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What are the different blood types?
What is your blood type?
How much do you know about blood donation?
Now let’s read an article to explore more.
What points are talked about in the article?
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Read part 1 and choose the best answer.
1. What is the main reason for donating blood?
A. To make money
B. To save lives
C. To get free medicine
D. To meet friends
2. According to the text, about how many hospital patients need blood to get better or survive?
A. One in five
B. One in six
C. One in seven
D. One in eight
Why donate blood?
Donating blood saves lives. About one in seven people in hospital need blood in order to get better or even survive. Therefore, a blood donation can be a life-giving gift for someone.
Read part 2 and answer the question.
Who is qualified to donate blood?
Who can donate blood?
In many countries, a person needs to be healthy and older than 18 to donate blood. Blood donors should also weigh at least 50 kg.
be healthy;
be older than 18;
weigh at least 50 kg.
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Read part 3 and answer the question.
A patient with blood type B needs to receive blood immediately. What type(s) of blood can the patient receive?
Blood types O and B.
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Read part 4 and answer the question.
Who was Karl Landsteiner and what did he discover?
What is World Blood Donor Day?
World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)is celebrated every year on 14 June. This date is the birthday of the Nobel Prize winner Karl Landsteiner. He discovered the ABO blood group system.
Karl Landsteiner was a Nobel Prize winner, and he discovered the ABO blood group system.
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He was an Austrian scientist who discovered the ABO blood group system, which helped make blood transfusion safe.
Pay attention to the key expressions.
献血
七分之一的人
目的是;为了
赋予生命的;维持生命的
献血者
至少
血型
ABO血型系统
对血型分类
万能供血者
红细胞
万能受血者
世界献血者日
在……(日期)被庆祝
Translate the following expressions into English.
1. 献血
2. 七分之一的人
3. 目的是;为了
4. 赋予生命的;维持生命的
5. 献血者
6. 至少
7. 血型
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blood donation/ donate blood
one in seven people
blood donor
at least
blood type
in order to
life-giving
8. 对血型分类
9. 万能供血者
10. 红细胞
11. 万能受血者
12. 世界献血者日
13. 在……(日期)被庆祝
14. ABO血型系统
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group blood types
universal donor
universal recipient
World Blood Donor Day(WBDD)
red blood cell
be celebrated on ...
ABO blood group system
Will you consider donating blood when you become an adult? Discuss in groups.
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Of course. I think donating blood is a great way to help others when I’m an adult.
Maybe. I need to learn more about how to donate blood safely first.
Blood donation is the gift of life.
Write a slogan to call on people to donate blood.
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