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课件网) Unit 5 First Aid Using Language (2) Learning objectives In this class, you will read for the gist of a story; analyse the structure of the story; study the structure and language features of a narrative essay; write a narrative essay that shares a story about providing first 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 person’s life. The article not only describes the process 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 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, first 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 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 Activity: 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 Zhang’s table at once. With the help of Zhang’s friends, he was able to help Zhang to his feet. Then, standing behind Zhang, Chen did the Heimlich manoeuvre. 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 and 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, saving 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 ... ...
