人类关于艾滋病的确切记载大都始于1981年在此之前.ppt

1、Reading Aids today,A news report from the 18th World Aids Day,人类关于艾滋病的确切记载大都始于1981年。在此之前，我们对这种疾病一无所知。我们不知道在20世纪的70年代，或者更遥远的过去，有多少人感染了艾滋病，也不知道它究竟起源于何处。艾滋病从一开始就被笼罩在重重迷雾之中。虽然众说纷纭，其中不乏合理的猜测和颇有科学依据的推论，但还没有哪一种观点能够得到世人的公认。1981年，美国率先发现了艾滋病。四年后，艾滋病登陆中国。,中国的一些艾滋病监测人员起初的习惯是，哪一个地区出现艾滋病感染者，就在地图上那一部分打上红点；2000年，这项

2、工作停止了：中国地图上已经没有被艾滋病遗漏的省份。目前，全球约有4000万艾滋病病毒携带者，其中250万为不足15岁的少年。非洲是艾滋病蔓延最严重的大陆，迄今共有2660万艾滋病病毒感染者，320万艾滋病患者，死亡230万人。,What do these pictures have in common?,1. What is this TV news special about? It gives some detailed information about Aids and how to fight the spread of Aids. 2. How many people around

3、 the world are infected with HIV every day? About 14,000 people. 3. What places have been affected by Aids? Almost every country in the world has been affected by Aids.,Fast-reading for general idea,Detailed reading for important information,(1) What does Aids stand for? Aids stands for acquired imm

4、une deficiency syndrome. (2) How many children have been affected by Aids so far? About 18 million children have been affected by Aids, among whom more than 4 million have been killed by Aids and more than 14 million have lost their parents to Aids and become orphans.,(3) How does HIV affect the bod

5、y? HIV is a virus that enters a persons blood and attacks the bodys immune system, so the immune system is weakened, and then it gradually loses the ability to fight illnesses. Eventually the bodys immune system becomes so weak that the person becomes sick very easily.,(4) What are the three ways Ai

6、ds is transmitted? The three ways are unprotected sex, blood-to-blood contact and mother-to-child transmission.,(5) What is being done in China to help control the Aids epidemic? China is working hard to control the epidemic, and has opened HIV/Aids labs to test and monitor the disease across the co

7、untry. In 2003, the government started providing free Aids drugs for Aids patients in need. (6) What is the aim of UNAIDS? The aim of UNAIDS is to help prevent the spread of Aids.,(7) What does UNAIDS do for people who think they might have the virus? It provides infected people with help from docto

8、rs and testing for people who think they might have HIV or Aids. (8) Why did Ajani not catch the virus from his mother? Because his mother had access to prescription Aids medications during pregnancy.,Part C2 1 g 2 e 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 d 7 c,Answers,First, lets read the reading strategy on page 35. Now l

9、isten to the recording of the passage, paragraph by paragraph, and, while listening, pay attention to the last sentence of each paragraph and the first sentence of the next paragraph. Try to find out how a paragraph is linked with the next one.,Reading strategy,Part D 1 b 2 e 3 h4 a 5 f 6 c 7 g8 d,A

10、nswers,Part E 1 epidemic 2 immune system 3 cure 4 serious 5 Africa 6 Argentina 7 monitor 8 prescription 9 efforts 10 prevention,Answers,Discussion,1. Whats the serious situation of Aids in China? Why are there so many Aids patients in China? 2. What has been done to deal with the situation by govern

11、ments and international organizations? 3. What should be done and can be done to treat the Aids patients or HIV carriers?,Language points,1. Unprotected sex is the most common way that the virus is spread, accounting for 75 per cent of adult infections worldwide. (Page 34) common adj. the same in a

12、lot of places or for a lot of people:,E.g. Its quite common to see couples who dress alike. The surname Smith is very common in Britain.,2. Although many people are familiar with Aids and how it is transmitted, more than a few people subscribe to the view that HIV and Aids are an African problem bec

13、ause the infection rates there are very high. (Page 34),are familiar with: 熟悉的；通晓的,Cf: be familiar to 为某人所熟悉 The street was familiar to me.,你熟悉这种型号的汽车吗？ Are you familiar with this type of car? 你熟悉棒球规则吗? Are you familiar with the rules of baseball? 他通晓中国古代史。 He is familiar with Chinese ancient histor

14、y.,3. Apart from government efforts, international help has also been very important in fighting Aids in China. (Page 35) apart from: 除外 All the children like music apart from Bobby. 除了博比外所有的孩子都喜欢音乐。,这条裤子不但太大,而且我穿着也不合适。 Apart from being too large, the trousers dont suit me. 除了很少的几个词,我对法语一无所知。 Apart

15、from a few words, I do not know any French at all.,_ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill. A. Except for B. Apart from C. Or rather D. in spite of,Test yourself,4. Their story was so sad that I had to choke back sobs. (Page 37) choke: v. 哽咽，咽住，卡住 She choked to death on a fish

16、 bone. Children can choke on peanuts. choke sth. back If you choke back feelings or tears, you force yourself not to show how angry or upset you are: John has had an accident, she said, choking back the tears.,Hearing her mean words, I stood there trembling and tying to _ tears. A. choke out B. choke on C. choke back D. choke up,Test yourself,5. If everyone in the world spent just a penny on it, we could make a really big difference! (Page 37) make a difference 有影响，很重要; 区别对待 What y