Unit 7

How old?

What ? How ?

Who?

Mini-task1 :fast-reading

Divide the text into three parts and find out the main idea of each part.

(Para 2-4)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

A general introduction to Xiaohua.

Knowledge about AIDS.

Xiaohua’s life and her attitude towards AIDS.

( Para 5-7)

( Para1)

Mini-task 2: Detailed-readingRead the passage and answer the questions .

1.1. What kind of disease is AIDS?What kind of disease is AIDS?

2.Where is the disease spreading fast? why?2.Where is the disease spreading fast? why?

3.3. Which kind of people suffers the most?Which kind of people suffers the most?

4.What did Xiao Hua decide to do after she knew she got A4.What did Xiao Hua decide to do after she knew she got AIDS?IDS?

5.Is the disease the only thing that AIDS patients have to s5.Is the disease the only thing that AIDS patients have to suffer from?uffer from?

6.What is the best way to show that you care about AIDS p6.What is the best way to show that you care about AIDS patients?atients?

1.1. What kind of disease is AIDS?What kind of disease is AIDS?

2. 2. WhereWhere is the disease spreading fast? why? is the disease spreading fast? why?

3.3. Which kind of people suffers the most?Which kind of people suffers the most?

AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body’s AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body’s immune system and leaves a person defenseless immune system and leaves a person defenseless against infections and illness.against infections and illness.

In Africa and parts of Asia. Mainly because of a In Africa and parts of Asia. Mainly because of a lack of proper health care, prevention and lack of proper health care, prevention and

educationeducation..

The youngThe young..

4. What did Xiao Hua decide to do after she knew s4. What did Xiao Hua decide to do after she knew she got AIDS?he got AIDS?

5. Is the disease the only thing that AIDS patients h5. Is the disease the only thing that AIDS patients have to suffer from?ave to suffer from?

6. What is the best way to show that you care about 6. What is the best way to show that you care about AIDS patients?AIDS patients?

She decided to use the limited time she has left to She decided to use the limited time she has left to do something to help others.do something to help others.

No. They also have to deal with people’s fear of No. They also have to deal with people’s fear of the disease.the disease.

Giving an AIDS patient a hug.Giving an AIDS patient a hug.

Language points1.break down:cause something to collapse;destroy somethingEg:Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.

2.a lack of:absence or shortage(of something that is needed)Eg:The poor girl felt lonely because of a lack of care.

3.cheer up: (cause sb to )become happier or more cheerfulEg:Try and cheer up a bit, life isn’t that bad!

4.suffer from:feel pain,discomfort,great sorrow,etc

Eg:Do you suffer from headaches?

5.by doing something:by means of

Eg:He earns his living by writing.

6.I wish I could remember more about my mum.

It means:It is a great pity that I don’t remember much about my mum.

Subjunctive Mood: to talk events and situations which are not certain to happen----which we hope to happen ,or imagine might happen .

Listening

How do people get AIDS?

by having unprotected sex by receiving infected blood transfusionsthrough birth

Can people become infected with HIV/AIDS by…

shaking hands, hugging or kissing 

using toilets or showers

using a public phone

using public swimming pools

getting a mosquito or insect bite

1.1. How does Xiaohua feel and what does How does Xiaohua feel and what does she do as an AIDS patient?she do as an AIDS patient?

not discouragednot discouraged decide to use the limited time to help decide to use the limited time to help

others others spend time telling … and spend time telling … and

encouraging… encouraging… visit patients to support them and visit patients to support them and

cheer them upcheer them up Create a networkCreate a network

2.How should we act towards people 2.How should we act towards people who have AIDS?who have AIDS?

What can we do to help them?What can we do to help them?

We should be helpful ,friendly and understanding.

We can help them by learning more about the disease and by treating them as normal people

PracticeAIDS is a disease that (1)_____ the body's AIDS is a disease that (1)_____ the body's immune system. HIV, the virus which causes immune system. HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, can be transmitted (2) _____unprotected AIDS, can be transmitted (2) _____unprotected sex, infected blood transfusions or at birth. There sex, infected blood transfusions or at birth. There are millions of people who (3) ___AIDS every are millions of people who (3) ___AIDS every year.year.1. A. breaks out B. breaks into

C .breaks down D. breaks off

2. A .after B. within C .above D .via

3. A .die of B .die out C .pass away D .die down

4. A .known B .available C .ready D .discovered

5. A. as B. as if C. like D. even if

There is no cure (4) ______for the disease and There is no cure (4) ______for the disease and AIDS patients have to deal with the fact that they AIDS patients have to deal with the fact that they might die young. Unfortunately, AIDS also might die young. Unfortunately, AIDS also frightens others. All too often, people treat AID frightens others. All too often, people treat AID patients (5)____ they were bad or dangerous.patients (5)____ they were bad or dangerous.

Because of (6) _____knowledge about how it gets Because of (6) _____knowledge about how it gets transmitted, there are (7) ____people who have transmitted, there are (7) ____people who have contracted HIV in China and the number is contracted HIV in China and the number is increasing.increasing.

6. A. a lack of B. short of C. none of D .a little

7. A .a great number B .a great deal of

C. a great many D .a great amount of

1.Read the text after class.

2.Surf the Internet and get more information about AIDS.