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

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

3. In which order are these topics covered in the text? Number them from 1 to 5.

____ the three types of burns

____ what to do if someone gets burned

____ the purpose of skin

____ the symptoms of burns

____ how we get burns

Step4. Detailed reading

1). Tell if the following statements are true or false:

1. Our skin has three layers.
2. We will never get burned by the sun.
3. Burns are divided into three degrees according to the degree of pain.
4. Third degree burns are the most serious and painful.
5. Put cool water on any burns to cool them.
6. Don’t rub the burns
7. It’s better that you put some butter or oil on burns.

2). Answer the questions

2. What do they tell you about the passage?

1. What will the passage be about?

6.　　　 Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interest

Teaching procedures

Step1. Lead-in

Lead-in by telling the Ss a story, meanwhile, teach them some new words: bandage, first-aid-kit, ambulance and then ask them to think of words about accidents and first aid

Step2. Pre-reading

　 Show the Ss the picture of Pre-reading on P33 and ask them the following questions:

What has happened?

What sort of injuries the child will have?

What kind of first aid would you perform?

Step3. Fast reading

Let the Ss read the passage fast and then find out the answers to the questions

5.　　　 Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.

4.　　　 Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in class.

2. How to help the Ss use what they’ve learnt to do first aid treatment for burns correctly.

Teaching methods

1). Skimming & scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text.

1. How to grasp the main idea of each paragraph / part & each passage.