Unit 7Unit 7 Living with Living with

diseasedisease

Unit 7Unit 7 Living with Living with

diseasedisease

Unit 7 Unit 7

Living with

diseasedisease

DoYou

Know

Any Deadly Diseases ? Heart disease, Cancer, Stroke, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Asthma, SARS,

AIDS (HIV)

AIDS--

获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）

HIV--Human immune deficiency virusHuman immune deficiency virus

人类免疫缺陷病毒（艾滋病病毒）人类免疫缺陷病毒（艾滋病病毒）

First found in USA in 1981

First found in 1983

Acquired immune deficiency syndromeAcquired immune deficiency syndrome

diseases

cold

headache

toothachediarrhoea

coughing

insomniaheart

attack

scald

cut

While talking about AIDS, what other While talking about AIDS, what other diseases can you think of?diseases can you think of?

cancer AIDS deadly deadly

diseasesdiseases

Liver trouble

Kidney disease

In Africa. many children are In Africa. many children are infected with HIV or AIDS.infected with HIV or AIDS.

HIHIVV

AIDS

How HIV destroys cells.

It is reported by the UN that in the world 40,000,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS , of whom 3,100,000 have died this year.

AIDS is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide and the No.1 cause of death due to infectious disease. It has become the worst medical disaster ever experienced by humankind.

1. Only bad people get AIDS.2. I can become infected with HIV by swimming in

a pool, holding hands or kissing someone with HIV.

3. In 2oo2, there were 42 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the world.

4. People who have not injected drugs do not need to get tested for HIV.

5. If I had HIV, I would know because I would feel sick.

6. HIV/AIDS is difficult to cure.7. People who have HIV look different from

everyone else.8. It is safe to be friends with people who are living

with HIV/AIDS.

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Warming up

• 1. Check your knowledge about AIDS with the quiz on Page 49.

• 2. Please take a look at the pictures on Page 49 and the following pictures and

then draw a conclusion.

AIDS Quiz

1 Only bad people get AIDS.2 I can become infected with HIV by swimming in a pool, holding hands or kissing someone with HIV.3 In 2002, there were 42 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the world.4 People who have not injected drugs do not need to get tested for HIV.5 If I had HIV, I would know because I would feel sick.6 HIV/AIDS is difficult to cure.7 People who have HIV look different from everyone else.8 It is safe to be friends with people who are living with HIV/AIDS.

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×

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shaking hands, hugging or kissing 

coughing or sneezing

getting a mosquito or insect bite

sharing food,

eating or drinking utensils

Using drinking

fountains

using to

ilets

or

showers

using a public phone

using public

swimming pools

opening a door

Conclusion

Medical studies confirms that the AIDS virus

cannot be transmitted via the following routes:

cups, glasses, using toilets or showers, swimming pools, opening a door,

mosquitoes, using a public phone, using drinking fountains, other insects or giving blood…

Jane woks at the center for Disease Control and Prevention. She works as a disease detective.

1.What does a disease detective do?

2.Where does a disease detective often go to work?

3.How does a disease detective work?

Listening:Listening:

Part 1

1.They are trying to ___________ and ______________ disease.

2. Jane usually asks people if they _____ __ _______, _________ or ______ ________. She also asks When they ______ _____

controlprevent

have a fever headachesore throat

got sick

3. She uses the information to find

out _____ _______ ____ _______.

4.some woks in _____________

where they _________ __________

and ____________ . Others travel to

_______ or _________ where there

are diseases and _____ ____ people

________ ______ ________

what caused the disease

laboratories

examine tests

samples

towns villages

talk to

who are sick

ListeningListeningPart 1:Part 1:1.1. What are the people at the Center trying to do?What are the people at the Center trying to do?

2. What kind of information does Jane collect? 2. What kind of information does Jane collect?

3. What does Jane do with the information she3. What does Jane do with the information she collect?collect?

4. How do the “disease detectives” do their job?4. How do the “disease detectives” do their job?

They are trying to control and prevent diseases.

Jane usually asks people if they have a fever, Headache or sore throat and when they got sick.

She uses the information she collects to find outwhat caused the disease.

Some detectives work in a laboratory, and others, travel to areas where a disease hasbroken out to collect information.

Part2:

1.How often does Jane go out to disease places?

2.How does she feel about her job?

about every three months

sometimes afraid but always careful

3. What advice does she give to protect oneself?

washing hands

not going to crowded places

wearing a mask if needed

see a doctor if you are sick

ListeningListeningPart 2:Part 2:Take notes of what you hear on the tape and use youTake notes of what you hear on the tape and use younotes to tell your partner about Jane’s work, how shenotes to tell your partner about Jane’s work, how shefeels about her job, and what advice she gives.feels about her job, and what advice she gives.

Goes out about every 3 months

Find out about new diseases from doctors and hospitals

Sometimes visits areas

Sometimes afraid but always

You can protect yourselves by washing hands and not going to crowded places; see a doctor if you’re sick

Listening Listening (WB)(WB)

Ken is learning about Ken is learning about

HIV / AIDS in school. HIV / AIDS in school.

His teacher has asked His teacher has asked

him to interview a him to interview a

doctor at the local doctor at the local

hospital and write a hospital and write a

report about basic HIV / report about basic HIV /

AIDS facts. Listen to AIDS facts. Listen to

the interview and help the interview and help

Ken prepare the report.Ken prepare the report.

What do the letters AIDS stand for?

HIV=HIV=Human Immunodeficiency VirusHuman Immunodeficiency Virus

A--A-- AcquiredAcquired

I--I--D--D--

S--S--

ImmuneImmuneDeficiencyDeficiencySyndromeSyndrome

Listen to the tape and use what you have learnt about

HIV / AIDS to answer the questions below.1.What does “acquired” mean?

2.What is the function of one’s immune system?

3.What does AIDS do to our immune system?

You get infected by the disease.

Protect your body from disease.

It weakens or breaks down the immune system.

4.4.How do people become infected with HIV / How do people become infected with HIV / AIDS?AIDS?

Most people get the HIV virus by:

1.Having sex with an infected person.

2.Sharing a needle (shooting drugs)

with an infected person.

3.Getting a transfusion of infected blood.

4.Being born when the mother is infected.

5. What can we do to protect 5. What can we do to protect ourselves from HIV / AIDS?ourselves from HIV / AIDS?

To decrease the risk of spreading To decrease the risk of spreading HIV:HIV:• Use condoms during sexual activity Use condoms during sexual activity

• Do not share drug injection equipment Do not share drug injection equipment

• Protect cuts, open sores, and your eyes Protect cuts, open sores, and your eyes and mouth from contact with blood.and mouth from contact with blood.

• Get enough nutrition and exercise more. Get enough nutrition and exercise more.

6. What can we do 6. What can we do to learn more to learn more about HIV / about HIV / AIDS?AIDS?

We can interview We can interview some experts or some experts or watch some watch some documentaries documentaries about HIV / AIDS.about HIV / AIDS.

Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks below.

1 When a person infected with HIV ________ 1 When a person infected with HIV ________ AIDS, he or she easily gets __________.AIDS, he or she easily gets __________.

2 A person with AIDS has a very _________ 2 A person with AIDS has a very _________ __________ ___________.__________ ___________.

3 Many AIDS patients die of _________ or 3 Many AIDS patients die of _________ or serious __________, but there are also many serious __________, but there are also many diseases that we have never __________ of.diseases that we have never __________ of.

4 Therefore, much of the __________ an AIDS 4 Therefore, much of the __________ an AIDS patient receives is meant to help the body patient receives is meant to help the body _________ ___________ against diseases._________ ___________ against diseases.

developssick

weakimmune system

infectionscolds

heard

treatment

defend itself

Speaking Speaking (Page 50)(Page 50) Practise supporting and challenging

an opinion

Topics:

1. AIDS is the most serious problem…1. AIDS is the most serious problem…

2. Drugs …2. Drugs …

3. Smoking …3. Smoking …

4. Drinking …4. Drinking …

5. SARS…5. SARS…

6. Cancer …6. Cancer …

Additional useful expressions

1. In my opinion/ personally, … because…

2. It is obviously true that …, because …

3. My advice is that …4. I will show some examples to

support my idea.5. It is time to make a decision that

…

40 million adults living with HIV/AIDS as of end 40 million adults living with HIV/AIDS as of end 20032003

A global view of AIDS patientsA global view of AIDS patients（WHO, UNAIDS to Dec.2003, unit:million)

adultadultChildreChildren under n under

1515In totalIn total

HIV infection in HIV infection in 20032003 4.2m4.2m 0.7m0.7m 5m5m

Death on AIDS in Death on AIDS in 20032003 2.5m2.5m 0.5m0.5m 3m3m

Death on AIDS from Death on AIDS from 1981 1981 20m+20m+

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

>估计数（ 万） 30 40 50 60 85 … 250 … 1000 …

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 … 2005 … 2010 …

HIV/AIDS in ChinaHIV/AIDS in China

Without Control…

Total infection number in ChinaTotal infection number in China （（ to 2003)to 2003)

1-5051-500501-10001001-50005001-10000>10000

HIV infection

How are HIV transmitted? Having unprotected sex with HIV-infected

person Sharing drug injection equipment like ne

edles Childbirth or breastfeeding if a mother ha

s HIV HIV-infected blood used in transfusion

ConclusioConclusionn

The first TV play in China focusing on AIDS

World AIDS DayDate : 1st DecemberSymbol: Red Ribbon