first degree, second degree or third degree burns, depending on _________ layers burned. Different degree burn can be treated in a different ________. Let’s keep these things in mind. given who be found against/from from sense treatment such as/ like which way

补充 sense sense of touch 触觉 sense of sight sense of hearing 视觉 sense of taste sense of smell sense of humour sense of beauty sense of urgency 触觉 视觉 听觉 sense 味觉 嗅觉 幽默感 美感 紧迫感