Emergency Vehicles
Ambulances are used to transport injured or sick people to a hospital.
An ambulance has trained medical personnel(训练有素的医务人员) who can treat injured or sick people.
A wheelchair is for people who can’t walk.
Wheelchairs have four wheels and are often pushed by people from behind.
Fire engines(消防车) are used to fight fires.
Firefighters(消防员), like this one, often rescue people from burning buildings.
Tow trucks(牵引车,拖车) are used to tow cars.
This tow truck is towing a car to a repair shop.
Helicopters(直升机) are used to rescue people from dangerous places.
This helicopter is lifting someone from a sinking boat.
Exercise:
1.— What should you call when someone is injured in an accident?
— Ambulances are used to transport injured or sick people to a hospital.
2.— What do you call in case of fire?
— Firefighters often rescue people from burning buildings.
3.— What kind of chair has four wheels and is often pushed by somebody from behind?
— Wheelchairs have four wheels and are often pushed by people from behind.
4. This helicopter is lifting someone from a sinking boat.
5. Firefighters often rescue people from burning buildings.
6. A wheelchair is for people who can’t walk.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Tow trucks are used to tow cars.
2. A wheelchair is for people who can’t walk.
3. Firefighters often rescue people from burning buildings.
4. Ambulances are used to transport injured or sick people to a hospital.
5. If your car won't start, you should call for a tow truck.
Weather & Activities
This tree is bending over because of the strong wind.
It’s going to be windy for the next few days.
It’s a very clear night, so they can look up and see many stars.
There isn’t a single cloud in the sky.
It’s very cold today, so they are wearing very warm clothes.
Without warm clothes, they would freeze to death(冻死).
It’s nice to eat ice cream on a hot day.
This mother is buying ice cream for her daughter.
This old man has to wear glasses to read.
Without reading glasses, he can’t see clearly enough to read.
Exercise:
1.— Who has to wear glasses to read?
— He doesn't have good close-up vision, so he needs reading glasses.
2.— Who are wearing warm clothes?
— It’s very cold today, so they are wearing very warm clothes.
3.— Why is the tree bending over?
— It's bending over because of the strong wind.
4. Without reading glasses, he can’t see clearly enough to read.
5. This mother is buying ice cream for her daughter.
6. Without warm clothes, they would freeze to death.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Without warm clothes, they would freeze to death.
2. This mother is buying ice cream for her daughter.
3. It’s going to be windy for the next few days.
4. Without reading glasses, he can’t see clearly enough to read.
5. It’s a very clear night, so they can look up and see many stars.