8B UNIT 5 INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES READING I

Every minute a child goes blind. --- from ORBIS website

BlindnessBlindness Blindness affects this man.Blindness affects this man. Most cases of blindness can be cured and prevented.Most cases of blindness can be cured and prevented.

A flying eye hospital operate on sb. train local doctors and nurses perform operations

medical treatment Volunteer doctors are treating the patient. The patient has just received the treatment.

Are you interested in ORBIS?Are you interested in ORBIS? Do you have any questions about ORBIS or the work of volunteer doctors?Do you have any questions about ORBIS or the work of volunteer doctors?

What did the interviewer want to know? Something about blindness.Something about blindness. How does ORBIS help?How does ORBIS help? Why don ’ t they work in a hospital?Why don ’ t they work in a hospital? How many operations do they perform during a visit?How many operations do they perform during a visit? Are people grateful to them?Are people grateful to them? What else Dr. Ma want to say?What else Dr. Ma want to say?

Something about blindness. Blindness affects about _____________ million people around the world, _________________ in ____________countries.Blindness affects about _____________ million people around the world, _________________ in ____________countries. The good news is that ________________________________________ ________________________________________The good news is that ________________________________________ ________________________________________ The bad news is that ________________________________________ ________________________________________The bad news is that ________________________________________ ________________________________________45 mostly poor 80 per cent of the cases of blindness can be cured and prevented. many people do not have the money for medical treatment.

How does ORBIS help? Volunteer doctorsVolunteer doctors _____________________ _____________________ They use the plane asThey use the plane as _____________________ _____________________ A FLYING EYE HOSPITAL A flying eye hospital perform operations a teaching centre.

Why don ’ t they work in a hospital? Many of our ____________ are so poor that they don ’ t have the money to travel to hospital. _____________ doctors and nurses can come to our plane. What can local doctors and nurse do on the plane ? What can local doctors and nurse do on the plane ? Learn about ____________________ Learn about ____________________ Watch the ______________on video Watch the ______________on video They hope to help more people by _____________________________________. patients Local eye operations new skills and knowledge operations training local doctors and nurses

How many operations do they perform during a visit? During my last visit, I ______________ 150 patients on the plane.During my last visit, I ______________ 150 patients on the plane. When I worked in a hospital, I __________ to do only two or three operations.When I worked in a hospital, I __________ to do only two or three operations. operated on used to am used to It ’ s hard work but I ______________ it. It ’ s hard work but I ______________ it.

Are people grateful to them? What is the most important thing for ORBIS doctors?What is the most important thing for ORBIS doctors? How does Dr. Ma feel?How does Dr. Ma feel? The most important thing is that they can help people see. He felt proud. He is proud that he can help so many people.

What else Dr. Ma want to say? We are the lucky ones. We should _______________to help other people.We are the lucky ones. We should _______________to help other people. All we need is ____________________ to ____________________ with our work.All we need is ____________________ to ____________________ with our work. We hope people will support our work by ____________________________________.We hope people will support our work by ____________________________________. try our best enough money carry on sending donations to ORBIS

Fill in the blanks: ORBIS is a ________(business, bank, charity) that helps __________ (blind, old, rich) people. Most _________ (eye, nose, leg) problems can be cured or prevented. However, many people do not have enough money to go to _________ (cinema, hospital, bank). The ____________(students, doctors, animals) on the ORBIS plane fly to poor areas to _________ (sell, tell, treat) people with eye problems and to _________(teach, buy, pay) local doctors and nurses new skills. The local doctors and nurses can watch the __________(films, operations, news) on video. After learning from ORBIS doctors, the local doctors can then help people in their areas.ORBIS is a ________(business, bank, charity) that helps __________ (blind, old, rich) people. Most _________ (eye, nose, leg) problems can be cured or prevented. However, many people do not have enough money to go to _________ (cinema, hospital, bank). The ____________(students, doctors, animals) on the ORBIS plane fly to poor areas to _________ (sell, tell, treat) people with eye problems and to _________(teach, buy, pay) local doctors and nurses new skills. The local doctors and nurses can watch the __________(films, operations, news) on video. After learning from ORBIS doctors, the local doctors can then help people in their areas. charity blindeye hospital doctors treat teach operations

Discussion As a secondary school students, what can we do to protect our eyes and help the ORBIS ?As a secondary school students, what can we do to protect our eyes and help the ORBIS ?

Homework: Finish off the exercises for Period Two.Finish off the exercises for Period Two. Read the interview five times after the tape. (Parent ’ s signature is needed.)Read the interview five times after the tape. (Parent ’ s signature is needed.) Continue to think about how we can help ORBIS.Continue to think about how we can help ORBIS.