First aid（Unit 8 First aid）
s: i think we may use "calm, conscious, chest, revive" and so on.
t: good. now, please turn to page 111. i'll teach you the new words in this period. please read after me.
(students read the words after their teacher twice and then they have a few minutes to read by themselves. at last, the teacher may ask some students to read the words to see if they can read them correctly. )
t: i think you all can read them very well. now, please look at the screen. i'll explain something to you.
(show the following on the screen to the students.)
1. drown vt./vi, die in water/sound be louder or stronger than …
e. g. he drowned the kitten.
cheers drowned his voice.
do cats drown easily?
2. bleed vi. (bled; bled) lose blood
e. g. his nose bled last night.
the cut on his leg was bleeding badly.
3. choke vi./vt, cause (sb.) to stop breathing by squeezing or blocking the windpipe e. g. he choked when he ate his food too quickly.
the smoke almost choked me.
4. prevent yr. stop or hinder sb./sth.
e. g. bad weather prevented me (from) starting.
your prompt action prevented a serious accident.
5. catch fire., begin to burn be on fire. be burning
e. g. the house caught fire last night.
the house is on fire.
6. electric adj. using electrical power electrical adj. of /concerned with electricity
e. g. i want to buy an electric fan.
this machine has an electrical fault.
(explain the language points to students and help them to master the important words and phrases. write them on the blackboard. )
step ⅱ speaking
t: just now we've discussed what we should do when some accidents happen. but you know certain things at home can be dangerous. so we must know what we should do and shouldn't do. please look at the screen. here are some dos and don'ts. work in pairs to tell each other what you should do and shouldn't do. the useful expressions below may help you.
(show the following on the screen. )
dos
l. make sure that electric wires are safe and that children can't reach them.