Warming Up & reading
First aid is a temporary form of
help given to someone who
suddenly ________or __________
before a doctor can be found.
falls ill gets injured
the importance of first aid
To relieve pain
There are other times when giving
first aid quickly can save lives.
Pre-reading
What kind of first aid would you perform
in this situation?
Oh! My God!
Boiled Water!
Part 1
A.Causes of burns
B.The functions of skin
C.First aid treatment
D.Characteristics of
burns
E.Types of burns
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Skim the main idea of the passage.
The text mainly introduces the ________
of skin, _______ and________ of burns
and their characteristics as well as how to
give _________________ when burns
happen.
functions
first aid treatment
causes types
while-reading
1.What are the functions of your skin?
2. How many layers of skin do you have?
What are they?
Scan Part 1
It keeps...
It prevents...
It is where you feel...
It gives you ...
1.What are functions of your skin?
2. How many layers of skin do you
have? What are they?
three layers of skin:
The third layer
The second layer
The top layer
steam
fire
the sun electricity chemicals
hot liquids
radiation
3.What are causes of burns?
Pictures Types
4.What are types of burns?
A
B
C
first
degree burns
second
degree burns
third
degree burns
Task reading: Fill in the blanks 填 空
Types Characteristics
First
degree
burns
Affect
the top
1._____
of the
skin.
Dry,
red and
mildly
2._____
3._____
painful
Turn
white
when
4._____
layer
swollen
Mildly
pressed
5.What are the characteristics of burns?
Types Characteristics
Second
degree
burns
affect
both the
5.______
_______
_______
layer of
the skin.
6._____
red and
swollen
extremely
painful
7. _____
watery
surface
Third
degree
burns
affect
8._____
layers of
the skin.
swollen;
tissue
can be
seen.
9._____
______
pain
10._____
_______
_ and
charred
top and
the
second
all three
rough
little
or no
blisters
black
and white
6.Fill in the blanks and put the steps into right order
according to part 5.
________ clothing and jewellery near the burns.
Keep the burned area ______ than the heart, if possible.
______ cool, clean wet cloths on the burns.
______ the burned area gently.
Cool the burns with cool water.
.______ the victim to the doctor or hospital, if possible.
______ the burned area with a dry clean bandage.
Take off
Place
Dry
Cover
higher
Get
5
7
4
3
6
2
1
1. We will never get burned by the sun.
2. Burns are divided into three degrees
according to the degree of pain.
3. Third degree burns are the most serious and
painful.
4. Don’t rub the burns
5. It’s better that you put some butter or oil on
burns.
Ø True or false:
layers of the skin which are burned
but least painful
Never
Situation : Burns
Some students
Make a short dialogue
and please act it out!
Post-reading
we should take good care of ourselves.
Try our best to give others effective
first aid if they are in danger!
Please find more first aid
treatments on the Internet.
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