Unit 5 Reading 1 (8B) An interview with an ORBIS doctor

ORBIS blindness flying eye hospital affect ['blaindnis] [ə'fekt] v. 影响 n. 失明 afford v. 买得起 [ə'f ɔ :d]

patient n. 病人 volunteer doctors operation n. 手术 operate v. 手术 ['pei ʃ ənt] [, ɔ pə'rei ʃ ən] [,v ɔ lən‘tiə] n. 自愿者 [' ɔ pəreit]

cure v. 治愈 treat v. 治疗 medical adj. 医疗的 treatment n. 治疗 improve v. 改善 medicine n. 医学, 药 [kjuə] [tri:t][im'pru:v] ['tri:tmənt] ['medikəl] ['medisin]

1. blindness ___ 2. affects ___ 3. treatment ___ 4. patients ___ 5. afford ___ 6. operated ___ a. Something done by a doctor to make sick people feel better b. the state of not being able to see c. have enough money to buy or to do something d. causes a change in somebody or something e. cut a person’s body open to take out or repair a part f. people who are ill, especially those in hospital b d a f c e

Fast reading 1. Who was interviewed by an interviewer? 2. What kind of work does ORBIS do? Dr Ma was interviewed by an interviewer. It does meaningful, hard and hopeful work.

Careful reading (Line ) 1. It does meaningful work. Why? Because it helps the patients with eye problems. it helps teach and train local doctors and nurses.

1. About 450 million people have heart problems. 2. All of the cases of blindness can not be cured or prevented. 3. ORBIS doctors do operations on the plane. 4. Local doctors and nurses go to the plane to learn about eye operations. 5. Many of the patients can afford to go to hospital. 6. ORBS doctors don’t teach the skills and knowledge. 7. ORBIS can even help more people by training local doctors and nurses. True or False Questions (Line 1—20) F F T T F F T 45 eye 80% can’t teach

Careful reading (Line ) 2.It does hard work. During Dr Ma’s ____ visit, he operated on ___ patients on the plane. He did only ____ or _____ operations a day when he was in a hospital. It’s ____ work. But he is ______ to help so many people to ____ again. The patients are really _______ to them. last 150 two three hardproud see grateful

Careful reading (Line ) 3. It does hopeful work. 1) What can they do as the development of modern medicine? 2) What does ORBIS need most? 3) What can we do to help them? They can treat and cure most eye problems and improve the lives of patients. They need enough money to carry on with the work. We can send donations to ORBIS.

Amy’s friend’s questions about ORBIS online. 1.What is ORBIS? 2.Why does ORBIS use a plane? 3. Whom does ORBIS help? 4. How many people are blind? 5. How does ORBIS help? 6. Does Dr Ma like the work? Why or why not? 7. What does ORBIS need most? 8. What can we do for them?

Amy 19:56:12 Hi, everyone, come out! I read a story today. Mary 19:56:35 What is it about? It’s about something about ORBIS and Dr Ma. Mary 19:56:45 What is ORBIS? Amy 19:56:40

Rose 19:57:22 Why does ORBIS use a plane? Because many patients can’t afford to travel to hospital. ORBIS flies to help them. It’s a flying eye hospital. Amy 19:57:18 Amy 19:57:58

Rose 19:58:00 Whom does ORBIS help ? It helps the patients with eye problems and help teach local doctors and nurses skills and knowledge. Rose 19:58:26 Does Dr Ma like his work? Yes he does. Amy 19:59:02 Amy 19:58:04

Peter 19:59:58 Why? Because he can help the patients to see again and they are grateful to them. Amy 20:00:15 Tom 20:00:45 What does ORBIS need most?

All they need is enough money to carry on with the work. Tim 20:02:35 What can we do for it? We can donate money to support them. Amy 20:02:18 Amy 20:02:48

Do you think we are lucky? Amy 20:03:35 Yes, we are lucky.Let’s try our best to help people in need. Great!! Lily 20:03:05 Lily 20:02:48

Group work: To introduce a charity to help them. What is the charity? Which charity can help them? What kind of work does the charity do? Why does the charity help…? What can we do to support the charity? Xiao Ming Xiao Fang

…can help him. … is a charity… It helps / works on … It helps…, because… We can … Xiao Ming

…can help her. … is an organization… It helps / works on … It helps…, because… We can … Xiao Fang

a non-governmental charity protect environment and the living space of animals …can help it. … is a … It helps / works on … It helps…, because… We can …

1. Visit the websites tohttp:// know more about ORBIS 2. Design a poster about the charity you are interested in and ask more people to help the people in need.

Introduce one charity you are interested in. … 1.The name of the charity. 2.What does the charity do? 3.Whom does it help? 4. How does it help? 5. Some other thing about the charity. …

Blindness _____ about ___ _______ people around the world. But many of them ____ ____ money for medical _________. ORBIS _____ a plane to ________ operations in poor ________. Some local _______________ come to learn the _________________. During Dr Ma’s last visit, he operated __________. He is _______ to help them and they are ______ him. All we ______ is enough money to __________ the work. People can ______ money to ______ them. affects 45 million don’t have treatment usesperform countries doctors and nurses skills and knowledge grateful proud 150 patients needcarry on with donatesupport Fill in the blanks.Retell the passage.

What have you learned from this interview ? We are the lucky ones. We should try our best to help people in need !

Let’s have a match ! Project Green Hope Project Green Hope helps protect rivers and lakes in China.

Project Hope Project Hope helps schools and students in poor areas.

Save China’s Tigers Save China’s Tigers protects tigers and other big cats in china.

Spring Bud Project Spring Bud Project helps poor young girs teturn to school.

Oxfam 乐施会是一个独立的发展及救援机构、跨越种族、 性别、宗教和政治的界限，与贫穷人一起面对贫 穷和苦难，让所有人都得到尊重与关怀，享有食 物、居所、就业机会、教育及医疗卫生等基本权 利，在持续发展中建立一个公平的世界。

World Vision 世界宣明会为世界贫困地区的开发项目 提供资金，是国际基督教救援及发展的 机构。

UNICEF 联合国儿童基金会致力于保证儿童有关营 养、健康、教育等方面的基本需要得到满 足。

World Wide Fund for Nature 世界自然基金会是全球最大的独立性非 政府环境保护机构之一，致力于环境和 动物栖息地保护。原名 “ 世界野生动物保 护基金会 ” 。

WRITING: Make a poster for Dr Ma, calling for more people to help and support him Two parts should be included : 1.What is ORBIS ? 2.What do you want people to do?

Life is beautiful because of the strong will. Life is wonderful because of the true love. 生命因坚强而美丽 生命因关爱而精彩

N EW WORDS : 1. blindness n. 失明 2. affect vt. 影响 3. cure vt. 治愈 4. medical adj. 医疗的 5. treatment n. 治疗 6. volunteer n. 志愿者 7. operation n. 手术 8. patient n. 病人 9. operate vi. 做手术 10. medicine n. 医学；药 11. treat vt. 治疗；对待 12. improve vt. 改善

1) How many people does blindness affect around the world? Where are they mostly from? 2) How many sick people can be cured or prevented? 3) Why do many people not receive medical treatment? Blindness affects about 45 million people, mostly in poor countries. About 80 per cent of the cases. Because they do not have the money for medical treatment. (Line 1---7) help the patients

1) Why doesn’t Dr Ma work in a hospital? 2) Why do local doctors and nurses come to the plane? 3) What’s ORBIS purpose by training local doctors and nurses? Because many patients cannot afford to travel to hospital, so ORBIS doctors have to go to them. They want to learn new skills and knowledge about eye operations. They want to help more people. (Line ) help doctors and nurses