新高二unit 7 課件及教案TEACHING PLAN FOR UNIT 7(人教版高二英語上冊(cè)教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì))

新高二unit7課件及教案TEACHINGPLANFORUNIT

7（人教版高二英語上冊(cè)教案教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)）

I.BriefstatementsBasedontheUnit

Thisunitmainlytalksaboutdeadlydiseasesandattitudes

towardsAIDS,cancers,etc.Alltheactivities,including

Warmingup,Listening,Speaking,ReadingandWriting,focuson

thistopic.Throughthistopic,thestudentsnotonlygetmore

informationaboutdiseases,butalsolearnhowtokeeparight

andpositiveattitudetowardsdiseaseandpeoplewithdisease.

Inaddition,thestudentscanlearnsomeusefullanguage

pointsthroughthematerialsprovidedineachpart,especially

alotofwordsandphrases,whichareveryhelpfulforthe

studentstobuildupvocabularyaboutdiseases.TheGrammar-the

SubjunctiveMoodisalsoimportant.Thegivenmaterialsand

exercisesgivethestudentsanopportunitytolearngrammarby

usingit.Ithelpsthestudentslearntotalkaboutthingsthat

arenotcertaintohappenaswellasimaginaryorunrealevents

andsituations.

Alloftheactivitiesarehelpfulforthestudentsto

improvetheirknowledgeaboutlanguageandtheirskillstouse

language.

II.TeachingGoals

1.TalkaboutdeadlydiseasesandattitudestowardsAIDS,

cancers,etc.

千里之行，始于足下。

2.Practisetalkingaboutimaginarysituations.

3.Practisesupportingandchallenginganopinion.

4.LearntousetheSubjunctiveMood(1):IfIwereyou,???

IwishIcould

5.Writeapersonalnarrative.

III.TeachingPlan:(SixPeriods)

1stperiod:Warming-up,Listening(WB)Talking(Optional)

2ndperiod:Speaking

3rdperiod:Reading-BornDying

4thperiod:IntegratingSkills(SB)

5thperiod:LanguageStudy-WordStudy

6thperiod:LanguageStudy-Grammar

TheFirstPeriod

GOALS:

Tofocusontalkingaboutdeadlydiseases(esp.AIDS)as

warmingupandlisteningpractice.

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TolearnsomebasicknowledgeaboutAIDS.

TohelpstudentsbuildtherightattitudestowardsAIDS.

TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Warmingup

1.Lead-in

1)ShowapictureofAIDSlogotoleadinthesubject-AIDS

Areyoufamiliarwiththisredribbon?

What'sitrelatedto?

Whatdoesn'titmean?Doyouknow?

(Possibleanswer:RedribbonisrelatedtoAIDS.Itmeans

thatweshouldgiveAIDSpatientsloveandcare,understandand

support.)

2)ShowapictureofPuCunxinandotherstarstoshowthat

AIDSisaworldwideproblem.

Doyouknowthem?

Whatistheirjobbesidesacting?

IsitjusttheprobleminChina?

千里之行，始于足下。

(Possibleanswer:It'snotjusttheprobleminChina.

It'saworldwideproblem.Andbesidessomefamousstars,some

ordinarypeoplealsoworkveryhardtotellotherstheharmof

thisdisease.)

2.Brainstorming

QI:WhiletalkingaboutAIDS,whatotherdiseasescanyou

thinkof?

Individualwork:Letstudentsbrainstormthenamesof

diseases,suchascold,headache,toothache,diarrhoea,cut,

coughing,scald,insomnia,heartattack,cancer,AIDS,etc.

(Withthedevelopmentofscienceandhi-tech,manydiseases

canbecured.Butfornow,AIDSisstillincurable,soit's

adeadlydisease.)

3.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAIDS?

1)Pairwork-questionsfordiscussion

What'sthefullnameofAIDS?

CanAIDSbetransmitted?

Inwhatwayscanitbetransmitted?

WhatkindsofpeoplearelikelytogetAIDS?

DopeoplewithAIDSlookhealthyatfirst?

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Isitsafeordangeroustostayortobefriendswiththem?

Why?

(Studentsdon'thavetogivetheexactanswers.These

questionswillhelpthemthinkaboutthisdisease-AIDS.)

2)AIDSQUIZ(individualwork)

1)AIDSquiz(p.49)-checkstudents'knowledgeaboutAIDS.

2)Picturequiz-CantheAIDSvirustransmittedviathe

followingroutes?

Summary:MedicalstudiesshowthattheAIDSviruscannot

betransmittedviathefollowingroutes:cups,glasses,toilet

seats,swimmingpools,mosquitoes,otherinsectsorgiving

blood.Soit'ssafetobefriendswithAIDSpatients.

II.Listening(WB)

1.Pre-listening:GothroughEX12inPartiandguess”What

dothelettersHIVandAIDSstandfor?”

2.While-listening:Listentothetapeandfinishexercises

inPartl2.

(Makegooduseofsomepicturesandaflash“HIV-cycle”

inthePowerPoint)

3.Post-listening:SupposeyouareapublicistofAIDS,

千里之行，始于足下。

pleasegiveanoralreportaboutittothewholeclass.

III.Talking(Optional)

Roleplay:Workingroups.Imaginethattheheadmasterof

aschoolhasfoundoutthatoneofthestudentshasHIV.The

student'sfamilyhaskeptitasecretuntilnowandthe

headmasteronlylearntthetruthlastweek.Hehadcalleda

meetingtodecidewhattodo.

(OpinionscanbebasedontheirknowledgeofAIDSandalso

thecharacteristicsoftheroles.)

IV.Homework

1.PreviewSpeaking(p.50)andfindsomeinformationabout

AIDS,drugs,smokingordrinkingtosupportyouridea.

2.Learnthenewwordsofthisunitbyheart.

TheSecondPeriod

GOALS:

Topractisesupportingandchallenginganopinion.

Topractiselisteningcomprehension.

TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Revision

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Doyoustillrememberthislogo?Whatcanyoulearnfrom

it?

QI:Doyourememberwhatitmeans?

Q2:InwhatwaysisAIDStransmitted?

II.Speaking

1.Pre-speaking

1)DoyouagreethatgettingAIDSisapersonalproblem?

Whyorwhynot?

(Throughthesequestions-

RaisetheideaofsocialproblemandcometoSpeakingpart.

Introducetheusefulexpressionsofsupportingand

challenginganopiniononp.50.Andthroughoutthewholeclass,

teachersshouldtrytousetheseexpressionsasmanyaspossible

toraisestudents?awareness.

2)Ashasjustbeentalkedabout,AIDSisnotonlyapersonal

problem,butalsoasocialone.Becausewhenwetalkabout

socialproblems,wemeancrimessuchasdruguse,murder,theft

orrobberyandbrokenfamilies.Thesesocialproblemscause

sadness,unhappiness,harm,fearandevenwarsintheworldor

insociety.Besides,therearequiteafewothersocialproblems

Canyoutellsome?Canyouuseyourownsentencetodescribe

千里之行，始于足下。

oneofthesesocialproblems?

(Possibleanswer:crime,health,homelessness,poverty,

gambling,familyviolence,divorce,unemployment)

3)Informationinput

Givestudentssomeinformationabouthowseriousthese

problemsareandaskthemtotakenotes.Thentheycandecide

whatisthemostserious.

(RefertothePowerPointProperexplanationisneeded).

AboutAIDS

1.HowmanyAIDSpatientsallovertheworld?Wherearethey?

Andaretheyyoungorold?

2.WhatkindsofsocialproblemscanAIDScause?

3.HowaboutthesituationinChina?

Aboutdrugs

1.Istheuseofdrugssuchasheroin,serious?Whydoyou

thinkso?

2.Whatshouldwedowithit?

AboutSmoking

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1.Nearlyeveryoneknowsthatsmokingisharmfultoour

health.Butwhydopeoplesmoke?

2.Whatkindsofdangercanitcausetoourbody?

3.Canyouthinkoftheotherdangersofsmoking?

Aboutdrinking

1.Doyourparentsdrink?Doyouthinkdrinkingisgoodor

not,oritdepends?Giveyourreasons.

2.Candrinkingcausesomeproblemtoourbody?Whatare

they?

3.Willdrinkingcausesomesocialproblems?Givesome

example.

T:Thesefourareallsocialproblems,astheyallwill

causesadness,unhappiness,harm,fearandevenwarsinthe

worldorinsociety.

2.While-speaking

Ifyouwereanexpertonsocialproblems,whatisthemost

seriousproblemtoday,AIDS,drugs,smokingordrinking?

Roleplay

Groupoffour

千里之行，始于足下。

EachactsastheexpertonAIDS,drug,smokinganddrinking.

Usetheexpressionstosupportyouropinionorchallenging

other?sopinions,(p.50)

Languageinput(Usefulexpressions)

一Repeatittostrengthenstudents'abilityofuseit.

SupportinganopinionChallenginganopinion

Ithinkthatbecause…Perhaps,butwhatif/about,,??

First,…Haveyouthoughtabout,???

Onereasonisthat…Whatmakesyouthinkthat,,??

Forexample,…Couldyoupleaseexplain?,??

Ifwe/theywereto…，we/theycouldIfIwereyou,

Iwould

3.Post-speaking

Conclusion-Classdiscussion

Q:Couldthesesocialproblemsbeavoided?Orcouldweget

ridofsocialproblemsinmoderntimes?Whatcanwedotodeal

withthem?

(Socialproblemsarearoundus.Theycan'tdisappearin

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modernsociety.Butwecandosomethingoptimisticorpositive

toreducetheharmtheycause.That'swhyweyouthareasked

togetawayfromAIDS,drugs,etc.That'swhyweyouthshould

developgoodhabits.That'swhymanypeopleincludingfamous

starsarebusywithtellingotherstheharm.Inthisway,we

canstayhealthybothphysicallyandmentally.)

IV.Homework

1.FinishListening(P.50)exercises

2.ReadthepassageuFIGHTINGTHEVIRUS:HIV/AIDSIN

AFRICA”(P127)andfinishthePre-readingexercises(p.51).

TheThirdPeriod

GOALS:

TolearnmoreknowledgeaboutAIDS.

Tohelpstudentsunderstandtheattitudesandspiritsof

livingwithdisease

Tolearnsomeusefullanguagepoint

TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Pre-reading

1)QI:Whatdotheylook?

千里之行，始于足下。

Showthepictureofafatherandhisson.

(Thefatherlookscaring,gentleandenergeticandtheson

givesusanimpressionofbeinglovelyandcute.Theyappear

sohealthythatyouwouldneverguessthattheyarelivingand

dyingwithAIDS.)

2)Q2:HaveyoueverseenanAIDSpatient?Howdotheylook?

ShowthestudentssomepicturesofAIDSpatients.

(Ifnothingisdone,thereisnodoubtthatallthepeople

infectedwithAIDSwillbelikethem,nomatterhowhealthythey

arenow.)

3)Q3:Aretheybadpeople?Dotheydeserveit?

ShowmorepicturesofpeopleinfectedwithHIVorAIDS.

(I'mafraidnot.Likeanyfather,uJeremyismywholelife.

Everydaddreamsofwatchinghiskidgrowupandgraduatefrom

highschool.Ineverthoughtthatwouldhappenforusbecause

JeremyandIarebothHIVpositive.Butthankstoournewfamily

clinic,webothhaveaccesstothetreatmentsweneed.Nowmaybe

IwillseeJeremywalkdowntheaislewiththeclassof

2023”.[Heregivethestudentsseveralminutestochewand

digestthesewords.]Likeany12-year-oldchild,Xiaohuaisa

happygirlwhosmilesalotandlikestotalktoherfriends

afterschool.However,shehaslosthermotherandwilllose

herfatherandsheherselfwasborndyingwithAIDS.)

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4)Q4:Doyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheirlife?

OurtextisaboutXiaohua'slife.

Whatquestionsdoyouthinkwillbeansweredinthetext?

1._________________

2._________________

3._________________

4._________________

II.While-reading

1)Skimming:

Q:What'sXiaohua'sattitudetowardsherdisease?

2)Scanning:

QI:InwhatwaysdoesAIDSspread?

Q2:Howmanychildrenwereinfectedin2023?

3)Summary：

1.Xiaohuaisa12-year-oldgirllivinganddyingwithAIDS,

(paral)

千里之行，始于足下。

2.WhatisAIDS?(para2)

3.HowwasXiaohuainfected?(para3)

4.ThousandsofchildrenbecomeinfectedwithHIVeveryday.

(para4)

5.Xiaohuadevotesmuchofherlefttimetohelpingothers.

(para5,6,7)

III.Post-reading

1)Questions

(Muchoftheanswerstothesequestionscanbereferredto

thereadingmaterialonP127.)

QI:WhyisAIDSadeadlydisease?

(Breakdown/defenceless/treatment/not

available/incurable)

Q2:Whydotheyoungsufferthemost?

(Aswithmanydiseases,childrenseemtosufferthemost

fromAIDS,mainlybecauseofalackofproperhealthcare,

preventionandeducation.Eveniftheythemselvesarenot

infected,thediseasecanruintheirlives.Theymayhaveto

careforsickrelativesandareoftenunabletogotoschool.

LivingwithaparentorparentswhohaveAIDSispainfuland

difficult.Becausetheparentscannotwork,thechildrenmay

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nothaveenoughfoodandmusthelptakecareofthefamily.)

Q3:Whatdotheysufferfrom?

(Notonlythediseaseitselfandinevitabledeath,butalso

people'snotknowing,misunderstandingandfearofthe

disease.)

Q4:Whatcanbedonetoimprovethesituation?

(Bythegovernment:

Byspecialistanddoctors:

Byotherpeople:

Bythepatientsthemselves:)

Q5:AsanAIDSpatient,whatdoesXiaohuado?

(notdiscouraged/encourage/visit,support,cheer

up/createanetwork,persuade/talktopeople)

Q6:Whatareherwishes?

(IwishIcouldremember

IfIweretolivelong

Iwishpeoplecould…

千里之行，始于足下。

IfIwereyou???

Q7:Howdoyoufindher?

Q8:NexttimeifyoumeetanAIDSpatient,willyouregard

himorherasabadanddangerousperson?Whatwouldyoudo?

2)Creation

AIDSDayisapproaching,ourschoolisplanningsometheme

activitiesanditiscollectingideasfromthestudents.

IsitagoodideatoinviteXiaohuatogiveusalecture?

IfyouwereXiaohua,whatwouldyousaytous?Pleaseprepare

aspeech.

IV.Homework

1.PreviewIntegratingSkills-DIAGNOSEDWITHCANCER:THE

DAYMYLIFEENDED…ANDBEGAN!(p.54)

2.Learnthewholetextbyheart.

TheForthPeriod

GOALS:

Tolearnsomeinformationofcancerandtheattitude

towardsit.

Towriteapersonalnarrative.

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TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Pre-reading

Lifeisnotalwayssmooth,butwithsubmergedrockshere

andthere,nowandthen.Whenfacedwithunexpecteddiseases

ordisastersorevendeath,whatattitudetochooseisa

question.

Q:Forexample,ifyoufoundoutthatyouhadanincurable

disease,howdoyouthinkyourlifewouldchange?Andhowwould

youacttowardsthechange?

一BorndyingwithAIDS,Xiaohuasays,“Mylifemayhave

tobeshort,butthere?snoreasonwhyitcan'tbebeautiful.”

--Diagnosedwithcancer,'I'alsohavesomethingtosay

toyou.Nowlet'sseewhat'I'willsaytoyou.

II.While-reading

Questions:

QI:Howdidcancerchangethewriter'slife?

Q2:Comparethewriter'ssituationwiththatofXiaohua.

Inwhatwayaretheirexperiencessimilarordifferent?

Q3:Dotheirexperiencesstrikeyou?

千里之行，始于足下。

Q4:Whathaveyoulearntfromthem?

(Getthestudentstoputemphasisonsomelanguagepoints,

especiallyhowthewriterexpresseswhathethinks,e.g.

Irememberhavinganemptyfeelinginmystomachand

thinkingthatmylifewasgoingtoend.

ThereweredayswhenIwishedthatIweredeadsothatI

wouldnothavetofeelsosick.)

III.Writing

Lifeislikeamoon,sometimesround,sometimesnot.Wehave

happytimesandalsosadmoments.Ifwedrawatimeline,wewill

finditisnotalwaysstraight.Takemyselfforinstance…

Stepstofollow

Stepone:thinkaboutyourpastdays:whatweresomeevents

thatmadeyouveryhappy?Whatmadeyouverysad?

Steptwo:drawatimelineofyourlifeandmarkthebest

times(thehighs)andtheworsttimes(thelows).

Stepthree:talkaboutthehappyandsadthingstoyour

partner,withreferencetothetimeline.

Stepfour:chooseoneevent,eitherhappyorsad,which

impressesyoumost.Trytorememberallthedetailsofit,

especiallyhowitmadeyoufeel,whatitmadeyouthinkandwhy

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itisimportantinyourlife.Prepareforwritingitdown.

Stepfive:workoutanoutlineofwhatyouaregoingtowrite.

Stepsix:readanexample.

Stepseven:begintowrite.

IV.Homework

1.Writeanessayaboutanimportanteventinyourlife.

TheFifthPeriod

GOALS:

Tolearnaboutsomeantonyms

Topracticeusingsomeusefulwordsandphrasesinthetext

TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Lead-in

AskstudentssomequestionsaboutXiaohua.Ononehand,

theycanreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Ontheotherhand,

teachercanleadthemtothelearningoftheusefulwordsand

phrasesinthisway

QI.DoyoustillrememberXiaohua?

千里之行，始于足下。

Q2.Whathashappenedtoher?

Q3.Whatisherattitudetowardsthedisease?

(Sheisabravegirl.SheisnotdiscouragedbyAIDS,

instead,shetriesherbesttoencourageandhelpotherAIDS

patients.)

II.Learnandpracticeusingsomeantonyms

1)Askstudentstopayattentiontothetwowordsinbold

andexplaintothemtheirmeanings,pointingoutthattheyhave

oppositemeaningsandthiskindofwordsarecalledantonyms.

2)Letstudentshaveacompetition.Trytofindtheantonyms

ofthefollowingwords.Let'sseewhocandoitcorrectlyand

quickly.

defenceless-defensive

infectwith-immuneto

protected-unprotected

incurable--curable

discourage-encourage

visible-invisible

3)Practiceusingtheseantonymsthroughexercises.

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（Completethesentencesusingtheantonyms）

1.InFebruary2023somepeoplegotastrangedisease

anddiedwithinamonth.

2.Althoughshemetmanydifficulties,Helenwasnot.

Shecontinuedstrugglingwiththedisease.

3.Peoplethinkitaseriouscrimetoattack

children.

4.AIDScanbetransmittedbyhavingsex.

5.Havingfoundoutthatthegirlhasgotadiseasewhich

isandwilldiesoon,theboydecidetohelphertomake

thelastdaysofherlifebeautifulandmeaningful.

III.Practiceusingsomeusefulwordsandphrasesinthe

text.

（TranslatethefollowingsentenceswiththehelpofChinese

oritalicwords.）

1.Thedoctor（診斷）myillnessasarareskindisease.

2.Hehas（恢復(fù)）fromhisbadcoldandcangoout

tomorrow.

3.Thediseasemakesherrealizehow（珍貴）life

is.

千里之行，始于足下。

4.Thedoctortoldhimthatthewoundhadbeeninfected,

andthatthe（受感染的傷口）becomedeadlyifit

isnotproperlytreated.

5.Theyarecertaintahtthisvirushasbeentransmitted

throughtheair,yettheyhavenotbeenabletoidentifythe

（傳播的病毒）

6.Badnewsmaydiscourageapatient,soitisvery

importantthatdoctorstrytocheerupthe

（灰心喪氣的病人）

7.Firstthedoctortakesabloodsampleandhasittested.

Thenhewillusethe（經(jīng)過測(cè)試的血樣）tofindoutif

itisaseriousdisease.

8.Youcannotdelaythetreatmentanylonger.Youmuststop

workingunlessyouwanttodealwiththerisksof

（延誤的治療）

IV.Completetheshortsummaryofthetextwiththeproper

formsofthefollowingwordsandphrases.

breakdowntheimmunesystemleavedefenceless

infectwithlivewith

livelifetothefullestdieof

availabledeadly

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alackofonthecontrary

AIDSisadiseasethatbreaksdownthebody,simmunesystem

andleavesapersondefencelessagainstinfectionsand

illnesses.PeoplegetAIDSafterhavingbeeninfectedwithHIV,

thevirusthatcausesthedisease.Therearemillionsofpeople

whodieofAIDSeveryyear.

Sofar,thereisnotreatmentavailableforthediseaseand

AIDSpatientshavetodealwiththefactthattheymightdie

young.Unfortunately,adeadlydiseasesuchasAIDSalso

frightensothers.Becauseofalackofknowledgeabouthowit

getstransmitted,peopleoftentreatAIDSpatientsasifthey

werebadordangerous.

Xiaohuaisa12-year-oldgirl.Thoughshehasbeenliving

withAIDSfor12years,sheisnotdiscouragedbythedisease.

Onthecontrary,itmakesherrealizehowpreciouslifeisand

howimportantitistolivelifetothefullest.

V.Setanewsituation,askingstudentstowritedowna

shortdialogue.Inthisway,theycanreviewandusethewords

andphrasesgagin.

Situation:TwowomenaretalkingwithanAIDSpatient.

Writeadialogue,usingyourimaginationaswellastheuseful

wordsandexpressionstahthavebeenmentionedabove.

VI.Homework

千里之行，始于足下。

1.Previewgrammar

2.FinishwordstudyexercisesonSBandWB

TheSixthPeriod

GOALS:

TolearntheSubjunctiveMood

TomakestudentsgetfamiliarwiththeSubjunctiveMood

andmasteritbyusingitindifferentsituations

TEACHINGPROCEDURES

I.Lead-in

1)ShowstudentsthepictureofXiaohuaandaskthemtwo

questions:

QI.Youmustbequitefamiliarwiththisgirlnow,right?

(Right.SheisaXiaohua,agirlwhohasbeeninfectedwith

AIDS.)

Q2.HowwassheinfectedwithAIDS?

(Shewasinfectedbybirth.)

2)Xiaohuawasborndyingandshehasnochoices.Butmany

peoplewhoreallyhavemanychoicesdon'trealizehowprecious

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lifeisanddoalotofharmstothemselves.

1.Showstudentssomepicturesofpeoplewhosmokealot,

drinkalotorevenhavedrugs,pointingoutallthesecanlead

todeadlydisease.

2.Basedontheabovetalking,teacherraisethefollowing

questions:

Iftheygoondoingthis,whatwouldhappen?

IfyouwereXiaohua,whatwouldyouliketotellthem?

Ifyouwereadoctor,whatwouldyoudo?

Ifyouwereoneofthem,whatwouldyoudo?

3.SomepeopledonottakeXiaohuaordoctor,sadvices.

Finally,theydie.

Iftheyhadnotdrunksomuchwine,hewouldnothavedied

atsuchanearlyage.

Ifhehad(not)...,hewould(not)have...

Askstudentstomakemoresimilarsentences,usingthe

SubjunctiveMood.

II.MoreSituations

1.ThewomaninthepictureisHelen,whohasbeenliving

千里之行，始于足下。

withAIDSformanyyears.Nowsheiscelebratingherbirthday

withherdog.IfyouwereHelen,whatkindofwisheswouldyou

make?

2.Itissaidthatafallingstarcanletyourdreamcome

true.Ifyousawafallingstar,whatkindofwisheswouldyou

make?

3.Besidesafallingstar,amagiclampcanalsoletyour

dreamcomtrue.Ifyouhadamagiclamp,whatwouldyouaskit

todoforyou?

III.Homework

1.FinishallthegrammarexercisesonSBandWB

2.Reviewthewholeunit

IV.BackgroundInformation

WhatisAIDS?

一http://.aids,org/factSheets/index.htmlftPreventing

WHATDO"AIDS"MEAN?

AIDSstandsforAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome:

Acquiredmeansyoucangetinfectedwithit;

ImmuneDeficiencymeansaweaknessinthebody,ssystem

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thatfightsdiseases.

Syndromemeansagroupofhealthproblemsthatmakeupa

disease.

AIDSiscausedbyaviruscalledHIV,theHuman

ImmunodeficiencyVirus.IfyougetinfectedwithHIV,yourbody

willtrytofighttheinfection.Itwillmake“antibodies”,

specialmoleculesthataresupposedtofightHIV.

WhenyougetabloodtestforHIV,thetestlooksforthese

antibodies.Ifyouhavetheminyourblood,itmeansthatyou

haveHIVinfection.PeoplewhohavetheHIVantibodiesare

called"HIV-Positive”.FactSheet102hasmoreinformationon

HIVtesting.BeingHIV-positive,orhavingHIVdisease,isnot

thesameashavingAIDS.ManypeopleareHIV-positivebutdon't

getsickformanyyears.AsHIVdiseasecontinues,itslowly

wearsdowntheimmunesystem.Viruses,parasites,fungiand

bacteriathatusuallydon'tcauseanyproblemscanmakeyouvery

sickifyourimmunesystemisdamaged.Thesearecalled

“opportunisticinfections”(seeFactSheet500).

HOWDOYOUGETAIDS?

Youdon'tactually"get"AIDS.Youmightgetinfectedwith

HIV,andlateryoumightdev