Reading Aids today What do these pictures have

Reading Aids today 建湖二中 陈冠

What do these pictures have in common?

Fast-reading for general idea 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 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.

Detailed reading for important information (1) What does Aids stand for? Aids stands for acquired immune 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 body? HIV is a virus that enters a person’s blood and attacks the body’s immune system, so the immune system is weakened, and then it gradually loses the ability to fight illnesses. Eventually the body’s immune system becomes so weak that the person becomes sick very easily.

(4) What are three ways Aids 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 country. 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 doctors 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.

Answers Part C 2 1 g 2 e 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 d 7 c

Reading strategy First, let’s read the reading strategy on page 35. Now listen 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.

Answers Part D 1 b 2 e 5 f 6 c 3 h 7 g 4 a 8 d

Answers Part E 1 epidemic 3 cure 5 Africa 7 monitor 9 efforts 2 immune system 4 serious 6 Argentina 8 prescription 10 prevention

1. What’s 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 governments and international organizations? 3. What should be done and can be done to treat the Aids patients or HIV carriers?

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 lot of places or for a lot of people: E. g. It's 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 because 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 history.

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 don't suit me. 除了很少的几个词, 我对法语一无所知。 Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.

Test yourself ______ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill. A. Except for B. Apart from C. Or rather D. in spite of

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 bone. Children can choke on peanuts. choke sth. back If you choke back feelings or tears, you force yourself not to show angry or upset you are: "John has had an accident, " she said, choking back the tears.

Test yourself Hearing her mean words, I stood there trembling and tying to ______ tears. A. choke out B. choke on C. choke back D. choke up

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 you have done now will make a difference to your future. A year or two will make a great difference to us. Hueper made a difference between the two things.

1. Finish Parts A 1 and A 2 on page 114 in the Workbook. 2. Preview the part Word power.