unit 6 Last Man Down.ppt

About heroes Statements about heroes Statements about heroes Statements about heroes Your own definition of hero Poem Hero Song Hero Listen to the Song Hero by Mariah Carey to compare it with the poem. Emergency issues Five questions Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 How many emergency services can you think of? 2 What different skills do emergency workers need? 3 What’s the main job of a firefighter? 4 What else may they have to do in an emergency? 5 What personal qualities are important in an emergency? Five questions 1 How many emergency services can you think of? Fire/ ambulance/ police/ coastguard services. 2 What different skills do emergency workers need? Specific skills, speed, medical knowledge, decisiveness, courage, reliability. 3 What’s the main job of a firefighter? Putting out fires. Five questions 4 What else may they have to do in an emergency? Rescue people caught up in emergencies and give emergency medical aid. 5 What personal qualities are important in an emergency? Ability to take decisions, calmness, speed, efficiency, composure, perseverance, bravery, courage Firefighter’s response Complete the paragraph (in Activity 6, P 85) about a firefighter’s response in emergency with the correct form of the words given. Firefighter’s response For a firefighter arriving on the scene of a fire the first few minutes are usually the most (1)________. He has to (2)______________ the fire, he also needs to find out if human lives are in danger. When people are trapped inside a building he must act swiftly to prevent (3)__________, or, —in the (4)_____________ scenario — to keep the death (5)_______ to a minimum. Actions like these require the (6)________ degree of (7)__________. Inferring Look at the title, the date and the first line of the passage. What do you think It in the first line refers to? The 9/11 terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center towers. Script Understan