Unit 7 Reading An interview with an ORBIS doctor

Unit 7 Reading An interview with an ORBIS doctor

Ⅰ.Warm up and lead in:

Play a game.

Ⅱ.Listen to the tape, scan the interview and write T for true or F for false:

1. All the eye problems can be cured or prevented.

2. Many people can’t afford to go to hospital.

3. The plane is used as a hospital and teaching centre.

4. ORBIS is a business that helps blind people.

4. Local doctors and nurses can help people in poor areas after learning from ORBIS doctors.

Ⅲ.Read and answer the questions:

1.How many people does blindness affect around the world ?

2. How does ORBIS help ?

3. Why do the doctors work on the plane instead of working in a hospital ?

4. What can the local doctors and nurses learn on the plane ?

5. Why is Dr Ma proud ?

6. What can people do to support their work?

Ⅳ.Have an interview now.

(You can use the information from the passage and the following questions to help you.)

ORBIS International has over 450 volunteers around the world, all famous doctors in the fields. Every 2 years, they update(更新) their volunteer team. Full-time employees(雇员) are responsible for planning and arrangements, and volunteers, for patient care, operation and medical training.

Hunter Cherwek, Medical Director, said, "V olunteers are critical to ORBIS international, we get some best volunteers in the world. It's all about networking, bring the best people in the world and China to work together." A volunteer from the US says he's using his vacation time to come to work in ORBIS. He said, "It's a fun thing to do, and it is just good thing to donate your time and energy." Since 1982 when the flying eye hospital was set up in the US, the volunteer teams of ORBIS International trained 124 thousand doctors in more than 80 countries. With up-to-date(最新的，现代的) medical skills from volunteers, more and more people with eye problems in underdeveloped areas will get timely treatment and be able to achieve their dream.

1. How long have you been an ORBIS doctor?

2. How many volunteer doctors and nurses are there in ORBIS?

3. Do you like this job? Why?

4. Does ORBIS need to pay for you?

5. Do you have any problems working in ORBIS? (language...)