Unit4 dealing with AIDS

1、Unit4,Dealing With AIDS,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Read the following sentences aloud, paying special attention to pausing and sentence stresses.,I never thought / that anything bad could happen to me / or my friends. Then one day / I saw David in the mall / and I confronted him / as to why we were not

2、 friends any more. I was being treated this way / because teenagers are not used to dealing with situations like this, / and dont know how to react.,1. 2. 3.,Reading aloud,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Pre-rea

3、ding Activities -Reading aloud2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,This to me meant / death was sure to come / and all too quickly. Everyone said / that I must keep a positive attitude for his sake, / because attitude means everything.,4. 5.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Knowledge o

4、f AIDS,1. WHAT DOES “AIDS” MEAN? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(獲得性免疫缺損綜合癥) Acquired means you can get infected with it. Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body system that fights disease. Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease.,Unit4 dealing wit

5、h AIDS,Rampant （spreaded）AIDS: global plague（瘟疫）,1959: the first AIDS patient in Congo (剛果) 1981: AIDS patients in America 1982: AIDS patients found in 14 countries 1983: AIDS patients found in 33 countries 1990: 1 million AIDS patients in the world 1997: 30 million infected with HIV, 16,000 every d

6、ay 2002: 38.6 million adults were HIV-infected; 3.2 million children were HIV-infected 2003: 39 million AIDS carriers in the world,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (人體免疫缺損病毒)AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (獲得性免疫缺損綜合癥),According to another survey, there were 740,00

7、0 people infected with HIV in China at the end of 2009. Among them 105,000 were AIDS patients.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,What is AIDS?,Its a complicated illness It will destroy peoples immune system easy to spread high rate of death no effective medicine new drugs can prolong the life spans and improv

8、e the quality of life of infected people.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,AIDS patients,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,HIV can be transmitted through the blood, sexual fluids, or breast milk of an HIV-infected person. People can get HIV if one of these fluids enters the body and into the bloodstream. The disease c

9、an be passed during unprotected sex with a HIV-infected person. gays（同性戀者，尤指男性）, prostitutes （妓女） An HIV-infected mother can transmit HIV to her infant during pregnancy, delivery or while breastfeeding. People can also become infected with HIV when using injection drugs through sharing needles and o

10、ther equipment.,How is AIDS spread？,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,World AIDS Day,World AIDS Day:the 1st of December Theme for World AIDS Day 2011 -2013 Getting to Zero 2010 Keep the light on and Human Rights 2009 Universal Access and Human Rights 2008 Stop AIDS, Keep the promise 2004 Women，Girls，H and AID

11、S 2003 -2002 Stigma and Discrimination 2001 I care.Do you? 2000 AIDS：Men make a difference,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Ban Ki-Moon (潘基文) (Speaking at the “Light for Rights” on World AIDS Day (1st December) held at the Washington Square Park Memorial Arch in New York ): “We are here tonight to denounce （

12、譴責(zé)） the discrimination they (people living with HIV/AIDS) face the fear and stigma （humiliation）, the shame and rejection, the threat of losing their jobs . For too long and in too many places, too many people have been pushed beyond the reach of prevention and treatment, care and support .,Cultural

13、 information,Cultural information 1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,We must respond by shining the full light of human rights on the challenge . I call on all countries to dismantle （demolish）legal frameworks that institutionalize (使成為慣例) discriminat

14、ion against people living with HIV and people are at most risk of infection.”,Cultural information,Cultural information 1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Why HIV/AIDS education?,the first of which is to prevent new infections from taking place. A sec

15、ond reason that AIDS education is needed is to improve quality of life for HIV positive people The third reason people need AIDS education is to reduce stigma（恥辱） and discrimination,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.,What is the librarian trying to do? Why

16、 does the man sitting in front of Andrew leave the desk?,1. 2.,Audiovisual supplement,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,He is trying to persuade Andrew into using the private research room.,He thinks that Andrew carries the HIV

17、and he is afraid of the disease.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Librarian: Andrew: Librarian: Andrew: Librarian: Andrew: Joe: Andrew: Librarian: Figurant:,Sir, this is the suppl

18、ement. Youre right. There is a section on HIV-related discrimination. Thank you. Thank you very much. We do have a private research room available. Im fine right here. Thank you. (sigh) Wouldnt you be more comfortable in the research room? (cough) No. Would it make you more comfortable? Oh Er Becket

19、t, how are you doing? Counselor huh. Whatever, Sir. Excuse me.,Video Script1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,If you were in the situation, what would you do and how would you feel? Read the text - the main idea he couldnt die. Then I felt so bad that

20、 we had grown so far apart. I called David, asking him to come over so we could talk. When he came over I saw a seriousness in him that I had never seen before. He looked so old, too old for his age. I asked how it had happened. David had had unprotected sex once and now had to pay with his life. I

21、was so angry. I have never felt so powerless in my whole life. When things had gone wrong before this, I could always rely on my parents to make things better. There was nothing that they could do this time. I had to handle it all on my own.,Detailed reading3,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS

22、,4. David and I became very close again, and it seemed that I was the only one there for him. David made the decision to tell people about his disease. There was no use in hiding it; sooner or later people would find out. People looked at him as if he had a plague, and our friends from school wanted

23、 nothing to do with him. Soon after that they wanted nothing to do with me. All of a sudden I felt that I had the disease. I didnt know what to do. My whole life was changing so fast that I couldnt keep up.,Detailed reading4.1,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Once again I was growing up and

24、realized that our friendship meant everything to me. Also, I couldnt turn my back on him when he needed me the most. So I stuck it out and lost most of my friends. The ones that still talked with me didnt come too close in fear that they would catch the disease. The thing was, I didnt even have AIDS

25、, so why did my friends treat me like this? I was being treated this way because teenagers are not used to dealing with situations like this, and dont know how to react. So how could I blame them since I would have done the same thing?,Detailed reading4.2,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,5.

26、As time went on, David became very ill. There was nothing that I could do but watch him die. David found out that he had full-blown AIDS. This to me meant death was sure to come and all too quickly. I wasnt ready to let him die, not yet anyway. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say,

27、but couldnt find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him go through so much. Everyone said that I must keep a positive attitude for his sake, because attitude means everything. So, in times of stress I was the one that had to keep things together. I pushed all my emotions asid

28、e and was strong for him.,Detailed reading5,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,6. My mom had had a trip planned for the whole family for some time now, and still wanted to go. She thought that the trip would do me good; she said that I was not the one that was dying. I couldnt believe that she

29、 said that to me, but to make her happy I went. We were gone for about two weeks, and when I came back the first thing I did was go to see David. That was when I saw AIDS for the first time. I didnt even recognize him. David had lost weight, had purple lesions all over his body, and was very pale. H

30、e couldnt even get up when he saw me. He was bedridden. I still had to be the strong one and keep everything in. I had brought him stuff from the ocean, his favorite place. We talked about my trip and anything else we could think of. Then he fell asleep because he could no longer stay awake for long

31、 periods of time.,Detailed reading6,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,7. On the second of May 1996, David was put in hospital. This gave him the feeling that there was no more hope left, and that he was going to die. I still had to maintain my positive outlook for him. He needed that in me. O

32、ne day he looked at me and said, “Faye, I am dying; lets accept that and deal with it. I know what I did was wrong and now I have to deal with it. All I want you to do is to remember me, enjoy life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried. I knew that it wouldnt be long before he

33、 was gone forever. He shouldnt have to deal with this at such a young age.,Detailed reading7.1,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Towards the end of May he became so sick that the hospital staff had a bubble around him, so he wouldnt catch our bad germs. I hated to see him like that, and every

34、 day it became worse. I had come to realize that any day now he would die. At night I would wonder if he would make it through. School was over now, so I spent every hour I could in the hospital. He was everything to me. I felt bad for the time that we had lost and how I wasnt even going to fight fo

35、r our friendship.,Detailed reading7.2,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,8. The fifth of June, 1996 marked the end of my best friend Davids life. He went peacefully. That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was glad that it was over, for he was no longer in pain. All the emotions that I h

36、ad held in came rushing out as I realized that I would never see David again. His mother said that I had kept him alive and that she was grateful that I was her sons last friend. It hasnt been a year yet, but I have done so much since then that I am no longer that carefree teenager. I now educate pe

37、ople about AIDS, which to me is keeping Davids memory alive. Even though David is gone, he is still with me and always will be in mind and spirit.,Detailed reading8,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Global Reading-Text analysis2,Text analysis,Structural analysis,2. What is the style of the te

38、xt? Give your reasons.,The style of the narrative is colloquial and simple because many simple words, colloquial expressions and concise sentences are used, which are easy and smooth to read. Colloquial words: about, cried, go, let, so, sure, things Simple or colloquial phrases: blew it off, living

39、life up, feel so bad, had the disease, stuck it out, make it through, etc.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Structural analysis,Structural analysis 1,Text analysis,Structural analysis,1. How is this narrative story organized?,The narrative is organized in the chronological order with the activities and event

40、s related in the true story.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Paragraph 1 Questions 1) What does the first sentence of Paragraph 1 tell us?,Detailed reading1Question 1,It points out the significance of dealing with AIDS, which is the theme of the text.,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Paragraph 1 Que

41、stions 2) The last sentence of Paragraph 1 is a sentence fragment. It is actually part of the preceding sentence. Why does the author separate them from each other?,Detailed reading1-Quesion 2,By separating them from each other, the writer succeeds in accentuating (stress) the two parts of the sente

42、nce with more information. It is precisely for the purpose of emphasis that a sentence is divided into two or more than two parts by means of full stops.,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,deal with,deal with: When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attentio

43、n to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them. In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear. 在對待有自殺傾向的青少年時，我們的目標(biāo)應(yīng)當(dāng)很明確。 He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease. 他許諾任命一位艾滋病大使來應(yīng)對這種疾病。 Dealing with AIDS: Taking actions against AIDS,Synonym:

44、,tackle, treat,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,strengthen vt./vi. to make something stronger or more effective, or to become stronger or more effective,Detailed reading1-strengthen 1,e.g.,The wind strengthened during the night. 夜里風(fēng)刮得更大了。 They have been strengthening their border defense in preparation for w

45、ar. 他們已加強了邊界的防守，作好了戰(zhàn)爭的準(zhǔn)備。 His battle against cancer has strengthened his belief in God.,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Detailed reading1-strengthen 2,Antonym:,weaken vi.,Detailed reading,Synonym:,consolidate,Derivations:,strength n. strong adj.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,bond n. 1) a close co

46、nnection joining two or more people,Detailed reading1- bond,e.g.,Common tastes form a bond between the two men. 共同的愛好使兩人結(jié)為朋友。,e.g.,I invested some money in savings bonds. We entered into a solemn bond. 我們締結(jié)了一份正式合約。,2) an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent

47、them money that they will pay back to you at an interest rate that does not change,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,encourage: help to develop; stimulate幫助發(fā)展；刺激；促進,The claim that some computer games encourage violent behavior in young children. 他們聲稱有些電腦游戲助長兒童的暴力行為。 encourage sb. to do sth鼓勵某

48、人(做某事) be encouraged by .受.鼓勵鼓舞,e.g.,Synonym:,advance, boost, inspire, promote,Antonym:,discourage vi. discourage sb from doing sht,Derivation:,encouragement n.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,mature adj. 1) Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally.,Detailed r

49、eading1- mature,e.g.,Oh, grow up! Behave in a more mature way. 噢，別那么不懂事了（表現(xiàn)得成熟些吧）！ Hes very mature for his age.,e.g.,Upon mature reflection, we find the accused guilty.,Synonym:,ripe,2) A mature decision is one which is made after a lot of careful thought.,Detailed reading,Derivation:,maturity n.,Un

50、it4 dealing with AIDS,carefree adj. having no problems or not being worried about anything,Detailed reading1- carefree,e.g.,The music of this song sent her carefree and joyous. 這支歌的樂曲使她心曠神怡。 I remember my carefree student days.,Synonym:,unworried,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,live it up:

51、(informal) to enjoy yourself in an exciting way, usually spending a lot of money. 盡情歡樂，狂歡，縱情揮霍享樂 I was living life up: I was enjoying life to my hearts content.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,invincible adj. impossible to defeat or prevent from doing what is intended,Detailed reading1- invincible,e.g.,Our

52、manager has an invincible will. 我們的經(jīng)理有著堅強的意志。 We have an invincible army. 我們有一支不可戰(zhàn)勝的軍隊。,Synonyms:,unbeatable, unconquerable,Detailed reading,Derivation:,invincibility n. 無敵，絕對不敗,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Dealing with AIDS strengthens the bond of friendship, encourages emotional and mature growth.,Deta

53、iled reading1 dealing with aids,Explanation:,AIDS is an acronym(縮寫) for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (獲得性免疫缺損綜合癥).,Translation:,對付艾滋病能強化人們之間的友誼，培養(yǎng)感情并使人更加成熟。,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Paragraph 2 Question Why did David hang up on the author?,Detailed reading2Question,Suffering t

54、erribly from AIDS, David realized that he was dying, which would make his friend bitterly sad about his illness. And David did not want to run the risk of giving the infectious disease to his best friend. So he cut off all communication with even his best friend.,Detailed reading,Unit4 dealing with

55、AIDS,hang out to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone,Detailed reading2 hang out,e.g.,Where have you been hanging out these days? 你這些日子里都在什么地方？ I often used to hang out in supermarkets. We can just hang out and have a good time,Detailed reading,We were in different classes, so we didnt han

56、g out as much. =so we didnt spend a lot of time together as we had done before we got into high school.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Detailed reading2 confront 1,Detailed reading,bother: annoy, worry or upset sb; to cause sb trouble or pain 使煩惱，擔(dān)憂或不安，給造成麻煩或痛苦,The thing that bothers me is 讓我感到不安的是 Is some

57、thing bothering you?. 你有什么煩心事嗎？ It bothered me that boys werent interested in me,e.g.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,hung up (on sb),hung up (on sb): end a telephone conversation by putting the receiver back. Last night I called him, but he hung up on me as soon as he heard my voice. be hung up on/about: t

58、o be anxious or have a fixed idea about Shes really hung up on that guy.,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,confront vt. to face, meet or deal with a difficult situation or person,Detailed reading2 confront 1,e.g.,A soldier often has to confront dangers. 士兵常常要身臨險境。 They confronted the prisoner with his accuser

59、s. 他們讓犯人與原告對質(zhì)。,Comparison:,meet: to experience something,e.g.,Ive never met that kind of problem/system before. He met his death (= he died) in the icy waters of the South Atlantic.,Detailed reading,Synonyms:,face, encounter, meet,meet, encounter, face, confront,Unit4 dealing with AIDS,Detailed read

60、ing2 confront 2,encounter: (formal) to meet someone unexpectedly; to meet a difficulty or setback,e.g.,On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers. One rainy night the policeman had a chance encounter with a gang of smugglers. 在一個雨夜，那個警察正巧碰上了一伙走私犯。,Detailed reading,confront: vt. to fa