Unit 4

What would you do?

Reading

What would you do if …?

What would you do if …?

Section 1Section 1

What do you know about “accidents” and “problems” ? Discuss the following questions.

What kind of accidents do you know of?

___________________________________________

What is the biggest problem a teenager has?

___________________________________________

Section 1Section 1

accident: event that happens unexpectedly and

cause damage, injury.

事故； 故障；横祸；不幸；不测；意外

problem: thing that is difficult to deal with or

understand.

难以处理的事情；难以了解的事物；难题

Section 2Section 2

What would you do if …?

cut yourself

by accident

cover the cut with a clean cloth

press it hard

When you cook, burn yourself by accident

put the burned area

under cold running water

surf the Internetchat with each other on QQ

meet your Internet friend in public

What should you do?

In our lives, we may face different problems,and some accidents often happen, so you should have a first-aid book in your home.

Put the first-aid book on the shelf.

Accidents What to do

Cut yourself by accident.

Cover the cut with ___________ and press it hard. If it’s a _____ cut, you should see a doctor.

a clean clothdeep

Someone fallsdownstairs anddoesn’t move.

_______________first and then make him or her comfortable and stay with him or her.

Burn yourselfby accident.

First find out how bad it is. Then put the burned area under _______________.

Injure your knee while running.

If you feel some pain, you should ______________ .

Call the hospital

cold running water

stop exercising

Problems What to do

A friend offers you

cigarettes at a

party.

You should ______ and

talk to your friend about

the _______ of smoking.

Children often

think medicine is

candy and eat it.

_____ medicine from

children.

refuse

dangers

Hide

An “Internet

friend” wants to

meet you.

Tell your parents about

it, agree to meet

_______________ and

you shouldn’t go alone.

You get pimples

when you are

nervous.

You should drink

___________ and ask

your doctor for advice.

lots of water

in a public place

Language points

hurt 可以用作动词 , 它的过去式和过去分词都是hurt 。

当 hurt 用作不及物动词时 , 意为“疼”。

And if it hurt for more than a few days, I’d see a doctor.

如果它疼好几天的话 , 我就会去看医生。

当 hurt 用作及物动词时 , 意为“使疼痛 , 使受伤”。

He hurt his arm when he played football. 他踢足球时 , 摔伤了胳膊。

hurt 还可以用作名词 , 意为“伤害” , 为不可数名词。

I won’t forget the hurt that terrible experience left me.

我无法忘记那次可怕的经历留给我的伤害。

hurt, injure, wound, cut 这一组动词都有“受伤”的意思。hurt: 为普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害（可被badly, slightly, seriously 等修饰），也可指精神上、感情上的伤害（被 very much ／ rather ／ deeply修饰），多指伤痛。injure: 比 hurt 正式，主要指意外事故中损害健康、容貌等，强调功能的损失。 A bullet injured his left eye.

一颗子弹伤了他的左眼。

wound: 指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的、严重的伤，尤其指用武器有意造成的伤口、伤疤或战场上受伤，也可指人们精神上的创伤。 The thief wounded him with a knife.

那小偷用刀刺伤了他。cut: 指无意中造成的轻伤。 How did you get that cut on your hand?

你手上的伤口是怎么弄的？

offer 可以用作动词 , 意为“提供” , 相当于give, 后面可以接双宾语 , 即常用于“ offer sb. sth” 或“ offer sth. to sb.” 结构中 , 意为“提供给某人某物”。

A friend offers you cigarettes at a party.

一个朋友在聚会上给你烟。

We should offer our seats to the old on the bus.

在公共汽车上 , 我们应该把座位让给老人。

offer 还可以意为“主动提供 / 出” , 常用于“ offer to do sth.” 结构中 , 意为“主动提出做某事”。

He offered to drive me home. 他主动提出开车送我回家。

offer 还可以用作名词 , 意为“主动提议 , 出价”。

Thanks for your kind offer of help. 谢谢你的好心帮助。

I’ll offer you 100 yuan for this book. 我出 100 元给你买这本书。

Section 3Section 3

Discuss these questions with a partner.

Why is cold running water helpful to treat a small burn?

Burns are the result of an excess of heart; and the skin continues to burn, so cold water will stop the burning.

Why would it be dangerous to meet an “Internet friend” alone?

Because it’s always better to have more than one

person present if you feel you might be in danger. A criminal is less likely to commit a crime in public or when there are several people around.

Section 3Section 3

How serious do you think these accidents and

problems in the reading are? Rank them <1-4> (1 is

the most serious).

ACCIDENTS PROBLEMS

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

Section 3Section 3

Find one accident or problem in the reading that you

have experienced. Write it here, and then check the

box if you followed the advice given.

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

1. What would you do if you cut yourself

by ________?

2. If you burn yourself, put the burned

area under cold _________ water.

3. If it hurts for more than a few days,

I’d see a _______.

4. You should tell your parents about it,

and meet your Internet friend in a

__________ place.

根据句意或提示词 , 在空格处填入一个适当的词 , 使句子完整。

accident

running

doctor

public / safe

5. He ________ (offer) to drive us to the

zoo, but we preferred to walk.

6. Get down from there before you get

_______ (hurt).

7. It is difficult to drive in _______

(deeply) snow.

8. Thank you. You are very _______ (help).

offered

hurt

deep

helpful

Section 4Section 4

Add one more “accident” and one more

“problem” to Dr Robinson’s book.

Question:

Doctor:

Problem:

Advice:

Section 4Section 4

Do a class survey on accidents and problems.

Section 4Section 4

Most people who die in floods drown because they can’t swim. So it’s a good idea to learn to swim, especially if you live in an area where floods happen.