Unit 5 First Aid

collocations from first aid for burns

three layers of skin, protect…against, the sun’s harmful rays, get burned, the treatment of burns, causes of burns, hot liquids, first degree burns, the top layer, mild sunburn, by touching a hot pan, take a few weeks to heal, third degree burns, under the skin, electric shocks, burning clothes, severe injuries, get to a hospital, characteristics of burns, around edge of injured area, first aid treatment, take clothing off the burned area, stick to, the burning process, squeeze…out, break blisters, get infected, in place, cause infection, if possible
 
⑶reading to identify the main idea of the text

read the title of the text and the headings within it. tell us what the main idea of the text is and how the information is organized.

keys: it is about first aid for burns and the information is organized according to causes, types, characteristics and first aid treatment for burns.
 
⑷reading and transferring information

read the text again to answer the questions.

a. how is the information organized within the headings of types of burns and characteristics of burns?

b. why is the information numbered under the heading of fist aid treatment?

⑸reading and understanding difficult words

read the text with a partner and underline any words you are not sure about. try your best to guess the meaning of these words. if no one can give the correct meaning, you can look up the dictionary.

⑹reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the idea

type of writing
 this is a quick-reference writing.
 
main idea of the passage
 it is about first aid for burns and the information is organized according to causes, types, characteristics and first aid treatment for burns.
 
first aid:      an important step in the treatment of burns

 part 1
 
causes of burns:       hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity, chemicals

part 2
 
types of burns:           first degree burns, second degree burns, third degree burns

part 3
characteristics of burns:   first degree burns, second degree burns, third degree burns

part 4
first aid treatment

part 5
key for reference:

a. the information is organized according to the types of burns:

first degree, second degree and third degree burns.

b. the numbers indicate the steps you should take to treat a burn, in the order that they should happen.
8. closing down by taking a quiz