高中英语新人教版选修6 Unit3 A Healthy Life--Language study(p

LanguagestudyHIVisthevirusthatcausesAIDS.AIDSstandsforAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.(后天免疫缺损综合症）WarmingupvirusSomefacts:Bytheendof2003,anestimated42millionaroundtheworldwerelivingwithHIV/AIDS.Duringtheyear,5millionpeoplebecameinfectedandanestimated3millionpeopledied.Aboutone-thirdofpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSare15-24yearsofage.Morethan7millionpeopleinAsiaandthePacificarelivingwithHIV/AIDS.HIVinfectionhastakenrootinSouthAsiaandposesathreattodevelopmentandpovertyalleviationeffortsintheregion.Step1:Beforeyourreading:1.DiscusswhatyouknowaboutHIV/AIDSwithyourclassmates.2.Nowmakealistofwordsyoumightreadintheposter.Step2:Readtheposter,thenanswerthequestions:1.What’savirus?Avirusisaverysmalllivingthingthatcausedisease.2.HowdoesHIVaffectpeople’shealth?HIVvirusweakensaperson’simmunesystemandeventuallyitdamagestheimmunesystemsomuchthatthebodycanonlongerfightagainstdisease.3.WhatisthedifferencebetweenAIDSandHIV?HIVisavirus,whileAIDSisthestageoftheillnesscausedbyHIV.4.IsthereacureforAIDSandHIVatthemoment?Step3:Thispassagecanbedividedintothreesections.What’sthepurposeofeachsection?Section1:Section2:Section3:Backgroundinformationaboutwhatthediseases.Waystoprotectyourself.Somecommonmythsdispelled.Step4:Decidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.ItisdangeroustogetclosetoapersonwithAIDS.2.ItisverylikelythatyouwilldieifyoubecomeinfectedwithHIV.3.YoucanonlygetHIVfrominjectingdrugs.FTFHIV/AIDSisonlyspreadthroughdirectcontactwithinfectedbloodorsexualfluids.YoucanalsogetHIV/AIDSfromunprotectedsexwithaninfectedperson.4.EvidenceshowsthatmengetAIDSmoreeasilythanwomen.5.Itcouldbedangeroustohavesexwithoutusingacondom.6.IfbloodorsexualfluidsinfectedwithHIVgetintosomeone’sbody,thatpersoncouldbecomeinfectedtoo.TTFWomenareslightlymorelikelytobecomeinfected.7.Youshouldn’thugapersonwithHIV/AIDS.8.ItiseasytotellwhenapersonhasHIV/AIDS.FFYoucannotgetAIDSfromhuggingsomeone.Aninfectedpersonneedsallthesupportyoucangivethem.ApersonwithHIVcanappearperfectlyhealthy.ItisonlyinthelaststagesofAIDSthatapersonlookssick.