Module10Unit3ProtectingourselvesWelcometotheunitStudythefourpicturesonebyone.Youcanworkingroupoffourtochooseapostertodiscuss.Thefollowingquestionscanguideyou.•Whatistheposterabout?•Whatisthepurposeofthepicturebeingshowntopeople?•Whatshouldwedoornotdotostaysafefromthedangersshownintheposters?1•Picture1•ThisposterisaboutAids.Itshowsaposterofpeopleholdingabigpicturethatiscoveredinhandprints.Ithinkthattheychoosethispicturebecausethehandprintsaredifferentcolours,andthisshowsthatAidscanaffecteveryone,nomatterwhattheirskincolourisorwhatcountrytheyarefrom.•ThistellsusthatAidsisaninternationalproblemthatwehavetoworktogethertotryandfight.•Thewords‘STOPTHECHAINOFAIDS’canbeseenontheposter.Theposterencouragesustostopspreadingthisdisease.WeneedtomakesurethatwedonotbecomeinfectedbyAids.•Picture2•Everyoneknowssmokingcausesgreatharmtoone’shealth,butmanysmokersjustkeeponsmoking.Thisposterwantstopersuadethemtogiveupcigarettes.Thehumanskullwithacigarettebetweenitslipsshowsthattheresultofsmokingisdeath.•Smokingcancausevariousdeadlydiseases,suchaslungcancer,hearttroubleandhighbloodpressure.•Smokingisoneofthebiggestkillersintheworld.Althoughmostpeopleknowthedangersofsmoking,manyfinditveryhardtostopsmokingbecausecigarettesaresoaddictive.•WorldNotobaccoDayis31May.31May2006isthe19thWorldNoTobaccoDay.•Thethemeofthisdayin2006is‘Tobacco:deadlyinanyformordisguise’(烟草吞噬生命)•Picture3•Thewarning‘SayNotodrugs!’tellsusthatwemustnottakedrugs.Therearesomedrugsintheposter.Drug-takingisaglobalproblem,sothewholeworldispayingspecialattentiontothisproblem.26JuneisInternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking.Thethemeofthisdayin2006is‘Drugsarenotchild’splay’.Itaimstotellpeoplethatdrugsarenotfunandarenotsafe.Let’sjustsaynotodrugs.•Picture4•Thispostershowsadamagedcarthathasobviouslybeeninanaccident.Thedrivermaybedead.Fromthewords‘Don’tdrinkanddriver!’wecanknowwhatcausedtheaccident.Nexttothecarliesabottleofwhatlookslikealcohol.Thedriverwasprobablydrinkingalcoholbeforedriving.Inmanycountries,drivingafterdrinkingisthemaincauseoftrafficaccidentseveryyear.•Especiallyinrecentyears,moretrafficaccidentshavetakenplacebecauseofdrivingafterdrinking.Lookingattheposter,everyoneofusmustrememberthatnooneshoulddriveafterdrinking.Weshouldconsiderbothourownlivesandthelivesofothers,anddrivesafely.UnitThreeProtectingourselvesAidstodayAIDSQUIZDecidewhichofthesestatementsaretrueandwhicharefalse.1.OnlybadpeoplegetAIDS.2.IcanbecomeinfectedwithHIVbyswimminginapool,holdinghandsorkissingsomeonewithHIV.FF3.In2002,therewere42millionpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSintheworld.4.PeoplewhohavenotinjecteddrugsdonotneedtogettestedforHIV.5.IfIhadHIV,IwouldknowbecauseIwouldfeelsick.6.HIV/AIDSisdifficulttocure.TFFT7.PeoplewhohaveHIVlookdifferentfromeveryoneelse.8.ItissafetobefriendswithpeoplewhoarelivingwithHIV/AIDS.FTMedicalstudiesshowthattheAIDSviruscannotbetransmittedviathefollowingroutes:cups,glasses,toiletseats,swimmingpools,mosquitoes,otherinsectsorgivingblood.Fastreading:ReadthefollowingTVnewsspecialtranscriptquicklyandanswerthequestionsonPage34.1.WhatisthisTVnewsspecialabout?2.HowmanypeoplearoundtheworldareinfectedwithHIVeveryday?3.WhatplaceshavebeenaffectedbyAids?Answers:1.ItgivessomedetailedinformationaboutaidsandhowtofightthespreadofAids.2.About14,000people.3.Almosteverycountryintheworldhasbeenaffectedby...
