Unit9HealthCareTeachingaims:1.Goals:LearnabouthealthcarePractiseexpressingopinionsandmakingdecisionsReviewtheSubjunctiveMood(2)Writealetter2.Specialfocus:ImprovereadingskillsandEnlargevocabulary.a.DirectSstoreadthe3passagesonthetextbook;b.GuideSstolearntousethefollowingwordsandexpressions:Medicalinsurance,poverty,unemployment,AIDS,housing,income,economicdevelopment,essential,desperate,fundamental,statistics,pressure,constant,allowance,re-employment,sacrifice,aggressive,intelligence,senseofresponsibility,sympathy,willingness,observation,resident,laid-off,vow,mould,etc.ReadingAHelpingHand(p75)Step1Leadin1.Canyouthinkofthesituationswherepeopleneedhelp?Seriousillness,jobless,accidents,wars,disasters2.Whileoneisinsuchsituations,whichorganizationcanhelpbesidesthepeoplearoundhimorher?TheWHOtogetherwiththegovernment.Step2Listenandanswer:1.Waswanglincuredornot?2.Howmuchwasspentonthepoorpeopleby2003?3.Whatisanotherbigchallengeforthegovernment?Step3ScanningReadthepassageandtrytocomeupwiththegeneralideaofeachparagraph.Thenaskstudentstofillinthecharttoseeiftheyhavegotageneralunderstandingofthewholepassage.MainIdeaParagraphAAmansufferingfromaseriousdiseasewasunabletopayfortreatment.ParagraphBWithahealthcareproject

’shelp,WangLin

’sdiseasewascured.ParagraphCAnewhealthprojectisaimedatexploringanddevelopinganewhealthcaremodelforChina.ParagraphDManyurbanChinesearelivingonmoneygivenbythegovernment.ParagraphEMillionsofChinesepeopleinurbanareascannotaffordproperhealthcare.ParagraphFHealthcareprojectisveryimportantinourcountry’seffortstofightpoverty.ParagraphGTheChinesegovernmentistakingmeasurestopreventthespreadofAIDS.ParagraphHPeoplemusthelpeachotherifsocietyistodevelopandprosper.ParagraphIOurcountryisworkinghardtofightpovertyandimprovehealthcare.Themainideaofthepassage:ThePassagegivesabriefintroductiontothehealthcareconditioninourcountry,anditemphasizesontheeffortsthatourgovernmentismakingtofightpovertyandimprovehealthcarebygivingexamplesofWangLin.Step4Careful-reading1.InwhatwayisWangLin’ssituationsimilartothatofotherlow-incomefamilies?Theyallcanonlymakeendsmeetontheirlowincome,andifsomeoneintheirfamiliesbecomesseriouslyill,thefamilyisforcedintopoverty,andhastoaskforhelpfromthegovernment.Whyismedicalinsurancesoimportanttolow-incomefamilies?Becausemedicalinsurancecanprovideeasyaccesstohospitalsandclinicsforlow-incomefamilies.WhatisthegovernmentdoingaboutAIDSinChina?ChinesegovernmenthasvowedtoprovidefreeAIDStestsforthegeneralpublicaswellasfreetreatmentforthosewhocannotaffordthetreatmentfees.Andwelearnfromnewsthatourgovernmenthasdecidedtocontrolthenumberwithin1.5millionbefore2010.Whatcanwedotocarefortheweakestmembersofoursociety?Ourcountrydecidedtomoveforwardwithoutleavinganyonebehind.Nowwearetakingmeasures,suchasreducingpoverty,helpingsickpeoplegettreatedproperlyandprovidingmedicalinsuranceforthepoor.Andweallknowthatthefamousprogramme“DevelopingtheWest”,itisanimportantmeasuretoputanendtopoverty.Onlybyhelpingeachother,canourcountrydevelopandprosper.Step5ComprehensionUnemployment—poverty--badhousingcondition/nohealthydiet/cannotaffordtopurchasemedicalinsurance/no

goodeducation—AIDS/accidents--governmentprogrammesStep6.Post-readingA.Choosethebestanswers:1.Thanksto______,WangLinwasabletoreceiveatreatmentintimetopreventthediseasefromruininghishealth.答案：CfamilyC.thehealthcareprojectD.thekindnessofhisfamilyandneighbors2.Accordingtothetext,ifWangLinhad

had______,

thesicknesswouldn

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causedsuchabigproblem.

答案：C3.What’stheaimofnewhealthcareproject?答案：DA.Helpingpeoplegetridofpoverty.B.ExploringanddevelopinganewhealthcaremodelforChina.C.Lettingsickpeopletreatedproperly.D.Providingmedicalinsuranceforthepoor.4.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsAIDSagency’sreport,howmanypeoplewillbeinfectedbyAIDSinChinaby2002unlessmoreisdonetopreventthespreadofthedisease?答案：BA.9million.B.10million.C.11million.D.12million.5.Thetext“AHelpingHand”ismainlyabout______.答案：CA.millionsofChinesepeopleinurbanareascan’taffordproperhealthcareB.theChinesegovernmentistakingmeasurestopreventthespreadofAIDSC.anewhealthcareprojectisbeingexploredanddevelopedinChinaD.peoplemusthelpeachotherifsocietyistodevelopandprosperB.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithonetothreewords.Thepovertyandthepoorhealthcareoflow-incomefamilies

Thegovernmentsefforts’tofightpovertyandpoorhealthcareLow-incomefamiliescannotafford①Thegovernmentencourageshealthcareformtopayfor1________,thatisto,sayandreducespovertybydesigningahealthcaretheycannotaffordto2_____aprojectwhichprovidespoorpatientswithdoctoror3______medicine.treatmentat7____orlesstohelpthemgetLvide4___fortheirchildren.②TheChinesegovernmentisworkingwithotherManylow-incomefamiliescountriesandinternationalorganizationstocannotaffordto5_______.exploreanddevelopanew8_______forChina.Low-incomefamiliesliveon③Thegovernmentencouragespeopletoallowance6____________.9_________inorderthatothermeasurestofightpovertywillwork.④ThegovernmenthasvowedtostopthespreadofAIDSbyprovidingfree10_______Keys:1.medicaltreatment2.consult3.purchase/buy4.ahealthydiet5.purchasemedicalinsurance.6.givenbythegovernment7.halfthecost8.healthcaremodel9.purchasemedicalinsurance10.testsandtreatmentC.AnsweringthequestionsonP77.Step7HomeworkFinishalltheexercisesonWordStudyandGrammaronp77-79.IntegratingReadingSkillsTheLittleMouldThatCould(P79)Step1.ScanthepassageA.findthemainideaParagraph1Flemingwasexcitedabouthisdiscovery,whichhecalledPenicillin,butotherscientistsshowednointerest.Paragraph2PenicillinplayedaveryimportantroleduringtheWorldWarIIandatpresentaswell.Paragraph3Flemingdiscoveredamouldthatcankillbacteriabyaccident.Paragraph4Healthcareinthepastwasoftendangerousandrisky.Paragraph5AlexanderFleminginventedmanywaystotreatthewoundedduringtheWorldWarIB.answerafterscanningthepassageasquicklyaspossible.Whatcouldthelittlemoulddo?Thelittlemouldthatcouldtreat/cure/fightinfection.whodiscoveredit?Whenwasitdiscovered?In1928,SirAlexanderFlemingdiscoveredit3.Whatisitsname?Itiscalledpenicillin(In1928,SirAlexanderFlemingdiscoveredpenicillinthatcouldtreat/cure/fightinfection.)Step2CarefulreadingChoosethebestanswers:1.Whodiscoveredpenicillin?A.HowardWalterFlorey.C.PaulEhrlich.

答案：BB.AlexanderFleming.D.EarnstBorisChain.2.Itwasnotuntil_____

thattheimportanceofFleming

’sdiscoverywasfullyrecognized?

答案：BA.WorldWarⅠB.WorldWarⅡD.19293.WhendidFlemingreceivetheNobel

C.1928Prizewith

thetwootherscientists?

答案：DA.In1914.

B.In1928.

C.In1929.

D.In1945.4.From

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followingexcept______.答案：DC.hard-workingD.kindandwarm-heartedStep3.Readthepassageagainandfinishtheexercisesonthepage78.AndretellthelifeexperienceofFlemingandhowhediscoveredpenicillin.AlexanderFlemingwasayoungdoctorintheearly1900swhenaGermanchemistdevelopedachemicaltreatmenttocureanin1914,hehadtogotothebattlefieldtotreatwoundedsoldiersduringWorldWar

Ⅰ,whenheinventedmanywaystotreatthewounded.Afterreturningfromthewar,hewentonwiththesearchforthechemicalbecausehebelieveditcouldtreatinfections.Oneday,hefoundamouldwasgrowinginsomeoldglasscontainers.Tohissurprise,thebacteriahehadbeengrowinghaddied.andaswellasatpresenttime.FlemingwasawardedNobelPrizeforhisgreatdiscoveryin194