Lesson 45
How safe is your home?
What should you do When you cook the dinner?
Never leave small children alone in a bathtub.
New Words
• Accidents are bad, we must try to ________
prevent them.
• Where do we clean ourselves? Yes, in the _________
bathroom .
• We use ____
fire
to cook. But it is dangerous, too.
• Since you’re busy, I’ll go instead
______.
soap
• We use _____
to wash our face and hands.
• The farthest part from the middle is called edge
____. Don’t
stand at the ____
edge of the table, you may fall down!
Talk about it!
1. If a cook is careless, what might happen in the kitchen?
2. When is electricity safe? When is it not safe?
3. Why shouldn't parents leave young children alone in the
bathtub?
Language points
1. Many people hurt themselves by falling off chairs.
许多人因为从椅子上摔下来而受伤。
【点拨】（1）此句中hurt oneself意为“使自己受伤”
。反身代词可以与一些动词连用，如，teach oneself（
自学）,dress oneself(给自己穿衣服)，enjoy oneself(玩
得开心)，look at oneself in the mirror(照镜子)等等。
【点拨】（2）fall off意为“从……掉下来”。又如：
The cat fell off the high wall, but it was okay.
猫从高墙上掉下来，但一点事也没有。
【点拨】（3）by在句中表示“（方法，手段）由，用
”。又如：
He makes a living by painting.他靠画画谋生。
2.Don’t use water to put out kitchen fires. Use soda or salt
instead. 不要用水扑灭厨房的火，而要用小苏打或盐。
【点拨】 put out 意思是“熄灭、扑灭”。又如：
Put out your cigarette. It’s a gas station here. 灭掉你的
烟，这里是加油站。
instead是副词，表示“代替，顶替”。又如：
He is ill, so I go there instead. 他病了，所以我代替他去
了。
【拓展】instead of后面跟名词、代词或动名词等。例如
：
I usually go to school by bus instead of going by bicycle.
我通常坐公共汽车去上学，而不是骑自行车。
Practice 1:根据汉语提示填空。
1.If we are careful enough, a lot of accidents can
be prevented
____________(避免).
slipped
2.He ________（滑倒）on
the icy road and broke his
leg.
3.Mum always _______（擦干）her
hands before she
dries
turns on the stove.
4.The firemen _______(熄灭)the
fire quickly.
put out
left (剩下) nothing on the
5. We ate all the food and ______
plate.
Practice 2:选择最佳选项。
1.Thank you for your ______ on how to solve the problem.
√
A. news B. tips C. warning D. care
2.We didn’t go to the zoo. We went to the park, _______.
A. too B. also
√
C. either D. instead
3.He couldn’t swim at all. He ______ in the river.
√
A. died B. drowned C. dived
D. swam
4.There’s no _______ today. So we can’t use the _______
appliances.
A. electrical, electricity B. electricity, electronic
√
C. electricity, electrical D. electricity, electricity
5.He stood _______ the edge of the mountain and looked
down at the small village below.
√
A. on
B. by
C. in
D. outside
Let’s do it!
Work in a small group. Give suggestions about how to
keep a safe home.
Write them down and share them with the class. Try
using these phrases:
~ Never ___________ when you.
~ You should always __________.