人教修订版 高中二年级 ( 上 ) Unit 8

Speaking

A man who is drowned. Warming up

A traffic accident

A house on fire.

A girl lying on the ground is bleeding.

A man’s hand is cut.

A man is chocked when he is eating something.

Question 1. What would you do in the above situations? 2. What could we do to prevent these accidents? 3. What do you already know about first aid?

4. Which new words do you think would be useful when you talk about accidents and first aid?

Give advice to the persons in trouble above 6 pictures. Drowning Traffic accident Your suggestions to them Don’t swim in the river alone. You shouldn’t ride your bicycle without looking at the traffic.

Burns Bleeding Your suggestions to them You ought to be careful when cooking You must go to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.

cut Chocking Your suggestions to them You must never play with the knife in the future. You must never eat too fast.

Words and phrases 1. drown vt. /vi. die in water/sound be louder or stronger than… e. g. He drowned the kitten. Cheers drowned his voice. Do cats drowned easily?

2. bleed vi. (bled; bled) lose blood e. g. His nose bled last night. The cut on his leg was bleeding badly. 3. choke vi./vt. cause to stop breathing by squeezing or blocking the windpipe

e. g. He choked when he ate his food too quickly. The smoke almost choked me. 4. prevent vt. stop or hinder sb./sth. e. g. Bad weather prevented me starting. Your prompt action prevented a serious accident.

5. catch fire: begin to burn be on fire: be burning e. g. The house caught fire last night. The house is on fire. 6. electric adj. using electrical power electrical adj. of/concerned with electricity

e. g. I want to buy an electric fan. This machine has an electrical fault.

Practice Please use the list of dos and don’ts below to tell each other what you should and should not do.

Safety around the house Dos Don’ts ● Make sure that electric wires are safe and that children can’t touch them. ● Don’t put poisons into other containers, for example, empty bottles.

Dos Don’ts ● If a pan of oil catches fire, turn off the gas and cover the pan quickly. ● Never leave small things on the floor or table which a baby can put in its mouth.

Dos Don’ts ● Make sure that everyone in your family knows how to call 110. ● Learn more about first aid. ● Don’t play with electrical equipment. ● Never use ladders on a wet floor.

Useful expressions Positive suggestion: You should... You ought to... You should always... Make sure (that)... You must... You have to... You have got to...

Negative suggestion: You should not... You ought not to... Please don’t... Never do... You should never... You must never... You ought never to...

Sample A: Mother B: Son A: Tom, I’ll go to New York on business. Can you take care of yourself when I am away? B: No problem, mum. How long will you stay there?

A: About two weeks. You must be careful when you are cooking. If a pan of oil catches fire, turn off the gas and cover the pan quickly. B: I know. A: But do you know what number you should dial when an accident happens?

B: Mum. I have no idea. A: You should dial 110 when an accident happens. And, don’t play with electrical equipment. Do you remember? B: I have remembered all of it. Have a nice trip, mum.

Talking on P131

Sample dialogue O: 120. E: Hello, operator? I’ve just seen a terrible traffic accident. Three cars crashed into each other and one of them turned over and landed E=Eyewitness; O=Operator

upside down. There’s glass everywhere and two people are lying on the street. O: Please tell me where the accident happened so that I can send an ambulance. E: Um, yes, it’s Main Street, just across the street from the supermarket.

O: Ok, I know where that is. We will send the ambulance at once; it should be there in about five minutes. Please tell me if the people are injured. E: Yes, well, the two men on the street are bleeding and not moving.

Someone is giving them first aid right now. One of the passengers has come out of the car and seems to have a broken arm. I can’t see the other person. Oh, my god, what a terrible accident!

O: Please try to stay calm. You’re doing a great job. I will send the information to the ambulance. E: Oh, I hear the ambulance. It’s coming. Thank you!

O: You’re welcome. Thank you for calling for help so quickly and for giving me the necessary information. You may have helped save lives today!

Homework 1. Preview the part of listening. 2. Remember the useful expressions on Page Recite new words and expressions of this period.