Reading(3)：Aidstoday.ppt

1、,Q: What happened to the baby?,Q: What happened to the baby?,He was born with HIV.,According to WHO, more than 4 million children have died of Aids.,Lead in,TODAY,Identifying textual features,Read for structure,Identifying textual features,The death of Ajanis mother,The present and future of Ajani a

2、nd his sister,Beginning paragraph,Body paragraphs,Concluding paragraph,An examplestory + relevant information (body part),Read for structure,para 2 para 3 para 4 para 5 para 6 para 7 para 8,Body paragraphs,the cause of Aids,the ways it is spread,Aids - a worldwide problem,Aids in China,international

3、 help to China,an organization called UNAIDS,the severe situation,Read for structure,Find out main ideas in the following paragraphs,information,measures,What is the writers purpose of starting the article with Ajanis story?,A. to show writers pity on Ajani B. to attract readers attention and lead t

4、o the topic C. to offer basic knowledge of the topic D.To provide background information of the topic,Read for details (para1),Reading strategy1: The author usually uses a story or saying, or raises some questions in the first paragraph to attract readers attention and lead to the topic.,A hook,A. a

5、 mosquito bite B. unprotected sex C. mother-to-child transmission D. coughing or sneezing E. blood-to-blood contact,There are three ways HIV is spread.,Read for details (para2-4),Q. Is Aids an African problem? Q.Can you predict what will be talked about in the next paragraph?,No, it has become a ser

6、ious problem around the world.,Read for details (para2-4),A. the symptoms of Aids B. efforts that have been made to stop this disease. C. those Aids patients living a tough life.,Reading strategy2: Sometimes, the last sentence of a paragraph introduces the topic of the next paragraph. By identifying

7、 the links between paragraphs, we can follow the logic of the text.,Read for skills,Practice (A),“Bad working habits, poor disease prevention knowledge, not enough governmental investment and lack of health education are the main reasons,” said Yang Xiaoduo, a healthcare expert with a local health a

8、ssociation, who said China should race against time seeking measures to solve the sub health problem. ( ) What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph? A Ways to solve the problem of sub health. B More reasons for sub health. C People suffering from sub health. D Symptoms sub health

9、 sufferers have.,A,Practice (B),Students in your class are different from one another in many ways. You all have different personalities, abilities and physical appearance. In other aspects you have a lot in common. Certainly you are the same age and same nationality, and you probably have some simi

10、lar hobbies and interests. But do you know that although you are studying the same subjects, you might be learning them in different ways. What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph? (Answer it within 5 words) _.,Different ways of learning,Para 5 Chinese government Para 6-8 intern

11、ational organizations,In a bid to _ the problem, China opens the labs to _ the disease and_ free drugs for Aids patients.,International help plays an important _in fighting Aids in China. United Nations has been _ Aids education and medicine programs in China. UNAIDS was _ in 1996 with the agenda of

12、 helping _ the spread of Aids. It _ young people how to prevent Aids and_ up treatment centers.,monitor,founded,provides,supporting,prevent,Read for details (para5-8),control,teaches,sets,role,., the government has opened labs to monitor the disease, and in 2003 .,In which sentence does “monitor” ha

13、ve the same meaning as the above? A. Each of his phone calls has been monitored by the police. B. The local government is monitoring the situation in this area closely. C. Tao Hong was elected monitor of Class 8 just as expected.,(check the progress or quality of),(spy on / oversee),(head of a class

14、),Read for details (para5-8),What is the authors attitude to Ajanis future? A.indifferent B.positive C.skeptical D.negative,Read for details (para9),cause,weakened,throughout,pass,efforts,monitor,offer,establishfound,Part 1,Part 2-3,Part 4,hearing,Fortunately,Mini skills of writing a summary:,Think

15、and summarize,1. Limit the number to 28-35, usually 2-3 sentences. 2. Write it in the third person. 3. Dont include your own opinions or copy the original sentences. 4. Focus on main ideas and leave out examples and details.,The article above takes an example of Ajanis family to show the gravity of

16、Aids globally. Therefore, measures from home and abroad have been taken to prevent the spread of this deadly disease.,Think and summarize,My summary,Group work: What can we do to prevent the fast spread of Aids? the governmentdoctorsthe public our high school students How to get along with those Aid

17、s patients? take a positive attitude show love, support, understanding,Discussion and writing,1. Add some transitions and vary your expressions and sentence patterns to make your composition stand out! 2. Do pay attention to your handwriting!,Rules,Discussion and writing,The article above _. (summarize the passage in about 30 words) In order to prevent the fast spread of Aids,the governmentdoctors _. (List2-3 points: what can we do to prevent the fast spread of Aids?) Though Aids is a danger to society, we _. (List2-3 points: how to get along with those Aids patie