Unit 5

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3 What is first aid? >First aid is the kind of_____ given to someone who suddenly ______ or gets ______ before a doctor can be found. Often the illness or injury is _________, but there are _________ when giving first aid quickly will ____________. help falls ill injured not serious other times save one’s life Lead-in

4 Can you guess what will happen to the girl? How will her mother deal with the burn? Look at the picture on the left. What has happened? The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself. She will get bad burns.

5 Fast Reading >In which order are these topics covered in the text? Number them from 1 to 5. _____ the three types of burns _____ what to do if someone gets burned _____ the purpose of skin _____ the symptoms of burns _____ how we get burns First Aid For Burns

6 Careful-reading >Read the text part by part to get the details and the main idea of each part.

7 Part1: Fill in the blanks( based on the 1st Para.) 1. Our body’s largest organ:_____ 2. We have ______ ______ of the skin. 3. Your skin keeps you _____ or _____. 4. It prevents your body ______ ______ ______. 5. It gives you your _____ _____ _____. skin three layers warm cool from losing water sense of touch The function of our skin

8 You can get burnt by : ___________ ______ __________ _______________________ hot liquids steam fire radiation the sun electricity or chemicals Part2 Causes of burns

9 First degree burns Affect the top______ of the skin. Dry, red and mildly ______. _______ painful. Turn white when ______. Second degree burns Affect both the ____ & the ______ layer. ________, red and swollen. Extremely painful. ________ watery surface Third degree burns Affect_____ ________ layers of the skin. Swollen; ______ can be seen. ______ or ____ pain. Black and white and _______. Types & characteristicsof burns Types & characteristics of burns 1. Types 2. Characteristics layer top second all three swollen Rough tissue Mildly Little no pressed Blisters charred Part3&4

10 According to the form above, label these pictures with first degree burns, second degree burns and third degree burns. first degree burnssecond degree burnsthird degree burns

11 Decide whether the first aid treatment is Right (R) or Wrong (W). 1. When someone is burned, you should place some ice on his wound. 2. We should put damp cloths on the second degree burns. 3. We shouldn’t break the blisters, or they will make the wound infected. 4. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments on burns to stop the infection. 5. If burns are on the face, we should make the victim sit up. W R R W R Part5

12 How will her mother deal with the burn? Summary of first aid treatment 1. ________ clothing and jewellery 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. Take off Cool Place Dry Cover Keep higher Get to

13 Ex 3 Answer the questions (discuss) 1. Why should you put cold water on a burn? 2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt? Because the cold water stops the burning Because the cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and prevents or process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces swelling （肿）. reduces swelling （肿）. Because in a third degree burn the nerves have been damaged. If there are no nerves, there is no pain.

14 3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed? 4. If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see tissue? Because bacteria from the clothes and Because bacteria from the clothes and jewellery could infect the burns. jewellery could infect the burns. Because all layers of the skin have Because all layers of the skin have been burnt showing the tissue underneath. been burnt showing the tissue underneath.

15 Homework Read the text and find out the new phrases and difficult sentences in the text. Read the text and find out the new phrases and difficult sentences in the text. Learning English Part 1. Learning English Part 1.

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