Unit3UsinglanguageReadingHIV/AIDS:AREYOUATRISK?Thethreebiggestkillersintheworld•Heartdisease•Cancer•AIDSPre-readingsymbol–redribbonimageambassador1.WhatisHIV?HIVvirusHIVisavirus,asmalllivingthingleadingpeopletodisease.virus2.WhatisAIDS?AIDSstandsforAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.(后天免疫缺陷综合症)AIDSisadisease.ThestageofhavingHIVinone’sbodyiscalledAIDS.Somefacts:Bytheendof2003,anestimated42millionaroundtheworldwerelivingwithHIV/AIDS.Duringtheyear,5millionpeoplebecameinfectedandanestimated3millionpeopledied.Aboutone-thirdofpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSare15-24yearsofage.Morethan7millionpeopleinAsiaandthePacificarelivingwithHIV/AIDS.Step1:ListeningListentothepassageandtickallthewordsandexpressionsmentionedinit.()fluvirus()SARSvirus()survival()immunesystem()mosquito()prejudice()homosexualStep2:Readtheposter,thenanswerthequestions:Avirusisaverysmalllivingthingthatcausedisease.1.What’savirus?2.HowdoesHIVaffectpeople’shealth?HIVvirusweakensaperson’simmunesystemandeventuallyitdamagestheimmunesystemsomuchthatthebodycannolongerfightagainstdisease.3.WhatisthedifferencebetweenAIDSandHIV?HIVisavirus,whileAIDSisthestageoftheillnesscausedbyHIV.incurabledisease4.IsthereacureforAIDSandHIVatthemoment?Section1:Section2:Section3:BackgroundinformationaboutwhatHIV/AIDS.Waystoprotectyourself.Somecommonmythsdispelled.(可消除的荒诞说法)Thispassagecanbedividedintothreesections.What’sthepurposeofeachsection?Trueorfalse?1YoucanonlygetHIVfrominjectingdrugs.2ItisverylikelythatyouwilldieifyougetinfectedwithHIV.3Ifyoulookhealthy,youcannothaveHIV.4Itcouldbedangeroustohavesexwithoutacondom.5TakingfoodfromthesamedishesassomeoneinfectedwithHIVwillgiveyouHIVtoo.6IfyouhaveHIV,youwillalwaysgetAIDSeventually.7.PeoplewhohavenotinjecteddrugsdonotneedtogettestedforHIV.8.YouwillbecomeinfectedwithHIVbyswimminginthesamepoolwithsomeonecarryingHIV.9.PeoplewhohaveHIVlookdifferentfromeveryoneelse.EveryDecember1stisadayofunderstanding,care,andhopeaboutHIVandAIDS.Still,ItisthemissionofAIDS.ORG(Otherorganizations,非盈利组织)toeducatepeoplehowtoprotectthemselvesagainstHIVeachandeverydayoftheyear.WorldAIDSDay,365DaysaYearHenanAIDSvillageAfricaHowshouldweacttowardspeoplewhohaveHIV/AIDS?Whatcanwedotohelpthem?(Discussingroupsoffour)safedangerousReminderAIDSAIDS,anincurabledisease,whichiscausedbyavirus,spreadthroughdrugsandsex.Sokeepawayfromdrugs,andavoidunprotectedsex.Knowwhatisriskyandwhatissafe.HavetherightattitudetowardsAIDS.Let’slivetogetherinpeace.HowshouldweacttowardspeoplewhohaveHIV/AIDS?Whatcanwedotohelpthem?•Don’tlookdownuponthem.•Showloveandcaretothem.•Helpthemfightfear,shameandinjustice(unfair).