Unit 5 International charities Reading 1

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 ca

2、nt see,),How 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 treat

3、ment (,医疗,),.,=,Many 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 doct

4、ors and nurses,are proud,to help 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,pr

5、oblems visit it. (1)_ can,be performed 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,sha

6、re their (3)_.,skills,knowledge,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 i

7、s needed. He hopes,that more (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,lea

8、rn about eye operations.,5.Dr Ma 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 m

9、any people does blindness affect around 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 operatio

10、ns ?,7. Why do the doctors work on 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 hospi

11、tal, so the doctors have to go to them.,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 ?

12、,11. Is the work on the plane easy ?,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 qu

13、ickly.,14. If we have enough money, 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 so

14、me notes. Help her put the,sentences together. Write the correct,letters in the blanks.,?,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,the