4 Read the first aid treatments for these burns. If the treatment is right, write R in the brackets. If it is wrong, write W in the brackets and explain why. Then give the correct treatment.
Make a dialogue
First degree Second degree Third degreeburnburnburn
First aid treatment for burns
Dos
• Take off clothing and jewellery near the burn
• Cool burns immediately with cool water. • Place cool ,clean, wet cloth on the first,
4. After an hour in the sun, Lily noticed her arms were red and hurt a bit. She went home and put them under cool running water. R
Homework
1. Learn the text by heart and try to find out some important or difficult words and expressions.
2. Causes of burns
You can get burnt by : _h_o_t _li_q_u_i_d_s_ _st_e_a_m______ _fi_r_e_______ _ra_d__ia_t_io_n___ _th_e__su__n____ _el_e_c_tr_i_c_it_y__ _ch__em__i_c_a_ls__
6. We should make sure the bandage T won’t stick to the skin when it is used.
7. If burns are on the face, we should make the victim lie down. F
Read the text and answer these questions.
2. Write a short summary of the passage.
2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?
Because in a third degree burn the nerves have been damaged. If
there are no nerves, there is no pain.
3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed?
Detailed reading:
1. What can skin do for our body? • Protect us against diseases,
poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. •Keep us warm or cool. •Prevent us from losing water. •Give us sense of touch.
1. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed? Because bacteria(细菌) from the
clothes and jewellery could infect the burns.
2. Why is the information numbered under the heading of Fist aid treatment?
bandage/clean cloth. See a doctor if necessary.
Reading
FIRST AID FOR BURNS
Skimming
What is the topic of text and how is the information organized?
It is about first aid for burns and the information is organized according to causes, types, characteristics and first aid treatment for burns.
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Unit 5
First aid
Reading
Pre-reading
1. What has happened?
The little girl has pulled boiling water on to herself.
2. What sort of injury will the girl have?
3. Types of burn First degree burns top a day or two mild touch Second degree burns both serious heal severe liquids
Third degree burns
All tissue electric shocks burning fires injures hospital
She will have bad burns.
3. What kind of first aid would you perform in this situation? Cool the area of skin; wash it under
the cold running water. Cover the wound with
third degree burn
second degree burn
3. Answer the following questions.
1. Why should you put cold water on a burn?
The cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces swelling.
W 3. Mrs Casey’s sleeve caught fire while
she was cooking. Her arm looked terrible but it didn’t hurt. The skin was charred. Her husband took off her blouse and picked off bits of the blouse stuck to the burn. He then placed butter on the burn and covered it with a wet bandage.
Comprehending
1. In which order are these topics covered in the text? Number them from 1 to 5.
_3__ the three types of burns _5__ what to do if someone gets burned _1__ the functions of the skin
_4__ the symptoms of burns _2__ how we get burns
2. Read the text again and then label
these pictures first, second and third
degree burns.
first degree burn
1. If a person gets a third degree burn, he will feel great pain. T
2. Sunburn just belongs to the first degree burn. F
3. If a person gets a third degree burn, he must cool burns immediately with cool but not icy water and then go to see a doctor. F
The numbers indicate the steps you should take to treat a burn.
3. Why should we cool burns immediately?
The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces swelling.
1. Sam knocked over a kettle full of boiling water onto his legs. His legs became red, swollen and covered with blisters. Sam broke the blisters and poured icy water from the fridge onto the skin. W
R 2. While ironing clothes, Miss Good
accidentally touched the iron. Her wrist blistered and became watery. It hurt a lot. She put her wrist under the cold water tap and then kept placing cool, clean, damp cloths on it until it was less painful. Then she went to see the doctor.