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Designed by: Mo, Ion-chi

Submitted to: Prof. Mak Se Yuen

PGDE (Primary) General Studies

DEP 5114B (2002-2003)

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P.2 General StudiesCommunity Helpers

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Community Helpers Facts

• A community is a place where people live, work and play

• People who work in the community are community helpers

• Community helpers provide services that help people

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Can you name some community helpers?

Policemen / Policewomen

Firemen

Doctors

Nurses

Postmen

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Police Officers

• A police officer protects us and our community

• Besides crime prevention and detection, they act as safety officers on our streets.

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Fire Fighters

• Fire fighters keep us and our community safe from fires.

• Fire Fighters are the bravest of the brave.  They are people who risk their lives time and  again to rescue people caught in fires and to save property by putting fires out

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Doctors

• We go to see the doctor when we are sick

• Doctors are people who have been trained in medical science. They will be able to tell us why we feel sick and will make us feel well again

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Nurses

• Nurses are often referred to as “Angels of Mercy”

• They assist doctors in caring for the sick and the injured.

• Nurses are the primary care givers, administering medicines and doing tests and caring directly for the patients entrusted to them.

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Paramedics

• Paramedics are people who are trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals

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Postmen

Postmen pick up, sort and deliver letters and packages to our community and around the world

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Drivers

• They drive a vehicle from one place to another.

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Different Kinds of Drivers

Taxi drivers

Bus drivers

Pilots

Train engineers/ conductors

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Try this Quiz

Who usually uses this?

Paramedic

Teacher

Driver

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Oops! Try Again!

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Firemen

Policemen

Paramedics

Who usually uses these?

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~Try Again~

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Whose tools are these?

Nurses

Policemen

Firemen

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Don’t give up. Try again!

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Community Helper Sites

http://www.whatdotheydo.com

Explore different community helpers that can be found in our community.

http://www.info.gov.hk/police/

Find out about the Hong Kong Police

http://www.info.gov.hk/hkfsd/home/eng/index.html

Nice pictures of fire appliances in the “Photo Gallery”

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Thank YouHope you enjoyed this lesson. I would like to thank the following sites for their information and nice pictures:

http://www.hkedcity.net

http://www.info.gov.hk

http://www.whatdotheydo.com