1、Unit 3 A healthy lifeUsing languageReadingHIV/AIDS:ARE YOU AT RISK?The three biggest killers in the worldvHeart diseasevCancervAIDSPre-readingsymbol red ribbonimageambassador1.What is HIV?HIV virusHIV is a virus,a small living thing leading people to disease.virus2.What is AIDS?AIDS stands for Acqui
2、red Immune Deficiency Syndrome.(后天免疫缺陷综合症)AIDS is a disease.The stage of having HIV in ones body is called AIDS.Some facts:By the end of 2003,an estimated 42 million around the world were living with HIV/AIDS.During the year,5 million people became infected and an estimated 3 million people died.Abo
3、ut one-third of people living with HIV/AIDS are 15-24 years of age.More than 7 million people in Asia and the Pacific are living with HIV/AIDS.Step 1:Listening Listen to the passage and tick all the words and expressions mentioned in it.()flu virus ()SARS virus ()survival ()immune system ()mosquito
4、()prejudice ()homosexual Step2:Read the poster,then answer the questions:A virus is a very small living thing that cause disease.1.Whats a virus?2.How does HIV affect peoples health?HIV virus weakens a persons immune system and eventually it damages the immune system so much that the body can no lon
5、ger fight against disease.3.What is the difference between AIDS and HIV?HIV is a virus,while AIDS is the stage of the illness caused by HIV.incurable disease4.Is there a cure for AIDS and HIV at the moment?Section 1:Section 2:Section 3:Background information about what HIV/AIDS.Ways to protect yours
6、elf.Some common myths dispelled.(可消除的荒诞说法)This passage can be divided into three sections.Whats the purpose of each section?True or false?1 You can only get HIV from injecting drugs.2 It is very likely that you will die if you get infected with HIV.3 If you look healthy,you cannot have HIV.4 It coul
7、d be dangerous to have sex without a condom.5 Taking food from the same dishes as someone infected with HIV will give you HIV too.6 If you have HIV,you will always get AIDS eventually.7.People who have not injected drugs do not need to get tested for HIV.8.You will become infected with HIV by swimmi
8、ng in the same pool with someone carrying HIV.9.People who have HIV look different from everyone else.Every December 1st is a day of understanding,care,and hope about HIV and AIDS.Still,It is the mission of AIDS.ORG(Other organizations,非盈利组织)to educate people how to protect themselves against HIV ea
9、ch and every day of the year.World AIDS Day,365 Days a YearHenan AIDS villageAfricaHow should we act towards people who have HIV/AIDS?What can we do to help them?(Discuss in groups of four)safedangerousReminderAIDS AIDS,an incurable disease,which is caused by a virus,spread through drugs and sex.So
10、keep away from drugs,and avoid unprotected sex.Know what is risky and what is safe.Have the right attitude towards AIDS.Lets live together in peace.How should we act towards people who have HIV/AIDS?What can we do to help them?Dont look down upon them.Show love and care to them.Help them fight fear,shame and injustice(unfair).
