first-aid-kit 
bandage 
an ambulance 
Brainstorming: 
 What words can you think of when you talk about accidents and first aid? 
Accident 
First aid 
 illness 
bleed 
choke 
Burn/catch fire 
sprain ankle 
 bite 
wound 
 poison 
electric shock 
… … 
Discuss in groups about the following pictures 
a snake bite bleeding a sprained ankle 
 choking a broken arm a nosebleed 
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A snake has bitten him on the leg. 
Lay the person down and keep him still. 
 Do not wash the venom(毒液) off the skin. 
Apply pressure to the bitten part with your 
 hands. Do not move him until the doctor comes. 
a snake bite 
She has cut her arm with some broken glass and is bleeding badly. 
bleeding 
Put a bandage on the wound and 
apply pressure to reduce the bleeding 
He has badly sprained his ankle. 
a sprained ankle 
Get him to sit down and then put some ice on his ankle 
to reduce the swelling. Get him to put his foot up 
on a chair and bandage his ankle up firmly. 
She is choking on a piece of food. 
choking 
Bend her forward and give her four quick, 
hard slaps between the shoulder blades (肩胛) 
with hand. 
She has broken her arm. 
a broken arm 
Do not move the broken bone if possible. 
Keep the arm still using a bandage. 
Call for help immediately. 
His nose is bleeding. 
He has a nosebleed. 
a nosebleed 
Sit down and bend forward slightly. 
Squeeze his nose just below the bridge (鼻梁) 
until the bleeding stops. 
What is on the cupboard? What has happened? 
What sort of injuries the child will have? 
What kind of first aid would you perform? 
 
 
Pre-reading 
Removing clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn. 
Take off other clothing and jewellery near burns. 
take off 
Place burns under gently running water for about 10 minutes. 
wash 
Dip the burns under cool water to stop the pain and prevent or reduce swelling. 
dip 
Place cool, clean, wet cloths on burns until the pain is not so bad. 
cover 
If the injuries are second degree or third degree burns, it is vital to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once. 
send 
Fast reading 
What will the passage be about? 
2. What do they tell you about the passage? 
 First aid for burns. 
 
Causes, types, characteristics and first aid treatment for burns. 
3. 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 
 
1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
Detailed reading 
Tell if the following statements are true or false: 
Our skin has three layers. 
We will never get burned by the sun. 
Burns are divided into three degrees according to the degree of pain. 
Third degree burns are the most serious and painful. 
5. Put cool water on any burns to cool them. 
6. Don’t rub the burns 
7. It’s better that you put some butter or oil on burns. 
1.Why should you put cold water on a burn? 
2.Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt? 
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? 
Questions 
1. Why should you put cold water on a burn? 
2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt? 
Because the cold water stop the burning process, stop the pain and reduces the swelling. 
Because in a third degree burn the nerves are damaged. If there are no nerves, there is no pain. 
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 this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected. 
Because all the layers of the skin have been burnt showing the tisssue underneath. 
 
Read the text again and then find out how many parts there are and the main idea of each part: 
Part1. 
Part2. 
Part3. 
Part4 
part5 
The purpose / function of skin 
 Causes of burns 
 Types of burns: First degree burns, 
 Second degree burns, Third degree burns 
 Characteristics of burns 
 First aid treatment 
hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity, chemicals 
 
The purpose of skin: 
Protect you against , and 
 ; 
2) Keep you or ; 
3) Prevent you from ; 
4) Give you . 
losing water 
sense of touch 
warm 
cool 
diseases 
poisons 
the sun’s harmful rays 
Type 
Effect 
Example 
First 
degree 
burns 
Affect both the top and the second layer of the skin. 
burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. 
Affect only the top layer of the skin. 
Second 
degree 
burns 
Third 
degree 
burns 
mild sunburn, burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a moment 
severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids 
Affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. 
First degree Burns 
Second degree burns 
Third degree burns 
type 
1. Get the victim to the doctor or hospital 
Treatment 
3. Place cool, clean, wet clothes on them until the pain is not so bad. 
2. Keep cloths cool by putting them back in the basin of cold water, squeezing them out and placing them on the burned area over and over again for about an hour until the pain is not so bad. 
Label these pictures with first degree burn, second degree burn and third degree burn. 
A______________ 
B___________ 
C_______________ 
first degree burn 
second degree burn 
third degree burn 
Discuss the following situations: 
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. 
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. 
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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. 
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. 
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 Making a first-aid kit 
A well-stocked(存备得好的) first-aid kit, kept in easy reach, is necessary in every home. It should include: 
 
bandage 
soap 
sharp scissors 
thermometer 
plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs) 
flashlight 
alcohol 
your list of emergency phone numbers 
… 
 Making a first-aid kit 
 
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emergency medical service 
fire department police department 
parent(s) at work, including cell phone & pager 
neighbour or relative 
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 Role play 
 
 Work in pairs to act out how to place an emergency call for help 
 How to place an emergency call for help 
 dial the emergency number 
 tell your name and number 
 make a short description 
 of the emergency 
… 
Homework 
Search as much information as you can about first aid 
http://www. healthy. net/clinic/first aid/ 
http://kids health. org/parent/first aid_ safe/