1、Unit 5 First Aid U s i n g L a n g u a g e ( 2 ) Learning objectives In this class, you will 1. read for the gist of a story; 2. analyse the structure of the story; 3. study the structure and language features of a narrative essay; 4. write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first
2、 aid. Choking Heimlich manoeuvre Lead-in Activity: Look at the two pictures. What do you think the boy on the right is suffering from? The reading article tells a story of a high school student named Chen Wei who used the Heimlich maneuver to save a persons life. The article not only describes the p
3、rocess of his rescue of a choking victim, but also introduces the history and operation of Heimlich first aid. Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then summarize the main idea. First sentence in the paragraph. The first sentence usually serves as topic sentence to give the main
4、 idea of the paragraph and/or to link up ideas between paragraphs. Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. A Choking victims usually have only about four minutes before they collapse and sometimes die B If you see someone choking, fir
5、st call the emergency services C Chen wasted no time D With choking victims, every minute counts E Doing the Heimlich manoeuvre on a small child is not recommended Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.1 Chen Wei, a high school
6、 student in Beijing, had his dinner interrupted when he heard someone screaming from another table. A fellow diner at the restaurant, Zhang Tao, was choking on some steak. He was now holding his throat with his face turning red, while his desperate friends were slapping him on the back. Reading Acti
7、vity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.2 C. Chen wasted no time. He got up and ran to Zhangs table at once. With the help of Zhangs friends, he was able to help Zhang to his feet. Then, standing behind Zhang, Chen did the Heimlich manoeuvre
8、. The food was instantly forced out, and Zhang began to breathe again. Ten minutes later, an ambulance arrived. The doctors checked Zhang and made sure that he was fine. They suggested he eat more slowly and take smaller bites before they left. Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article a
9、nd then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.3 A. Choking victims usually have only about four minutes before they collapse and sometimes die, leaving no time for an ambulance to arrive. To solve this problem, in 1974, an American doctor, Henry Heimlich, created the Heimlich manoeuvre, sa
10、ving thousands of lives around the world. Doing the Heimlich manoeuvre is quick, practical, and easy. It is so easy, in fact, that almost anyone can learn how. Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.4 B. If you see someone choki
11、ng, first call the emergency services. Then, make sure that the victim is really choking: A choking person cannot speak. Slapping the victims back will often force out the obstruction. If this does not work, you can perform the Heimlich manoeuvre by standing behind him and wrapping your arms around
12、his waist. Make a fist with one hand and place it in the upper part of his stomach. Grabbing your fist with your other hand tightly, push up and into his stomach in one motion. Continue doing this until the obstruction is forced out. Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put
13、 A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.5 E. Doing the Heimlich manoeuvre on a small child is not recommended, as you may hurt him. Instead, lay the child face down on your lap with the head lower than the rest his body, and then give firm slaps to his upper back until he can breathe again. Rea
14、ding Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the text. Para.6 D. With Choking victims, every minute counts. You cannot just stand by and do nothing. Luckily, Chen had learnt how to give first aid in school. Seeing Zhang choking, he remained calm and re
15、acted immediately. Chen later said about the incident, “How could I justify sitting there and doing nothing? We are all humans and we all have a responsibility to look after one anothers welfare.” Reading Activity: Read for the gist. Read the article and then put A-E in the correct places in the tex
16、t. Reading Activity: Read for the details. Read the article again and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1.Chen Wei was a friend/complete stranger to Zhang Tao. 2.When Chen Wei reached Zhang Tao, Zhang Tao was sitting on the chair/standing. 3.The Heimlich manoeuvre is quite easy/dif
17、ficult to do. 4.You will know that the victim is choking if he cannot speak/stops breathing. 5.To help a small child who is choking, you need to lay the child face up/down on your lap and slap his upper back. 6.Chen Wei was able to save Zhang Tao because he learnt the Heimlich manoeuvre at school/fr
18、om a first-aid manual. Reading Activity: Read for the details. Read the article again and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. Chen Wei was a friend/complete stranger to Zhang Tao. 2. When Chen Wei reached Zhang Tao, Zhang Tao was sitting on the chair/standing. 3. The Heimlich mano
19、euvre is quite easy/difficult to do. 4. You will know that the victim is choking if he cannot speak/stops breathing. 5. To help a small child who is choking, you need to lay the child face up/down on your lap and slap his upper back. 6. Chen Wei was able to save Zhang Tao because he learnt the Heiml
20、ich manoeuvre at school/from a first-aid manual. Reading Activity: Read for the details Read the article again and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. the set-up who what where the conflict a challenge or difficulty the c
21、onclusion the end of the story Part 1: Who were the people involved? What happened? Where did it happen? Part 2: What did Chen Wei do? Part 3: How does the story end? Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. Reread the article, and then answer the questions below. Part 1: Who w
22、ere the people involved? What happened? Where did it happen? Chen Wei, a high school student in Beijing, and Zhang Tao, a fellow diner at a restaurant. Zhang Tao was choking on some steak while eating. At a restaurant. Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. Reread the article
23、, and then answer the questions below. Part 2: What did Chen Wei do? Part 3: How does the story end? Chen Wei performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on Zhang Tao. Chen Wei saved Zhang Tao, then the ambulance came and doctors checked Zhang Tao and said that he was fine. Reading Activity: Read for the struc
24、ture of a narrative essay. Reread the article, and then answer the questions below. What purpose does the quote at the end of the essay serve? Chen later said about the incident, “How could I justify sitting there and doing nothing? We are all humans and we all have a responsibility to look after on
25、e anothers welfare.” Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. Reread the article, and then answer the questions below. What purpose does the quote at the end of the essay serve? Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. Reread the article, and then answer t
26、he questions below. It provides a good way to wrap up the essay. It also tells the reader about Chen Weis emotions and opinions, and gives unique insight into his character. Reading Activity: Read for the structure of a narrative essay. Organize the structure of the article. Part 1 (Para. 1-2): the
27、story of a choking incident Part 2 (Para. 3-5): the introduction of the Heimlich manoeuvre Part 3 (Para. 6): comments on the choking incident Reading Activity: Read for the language. Read again and underline the language for describing actions. to introduce the emergency to perform Heimlich manoeuvr
28、e to perform first aid on children Reading Activity: Read for the language. Read again and underline the language for describing actions. to introduce the emergency choke on some steak; hold his throat with his face turning red; help his desperate friend to his feet. Reading Activity: Read for the l
29、anguage. Read again and underline the language for describing actions. to perform Heimlich manoeuvre make sure that the victim is really choking stand behind him; wrap your arms around his waist; make a fist; place it in the upper part of his stomach; Reading Activity: Read for the language. Read ag
30、ain and underline the language for describing actions. to perform Heimlich manoeuvre grab your fist with your other hand tightly; push up and into his stomach in one motion; continue doing this until the obstruction is forced out. Reading Activity: Read for the language. Read again and underline the
31、 language for describing actions. to perform first aid on children lay the child face down on your lap with the head lower than the rest of his body; give firm slaps to his upper back until he can breathe again. Reading Activity: Summarize. The structure of narrative essays: the set-up: who, what, a
32、nd where. the conflict: a challenge or difficulty. the conclusion: the end of the story. Language features of narrative essays: clear and concise; written in the first person or third person; written in active voice; informal words and phrases. 1. Recall your experiences of giving first aid in an em
33、ergency. If you have never had any experiences, share stories you have read or heard about, or think up a situation. 2. Write an outline of the three parts in your story. Then think of a good quote to sum things up. 3. Write your narrative essay. Writing Activity: Use what you have learnt to write a
34、 narrative essay that shares a story about providing first aid. Questions Key words Part 1 Who? What? Where? Part 2 The process? Part 3 The end？ Part 4 Any comments? Pre-writing Activity: Brainstorm and decide the content. Post-writing Activity: Use this checklist to revise your draft. Is the narrat
35、ive essay clear? Does it have three parts? Does the first part tell you about who, what, and where? Does the second part show a conflict? Does the third part give the conclusion? Is there a good quote to sum things up? Are the details of the story easy to understand? Sample essay: One morning, David
36、 was working at his home office while watching his infant daughter Jane who was crawling on the floor. Suddenly, he noticed that she had picked something up and put it in her mouth. Then she began to move like she was struggling. He quickly jumped from his chair and ran over and picked her up. Going
37、 back to his chair, he held her in his lap and saw that she was still struggling with a frightened look on her face. However, she was not crying or making a sound. Sample essay: He carefully opened her mouth to see if there was obstruction. Not finding anything, he then gave her a few hard slaps on
38、her back. It worked! Within seconds a small button fell from her mouth onto the floor, and she was breathing once again. Thanks to Davids quick thinking, Jane was saved. Sample essay: David now teaches life-saving techniques at the local college, and he uses this story to impress upon students the need for quick action. “When seconds count,” he said, “an ambulance is often minutes away.” Homework Finish and revise your draft.
