5.Q:Is the disease the only thing that AIDS patients have to suffer from ? A:No.They also have to deal with people’s fear of the disease. 6.Q:What is the best way to show that you care about AIDS patients ? A:Giving an AIDS patient a hug. T:Well,now please scan the reading passage and find out the difference between AIDS and HIV and the ways of AIDS spreading. (Teacher allows the students to read for a while,and then check the answers.) T:Are you ready? Ss:Yes. T:Who’d like to tell the difference between AIDS and HIV? S1:Let me have a try.HIV is the virus that caused AIDS.AIDS is a kind of incurable disease.People get AIDS after having been infected with HIV virus. T:Thank you.Sit down.In what way does AIDS spread? Any volunteer? S2:AIDS spreads through b1ood and other body liquids.People transmit HIV by having unprotected sex,by receiving infected b1ood transfusions or through birth. T:Well done.Now 1et’s learn some useful phrases in the text.Look at the screen. (Teacher shows the screen and gives brief explanations.) 1. break down:cause sth.to collapse;destroy sth. e.g.How can we break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities ? 2.a 1ack of:absence or shortage(of sth. that is needed) e.g.The poor girl felt 1onely because of a 1ack of care. The project had to be abandoned for? lack of funds. 3.cheer(…)up:(cause sb.to)become happier or more cheerful e.g.Try and cheer up a bit;life isn’t that bad! You look as though you need cheering up(= to be cheered up). 4.suffer from:feel pain,discomfort,great sorrow, etc. e.g.Do you suffer from headaches? She’s suffering from loss of memory. 5.deal with:attend to(a problem,task, etc) e.g.You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully. (Bb:break down,a lack of,cheer(…)up,suffer from, deal with) (After explaining the phrases,teacher says the following.) T:So much for the phrases.If you still have any difficulty in understanding the text,you can ask me. S:Why in some sentences “were” is used after “I” and “she”,especially after“ I wish”,“as if ”and “if”? (责任编辑:admin) |