1. Unit 5
First aid
Warming up and reading

2. Teaching aims
1.Increase students’ awareness of the importance of knowing about first aid .
2.How to give first aid in an emergency .
3.Improve students’ reading ability.

4. Accident poison swollen bleed choke sprained drown burn char broken
blisters
Accident
drown
burn
char
broken
cut
injury
electric shock
poison

5. What is First Aid
First aid is a ____________________ given to someone who suddenly _______ or __________ before a doctor can be found. Often the _____ or ______ is not_______, but there are other times when giving ________________will save ______ .
temporary form of help
falls ill
gets injured
illness
injury
serious
first aid quickly
lives

6. What happened to them ? a snake bite bleeding a sprained ankle choking
a broken arm
a bloody nose

7. Discuss what kind of first aid you should give in these situation.
Lay the victim down and keep him/her still. Do not wash the venom off the skin; do not try to suck out the venom…

8. Put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding.

9. Have the victim sit down and elevate the foot
Have the victim sit down and elevate the foot. Put an ice pack on the ankle to reduce the swelling. Put a firm bandage around the foot and ankle

10. If the person can cough, don’t do anything
If the person can cough, don’t do anything. If he/she can’t cough and is turning blue in the face, hit him/her between the shoulder blades with the flat of the hand three or four times.

11. Do not move the broken
bone if possible. Do not
move the victim.
Support the broken
arm in the most
comfortable position. Keep the arm still using a sling or get the victim to support the broken arm with the other arm. Get medical help immediately

12. Look at the picture on the left. What has happened to the little girl ?
The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself and got bad burns.
How should we deal with burns?

13. To treat a burn, you should:
A. Rub(擦)some butter on it.
B. Hold the burnt part under cold
running water.
C. Put salt on the burnt part.

14. I.Reading
Read the text quickly and say how many things the writer mentioned about and what they are .
Four
causes of burns; types of burns ; Characteristics of burns ; Characteristics of burns

15. II.Read the text quickly and find the following answers.

16. 1.What is the largest organ of our body ?
2.What are the functions of the skin?
3.What are the causes of burns?
4.What are the types of burns ?
5. What are the steps of the First aid treatment ?

17. 1.What is the largest organ of our body ?
Skin

18. 2.What are the functions of the skin?
Our body’s largest organ:_____
We have ______ ____ of the skin.
It keeps you _____ or _____.
It prevents your body ____ ____ ____.
It is where you feel ____,____or____.
It gives you your _____ ____ _____
skin
three layers
warm
cool
from
water
losing
cold
heat
pain
sense of
touch

19. fire radiation hot liquids steam the sun electricity chemicals
3.What are the causes of burns?
fire
radiation
hot liquids
steam
the sun
electricity
chemicals

20. 4.What are the types of burns ?
There are _______ types of burns depending on
which _______of the skin are burned.
_______________ affect only the _____ layer and
should feel better within _______________.
________________ affect both the _____ and the
_______ layer. These burns are _______ and take
______________ to heal.
________________ affect all ______ layers and
any ______ and ______ under the skin. They are very
_______ injuries and the victim must go to ________
at once.
three
layers
top
First degree burns
a day or two
Second degree burns
top
second
serious
a few weeks
Third degree burns
three
tissue
organs
severe
hospital

21. 5.What are the Characteristics of burns
Types
Characteristics
Mildly
First degree burns
Dry, red and mildly
_______.
_______ painful.
Turn white when
________.
Second degree burns
________, red and swollen.
Extremely painful.
________ watery
surface
Third degree burns
Swollen;
______ can be seen.
______ or ____ pain.
Black and white
and ________.
pressed
swollen
Blisters
Rough
Little no
tissue
charred

22. 5. Steps of the First aid treatment ?
Take off
________ clothing and jewelry near the burns.
2. ______ the burns with cool water.
3. ______ cool, clean wet cloths on the burns.
4. ______ the burned area gently.
5. ______ the burned area with a dry clean bandage.
6. ______ the burned area ______ than the heart, if possible.
7. ______ the victim ____ the doctor or hospital, if possible.
Cool
Place
Dry
Cover
Keep
higher
Get to

23. black,white, charred,swollen
pair work
What are the types and characteristics of burns?
Pictures
Types
Charateristics
first
degree burns
dry,red,
mildly swollen A
second
degree burns
rough,red,
swollen,blisters B
third
degree burns
black,white, charred,swollen C

24. Group work (discussion ) What would you do in the following situations ?

25. Some more situations

26. Some more situations

27. Some more situations

28. Useful espressions Follow these instructions Watch out … Lookout for
Now listen carefully
Follow these instructions
Watch out …
Lookout for
Don’t …. Because
Be careful (not) to…
Make sure that…
Mind you do/ don’t…
Take care to…
Cover…with…
If it is…go to the hospital
Never…

29. Homework 1. Read the passage “First aid for burns”
carefully and pay attention to the useful
words and expressions.
2. Finish Exx.1-2 on page 36.