Listen to a science class presentation about how a broken bone is treated. What is a cast?

A cast is
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Listen again and complete the sentences.

Sarah broke her leg while she was _______________________________.
When someone breaks a bone, you mustn’t _________________ that part of their body.
An X-ray is a type of _____________________________.
A cast is usually put on a broken leg or arm for one to two ___________________.
When the bone is better, a saw is used to _______________________ the cast.

Now answer these questions about the class presentation.

Why should we not move a broken bone (apart from because it hurts)?
Because _______________________________________________________.
After falling down, what did Sarah do while she was waiting for the ambulance?
Sarah _________________________________________________________.
What two things can an x-ray show?
It can show where ____________________ and how ___________________.
What did the doctor do after seeing the x-ray?
The doctor ___________________________________________________________

4. How is a cast prepared? Fill in the gaps with the words below:
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First the ___________________ 1 were put in __________________ 2; then they

were put _________________ 3

my leg. In a ________________ 4
time, the

bandages became very _______________ 5, and I ______________ 6 move my

leg. That’s how the broken bone is _______________ 7 in place.

Write the new words you have learned and translate them.
Listen to a science class presentation about how a broken bone is treated. What is a cast?
A cast is _a special type of bandage. First the bandages are put in plaster, then they are put around
a leg or an arm. In a short time, the bandage become very hard.______

Listen again and complete the sentences.

Sarah broke her leg while she was _____skateboardin______.
When someone breaks a bone, you mustn’t ____move______ that part of their body.
An X-ray is a type of ____photograph_________.
A cast is usually put on a broken leg or arm for one to two ______months_____.
When the bone is better, a saw is used to _______cut off________ the cast.

Now answer these questions about the class presentation.

Why should we not move a broken bone (apart from because it hurts)?
Because ______it can make the injury worse______________________.
After falling down, what did Sarah do while she was waiting for the ambulance?
Sarah ____didn’t move_____________________________________________________.
What two things can an x-ray show?
It can show where _____the bone is broken_____ and how ______serious it is______.
What did the doctor do after seeing the x-ray?
The doctor ___put the broken bone in place______________.

4. How is a cast prepared? Fill in the gaps with the words below:
around  bandages  couldn’t  hard  kept  plaster  short

First the ___bandages_________ 1

were put in ___plaster_________ 2; then

they were put ___around________ 3

my leg. In a ____short_____ 4 time, the

bandages became very __hard_______ 5, and I ___couldn’t_____ 6

move my

leg. That’s how the broken bone is _____kept______ 7 in place.

Write the new words you have learned and translate them.
 Read a science class presentation about how a broken bone is treated. What is a cast?
A cast is
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher: Good morning, students. In our science class today, Sarah will explain how a broken leg is treated. Sarah, are you ready to
begin?
Sarah: Yes, Miss Davis. I … um … I decided to describe how a broken leg is treated because I broke my leg last summer while I
was skateboarding. First of all, when someone breaks a bone, the important thing is not to move that part of the person’s
body. Moving the broken bone will hurt the person and it can make the injury worse. So when I fell and broke my leg, I
didn’t move until I was taken to hospital by ambulance. When I arrived at the hospital, I was first examined by a doctor.
Then I was sent to do an X-ray of the broken bone. An X-ray is a photograph of your bones. This photograph shows the
doctor exactly where the bone is broken and how serious it is.
So the doctor looked at my X-ray, and then he put the broken bone in place. After that, a cast was prepared. A cast is a
special type of bandage. (Actually, it’s made of many bandages.) First the bandages were put in plaster; then they were put
around my leg. In a short time, the bandages became very hard, and I couldn’t move my leg. That’s how the broken bone is
kept in place. The cast is usually left there for one or two months.
In my case, the cast was left on my leg for two months. During that time, the bone got better. New bone cells and blood
vessels were formed, and the broken part of the bone closed up. When the bone was better, a saw was used to cut off the
cast. Yes, a saw! But don’t worry – the saw didn’t cut my skin – just the cast. That’s it.
Teacher: Thank you, Sarah. Has anyone got any questions for Sarah?

Read the text and complete the sentences.

Sarah broke her leg while she was _______________________________.
When someone breaks a bone, you mustn’t _________________ that part of their body.
An X-ray is a type of _____________________________.
A cast is usually put on a broken leg or arm for one to two ___________________.
When the bone is better, a saw is used to _______________________ the cast.

Now answer these questions about the class presentation.

Why should we not move a broken bone (apart from because it hurts)?
Because _______________________________________________________.
After falling down, what did Sarah do while she was waiting for the ambulance?
Sarah _________________________________________________________.
What two things can an x-ray show?
It can show where ____________________ and how ___________________.
What did the doctor do after seeing the x-ray?
The doctor ___________________________________________________________

How is a cast prepared? Fill in the gaps with the words below:
around  bandages  couldn’t  hard  kept  plaster  short
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