Unit7LivingwithdiseaseI.BriefstatementsBasedontheUnitThisunitmainlytalksaboutdeadlydiseasesandattitudestowardsAIDS,cancers,etc.Alltheactivities,includingWarmingup,Listening,Speaking,ReadingandWriting,focusonthistopic.Throughthistopic,thestudentsnotonlygetmoreinformationaboutdiseases,butalsolearnhowtokeeparightandpositiveattitudetowardsdiseaseandpeoplewithdisease.Inaddition,thestudentscanlearnsomeusefullanguagepointsthroughthematerialsprovidedineachpart,especiallyalotofwordsandphrases,whichareveryhelpfulforthestudentstobuildupvocabularyaboutdiseases.TheGrammar—theSubjunctiveMoodisalsoimportant.Thegivenmaterialsandexercisesgivethestudentsanopportunitytolearngrammarbyusingit.Ithelpsthestudentslearntotalkaboutthingsthatarenotcertaintohappenaswellasimaginaryorunrealeventsandsituations.Alloftheactivitiesarehelpfulforthestudentstoimprovetheirknowledgeaboutlanguageandtheirskillstouselanguage.II.TeachingGoals1.TalkaboutdeadlydiseasesandattitudestowardsAIDS,cancers,etc.2.Practisetalkingaboutimaginarysituations.3.Practisesupportingandchallenginganopinion.4.LearntousetheSubjunctiveMood(1):IfIwereyou,…IwishIcould…5.Writeapersonalnarrative.III.TeachingPlan:(SixPeriods)1stperiod:Warming-up,Listening(WB)&Talking(Optional)2ndperiod:Speaking3rdperiod:Reading—BornDying4thperiod:IntegratingSkills(SB)5thperiod:LanguageStudy—WordStudy6thperiod:LanguageStudy—GrammarTheFirstPeriodGOALS:Tofocusontalkingaboutdeadlydiseases(esp.AIDS)aswarmingupandlisteningpractice.TolearnsomebasicknowledgeaboutAIDS.TohelpstudentsbuildtherightattitudestowardsAIDS.TEACHINGPROCEDURESI.Warmingup1.Lead-in用心爱心专心115号编辑1)ShowapictureofAIDSlogotoleadinthesubject—AIDSAreyoufamiliarwiththisredribbon?What’sitrelatedto?Whatdoesn’titmean?Doyouknow?(Possibleanswer:RedribbonisrelatedtoAIDS.ItmeansthatweshouldgiveAIDSpatientsloveandcare,understandandsupport.)2)ShowapictureofPuCunxinandotherstarstoshowthatAIDSisaworldwideproblem.Doyouknowthem?Whatistheirjobbesidesacting?IsitjusttheprobleminChina?(Possibleanswer:It’snotjusttheprobleminChina.It’saworldwideproblem.Andbesidessomefamousstars,someordinarypeoplealsoworkveryhardtotellotherstheharmofthisdisease.)2.BrainstormingQ1:WhiletalkingaboutAIDS,whatotherdiseasescanyouthinkof?Individualwork:Letstudentsbrainstormthenamesofdiseases,suchascold,headache,toothache,diarrhoea,cut,coughing,scald,insomnia,heartattack,cancer,AIDS,etc.(Withthedevelopmentofscienceandhi-tech,manydiseasescanbecured.Butfornow,AIDSisstillincurable,soit’sadeadlydisease.)3.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAIDS?1)Pairwork—questionsfordiscussionWhat’sthefullnameofAIDS?CanAIDSbetransmitted?Inwhatwayscanitbetransmitted?WhatkindsofpeoplearelikelytogetAIDS?DopeoplewithAIDSlookhealthyatfirst?Isitsafeordangeroustostayortobefriendswiththem?Why?(Studentsdon’thavetogivetheexactanswers.Thesequestionswillhelpthemthinkaboutthisdisease—AIDS.)2)AIDSQUIZ(individualwork)1)AIDSquiz(p.49)—checkstudents’knowledgeaboutAIDS.2)Picturequiz—CantheAIDSvirustransmittedviathefollowingroutes?Summary:MedicalstudiesshowthattheAIDSviruscannotbetransmittedviathefollowingroutes:cups,glasses,toiletseats,swimmingpools,mosquitoes,otherinsectsorgivingblood.Soit’ssafetobefriendswithAIDSpatients.II.Listening(WB)1.Pre-listening:GothroughEX1&2inPart1andguess“WhatdothelettersHIVandAIDSstandfor?”用心爱心专心115号编辑2.While-listening:ListentothetapeandfinishexercisesinPart1&2.(Makegooduseofsomepicturesandaflash“HIV-cycle”inthePowerPoint)3.Post-listening:SupposeyouareapublicistofAIDS,pleasegiveanoralreportaboutittothewholeclass.III.Talking(Optional)Roleplay:Workingroups.ImaginethattheheadmasterofaschoolhasfoundoutthatoneofthestudentshasHIV.Thestudent’sfamilyhaskeptitasecretuntilnowandtheheadmasteronlylearntthetruthlastweek.Hehadcalledameetingtodecidewhattodo.(OpinionscanbebasedontheirknowledgeofAIDSandalsothecharacteristicsoftheroles.)IV.Homework1.PreviewSpeaking(p.50)andfindsomeinformationaboutAIDS,drugs,smokingordrinkingtosupportyouridea.2.Learnthenewwordsofthisunitbyheart.用心爱心专心115号编辑
