Unit 1 What’s the matter?
教学目标：
1语言目标： 描述健康问题的词汇，及如何根据别人的健康问题提建议。
2 技能目标：能听懂谈论健康问题的对话材料；能根据别人的健康问题提建议；
能写出重点单词和重点句型，并能描述怎样对待健康问题。。
3 情感目标：通过开展扮演病人等活动，培养学生关心他人身体健康的品质。
通过本课的阅读，培养学生处理紧急事件的基本能力，树立紧急事
件时互相帮助的精神。
教学重点：
短语：
have a stomachache, have a cold, lie down, take one’s temperature, go to a doctor,
get off, to one’s surprise, agree to do sth., get into trouble, fall down, be used to,
run out (of), cut off , get out of, be in control of , keep on (doing sth.), give up
句子：
1 What’s the matter? I have a stomachache. You shouldn’t eat so much next time.
2 What’s the matter with Ben?
He hurt himself. He has a sore back.
He should lie down and rest.
3 Do you have a fever? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. I don’t know.
4 Does he have a toothache? Yes, he does.
He should see a dentist and get an X-ray.
5 What should she do? She should take her temperature.
6 Should I put some medicine on it? Yes, you should No, you shouldn’t.
教学难点：掌握情态动词should \shouldn’t. 的用法
学习have的用法
课时划分：
Section A1 1a – 2d
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Section A2 3a-3c
Section A3 Grammar focus-4c
Section B1 1a-2e
Section B2 3a-Self check
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1 Warming up and new words
1. Look at a picture and learn the parts of the body.
2. New words and phrases.
Step 2 Presentation
1a Look at the picture. Write the correct letter [a-m] for each part of the body.
___arm ___ back ___ ear ___ eye ___ foot
___hand ___ head ___ leg ___ mouth
___ neck ___nose ___ stomach ___ tooth
Keys: h e g i h a j l c d m k f
Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and look at the picture. Then number the names 1-5
Listen to the conversations again and fill in the blanks.
Conversation 1
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Nurse: What’s the matter, Sarah?
Girl: I ___________.
Conversation 2
Nurse: What’s the matter, David?
Boy: I _________________.
Conversation 3
Nurse: What’s the matter, Ben?
Boy: I _________________.
Conversation 4
Nurse: What’s the matter, Nancy?
Girl: I _________________.
Conversation 5
Betty: What’s the matter, Judy?
Ann: She __________________.
Keys: have a cold
got a stomachache
have a sore back
have a toothache
has a sore throat
Step 4 Speaking
1c Look at the pictures. What are the students’ problems? Make conversations.
Examples
A: What’s the matter with Judy?
B: She talked too much yesterday and didn’t drink enough water.
She has a very sore throat now.
A: What’s the matter with Sarah?
B: She didn’t take care of herself on the weekend. She was playing with her friends at the park yesterday. Then it got windy, but she didn’t put on her
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jacket. Now she has a cold.
Step 5 Guessing games
Guess what has happened to the students by using the important sentences.
Step 6 Listening
2a Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in the order you hear them.
Keys: 2 4 3 1 5
2b Listen again. Match the problems with the advice.
1 fever a lie down and rest
2 stomachache b drink some hot tea
3 cough and sore throat c see a dentist and get an X-ray
4 toothache d take your temperature
5 cut myself e put some medicine on it
Keys: d a b c e
Step 7 Speaking
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b
A: What’s the matter?
B: My head feels very hot.
A: Maybe you have a fever.
B: What should I do?
A: You should take your temperature.
Step 8 Role–play
1. Imagine you are the school doctor. A few students have health problems. Role-play a conversation between the doctor and the students.
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2d Role –play the conversation
2. Answer the questions.
1) What’s the matter with Lisa?
2) Did she have a fever?
3) What did she do the night before?
4) What does she need to do?
5) What should she do for now?
6) What should she do if things don’t get better?
Keys: She has a headache and can’t move her neck.
No, she didn’t.
She played computer games all weekend.
She needs to take breaks away from the computer.
She should lie down and rest.
She should go to a doctor.
Step 9 Language points and summary
1. What’s the matter?
这是人们特别是医生和护士询问病人病情时最常用的问句, 意思是“怎么了?”其后通常与介词with连用。类似的问句还有:
What’s wrong? 怎么啦?
What’s wrong with you? 你怎么了?
What’s your trouble? 你怎么了?
What’s the trouble with you? 你怎么了?
What’s up? 你怎么了?
2. have a cold伤风, 感冒, 是固定词组
表示身体不适的常用词组还有:
have a bad cold 重感冒
have a fever 发烧
have a headache 头痛
have a stomachache 肚子痛, 胃痛
have a toothache 牙痛
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Summary
1. 牙疼 have a toothache
2. 胃疼 have a stomachache
3. 背疼 have a backache
4. 头疼 have a headache
5. 喉咙疼 have a sore throat
6. 发烧 have a fever
7. 感冒 have a cold
8. 躺下并且休息 lie down and rest
9. 喝热蜂蜜茶 drink hot tea with honey
10. 喝大量水 drink lots of water
11. 看牙医 see a dentist
12. 量体温 take one’s temperature
13. 看医生 go to a doctor
Step 10 Exercises
根据上下文意思填空。
Mandy: Lisa, are you OK?
Lisa: I _____ a headache and I can’t move my neck. What ______ I do? Should I
_____ my temperature?
Mandy: No, it doesn’t sound like you have a fever. What _____ you do on the
weekend?
Lisa: I played computer _____ all weekend.
Mandy: That’s probably why. You need to take breaks _____ from the computer.
Lisa: Yeah, I think I sat in the _____ way for too long without moving.
Mandy: I think you should ____ down and rest. If your head and neck still hurt tomorrow, then go to a _______.
Lisa: OK. Thanks, Mandy.
Keys: have should take did games away same lie doctor
翻译下列句子。
1. 你怎么了？我头痛。
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2. 他怎么了？他发烧
3. 李雷怎么了？他喉咙痛。他应该多喝水。
4. 如果你的头和脖子明天仍然疼的话，请去看医生。
Keys:
What is the matter with you? I have a headache.
What’s the matter with him? He has a fever.
What’s the matter with Li Lei? He has a sore throat.
He should drink lots of water.
If your head and neck still hurt tomorrow, then go to a doctor.
Step 11 Homework
Make up a conversation between a doctor and a patient.
Section A 2 (3a – 3c)
Step 1 Presentation
Look at the picture. Discuss what happened and then what we should do.
Teacher: What happened in the picture.
Students:
Teacher: What should we do to help them?
Students:
Step 2 Reading
Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man
1. Look at the headline and picture then answer the questions.
What happened to the man lying by the road?
What was the person next to him doing?
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Did this man die?
Who do you think is going to save the man?
2. 3a Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Do you think it comes from a newspaper or a book? How do you know?
Did the bus driver help the man and the woman?
阅读指导
1) 先认真阅读每个题目的意思，弄清要求我们寻找什么信息。
2) 带着问题，再来读短文。在短文中认真寻找我们所需的信息，在有相关内容的地方，应多读几次，认真理解，以找到想要找的信息。
3) 最后 ，再通读一遍，检查一下所找的答案是否正确。
Keys: It comes from a newspaper. It tells us the time, the place, the character and the event in the first paragraph.
Yes, he did.
3. 3b Read the passage again and check the things that happened in the story.
1 ____ Wang Ping was the driver of bus No.26 at 9:00 a.m. yesterday.
2 ____ Bus No.26 hit an old man on Zhonghua Road.
3 ____ The old man had a heart problem and needed to go to the hospital right
away.
4 ____ The passagers on the bus did not want to go to the hospital, so only
Wang Ping went with the woman and old man.
5 ____ Some passagers helped to get the old man onto the bus.
6 ____ The old man got to the hospital in time.
Keys: 1 3 5 6
Step 3 Speaking
3c Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Why was Wang Ping surprised that the passengers agreed to go to the hospital with him?
2. Did the passengers think Wang Ping did the right thing? How do you know?
3. Do you agree that people often do not help others because they do not want to get into trouble? Why or why not?
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Step 4 Languages points
1. ... when the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road.
...... 这时司机看到一位老人正躺在路边。
观察与思考：
你能看出“看到某人正在做某事”的句型吗?
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
e.g. When I pass the window I see him drawing a picture.
see sb. do sth. 看见某人做过某事
e.g. I often see him draw a picture.
活学活用
1) 我看见他时他正在河边玩。
I saw him _______ by the river.
2) 我看见过他在河边玩。
I saw him _____ by the river.
3) 我看着他过了桥。
I see him ______ across the bridge.
4) 我看见她正在洗碗。
I see her _________ the dishes.
Keys: playing play walk washing
2. The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice.
3. He only thought about saving a life.
观察与思考：
你能看出“without thinking”、“about saving a life” 的共同点吗?
共同点：介词 + doing
介词 + 名词
宾格代词
doing
活学活用
用适当的形式填空。
1) I am fine. What about ____ (she)?
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2) Thanks for ______ (tell) me the story?
3) It is a sunny day. How about _____ (go) fishing?
4) It is good to relax by ______ (use) the Internet or _________ (watch) game shows.
Keys: her telling going using watching
4. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him.
to one’s surprise 使......惊讶的是，出乎......意料
e.g. To their surprise, all the students pass the exam.
Much to everyone’s surprise, the plan succeeded.
5. ... because they don’t want any trouble, ...
当trouble意为“困难；麻烦”时，是不可数名词。如：
I’m sorry to give you so much trouble.
(1) be in trouble意为“有困难；陷入困境”。
如: He always asks me for help when he is in trouble.
(2) get sb. into trouble 意为“使某人陷入困境”。
如: If you come, you may get me into trouble.
(3) 主语 + have / has trouble (in) doing sth. 意为“某人在做某事方面有困难”。如: I have some trouble (in) reading the letter.
当trouble意为“麻烦事；烦心事”时，是可数名词。如：
She was on the phone for an hour telling me her troubles.
【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
(1) 他认为每天吃饭是一件麻烦事。
He thinks that eating every day is _________.
(2) 你知道你现在为什么处于困境吗？
Do you know why you _____________ now?
(3) 我妹妹在学习英语方面有困难。
My sister _____________________ English.
Keys: a trouble
are in trouble
has trouble in studying
6. right away 意为“立刻；马上”，和 in a minute 意思相近。例如：
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I’ll be there right away / in a minute.
另外，right now和 at once也可表示“立刻; 马上”的意思。
【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
你必须马上出发。
You must start _________________________________________.
Keys: right away / in a minute / right now / at once
重点短语
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1) 看到某人正在做某事
2) 让某人吃惊的是
3) 下车
4) 上车
5) 多亏，幸亏
6) 考虑
7) 同意做某事
8) 造成麻烦
see sb. doing sth.
to one’s surprise
get off the bus
get on the bus
thanks to
think about
agree to do sth.
get into trouble
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Step 5 Exercises
用括号内的词的适当形式填空。
1. The driver saw an old man _____ (lie) on the road.
2. I sat in the same way without ________ (move).
3. He only thought about ______ (save) a life and didn’t think about _______ (him).
4. The old man needed _____ (go) to the hospital.
5. A woman was ________ (shout) for help.
6. He expected them ______ (get) off the bus.
Keys: lying moving saving, himself to go shouting to get
Step 6 Homework
整理课文中与“bus”相关和与“医疗急救”相关的表述。
Section A 3 (Grammar focus – 4c)
Step 1 Revision (Guessing game)
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Look at the pictures, guess what has happened and revise the important points the students have learned.
What’s the matter with her?
Does she have a fever?
Does she have a toothache?
What should she do?
What’s the matter with him?
Does he have a fever?
Does he have a toothache?
Does he have a sore throat?
Does he have a backache?
What should he do?
What’s the matter with him?
Does he have a fever?
Does he have a toothache?
Does he have a sore throat?
Does he have a stomachache?
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What should he do?
Step 2 Grammar focus
What’s the matter?
I have a stomachache.
You shouldn’t eat so much next time.
What’s the matter with Ben?
He hurt himself. He has a sore back.
He should lie down and rest.
Do you have a fever?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. / I don’t know.
Does he have a toothache?
Yes, he does.
He should see a dentist and get an X-ray.
What should she do?
She should take her temperature.
Should I put some medicine on it?
Yes, you should. / No, you shouldn’t.
观察与思考
读以下四个句子，总结出have的用法。
have \ has
I have a bag.
He has noodles for breakfast.
I have a bad cold.
They have a look at the picture.
用法展现
1. 作“有”讲。 如：
I have a bag. 我有一个包。
He has a red cup. 他有一个红杯子。
2. 作“吃、喝”讲。如：
have breakfast (吃早饭)
have tea (喝茶)
have a biscuit (吃块饼干)
have a drink (喝点水)
3. 作“患病”讲。
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have a cold, have a fever
4. 固定短语
have a try, have a look, have a party
活学活用
1. 她有许多好朋友。
She ____ lots of good friends.
2. 当我们感冒时，应该多喝水。
When we _____ bad colds, we should drink more water.
3. 他早餐常吃鸡蛋。
He ____ eggs for breakfast.
4. 他昨天去参加聚会了。
He ___________ yesterday.
Keys: has have has had a party
用法展现
should
should 属情态动词, 后接动词原形, 没有人称和数的变化。用于提出建议劝告别人。
should 的否定形式为 should not, 通常缩写为 shouldn’t。
1. — Tom, I have a toothache. 汤姆, 我牙痛。
— You should see a dentist. 你应当去看牙医。
2. — I’m not feeling well these days. I have bad cough.
这些天我身体不适, 老是咳嗽。
— You shouldn’t smoke so much, I think.
我认为你不该抽这么多烟。
3. — Should I put some medicine on it?
— Yes, you should. / No, you shouldn’t.
4. — What should she do?
— She should take her temperature.
活学活用
1. — She has a stomachache.
— She __________ eat so much next time.
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2. — Should she see a dentist and get an X- ray?
— Yes, she _______. / No, she _________.
Keys: shouldn’t should, shouldn’t
反身代词
反身代词又称为自身代词，表示动作行为反射到行为执行者本身。它还可以在句中起到强调的作用，用以加强语气。
粉墨登场
英语中共有八个反身代词，在使用时应注意和它所指的相应的对象在人称、性别、数上保持一致。其基本形式如下表所示：
第一人称
第二人称
第三人称
单数
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
复数
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
用法展现
1. 可用作宾语，指的是宾语和主语表示 同一个或同一些的人或事物。
如：Maria bought herself a scarf.
玛丽亚给自己买了一条围巾。
We must look after ourselves very well.
我们必须好好照顾自己。
2. 可用作表语，指的是表语和主语表示同一个或同一些人或事物。
如：She isn’t quite herself today.
她今天身体不太舒服。
3. 可用作主语或宾语的同位语，常用来加强语气。
如：She herself will fly to London tomorrow.
明天她自己将要坐飞机去伦敦。
I met the writer himself last week.
我上周见到了那位作家本人。
4. 用在某些固定短语当中。
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照顾自己 look after oneself / take care of oneself
自学 teach oneself sth./ learn sth. by oneself
玩得高兴，过得愉快 enjoy oneself
请自用……（随便吃/喝些……） help oneself to sth.
摔伤自己 hurt oneself
自言自语 say to oneself
沉浸于，陶醉于……之中 lose oneself in
把某人单独留下 leave sb. by oneself
给自己买…...东西 buy oneself sth.
介绍……自己 introduce oneself
温馨提醒
1. 反身代词不能单独做主语，但可以做主语的同位语，起强调作用。
如：我自己能完成作业。
(误) Myself can finish my homework.
(正) I myself can finish my homework. /
I can finish my homework myself.
2. 反身代词表示“某人自己”，不能表示“某人的东西”，因为它没有所有格的形式。表达“某人自己的（东西）”时，须要用one’s own.
如：我用我自己的蜡笔画画。
(误) I’m drawing with myself crayons.
(正) I’m drawing with my own crayons.
活学活用
1. My classmate, Li Ming, made a card for _______ just now.
2. Bad luck! I cut _______ with a knife yesterday.
3. They tell us they can look after __________ very well.
4. My cat can find food by _____.
5. Help __________ to some beef, boys.
Keys: himself myself themselves itself yourselves
Step 3 Exercises
4a Fill in the blanks and practice the conversations.
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1. A: I hurt ______ when I played basketball yesterday. What _______ I do?
B: You ______ see a doctor and get an X-ray.
2. A: _______ the matter?
B: My sister and I ______ sore throats. _______ we go to school?
A: No, you _________.
3. A: _____ Mike _____ a fever?
B: No, he ________. He ____ a stomachache.
A: He _______ drink some hot tea.
Keys: myself should should
What’s have Should shouldn’t
Does have doesn’t has should
4b Circle the best advice for these health problems. Then add your own advice.
1. Jenny cut herself.
She should (get an X-ray / put some medicine on the cut).
My advice: _______________________.
2. Kate has a toothache.
She should (see a dentist / get some sleep).
My advice: ________________________.
3. Mary and Sue have colds.
They shouldn’t (sleep/ exercise).
My advice: ______________________.
4. Bob has a sore back.
He should (lie down and rest / take his temperature).
My advice: ______________________.
Keys: put some medicine on the cut
see a dentist
exercise
lie down and rest
4c One student mimes a problem. The other students in your group guess the problem and give advice.
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Name
Problem
Advice
Liu Peng
fall down
go home and rest
A: What’s the matter? Did you hurt yourself playing soccer.
B: No, I didn’t.
C: Did you fall down?
B: Yes, I did.
D: You should go home and get some rest.
Step 4 Homework
收集英语有关疾病、伤害及救治的表达。
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 New words
1. bandage n. 绷带 v. 用绷带包扎
2. sick adj. 生病的；有病的
e.g. Her mother is very sick. 她母亲病得很厉害。
3. knee n. 膝盖
4. nosebleed n. 鼻出血
5. breathe v. 呼吸
e.g. Fish cannot breathe out of water. 鱼离开水就不能呼吸。
6. sunburned adj. 晒伤的
7. climber n. 登山者
8. accident n. （交通）事故; 意外遭遇
9. rock n. 岩石
10. knife n. 刀
11. blood n. 血
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12. control n. & v. 限制；约束；管理
13. spirit n. 勇气；意志
Step 2 Presentation
1. Discuss: Did these accidents happen to you?
When they happen, what should you do?
e.g. get hit on the head / cut her finger / fall down / have a nosebleed
2. 1a. When these accidents happen, what should you do?
Put the actions in order.
(1) ____ Put a bandage on it.
____ Run it under water.
____ Put some medicine on it. (Key: 3, 1, 2)
(2) ____ Go to the hospital.
____ Get an X-ray.
____ Rest for a few days. (Key: 1, 2, 3)
(3) ____ Clean your face.
____ Put your head back.
____ Put on a clean T-shirt. (Key: 2, 1, 3)
Step 3 Listening
1. 1b. Listen to the school nurse. Check the problems you hear.
Problems
Treatments
Problems
Treatments
Someone
felt sick.
√
Someone had a nosebleed.
√
Someone cut his knee.
√
Someone hurt
his back.
Someone
Someone got
√
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had a fever.
hit on the head.
2. 1c. Listen again. Write the letter of each treatment next to the problems you checked in the chart above.
a. put a bandage on it
b. took his temperature
c. told him to rest
d. put some medicine on it
e. took him to the hospital to get an X-ray
f. told her to put her head back.
Problems
Treatments
Problems
Treatments
Someone
felt sick.
√
b, c
Someone had a nosebleed.
√
f
Someone cut his knee.
√
d, a
Someone hurt
his back.
Someone
had a fever.
Someone got
hit on the head.
√
e
Step 4 Speaking
1d. Role-play a conversation between the nurse and the teacher. Use the information
in 1b and 1c.
A: Who came to your office today?
B: First, a boy came in. He hurt himself in P.E. class.
A: What happened?
B: He has a nosebleed.
Step 5 Presentation
2a. Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do sports. Write the letter
of each sport next to each accident or problem that can happen.
A = soccer B = mountain climbing C = swimming
__ fall down __ have problems breathing
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__ get hit by a ball __ get sunburned
__ cut ourselves __ hurt our back or arm
(Key: B C / A C / B A)
Step 6 Reading
1. 2b. Read the passage and underline the words you don’t know. Then look up the
words in a dictionary and write down their meaning.
阅读指导：
Finding the Order of Events
Writers describe events in a certain order. Finding the order of the events will help you understand what you are reading.
2. Reading tasks:
2c. Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t Know.
1 Aron almost lost his life
three times because of
climbing accidents.
True False Don’t know
2 Aron had a serious
accident in April 2003.
True False Don’t know
3 Aron ran out of water
after three days.
True False Don’t know
4 Aron wrote his book
before his serious accident.
True False Don’t know
5 Aron still goes mountain
climbing.
True False Don’t know
2d. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003?
2. Why couldn’t Aron move?
3. How did Aron free himself?
4. What did Aron do after the accident?
5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?
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Key: 1. It happened in Utah, America.
2. His arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains.
3. He used his knife to cut off half his right arm.
4. He wrote a book called “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”.
5. It means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.
2e. Put the sentences in the correct order. Then use them to tell Aron’s story to your partner. Try to add other details from the reading.
1. On April 26, 2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident.
2. Aron loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind taking risks.
3. Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on climbing mountains
today.
4. He wrote a book about his experience.
5. Aron lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident.
The correct order: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
Step 7 Important phrases
摔倒 fall down
对感兴趣 be interested in
习惯于 be used to …
因为 because of
用完 run out of
准备做 be ready to do sth.
切除 cut off
离开 get out of …
掌管，管理 in control of …
继续或坚持（做某事） keep on doing sth.
Step 8 Language points
1. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks.
be used to 习惯于…… to是介词，其后接名词或动名词短语
e.g. He is used to falling asleep with such noises around him.
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risk既可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词，意为“风险、冒险”
take risks 冒险
at the risk of 冒着可能…...的危险
e.g. There is no much risk of your catching cold if you keep warm.
To succeed in business, one must be prepared to take risks.
They got to Wenchuan at the risk of their lives.
risk v. 危险；风险；冒险
e.g. Don’t risk your health.
She decided to risk everything on the project.
2. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents.
这是由when引导的定语从句。修饰前面的名词times。
e.g. I thought of the happy days when I stayed in London.
He still remembers the time when you give him the book as a gift.
3. … he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place. 此句为习语。表在艰难或危险的处境下“从两难中进行选择”，意为“左右为难；进退两难。”
e.g. Who will you save when your mother and wife are both in water?
It’s between a rock and a hard place.
4. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.
mean v. “……意思是” 或 “意味着”。
e.g. What do you mean? 你的意思是什么？
… before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.
……在我们做出可能意味着生死的决定前。
Step 9 Exercises
根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1. I think I am going to be _____ (生病的).
2. Two old ______ (刀) are on the table in the kitchen.
3. Ms. Rice tells her little son the red traffic light ______ (意思是) “stop”.
Keys: sick knives means
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根据汉语意思及括号内所给的提示词语，翻译下列句子。
1. 我习惯早餐吃鸡蛋。 (be used to)
2. 你不必因为这个而冒险。 (take risks)
Keys: I’m used to eating eggs for breakfast.
You don’t have to take risks because of this.
Step 10 Homework
Read the passage loudly after class.
Remember language points in this unit.
Section B 2 (3a-Self check)
Step 1 Revision
Aron Ralston is an American mountain 1_______. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because 2___ accident. On April 26,2003, He found himself in a very dangerous 3_______ when climbing in Utah. On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360- kilo rock that fell on him when was climbing by 4_______ in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that 5____ would find him. But when his water ran 6______, he knew that he would have to do something to 7___ his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to 8___ off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so 9___ he would not lose too much 10_____. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help. His love for mountain climbing is 11____ great that he kept on 12_____ mountains even after this experience.
Keys: climber of situation himself someone out save cut
that blood so climbing
Step 2 Writing
3a Imagine you are the school nurse and a student just had an accident or a health problem. Make notes about what he/she should and shouldn’t do
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Accident or health problem
He / She should
He / She shouldn’t
have a sore back
lie down and rest
do sports
have a fever
take some medicine
…
have a sore throat
drink some hot tea
…
have a toothache
see a dentist
…
cut myself
put some medicine on it
…
3b Write a conversation between the nurse and the student using the notes in 3a. Use the question and phrases below to help you.
What’s the matter ? / What happened?/ Are you OK?
No, I don’t feel well./ I feel…/ I have a …/ Should I …?
You should …/ You shouldn’t…
fell down/ got hit by …/ cut myself / hurt my…
Pair work. Role play the conversation with your partner.
Step 3 Self-check
1. Write different health problems next to the body parts. Then write more health
problems you know of .
Head: _________________________
Back: _________________________
Throat: ________________________
Tooth: _________________________
Stomach: _______________________
Other problems: _________________
Keys: have a headache/get hit on the head
have a sore back/hurt one’s back
have a sore throat
have a toothache
have a stomachache
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have a fever/have a nosebleed/cut oneself
2. Put these questions and answers in order to make a conversation.
___ I hurt myself playing soccer. I have a sore leg.
___ What should I do ?
___ I think you should see a doctor and get an X-ray.
___ OK, thanks. I’ll do that now.
___ What’s the matter ?
___ Oh, that doesn’t sound good.
Keys: 2 4 5 6 1 3
3. Write advice for these people.
1) Problem: Alan cut himself.
Advice:______________________
2) Problem: Cindy has a headache.
Advice:__________________________
3) Problem: My cousins have bad colds.
Advice:________________________________
4) Problem: Jack hurt his back playing volleyball.
Advice:________________________________
Keys: 1. Put some medicine on it.
2. Take a temperature and rest.
3. Lie down, rest and drink more water.
4. Go to the hospital and get an X-ray.
Step 4 Exercises
I. 根据句意及首字母，填入适当的单词。
1. What’s the m______ with you?
2. Your face looks a bit red, maybe you have a f____.
3. He usually goes to school on f_______.
4. I have a t________, so I want to see a dentist.
5. When you have a stomachache, please l___ down and r____.
6. I get o____ at the next station.
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7. He h____ his knee, I should put a bandage on it.
8. Aron almost lost his life because of a________.
9. Their water r___ out.
Keys: matter fever foot toothache lie, rest off hurt accident ran
II. 排序,组成符合逻辑的对话。
① Is it anything serious?
② My head hurts. I feel terrible.
③ Please sit down. Let me have a look at you.
④ What’s wrong with you, young man?
⑤ No, nothing serious. Take this medicine, and you can be better soon.
Keys: 4 2 3 1 5
Step 5 Homework
1. Write a conversation between the nurse and the student using the useful
sentences in 3b.
2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.
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