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Unit5 Human and Nature
Lesson2 Professional Rescue Team
Listening
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When a natural disaster happens, who will save people’s lives and reduce the loss?
Professional Rescue Team
Match the photos (a-d)with the description(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.
The presenter is interviewing Mr. Wang, from China International Search and Rescue Team.
Listening 5.3
Task 1 Listen to the first part of the interview. Answer the questions
What is the interview about?
Who is the interviewee?
Which two disasters are mentioned?
What search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens.
Mr. Wang, who is from China International Search and Rescue Team.
The Wenchuan earthquake, the Nepal earthquake.
5
Listen and Complete
What happened on rescue attempts
Our first and most important goal is to __________.
We use vehicles and ____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake:
Over _____ members and dogs took part, and we were there for
days.
4. We rescued ____ people and provided medical help to over ______ people.
5. It’s our duty to try to reduce _________ and _______________.
save lives
trained dogs
sixty
two
2000
suffering
the loss of life
six
twelve
search and rescue
6
Match.
( ) 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
Blue Sky Rescue Team
Private rescuers in China
Blue Sky Rescue Team is China's largest non-governmental humanitarian organization, established in 2007.
The rescue team has set up 31 branches around China. More than 30,000 volunteers were registered nationwide, drawn from every walk of life.
The team's primary tasks are search-and-rescue, information screening, medical assistance and water supply, as well as epidemic prevention.
China International Search and Rescue Team
Group Work:
Suppose you are a talk show host (interviewer), what questions would you ask them?
1. What are their tasks?
2. Why do they choose to be a rescuer?
3. What does it need to be a rescuer?
4. Do they regret being a rescuer?
5. What do they do when not rescuing people?
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Activity 2
Listen to the first part of an interview.
What is the interview about?
Who is the interviewee?
Which two disasters are mentioned?
The interview is about what search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens.
The interviewee is Mr Wang, who is from China International Search and Rescue Team.
They mentioned two disasters, namely the Wenchuan earthquake, the Nepal earthquake.
Activity 3
Skill Builder: Listening for Main Ideas and Details
Main ideas are the key points of a presentation or a talk. They are supported by details.
Main Ideas
emphasized statement (usually at the beginning and end)
2. repeated key words, phrases and ideas
Details
Specific information that supports the main idea, e.g., examples, causes, reasons, numbers, facts and descriptions.
Pair work: What aspects of CISAR’ job are mentioned according to the main ideas and details?
1. Our first and most important goal is to save lives.
2. We use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for anyone who is still alive.
3. Over sixty members and six dogs took part, and we were there for twelve days.
4. We rescued two people and provided medical help to over 2000 people.
5. It’s our duty to try to reduce suffering and the loss of life.
The equipment/tool/ method
The duration of a rescue attempt
Results/ Achievements of the rescue attempt
The duty of the team
The goal of the team
P: Today, we’re talking about professional teams who work in _________________. As you know, natural disasters like ___________, floods and landslides can cause death and other ___________ that is hard to measure. So what do professional rescue teams do when a ____________ happens. Today, Mr Wang from China International search and Rescue Team is here to tell us all about this.
W: Hello, everyone!
P: Mr Wang, I know you have been part of many rescue __________ overseas, _________ in China, for example the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. So what happens on your ______________?
W: Well, in the rescue attempts our first and most important goal is to __________, for example at an earthquake _____. So we use search and rescue ____________ and trained dogs to look for anyone who is ____________ and try our best to _____________.
natural disaster rescue
earthquakes
loss and damage
natural disaster
operations
as well as
rescue attempts
save lives
site
vehicles
still alive
save them
P: Sounds like a very ______________. How long does a rescue attempt usually take?
W: To give you an example, one of my recent attempts was the Nepal earthquake. Over sixty members and six dogs _______________, we were there for twelve days. We _____________ two people and _______________ to over 2000 people.
P: Twelve days! You rescued two people and helped 2000! Hard to imagine. ________________.
W: Yes. It was ________________.
P: Wow, I can’t imagine how much pressure you are under.
W: It’s definitely hard. But _________________________________________. We are trained to do so.
challenging process
attempt
rescued
provided medical help
It must have been really tough
a battle against time
it’s our duty to try our best to reduce suffering and the loss of life
What is the work of professional rescue team like?
professional
tough
emergent
challenging
“we use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for…”
“Over 60 members and 6 dogs took part, and we were there for 12 days. We rescued 2 people and provided medical help to over 200 people. ”
“It was a battle against time.”
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
Listen to the second part of the interview. What advice does Mr. Wang give about surviving an earthquake when you’re outdoors, indoors or trapped?
Activity 6
Talk Builder: Maintaining, interrupting and ending a conversation.
Write M, I, or E.
1. Excuse me, Mr Wang, but can I interrupt you there? ( )
2. OK, if I’m outdoors, … ( )
3. Sorry, but my advice is to … ( )
4. Sorry for interrupting again … ( )
5. Well, I’d love to know more, but, unfortunately, we’ve run out of time. ( )
6. So, I’m very sorry, but we’ll have to finish there. ( )
I
M
I
I
E
E
Activity 7
Can you find more ways to politely interrupt or end a conversation?
To interrupt
1. Do you mind if I interrupt?
2. I’d like to add something to that, …
3. I beg your pardon, but I need to say something.
4. …
To end
1. It’s been great talking with you.
2. Please excuse me, I have to, …
3. Please get in touch if I can help you in any way.
4. …
Activity 8
Pair Work: Role Play
Situation 1: Two friends talking on the phone
Friend 1: talking about his/her worries for the next day’s presentation
Friend 2: needs to end the conversation so as to catch a train
Situation 2: An English teacher and a student in an English class
English teacher: explaining how to use relative clauses
Student: needs to interrupt so as to ask a question
巩固练习
I. 单句填空
1. They ______________(rescue) by helicopter eventually and returned home.
2. The prisoners ______________(attempt) an escape, but failed.
3. The only time that we attempted ______________(do) something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.
4. I'm ______________ a loss what to do next.
5. The prisoner will be put to ______________(die) at dawn.
6. Beauty cannot ______________(measure) by any absolute standard.
7. The guide ______________(conduct) us around the city last week.
8. Such a diet is widely believed to offer ______________(protect) against a number of cancers.
9. Plants produce air for humans ______________(breathe) and food to eat.
10. This war has caused widespread human______________(suffer).
were rescued
attempted
to do
at
death
be measured
conducted
protection
to breathe
suffering
Ⅱ. 请用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. What skills are needed to _____________ (operation) this machine?
2. Take a deep _____________ (breathe) and don’t be nervous.
3. He asked to be put under police _____________ (protect).
4. Many companies are _____________ (suffer) from a shortage of skilled staff.
5. Accurate _____________ (measure) is very important in science.
operate
breath
protection
suffering
measurement
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