Unit 7 International charities
Reading 1
Pre-reading
Please watch the video and answer the question.
Who are the real heroes in the video?
volunteers
Dr. Ma
ORBIS
Pre-reading
What does the logo look like?
a person with blindness n.失明
a blind person
an organization that treats, cures and prevents blindness
vt. 治愈
vt.治疗,处理
Pre-reading
Why is there a plane in the logo?
the Flying Eye Hospital.
(飞行眼科医院)
The volunteer doctors provide medical treatment for the patients or operate on them on aboard.
adj. 医学的
n. 治疗
v. 做手术
n. 病人
在飞机(船,火车)上
失明
主要的,
大部分的
案例,病例
治愈
医学的,
医疗的
治疗
病人
买得起,能做
blindness n.
mostly adv.
case n.
cure vt.
medical adj.
treatment n.
patient n.
afford vt.
New words
go abroad
operate vi.
proud adj.
reader n.
medicine n.
develop v.
treat vt.
在飞机
(船,火车)上
做手术
自豪的,骄傲的
读者
医学,药
发展,加强
治疗,处理
Pre-reading
1. blindness
2. cure
3. patient
4. afford
5. on board
6. operate
cut a person’s body open to take out or repair a part
in or on a plane, ship, train, etc.
make an illness go away
have enough money to pay for something
a person who is ill, especially in hospital
the condition of being unable to see
f
c
e
d
b
a
While-reading
Task1. Fast reading: Background information
What kind of reading material (材料) is it?
An interview.
Tip 1: Don’t forget the background information.
While-reading
Task1. Fast reading: General idea
1.What’s the main idea of the interview?
Something about blindness
Something about ORBIS
Something about Dr. Ma’s experience and hope
Above all
2.How many questions are there in the interview?
Five.
While-reading
Task1. Fast reading: General idea
Please tell us something about blindness.
How do ORBIS help?
Why don’t you work in a hospital?
How many operations do you do during a visit?
Is there anything else you’d like to say to our readers?
c. Dr Ma’s work and his feeling
While-reading
a. something about blindness
b. the work of ORBIS
d. what ORBIS needs
Task2. Careful reading: Analyze questions
1.Please tell us something about blindness.
2.How do ORBIS help?
3.Why don’t you work in a hospital?
4.How many operations do you do during a visit?
5.Is there anything else you’d like to say to our readers?
While-reading
How many people does blindness affect around the world? Where are they mostly from?
2. Why don’t some people receive medical treatment?
Blindness affects about 285 million people, mostly in poor countries.
Because they do not have the money for medical treatment.
Task2. Careful reading: Read part1 (Question1) and answer the following two questions
While-reading
Task2. Careful reading: Read part2 (Question2&3) and finish the chart
does _____________
on the plane
helps people _______
invites local __________
________ on board
teaches them _________
ORBIS, a charity
uses its _________________ to visit poor areas
treats people with ______________
doctors and nurses
eye operations
see again
new skills
Flying Eye Hospital
eye problems
Task6. Read and exercise
Task2. Careful reading: Read part3 (Question3) and finish T or F
1.During Dr Ma’s last visit, 200 patients
were operated on.
2.Dr Ma is proud to help people see again
and improve their lives.
F
T
150
Task6. Read and exercise
Task2. Careful reading: Read part4 (Questions4) and fill in the blanks
Need more:
to carry on with their work
to support them
money _____________________
people _______________
Post-reading
Task3. Read the interview again yourselves and then use your own words to act it out.
Hello, Dr Ma. Can you tell us something about…?
Of course…
How does ORBIS do?/Could you please tell us the reason…?/Why…?/How many…?/….
……
Post-reading
Task4: Dr. Ma wants to appeal more people to join. Let’s help him design a slogan for ORBIS.
Making Vision A Reality
Further thinking
Dr. Ma—a volunteer doctor for ORBIS
Some of our schoolmates—volunteers for the hospital
They play piano for the patient to comfort them.
Do you want to do something for the people in need around you?
Further thinking
A volunteer guide for the library
A volunteer cleaner for the mountains
A volunteer actor for the community
Thank you!
Your little kindness will make a great difference!