Unit 4 Dealing with AIDS

Unit4DealingwithAIDS Warm up WhatwouldyouthinkofpeoplecontractedAIDS HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAIDS Suchasitsorigins causes symptoms transmission diagnosis latencyperiodandetc HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAIDSinChina Suchasitshistory currentnumbersaffected treatmentandbloodtransfusioncontroversy etc Causes Symptoms AIDS 1 Transmission 2 Treatment 3 Diagnosis 4 LatencyPeriod Prevention 5 AIDS CausesandSymptoms Diagram2 Symptoms FatigueSkinrashes Feverweightloss Memoryproblems Causes HumanImmunodeficiencyVirus AIDS Transmission Diagram2 Transmission Exposuretocontaminatedbloodorneedlesticks Sexualcontact sexualfluid Pregnancy breastmilk AIDS Treatment Diagram2 Treatment Acupuncture Massage RelaxationSelf helpgroup AIDS Prevention Diagram2 Prevention Avoidingusingintravenousdrugs sharecontaminatedsyringes Abstainfromsex orlimitsextoonepartnerwhoalsolimitshis hersexpartner AIDSinChina China sfirstAIDScasewasreportedinBeijingin1985 In1989 146injectingdrugusers IDUs inSouthwestYunnanwereidentifiedasHIVpositive Bytheendoftheyearthetotalnumberofinfectedpeoplewasreportedas153Chineseand41foreigners AtthattimeAIDSanddrugaddictionwereseenasconsequencesofcontactwiththeWest andAIDSwasknownas aizibing the lovingcapitalismdisease AIDSinChina ThesharpincreaseinAIDScasesinChinainthe1990swasalsoattributedtoalargenumberofpeopleinfectedthroughblooddonation whichwaswidelyreportedbythewesternpress aswellastransmissionthroughheterosexualsex whichincreasedsteadilytorepresent7 ofallHIVinfections AIDSinChina YunnanThoughttohavebeentheentrypointforHIVintoChinainthe1980s InfectionratesamongIDUsincitiesareashighas80 GuangxiHIVprevalenceamongstIDUsisbetween20and70 Infectionratesamongsexworkersarealsohigh Guangdong82 ofreportedHIVinfectionsareduetoheterosexualtransmission HenanHIVprevalencerisingsharplyin2000sduetopoverty sellingblood OverallComprehension Whatisthethemeofthetext DealingwithAIDSstrengthensthebondoffriendshipandencouragesemotionalandmaturegrowth Whichtypeofwritingdoesthistextbelongto Andinwhatorder Itisanarration Theauthornarratedthestorychronologically OverallComprehension Whatisthestyleofthetext Giveyourreasons Thestyleofthenarrativeiscolloquialandsimplebecausemanysimplewords colloquialexpressionsandconcisesentencesareused whichareeasyandsmoothtoread Colloquialwords about cried go let so sure thingsSimpleorcolloquialphrases blewitoff livinglifeup feelsobad hadthedisease stuckitout makeitthrough etc Structure Part1 Para 1 Part2 Para 2 4 Part3 Para 5 7 givestheinstructivemessageofthestory andmakesclearthespecificdatewhenAIDSbecameknowntotheauthor providesanaccountofhowthewritercametoknowthefactthathisfriendwassufferingfromAIDS howhefelttowardsit whatattitudeheadopted andhowothersrepondedtoit tellsusthatthewritermaintainedanactiveandpositiveattitudetowardshisfriend mentionsthespecificdatethatmarkedtheendofDavid slife describesthewriter sfeelingtowardsthedeath andhowhekeepshisfriend smemoryalive Part4 Para 8 DetailedReading Part1 Text SentenceFragmentIfasentenceisdividedintotwoormorethantwosegmentsbymeansoffullstops moreinformationunitscomeintobeing anditisnaturallyendowedwithemphasis Therefore moreinformationunitsmeanmoreemphaticmeanings Wewereinvincible Thatis untilthewordAIDScameintomylife LanguageWork Part1 Bond n v alink thingsthatbinds unitespeopletogetherEx Theamazingbondsbetweenmothersandbabiesishardtodescribeinwords writtenagreementorpromisethathaslegalforce covenant我们缔结了一项正式协定 Ex Weenteredintoasolemnbond Certificateissuedbyagovernmentoracompanyacknowledgingthatmoneyhasbeenlenttoitandwillbepaidbackwithinterest国家储蓄债券 公债 LanguageWork Part1 Mature adj v fullygrownordevelopedmentallyorphysicallyEx Heisnotmatureenoughtobegiventoomuchresponsibility ofthought intentions etc carefulandthoroughEx AftermatureconsiderationIenteredthecompetition causesb sthto becomematureEx cheese winematuresslowlyEx 他经历这些事之后成熟多了 Experiencehasmaturedhimgreatly LanguageWork Part1 I wasjustlivinglifeup I wasenjoyinglifetomyheart scontent 尽情享受人生Invincible incapableofbeingdefeatedorbeatenasaresultofgreatstrengthorskill unconquerableEx Intheworldofathleticcompetition nobodycanbeinvincibleforever DetailedReading Part2 WhydidDavidhangupontheauthor whowantedtotalktohimonthephone WhatattitudedidthewriteradopttowardsDavid HowdidotherpeoplereacttoDavid sillnesswhenitwasmadeknown LanguageWork Part2 Paraphrase Iconfrontedhimastowhywewerenotfriendsanymore Icamefacetofacewithhim challenginghimwhywewerenotfriendsanymore LanguageWork Part2 Paraphrase WhenIgothomethingsstartedtomakesense WhenIcamebackhome Ibegantorealizethesituation LanguageWork Part2 Paraphrase ThenIfeltsobadthatwehadgrownsofarapart Thenifeltextremelysorrythatwehadfailedtounderstandeachotherasaresultofacompletelackofexchangeoffeelings thoughts etc LanguageWork Part2 Hangout spendtimesomewhereinacasualorrelaxedway visitaplaceoftenEx Peterusuallyhangsoutwithhisfriendsinacoffeeshopafterwork Ex 你这些天都在什么地方来着 Wheredidyouhangoutthesedays Breakdown Losecontrolofone sfeelingsEx Shebrokedownandweptwhensheheardthenews CeasetofunctionbecauseofamechanicalorelectricalfaultEx Thecomputerbrokedownagainthismorning LanguageWork Part2 Confront Comefacetofacewith esp withdefianceorhostilityEx IwishIcouldconfrontherinheroffice Comeupagainst encounterEx Walkinginsuchajungle youwillconfrontdangerateveryturnAsto withregardto concerningorregarding Ex Thepolicemanispuzzledastohowthecaraccidenthappened LanguageWork Part2 Makesense haveaclearorunderstandablemeaningEx Theplotinthismoviejustdoesn tmakesenseatall Ex Thesewordsarejumbledupanddon tmakesense Besensible haveorshowsenseEx Itdoesn tmakesensetobuythatveryexpensiveleathercoat LanguageWork Part2 Handle dealwith copewithoperatewiththehands manipulateEx Heisprettyskillfulathandlingthemachine Plague n AnattackofdiseasecausingdeathandspreadingquicklytomanypeopleAwidespread uncontrollable andharmfulmassornumberEx Aplagueofalienplantsdestroyedallthecropsinthisarea Ex Aplagueofflies rats pests etc LanguageWork Part2 Keepup move progressatthesamespeedEx Mysisterlikestokeepupwiththelatestfashiontrends keepupwiththeJonesesTurnone sbackon refusetohelppeopleinneed esp unkindlyEx Jasonturnedhisbackonhisrelatives althoughhewasamillionaire Stickout continuewithsth totheend despitedifficultyorunpleasantnessEx Hehatesthejob buthe sdeterminedtostickitoutbecauseheneedsthemoney DetailedReading Part3 WhatdoesfullblownAIDSreferto WhatwasDavid sconditionaftertheauthorreturnedfromhistrip HowdidthewritertakecareofhisfriendDavid DetailedReading Part3 Ipushedallmyemotionsasideandwasstrongforhim Paraphrase Imanagedtoconceal hidemyemotionsandtriedtoappearstrongforhissake LanguageWork Part3 Forone ssake inordertohelporpleasesb Ex Iknowyourparentsgiveyoumanyrulestofollow butthey redoingitforyoursake Positive Characterizedbyordisplayingcertainty acceptance oraffirmationEx Wedoexpectapositiveanswer butthingsgotheotherwayround Verysure quitecertain confident optimisticEx AstotheAIDSpatients theystillkeepapositiveattitudetowardlife Languagework Part3 Lesion aninfectedordiseasedpatchofskin orawound aharmfulchangeinthetissueofabodilyorgan esp afteranoperationoraccidentEx Thepatienthasbeensufferingfromabrainlesionsincehisoperation Bedridden forcedtoremaininbedbecauseofillnessKeepin keepsilentabout restrainsth ornotexpress anemotion Ex Hearingthenews shecouldhardlykeepinherexcitement LanguageWork Part3 Outlook Apointofview anattitude Ex Apositiveoutlookonlifeisveryimportanttosuccess ViewonwhichonelooksoutEx Thehousehaspleasantoutlookoverthevalley DetailedReading Part4 HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutDavid sdeath Thewriterhasmixedfeelings Inawayhewasgladthatitwasover forDavidwasnolongerinpain ButalltheemotionsthatthewriterhadheldincamerushingoutasherealizedthathewouldneverseeDavidagain HowdoestheauthorkeepDavid smemoryalive LanguageWork Part4 Holdin restrain controlorcheckEx Themanbeatthetablehardbecausehecouldnotholdinhisanger AlltheemotionsthatIhadheldincamerushingout AlltheemotionsthatIhadcontrolledorsuppressedcamebursting floodingout LanguageWork Part4 Mark Indicateordenotesth beasignofEx Today scelebrationmarkstheir50thweddinganniversary TodistinguishorcharacterizeEx Iliketherichimaginationthatmarksherwritings LanguageWork Part4 InoweducatepeopleaboutAIDS whichtomeiskeepingDavid smemoryalive Keepsthalive causesthtoremainliving makesthcontinuetoexistEx Suchlocaltraditionsarestillkeptaliveinruralareas Exercise Comprehension I DII TTFTF Exercise Comprehension IV Wefeltsoyoungandhealthythatwecouldn tbelievewouldfallvictim bebeatenbyanydiseasebeforethewordAIDSappearedinmylife Wedidn tspendasmuchtimetogetherasbefore Iaskedhimfacetofacetoexplainwhywewerenotfriendsanymore Icouldn tgoawayfromhimwhenheneededmebadly IwasunabletocontrolthestrongemotionsanymorewhichIhadbeentryingtoholdbackuntilthismoment Exercise VocabularyI havinganenjoyableandexcitingtimedisconnectedandrefusedtotakethephonecallgoawayfromhim refusetobewithhimdidn tgiveup enduredbeingwithhimalthoughthiswasunpleasantexperiencesomuchpainandstressendureallthehardexperiencebymyself Exercise VocabularyII 1 invincible2 stress3 confront4 keepup5 marking6 blame7 pushingaside8 emotional9 positive10 recognized 1 B2 C3 A4 C5 D6 D7 D8 A Exercise VocabularyIII 1 a carefree b carelessc careless d carefree2 a sick b sickc ill d ill3 a disease b plaguec disease d plague4 a kept b keepc maintain d maintain Exercise VocabularyIV Exercise VocabularyIV Carefree referstoapersonoraperiodoftimethatdoesnoinvolveanyproblems worries orresponsibilitiesCareless isusedwhenpeopledonotpayattentiontowhattheyaredoing sotheymakemistakes orcauseharmordamage Exercise VocabularyIV Sick issometimesusedtotalkaboutadislikefromtoomuchofsomething also itcanmean goingtovomit Ill itoftenreferstosomethingharmfulorunpleasant Disease referstoanykindofbadhealthorisanillnessthataffectspeople animals orplantsPlague specificallyreferstoaveryinfectiousdiseasethatspreadsquicklyoverawideareaandkillslargenumbersofpeople Exercise VocabularyIV Keep tocausesomethingorsomebodytocontinuetodosomething tohavewithouttheneedofreturningMaintain tocontinuetohavesomethinganddonotletitstoporgrowweaker tokeepsomethingingoodconditionbyregularlycheckingitandrepairingitwhennecessary Exercise VocabularyIV Keep tocausesomethingorsomebodytocontinuetodosomething tohavewithouttheneedofreturningMaintain tocontinuetohavesomethinganddonotletitstoporgrowweaker tokeepsomethingingoodconditionbyregularlycheckingitandrepairingitwhennecessary Exercise VocabularyIV Exercise VocabularyV 1 tighten intensify enhance2 unhappy cheerless miserable3 quickly rapidly swiftly4 negative pessimistic doubtful5 benefit profit advantage6 gain increase gather7 cautious alert watchful8 beginning start Exercise VocabularyVI 1 unfavorable2 organization3 worthless4 imperfect5 strengthening tobestrengthened6 ashamed7 gratitude8 youth favourn v favouredadj favourableadjunfaourablefavouriten adj favouritismn organizev organiseBr disorganizeorganizationn organizern organizedadj worthprep n worthlessadj worthlessnessn worthwhileadj worthyadj n sbimportant respectable perfectadj imperfectperfectv perfectionn perfectionistn perfectionismn strongadj strengthn strengthenv shamen v ashamed shameful shamelessadj unashamedadj shamefulnessn shamelessnessn gratefuladj ungratefulgratituden ingratitudeyoungadj youthn youthfuladj energy enthusiasm lookyoungstern Exercise GrammarI 1 every each every2 everything3 anywhere4 everyday5 somehow anything6 anyone someone7 some8 somewhere Exercise GrammarII 1 akindofseriousness2 akindofdevotion3 peoplethatcausejoy4 rivers5 akindofzeal6 manykindsoftea7 somethingthatdistracted8 somethingthatmakeshimdisappointed Exercise GrammarIII 1 C2 C3 B4 C5 D6 A7 C8 B 单复数名词的意义差异 Tea 茶Tea