8BUnit5-2(Reading1).ppt

1、Unit 5 Reading (I),Review Do you know the following charities around the world?,It works to help the blind people in poor areas.,How does this charity work ?,A special plane,- a flying eye hospital (空中眼科医院),ORBIS,treat (治疗), cure (治愈) or prevent (预防) blindness,a blind man ( a person who cant see),Ho

2、w many people have eye problems around the world ?,Abut 45 million people.,Eye problems affect (影响）45 million people around the world .,mostly (主要地) in poor countries,80 per cent of the cases (病例) of blindness can be cured or prevented,Many people have no money for the medical treatment (医疗) . =Many

3、 people cannot afford(支付得起,买得起) the medical treatment .,So there are many volunteer (志愿者) doctors .,operate (v.) on sb.= perform an operation (n.) on sb. = do an operation on sb.,Local doctors and nurses learn the skills (技术) from them and share the knowledge.,The doctors and nurses are proud to hel

4、p the blind people . Because they can treat and cure most eye problems and improve (makebetter) the lives of patients (sick people) .,cured donations grateful knowledge operations patients skills,The ORBIS plane travels all around the world, and many people with eye problems visit it. (1)_ can be pe

5、rformed on them to help them see again.,Operations,Fill in the blanks with right words:,A lot of people in poor countries do not have enough money to go to hospital, but ORBIS doctors can go to them. ORBIS doctors can also teach local doctors and nurses new (2)_ and share their (3)_.,skills,knowledg

6、e,Dr Ma is a doctor on the ORBIS plane. Many people are very (4)_ to him because he has helped them see again. The (5)_ do not have to pay because ORBIS is a charity.,grateful,patients,Dr Ma believes that most eye problems can be (6)_ by modern medicine, but more money is needed. He hopes that more

7、(7)_ can be sent to ORBIS to support their work.,cured,donations,True or false:,About 45 million people have heart problems.,2.All of the cases of blindness can be cured or prevented.,3.ORBIS doctors do operations in local hospital.,4. Patients go to the plane to learn about eye operations.,5.Dr Ma

8、says he is used to the hard work.,6.People can help by sending donations to ORBIS.,( F ),( F ),( F ),( F ),( T ),( T ),eye,Most,on the plane,Local doctors and nurses,Read and answer the questions.,Lines 1-7: Who does the interviewer have an interview with? 2. How many people does blindness affect ar

9、ound the world ? 3. Whats the news ?,Dr Ma.,About 45 million people.,About 80 percent of the cases of blindness can be cured or prevented . However many people do not have the money for medical treatment.,Lines 8-20: 5. How does ORBIS help ? 6. Who perform operations ? 7. Why do the doctors work on

10、the plane instead of working in a hospital ? 8. What can the local doctors and nurses come to the plane to learn ?,ORBIS uses a flying eye hospital to visit poor countries.,Volunteer doctors.,Many of the patients are so poor that they cant afford to travel to hospital, so the doctors have to go to t

11、hem.,They can learn about eye operations, new skills ,and knowledge. They can even watch the operations on video.,No, they need to work very quickly.,Lines 21-30: 9. Do the doctors work very slowly ? 10. How many operations did Dr Ma perform during his last visit ? 11. Is the work on the plane easy

12、? Is Dr Ma used to the work ? 12. Why is Dr Ma proud ?,He operated on 150 patients .,No, it isnt. Yes , he is.,Because he is able to help so many people.,Lines 31-38:13. Why can most eye problems be treated and cured ?,Because modern medicine is developing very quickly.,14. If we have enough money,

13、what can we do with it?,We can carry on with our work .,15. What can people do to support their work?,They can send donations to ORBIS.,Amy is writing an article about ORBIS for the school newsletter. Help her complete it.,Amy visited the ORBIS website and made some notes. Help her put the sentences

14、 together. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,On the ORBIS plane,There are many more blind people in poor countries Many blind people do not get help because Local doctors and nurses come to the ORBIS plane 4. Dr Ma said that 80% of the cases of blindness 5. ORBIS is supported by the money that 6. All the doctors and nurses on t