21世纪大学实用英语综合教程（第四册）.ppt

Unit 7  Charles Drew:Blood Bank Pioneer Text A Charles DREW:Blood Bank Pioneer Starter Background Information Text Understanding Language Points Exercises Writing Starter: Look Say AS Bill Gates says,computers “are realy going to chang a lot of things in the world-the way we work,the way we play and entertain ourselves and even the way we are educated.”Can you names some other scientific achivement s which have done the same? Questions and Answers Q1: What did Charlie Drew think of the house? Q2:Why were the house so quiet? Words for reference Blood Bank:The Red Cross and a number of other organizations run programs,known as blood banks,to collect ,store and distribute blood and blood products for transfusions.When blood is donated,its blood type is determined so that only qppropriately natched blood is given to patients needing a transfusion .Before using the blood,the blood bank also tests it for the presence of disease-causing organisms,such as hepatitis viruses and human immunodeficinencyvirus(HIV),the cause of acquired immunodeficiency synsrone(AIDS). Aged care: Elderly care or simply eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens, which includes medical care, social care, national health service such as welfare, pension and etc. Suggested Answers 1.It was as quite as death. 2.Because upstairs his younger sister Elsa lay ill with influenza. Background Information CHARLES Richard drew(1904-1950) C harles Richard Drew,an American surgeon, was a pioneer in the development of blood banks.Drew showed that blood plasma lasts longer than whole blood and helped wstablish blood banks to serve the Allies in Europe during wordⅡ. Blood Bank The Red Cross and a number of other organizations run programs, known as blood banks, to collect, store, and distribute blood and blood products for transfusions. When blood is donated, its blood type is