An Interview with an An Interview with an ORBIS doctorORBIS doctor
Unit 5 Reading
Can you name it?
World Wide Fund for Nature
World Vision
Oxfam UNICEF ORBIS
1. ________________________ protects the wildlife, nature and environment.World Wide Fund for Nature
2. ________works to provide children with food, house, medicine and education.
UNICEF
3. ______ helps poor families and children.
4. ___________ can support the development projects in poor areas. 5. ______ works to help people who are unable to see.
World Vision
Oxfam
ORBIS
Why is there a plane in the logo?
Why is there a plane in the logo?
Because ORBIS workers take a plane to visit poor countries. The plane is called a flying eye hospital. ( 飞行眼科医院 )
blind ( adj.) blindness (n.)
affect 45 million people
80 percent case be cured or prevented
(n.) 病例
(v.) 影响
(v.) 治愈
mostly in poor countries(adv.) 大部分
medicine (n.)
modern medicine 现代医学
medical treatment 医学治疗(adj.) (n.)
patient (n.) 病人
Many patients are so poor that they can’t afford to travel to hospital.许多病人很穷，连去医院的钱都没有．
so …… that……如此……以至……
afford (v.)买得起
volunteer doctors(n.) 志愿者
operate on the patients
perform operations on the patients
train local doctors and nurses
teach them new skills and knowledge.
(V.)
(n.)
(v.) 训练
（ n.) 技能
an ORBIS doctorDr. Ma
Fast reading Ask and answer:
1.1.How many people are affected by blindness in How many people are affected by blindness in the world?the world?
2.2.Why don’t ORBIS doctors work in hospital?Why don’t ORBIS doctors work in hospital?
3.How can people support ORBIS?3.How can people support ORBIS?
About 45 million.
By sending donations to ORBIS.
The patients are too poor to travel to the hospital and also the local doctors and nurses can come to the plane to learn about eye operations.
Further Reading (Line 1-20 )
Who can play the role of an interviewer?
Tell true or false:
1.1.All the cases of blindness can be cured or All the cases of blindness can be cured or
prevented.prevented.
2.2.Many blind people don’t receive medical Many blind people don’t receive medical
treatment because they don’t have money.treatment because they don’t have money.
3.3. ORBIS doctors perform operations on the plane ORBIS doctors perform operations on the plane
but the plane is not a teaching centre.but the plane is not a teaching centre.
4.4.By training local doctors and nurses, they hope By training local doctors and nurses, they hope
to help fewer people.to help fewer people.
80 percent of80 percent of
and also
more
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ORBIS is a _________ that helps ________ people.
Most ______ problems can be_______ or
prevented. However, many people cannot afford to
go to _________. The ________ on the ORBIS plane
fly to poor areas to _______ people with eye
problems and to _______ local doctors and nurses
new skills. The local doctors and nurses can watch
the ___________on video. After learning from the
ORBIS doctors, the local doctors and nurse can
______ people in their areas.
charitycharity blindblindeyeeye curedcured
hospitalhospital doctorsdoctors
treattreat
teachteach
operationsoperations
helphelp
Do C2 on page 81
Further Reading (Line 21-38 )
Read loudly
Ask and answer:
1.Does Dr. Ma only need to do two or three 1.Does Dr. Ma only need to do two or three operations a day as an ORBIS doctor?operations a day as an ORBIS doctor?
2.What do people feel about ORBIS doctors?2.What do people feel about ORBIS doctors?
3.What is the most important thing for the doctors?3.What is the most important thing for the doctors?
No, more than that.No, more than that.
They are very grateful to them.They are very grateful to them.
The most important thing for them is that they The most important thing for them is that they can help people see again.can help people see again.
cured donations grateful knowledge operations patients skills treatThe ORBIS plane travels all around the world, and many people with eye problems visit it. ___________ can be performed on them to help them see again. 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 _______ and ___________.Dr Ma is a doctor on the ORBIS plane. Many people are very ________ to him because he has helped them see again. The ________ do not have to pay because ORBIS is a charity. Dr Ma believes that most eye problems can _______ by modern medicine, but more money is needed. He hopes that more ___________ can be sent to ORBIS to support their work.
Operations
skills knowledge
gratefulpatients
treated donation
s
About blindness:affect about 45 million people around the world mostly in poor countries 80 per cent of these cases can be cured or preventedhave no money for medical treatmentmany of our patients be so poor that…… can’t afford to
About ORBIS:use a flying eye hospital volunteer doctors perform operations be used as a teaching center local doctors and nurses learn about eye operationsteach them new skills and knowledgemodern medicine develop quicklytreat and cure most eye problems improve the lives of patients support our work by sending donations to
About Dr Ma:work in a hospital used to do……during his last visit operate on 150 patientsbe used to the hard work such an important job that…… be grateful to himhelp people see again be proud to help so many people
About blindness:affect about 45 million peoplearound the worldmostly in poor countries 80 per cent of these cases can be cured or preventedhave no money for medical treatment be so poor that…… can’t afford to travel to hospital
About Dr Ma:work in a hospital used to do……during his last visit operate on 150 patientsbe used to the hard work such an important job that…… be grateful to himhelp people see again be proud to be able to help so many people
About ORBIS:use a flying eye hospital volunteer doctors perform operations be used as a teaching center learn about eye operationsteach … new skills and knowledgemodern medicine develop quicklytreat and cure most eye problems improve the lives of patients carry on with work by sending donations to
We are the lucky ones.
……
We should try our best to help people in need !
To be a person with kindness ， every day do something valuable. 做一个充满善意的人，每天做一些有价值的事情。
根据中文 , 完成句子 :1. 昨天太热了以致我喝了很多水。The weather ________________ I drank l
ots of water yesterday.
2. 这双鞋太贵了，那个女孩买不起。The pair of shoes ___________________
the girl _______________ buy it.
3. 她对老师很感激。She is ___________ her teacher.
was so hot that
is so expensive that
can’t afford to
grateful to
4. 许多人感谢志愿者医生的帮助。Many people ______________ volunteer doctors ____________.5. 我们以伟大的祖国感到自豪。We _____________our great motherland.6. 我很自豪帮助需要帮助的人。I’m _______________________________.7. 寒冷的天气影响了他的健康。The cold weather ___________________.8. 患难朋友才是真朋友_________________________________.
affected his health
A friend in need is a friend indeed
proud to help people in need
are proud of
are grateful tofor their help
1. Retell the interview.1. Retell the interview.2. Visit the websites 2. Visit the websites
http://www.orbis.orghttp://www.orbis.org to know more about ORBIS .to know more about ORBIS .3. Do some extra exercises.3. Do some extra exercises.
About blindness
About Dr Ma
About ORBIS
