Unit 8 Designed and produced by Wu Peng, Friendship Middle School of Guangan

accidents

1. leave the person where she\ he is ( ) 3. telephone for help ( ) 5. let the person get up ( ) 6. tell the person to stay still ( ) 2. move the person ( ) 4. tell the person not to worry ( ) Dos (Y)Don’ts (N) If someone is badly hurt in a traffic accident, You should…. / You mustn’t ….. 7. carry the person away ( ) Y N Y Y N Y N

carry the person leave the person where she/he is telephone for help let the person get up tell the person to stay still move the person tell the person not to worry Dos Don’ts If someone is badly hurt in a traffic accident, You should……/ mustn’t …..

What is First Aid First aid is ___ _______ __ giving _______ ____ to a person before a doctor can be found. the science of medical care Before the doctor comes, what is the most important ?

Fast- reading Which outline is used in the passage ? What’s the topic of the paragraphs ? First aid is very important The most important is to stay calm. When we have to think fast,we must remember DR ABC to give first aid. When we have checked the DR ABC we should give the first aid that is needed and call an ambulance. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-4 Para.5-6

complete the table Letter Represent Meaning D R A B C Danger The accident scene is no longer dangerous. Response To know that he/she is conscious and can breathe. Airway To make sure a person’s airway is open and it is easy to breathe. Breathing Check that the person can breath, if he is not breathing, using mouth-to-mouth method. Circulation Make sure the person’s blood is circulating by looking for color, coughing and eye movement. Skimming

What is the recovery position Roll __________________________________ _______. Place___________________________________ _____________. Bend_________________________________ ____________. the person onto one side. Keep the leg straight the hand of the person’s upper arm under his or her chin the person’s leg so that he or she will not roll over Why should we put the wounded people in the recovery position? Because airway is clear and it’s easy to breathe in this way.

Comprehension 1.By saying “ Seconds count in an emergency, ” the writer means ________. A.time is very important B.you can count numbers by the second C.time is life D.to be calm down, in an emergency, just say numbers by the second 2. What should you do if you want to do first aid correctly? A. Learn with a teacher. B. Remember the letters DR ABC C. Stay calm D. All of the above

3. According to the passage, people in the accident___. A. can be helped by anyone who’d like to do so B. should be waken up as soon as possible C. should be put in the recovery position when having been given first aid D. can be given first aid even without checking the DR ABC 4. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. DR ABC should be remembered B. Remembering the letters DR ABC is enough for first aid C. Why first aid is important and what the letters DR ABC stand for in an emergency D. What the letters DR ABC mean

5. In the passage., the author seems to be _________. A. explaining the meaning of the letters DR ABC B. telling us the importance of the first aid C. giving some basic information about first aid D. showing the importance of DR ABC

True or false False 1.We can do nothing but call an ambulance or the police when someone is hurt. True 2. If you don’t know about first aid, never try to revive the wounded person. False 3. We can check blood circulating only by looking for eye movement. True 4. If the person is not breathing, we must start her breathing in five minutes. False 5. If a person is bleeding, make sure that the airway is clear and it is easy to breathe. False 6. When the accident happens, go to save the wounded people immediately. Listening

Listen to the text and fill in blankets with proper words according to the text. To give first aid correctly, you can use the letters “_______” to help you to remember the things you need to do. First we should make sure that the _______scene is no longer_________. Then we can ask the person ______ questions to see if he/she is ________ and can breathe. We must make sure the person’s ______ is open and it’s easy to breathe by gently ______the person’s head back silently. If the person is not breathing, we must try to start his/her________ at once within five minutes, or he/she may die. At last, we can look for color,________, and eye movement to see if the person’s blood is_________. We can also put a finger on the person’s wrist or neck to check his/her_____. If the person is bleeding, we should ______the wound with a clean piece of _____and _____on the wound to stop the bleeding. DRABC accidentdangerous simple conscious airway breathing tipping coughing circulating pulse cover cloth press

Post-reading Look at the pictures on Page60. Use what you have learnt from the text to explain what the people are doing in the pictures. Picture 1 The man is gently tipping the person’s head back to make sure that his airway is open and it is easy to breathe.

Picture 2 If a person is not breathing, we can use the mouth-to-mouth way to start his/her breathing. And this must be done within five minutes. Picture 3 If a person is bleeding, we should cover the wound with a clean piece of cloth and press on the wound to stop the bleeding.

1.If the person is not breathing, Situations measures 2.If the person is bleeding badly, 3. If the person loses one third of his blood 4.If someone is badly hurt 5.If the person can breathe weakly A.You mustn’t move him. You must get help. B. You must try to start his her breathing at once. C. You must try to stop the bleeding. D.You should hold up the part of the body which is bleeding E.Open the mouth and take the food out at the back of the mouth if any.