Reading I

First aid for burns

What things at home can be dangerous?

electrical equipment

electric wirespoisons

kniveshot waterglass

BrainstormingBrainstorming

gaspets

Pre-reading

What kind of first aid would you perform

in this situation? Make a list of your ideas.

Cool the area of skin; wash it under

the cold running water.

Cover the wound with bandage/

clean cloth.

See a doctor if necessary.

I. Skim for general idea and then number them from 1 to 5.

__ the three types of burns__ what to do if someone gets burned__ the functions of the skin __ the symptoms of burns __ how we get burns

3

1

42

5

1.What can skin do for our body ? ______________________________

______________________________

_______________________

____________________________

_________________________

1.Act as a barrier against disease,

poisons and the sun’s harmful rays.

2.Keep you warm or cool.

3.Prevent you from losing water.

4.Give you sense of touch.

II. Scanning

2.You can get burnt by :

___________

___________

__________

__________

_______________________

_______________________

hot liquids

steam

fire

radiation

the sun

electricity or chemicals

3. How many types of burns are there?

What are they?

1.First degree burns.

2. Second degree burns

3.Third degree burns

Ex 2 Label these pictures with first, second and third degree burn.

second degree first degree third degree

The three layers of skin:

The third layer

The second layer

The top layer

III. Detail reading: Filling in the blanks

Types  Characteristics 

First degree burns

Affect the top _____ of the skin.

Dry, red and mildly _____

_____ painful

Turn white when ______.

layer swollen

Mildly

pressed

Types  Characteristics 

Second degree burns

affect both the ______________ layer of the skin.

_____,red and swollen

extremely painful

_____

watery surface

Third degree burns

affect _____ layers of the skin.

swollen; tissue can be seen.

___________pain

_____________ andcharred

top and the second

all three

rough

little or no

blisters

black and white

IV. Read the passage and decide whether the first aid treatment is Right (R) or Wrong (W). 1. When someone is burned, you should place some ice on his wound.2. The function of cool water is to prevent and reduce swelling.3. We should put damp cloths on the second degree burns.4. We shouldn’t break the blisters, or they will make the wound infected.

W

R

R

R

5. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments

on burns to stop the infection.

6. We should make sure the bandage won’t

stick to the skin when it is used.

7. If burns are on the face, we should make

the victim sit up.

8. Cold water can be used in three types of

burns. W

W

R

R

Ex 3 Answer the questions

1. Why should you put cold water on a burn?

2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?

Because the cold water stops the burning Because the cold water stops the burning

process, stops the pain and prevents or process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces swellingreduces swelling （肿）（肿） . .

Because in a third degree burn the Because in a third degree burn the nerves have been damaged. If there are nerves have been damaged. If there are no nerves, there is no pain.no nerves, there is no pain.

3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed?

4. If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see tissue?

Because bacteria from the clothes and Because bacteria from the clothes and jewellery could infect the burns.jewellery could infect the burns.

Because all layers of the skin have Because all layers of the skin have been burnt showing the tissue been burnt showing the tissue

underneath.underneath.

1. Sam knocked over a kettle full of

boiling water onto his legs. His legs

became red, swollen and covered

with blisters. Sam broke the blisters

and poured icy water from the fridge

onto the skin. ( ) W

Ex 4 Right or Wrong

2. While ironing clothes, Miss Good accidentally touched the iron. Her wrist blistered and became watery. It hurt a lot. She put her wrist under the cold water tap and then kept placing cool, clean, damp cloths on it until it was less painful. Then she went to see the doctor. ( ) R

3. Mrs Casey’s sleeve caught fire while she was cooking . Her arm looked terrible but it didn’t hurt. The skin was charred. Her husband took off her blouse and picked off bits of the blouse stuck to the burn. He then placed butter on the burn and covered it with a wet bandage. ( ) W

4. After an hour in the sun, Lily noticed her arms were red and hurt a bit. She went home and put them under cool running water. ( ) R