Урок 50. RFDSA, Australia
Предмет: Английский язык, 7 класс

7 класс

Lesson 50

Australia. RFDSA

In this lesson

you will learn about the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia;
you will learn to form adjectives from verbs using -ive, -ative;
you will be able to talk about charity organisations.

Ключевые слова: Australia, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, non-profit, charity.

Речевой материал:

Новые лексические единицы: assistance, basic, complete, emergency, health care, isolation, landing, non-profit charity, treat, deal with, set up, let alone.

Грамматика: прилагательные, образованные от глагола с помощью суффиксов -ive, -ative.

Пояснения:

assistance – помощь
basic – основной
complete – полный
emergency – критическое положение
health care – забота о здоровье
isolation – изоляция, уединение
landing – приземление
non-profit charity – безвозмездная помощь
treat – лечить
deal with – иметь дело с
set up – основывать
let alone – не говоря о

Основное содержание урока

It’s Australia. There are a lot of isolated regions in this continent. Imagine a job that involves helping 200,000 isolated patients over 7.5 million square miles of The Australian Outback. The job means dealing with the risks of flying in bad weather conditions. It includes treating patients on remote sheep farms, operating with basic equipment and making emergency landings to save critically ill patients. This is the daily life of those working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Living in The Outback means almost complete isolation for thousands of Australians. It’s unusual to find homes or small villages within 60 miles of each other, let alone a hospital. The RFDSA, which is a non-profit charity, was set up in 1928. Since then, it has been helping those who live in remote areas of Australia. Today it offers primary health care from an aeroplane, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as well as educational assistance. If the doctors are unable to treat a patient, they will fly them to the nearest hospital to be treated there. Sometimes it’s very impressive for people to watch doctors parachuting tо their patients.

Answer the questions.

Where is the RFDSA located?
What do the initials RFDSA stand for?
When did it start?

Тренировочные упражнения

1.

Find definitions of the words.

critically ill

far away from everything

primary health care

a long way from towns

operate

work

isolated

very sick

set up

create an organisation/a company

remote

basic medical attention

2.

Complete the dialogue.

- What does RFDSA stand for?

- Well, we treat patients on remote sheep farms with basic equipment. Sometimes it is very difficult to reach these patients when the weather is bad and we often risk our lives flying in awful weather conditions.

- What does the job involve?

- Of course. It started in 1928 and it is a non-profit charity. It offers primary health care from an aeroplane, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as well as educational assistance.

- What is the daily life of a flying doctor like?

- The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.

- Can you tell us a bit about the history of the RFDSA?

- We are responsible for 200,000 isolated patients in the most remote part of Australia, the Outback.

3.

Form adjectives from verbs.

impress - _____________

inform - _____________

protect - _____________

create - _____________

attract - _____________

imagine - _____________

4.

Read the text to complete the gaps.

The NSPCC is a UK charity that helps protect children from harm. Today, 2,000 people work from / for / by the NSPCC.

The organisation offers important services for children of all ages, such as a free, 24-hour telephone helpline. It also raises / raised / raising money through donations and from various charity events that take place every year. Part of the NSPCC’s mission is for / to / in let people know that harming children is a serious crime, something that we should never allowed / allow / allowing. The NSPCC believes that if we all co-operation / co-operates / co-operate then children around the world will live happier lives.

5.

Listen to the story and find the appropriate heading.

Текст аудиозаписи:

The charity movement in Russia is getting more and more popular nowadays. The Union of Charitable Organisations of Russia founded in 2000. It works to support and develop charity organisations and campaigns. “A Billion in Coins” is the first nationwide charity action initiated and run by the Union. It started in 2003 and is about raising money to support children with cancer. Life of a child is priceless. But in the material world it does have a price as treatment costs a lot. The statistics is ruthless: a child is diagnosed with cancer every two hours in Russia. This becomes a great tragedy for the parents. The sum of money for the treatment is very large (up to a million roubles). Those who care for others’ fates can help here. The money is raised in different ways such as personal and corporative donations, selling products with special charity labels, SMS campaigns. In 2008 over 100 children from different regions of Russia got the funding necessary for their effective treatment both in national and foreign clinics from this charity.

Describing Charitable Organisations of Russia
Assistance in Russia
People Against Cancer in Russia
How to Live in Too Expensive World

6.

Listen to the story and choose the correct answers.

Текст аудиозаписи:

The charity movement in Russia is getting more and more popular nowadays. The Union of Charitable Organisations of Russia founded in 2000. It works to support and develop charity organisations and campaigns. “A Billion in Coins” is the first nationwide charity action initiated and run by the Union. It started in 2003 and is about raising money to support children with cancer. Life of a child is priceless. But in the material world it does have a price as treatment costs a lot. The statistics is ruthless: a child is diagnosed with cancer every two hours in Russia. This becomes a great tragedy for the parents. The sum of money for the treatment is very large (up to a million roubles). Those who care for others’ fates can help here. The money is raised in different ways such as personal and corporative donations, selling products with special charity labels, SMS campaigns. In 2008 over 100 children from different regions of Russia got the funding necessary for their effective treatment both in national and foreign clinics from this charity.

1) When did “A Billion in Coins” start its work?

2000

2003

2013

2) It works for raising money to support children with

flu.

measles.

cancer.

3) How many children got help from the charity?

over 100

about 100

less than 100

7.

Put parts of the text in the correct order to get the story about Oxfam.

___ Spain, Germany, the United States and Canada are only some of the countries that are part of the Oxfam family.

___ Volunteers from all over the world offer their help to improve the quality of life of unable people.

___ Oxfam is a UK charity that helps people who are in need of food and water and whose lives are in danger when natural disasters hit the area they live in.

___ Members of Oxfam are spread out around the world.

8.

Complete the dialogue. Prepare your own one.

- What are the opening hours of Hambleton Health Centre?

- Yes, unless it is an emergency.

- Is the health centre open at the weekend?

- The number is 01253823895.

- Do you need an appointment to go to the health centre?

- The health centre is open from 8 am until 6 pm.

- What is the telephone number for the health centre?

- No, it is only open Monday until Friday.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits each space.

1) Angelina Jolie is very ___________. (ATTRACT)

2) Have you read this ___________ leaflet? (INFORM)

3) J. K. Rowling is a very ___________ writer. (IMAGINE)

2.

Choose the correct answer.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia gives medical help

to people living in the remotest parts of Australia.
only to people who are in critical danger in Australia.
to people living nearby hospitals in Australia.

3.

Use the words to complete the text.

exciting work weather doctors dangerous means

Flying __________ must live very __________ lives. Their work __________ that they are often in very __________ situations. These doctors have to __________ even when the __________ is very bad.

Вариант 2

1.

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits each space.

1) Ray Bradbury is a very ______________ writer. (IMAGINE)

2) The view from our hotel was ______________. (IMPRESS)

3) John is an ______________ little boy. (ACT)

2.

Choose the correct answer.

“A Billion in Coins” raises money by

personal and corporative donations.
selling products with special charity labels.
SMS campaigns.
all variants

3.

Use the words to complete the text.

typical lives remote treat patients treatment

A __________ day in flying doctors’ __________ would involve flying to __________ areas of Australia to __________ patients. Sometimes they have to fly these __________ to a hospital for __________.