Grade 8 unit 9 – lesson 1 a FIRST AID COURSE

Unit 9 – A FIRST-AID COURSE
Lesson 1


Warm-up
Game “Hot seat”


Having a burn on her arm


Having a snake sting


Having a bad cut on her leg


Having a nose bleed


Practice the dialogue


Practice the dialogue
Nurse

Bach Mai Hospital.

Lan

This is an emergency. Please send an ambulance to Quang Trung School. A student is hurt.

Nurse

Calm down. Can you tell me what happened?

Lan

She fell off her bike and hit her head on the road.

Nurse

Is she conscious?

Lan

Yes, but she had a bad cut on her head. It’s bleeding quite badly.

Nurse

Try to stop the bleeding. Use a towel or a handkerchief to cover the wound. Then put pressure on it. Hold it tight.

Lan

Will you hurry, please?

Nurse

Of course. What is the address of the school?

Lan

Ngo Si Lien Lane. It’s between Quang Trung Street and Tran Hung Dao Street.

Nurse

The ambulance will be there in about 10 minutes.
She mustn’t fall asleep.

Lan

All right. I promise I'll keep her awake.


Vocabulary

an ambulance

emergency


Vocabulary

conscious

unconscious


Vocabulary

bleeding

cover the wound


Vocabulary

put pressure

hold tight


Fill in the blanks

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A vehicle equipped to carry sick or injured people to hospital is ……………
She’s awake and able to see, hear and think. She’s …………….
You should use a towel or a handkerchief to …………..
The policeman tried to stop the ……..


Make and respond to requests,
offers and promises


Speaking Activity

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Work in pairs.
Make the dialogues with expressions for requests, offers and promises.

• E.g.: A: It’s so cold. (you/ close/ window?)
A: It’s so cold. Could you close the window, please?
B: Ok. I’ll do it.


Let’s practice

1.

A: I feel tired and thirsty.
B: (you/ like/ some cold drink?)

2. A: You must bring her back before 4.30.
B: (I/ promise/ we/ back/ on time)
3. A: I cut myself. (you/ give/ a bandage?)
4. A: Please go this way, sir. (I/ carry/ bags?)
5. A: The room is in a mess. (you/ tidy it up?)