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Lesson 2
Professional Rescue Team
Learning Objectives
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Identify the polite expressions used for maintaining, interrupting and ending a conversation
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Listen and get a basic understanding of the earthquake surviving advice in the interview
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Practise using the polite expressions learned in this class in real situations.
Can you make a list of the natural disasters that appears in the video?
earthquake
tsunami
volcanic eruption
flood
mudslide
landslide
hurricane
typhoon
tornado
sandstorm
drought...
drought [draʊt]
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water
a sudden fall of earth or rocks down a hill
landslide
volcanic eruption
the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Can you match the natural disasters with the pictures?
c. a drought
f. an earthquake
e. a flood
d. a forest fire
g. a landslide
h. a storm
a. a volcanic eruption
b. a hurricane
Then match the photos (a-d) with the descriptions (1-4)
( ) 1 Search and rescue vehicles are brought into destroyed areas.
( ) 2 Trained dogs are used to help search for anyone who is still alive.
( )3 Rescue teams try to save people trapped under buildings.
( ) 4 Many houses are destroyed by the terrible flood.
d
c
a
b
What do professional rescue teams do?
Lead-in
●to provide first-aid
●to save people trapped under buildings
●to guide trained dogs to help search for casualties
Main ideas are the key points of a presentation or a talk. They are supported by details.
●When you listen, pay close attention to the statement that is emphasised by the speaker (usually at the beginning and end of the talk). This is often the main idea.
●Listen carefully for key words, phrases and ideas that are repeated. These will confirm the main idea.
Skill Builder-Listen for main ideas
Now let’s give it a shot!
Listen for main ideas
1. What is the interview about?
1. What is the interview about?
It is about what search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens.
Listen for specific information that supports the main idea, e.g. examples, causes, reasons, facts and descriptions. These are the details.
Skill Builder-Listen for details
2. Who is the interviewee?
3. Which two disasters are mentioned?
Listen for details
2. Who is the interviewee?
The interviewee is Mr. Wang, who is from China International Search and Rescue Team.
3. Which two disasters are mentioned?
They mentioned two disasters, namely the Wenchuan earthquake, the Nepal earthquake.
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Our first and most important goal is to ______.
2. We use ______________________ vehicles and ____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
3. In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake:
● Over ______ members and _____ dogs took part, and we were there for _______ days.
● We rescued ______ people and provided medical help to over ______ people.
4. It’s our duty to try to reduce ______________ and _________________.
save lives
search and rescue
trained dogs
sixty
six
2,000
two
twelve
suffering
the loss of life
Then decide if the sentences contain a main idea (MI) about rescue attempts or a detail (D).
1. Our first and most important goal is to _______________.
2. We use ______________________ vehicles and ____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
3. In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake:
● Over ______ members and _____ dogs took part, and we were there for _______ days.
● We rescued ______ people and provided medical help to over ______ people.
4. It’s our duty to try to reduce ______________ and _________________.
save lives
search and rescue
trained dogs
sixty
six
2,000
two
twelve
suffering
the loss of life
Then decide if the sentences contain a main idea (MI) about rescue attempts or a detail (D).
1. Our first and most important goal is to _______________.
2. We use ______________________ vehicles and ____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
3. In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake:
● Over ______ members and _____ dogs took part, and we were there for _______ days.
● We rescued ______ people and provided medical help to over ______ people.
4. It’s our duty to try to reduce ______________ and _________________.
save lives
search and rescue
trained dogs
sixty
six
2,000
two
twelve
suffering
the loss of life
MI
D
D
D
MI
main idea
details
main idea
What should we do to survive an earthquake?
Group discussion
outdoors
indoors
What if you’re trapped?
Listen to the second part of the interview. What advice does Mr Wang give about surviving an earthquake?
Outdoors Indoors Trapped
______________________
from any buildings or streetlights. ______________________
anything that can break or fall. __________________ to help people find you and ___________ when someone is nearby.
Stay there and move away
Stay away from
Knock on a wall
only shout
Excuse me, Mr Wang, but can I interrupt you there? ( )
OK, if I’m outdoors, … ( )
Sorry, but my advice is to … ( )
Sorry for interrupting again … ( )
Well, I’d love to know more, but, unfortunately, we’ve run out of time. ( )
So, I’m very sorry, but we’ll have to finish there. ( )
I
M
I
I
E
E
Listen again. Decide whether the phrases in italics are used to: maintain (M), interrupt (I) or end (E) a conversation.
In our daily conversation, it is natural to keep a conversation going on, but sometimes it is rude or even disrespectful if we interrupt or end a conversation abruptly unless we have a good reason. So, what's the reason behind?
●to move on to another topic;
●to give advice;
●to ask a question;
●to end a conversation.
Interview between the surviver and rescuer
Pair work
Can you find more polite ways to interrupt and end a conversation?
More Polite ways
1. Well It’s been nice talking to you, but I really have to go. See you soon.
2. I’m really sorry but I’ve got a mountain of work to do right now, can you fill me in at lunch?
3. I won’t keep you any longer.
Excuse me …
Let me interrupt for a minute …
I hate to cut you off, but ...
Excuse me, but …
Interrupt a Conversation Politely:
End a Conversation Politely:
●interrupt a conversation politely
●end a conversation with courtesy
Role-play Game-Interview
Work in pairs, one of you is a survivor, the other one is an interviewer. The survivor is going to talk about the past experience and give some advice on how to survive a natural disaster (eg. a flood, a landslide, a forest fire, etc.). Either of you should find the appropriate time to:
From what we’ve learnt, in your opinion, what are the qualities required for a professional rescue team?
responsible
devoted
brave
selfless
ambitious
dedicated
Homework
Design a poster about how to protect yourself in a natural disaster. You can refer to the attached online resource. You should:
●Start with the definition of the natural disaster.
●Make a list of the drawbacks the natural disaster may bring with a wide variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
●Give useful advice to readers.
●Pay close attention to the handwriting and layout of the poster.
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