Unit 5

AIDS Children in Henan province

The AIDS patients

How much do you know about AIDS?

What’s the difference between AIDS and HIV?Will we be infected with AIDS

A. from shaking hands/hug/kiss with people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?

B. from sharing glasses/cup/bedding/telephone/closestool(马桶)/public swimming pool with them?

C. from their sneezing or coughing? D. from the biting of mosquito? E. if we share a shave with him who was cut and bled?

Three main spread ways of HIV?How many people have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?What can we do to stop the spread of AIDS and to save people?

AIDS VIRUS

Structure analysis

Part 1 (Paras. 1-2): AIDS threatens so many lives in the U.S., and has become a very serious problem of American Society.Part 2 (Paras. 3-13): Contrary to the inefficiency of the government, local organizations have emerged to fight against AIDS.Part 3 (Paras.14)The battle against AIDS needs everyone’s involvement.

New wordsAcquire vt. gain sth. by one’s ability/effort/behavior quire require, inquire, acquireInfect: put the disease into the body of someone ( 传染 , 感染 )Her high spirit infected the whole class.Infect …with Infect yourself with fluAffect, influence 影响

diagnose vt. decide what illness a person has; discover a nature of a diseaseThe doctor diagnosed his condition as a stomach problem.Nearly half of those diagnosed with the virus are blacks and Latinos.

constitute

vt. Make up , form

Part + constitute+ whole

Twelve months constitute a year.

24 hours constitute a day

Whole+ consist of+ part

A year consists of twelve months.

Part 2Understanding the text

一、 Questions:

1 、 Despite the alarming numbers, what do the government do?

2 、 What’s the typical organization? And what’s its aim and problems?

3 、 By what way does it educate people?

4 、 what’s the function of the network?5 、 How many techniques does it get? What are they?二、 Using the “problem– solution--evaluation” writing method.1 、 paras(8-9)speak to your community in a way they can hear.Problem:Many communities have a low literacy rate, making impossible passing out AIDS literature and expecting people to read it.

Solution:

Ask people who can draw well to create low-literacy AIDS education publications.

Evaluation:

Have more effect than government publications

二、 Para 10 Train teenagers to educate their peers

Problems:

AIDS is spreading fastest among teenagers in the rural South.

solutions:

the stylists have established an”AIDS busters” program

evaluations:

They make it simple and explain the risk of catching AIDS to friends their own age much better than an adult can.

They also play a vital role in helping parents understand the types of peer pressure their children experience.

combat

n./ vt. fight/ fight against

a street combat

The government implements measures to combat crime.

suffer from

be badly influenced by

~pain/ cancer/ poverty

resource (s)

n.

natural resources

a man of great resource

value

n/vtdrop/ fall in value; value added tax (worth of sth.)The student felt valued by the instructor. (have a high opinion of sth. / sb. )→valuable: a. worth a lot; useful~ information/ advice

Literacy/literatureliteracy: n. state of being able to read/ writelow literacy rateliterature: n. written works which are ①of artistic value American literature ② printed materials giving informationAIDS literature

illustrate

vt. show the meaning by giving pictures or examples

let me give another example to illustrate the problem.

relate

vt.

she relates what happened last night. (tell; say)

Wealth is seldom related to happiness. (be connected with)

The manager relates low wages with/to labor shortages. (associate with)

risk

He thinks there is no risk of a war now. (n. danger)

risk one’s health/ fortune/ neck/ failure (vt. place in danger; take the chance of)

→at risk: in danger of

redefine

vt. consider sth. in a new way

re-examine, re-emerge, re-create

emphasize

vt. stress sth. that is very important

The teacher emphasized the difference between the tow words.

The official emphasized that the government would implement the program.

regardless of

no matter

Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, we have to obey his orders.

I decide to have a try regardless of the difficulties.

represent

vt.

He will represent China at the Olympic Games 4 years later.

He represents himself as an expert.

The rose represents England.

threaten to do sth.

being a warning that one is going to hurt/punish

The terrorists threatened to kill the hostage if Japan did not withdraw his army from Iraq.

distract sb. from sth./ doing sth

take sb’s attention from

Don’t let various activities distract you from your study.

sign up

sign an agreement to take part in

He persuaded the company to sign up the singer.

I sign up to take a course at the local college.

Structure analysis

Part 1

(Paras: 1-2):

AIDS threatens so many lives in the U.S., and has become a very serious problem of American Society.

Part 2

(Paras: 3-13):

Local organizations have emerged to fight against AIDS.

Part 3

(Paras: 14):

Conclusion: Everyone should take responsibility to attend the battle against AIDS

Part 2

(Para 3): Transition paragraph

(Para 4-6): The method of the South Carolina AIDS Education Network to fight against AIDS

(Para 7-12): Lessons learned in the battle against AIDS

(Para 13): Evaluation of these lessons

Questions:1. How many people have been infected with HIV?2. What are the main and fastest groups infected with HIV?3. What’s the difference between the government’s and the local organizations’ reaction to the disease?4. What’s the problems do the organizations face?5. What do they do to educate people?

6. What experiences has the organization learned? (3)

7. How did the organization educate the people of a low literacy rate? How is the result?

8. What can teenagers do in the battle?

9. If we get married and don’t use drugs, does it mean that we won’t catch HIV?

10. What is the most effective way to protect people from being infected with HIV?

11. In the battle against AIDS, what difficulties should we overcome?

review

I a______ a taste of brandy.The doctor d______ his condition as a stomach problem.The disease i______ her eyes and she became blind.I didn’t e______ that I could pass the exam.7 days c______ a week.He has a weak c______.

Small earthquakes are so common here that people don’t feel very a______ at them.

John is to attend the meeting i______ the manager.

The government implements measures to c______ crime.

Our china is rich in natural r______.

The student felt v______ by the instructor

I’m very interested in American l______.

There are many communities with low l______ rate.

Let me give another example to i______ the problem.

She r______ what happened last night.

He r______ his life to save the girl.

The teacher e______ the difference between the tow words.

R______ whether he is right or wrong, we have to obey his orders.

He will r______ China at the Olympic Games 4 years later.

The terrorists t______ to kill the hostage if Japan did not withdraw his army from Iraq.

Don’t let various activities d______ you from your study.

I s______ up to take a course at the local college.

The most common ways that people become

infectedby having sexual intercourse

Blood transfusions, Blood products

Mother to child transmission

Background information

1.  HIV

HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

2. AIDS

AIDS(acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome)is a disease which destroys the natural method the body uses to protect against other diseases. It is a disease caused by the HIV.But AIDS is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while HIV may lead to AIDS.