Integrating Skills

1、高二人教修订版上册高二人教修订版上册Unit 7 Living with diseaseIntegrating skills If you were diagnosed with an incurable disease and you have no more than 12 months to live, how would you feel? What would you do to live your life to the fullest?Diagnosed with Cancer: The Day My Life Endedand Began! 确诊患了癌症确诊患了癌症: : 那天

2、那天, , 我我的生命结束的生命结束, ,然后又重新开始然后又重新开始。1. The text is mainly about _. A. when the writer got cancer B. what cancer is C. how the writer learned to live with cancer D. how the writers friends help himFast reading C2. Which of the following is WRONG? A. When he heard he got cancer, he thought his life wa

3、s going to end. B. If one gets cancer, cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time. C. Cancer can be caused by injury. D. Cancer is not contagious.C3. What can we infer from the text? A. His mother loves him very much. B. Cancer can be defeated if we are positive and optimistic to face it. C.

4、Cancer is not caused by injury. D. The writer plans to live a long life. B1. At first, the writer knew nothing about cancer.2. The writer had an empty feeling in his stomach because of hunger.3. Cancer can be treated.True or FalseFFT4. The doctor knows who will get cancer.5. The writer had a hard ti

5、me during the treatment.6. Finally, the writers cancer was cured.FTFHow has his attitude towards life changed?A. He thinks of his cancer as a gift.B. He realizes that life is precious.C. He plans to live a long life.D. He has learnt to appreciate every minute of life.A BDThe development of the write

6、rs feelinghopelesspainfulhopefulWhen he heard this, he had an empty feeling in his stomach and thought that his life was going to end.1. How did the writer feel when he was diagnosed with cancer?Reading comprehension2. Who helped him overcome the pain caused by the treatment?His family and friends h

7、elped him find the strength he needed to recover and they kept him from feeling sad and lonely. His doctor told him that he was a fighter and that he could win. He now thinks of his cancer as a gift. It taught him an important lesson about life. Living with cancer has made him realize how precious l

8、ife is and how important it is for us to take every chance to live life to the fullest.3. What does he think of cancer now?1.How did cancer change the writers life? At first the writer was very sad and pessimistic about the cancer and thought that he was going to end. With the help of his family, fr

9、iends, doctors and other persons, he pickedPost readingup his courage. He decided to face the cancer bravely and struggled against the disease. The treatment proved to be successful. He will go on struggling for a longer life. Also he has realized that how precious life is and has learned how to enj

10、oy beautiful life.2. Compare the writers situation with that of Xiaohua in the reading passage. In what way are their experiences similar or different? Similarities: (1) They got an incurable disease. (2) They kept up an optimistic and peaceful state of mind.(3) They faced the diseases bravely. (4)

11、They got a lot of help from others.(5) They realized how precious life is and tried to enjoy the rest of their lives.Differences: Xiaohua: (1) Xiaohua got AIDS through birth.(2) Xiaohua had to deal with peoples fear of AIDS because most people dont know much about AIDS and think any contact with AID

12、S is dangerous.(3) Xiaohua is taken care of by her father, who has AIDS. And her mother died of AIDS. The Writer: (1) The writer got cancer after birth.(2) The writer didnt need to deal with peoples fear of cancer because most people know about cancer, which doesnt spread from one person to another.

13、(3) The writers family help and support him all out.3. How do you think your life would change if you found out that you had an incurable disease?I think I would react like the writer at first. But I would also learn from Xiaohua and the writer of this text and try my best to make myself cheerful an

14、d brave. I would listen to doctors suggestions. I must accept this fact and face it bravely. In my limited life I would make my life colorful. I would be a helpful person to others and society and doing what I could to help those who need help like Xiaohua.Step one: Think about your past days: What

15、were some events that made you very happy? What made you very sad? What were some points in your life when you made a big change or learnt an important lesson?WritingStep two: Draw a timeline of your life and mark the best times (the highs) and the worst times (the lows).Step three: Talk about the h

16、appy and sad times with your partner. Choose one event, either happy or sad, which impresses you most. Try to remember all the details, especially how it made you feel, what it made you think and why it is important in your life. v1978 I went to school for the first time. v1983 I came to No. 3 Middl

17、e School. v1985 I learned to ride a motorcycle. v1986 I bought a new electric guitar. v1988 I got a dog as a present. v1990 A big dog attacked me.v1993 My father bought a computer.Sample passage The most important event, I think, was the first day in my new school, the No. 3 Middle School. New teach

18、ers, new friends, new places . Everything was very exciting in a way, but also very frightening. I remember the first time I was sitting at the school desk, observing all those new faces. Sample 1 Some were frightened, some relaxed. I dont remember which group I belonged to that day. The teacher was in charge then, but now, when we know everything better, all those frightened faces hav