高中英语人教大纲第二册上Unit7Livingwithdisease(第四课时)

1、The Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims：1Learn the following words and phrases： weep，cell，chemical，radiation，fighter, a great many，on the contrary2Train the students integrating skills, especially reading and writing skills3Talk about cancer and the patients attitude towards cancerTeaching Important Points：1

2、Master some useful words and expressions appearing in the text2Learn to write a personal narrative essayTeaching Difficult Points：1How to understand the reading material exactly2How to write a personal narrative essay betterTeaching Methods：1Askingandanswering activity to check the students understa

3、nding of the reading material2Review method to consolidate the language points in this unit3Individual，pair or group work to finish each taskTeaching Aids：1a tape recorder2a projector3the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Greetings Greet the whole class as usual.Step II Revision and Leadin T：In t

4、he second period，weve read a passage about a person living with AIDS, What kind of disease is AIDS? Ss：AIDS is a diease that breaks down the bodys Immune system and leaves a person defenseless against infections and illness T：1n what way does AIDS spread?Ss：Through b1ood and other body liquids, By h

5、aving unprotected sex, by receiving infected blood transfusion and through birth T：What attitude does Xiao Hua have when she found she had got AIDS? Ss：She was not discouraged but decided to use the limited time she has left to do something to help Other AIDS patients and she did so T：Well，today we

6、are going to read about another person who got cancerWe all know that cancer does not spread from one person to another，though it is also a kind of serious disease, The text in this period will tell us what has happened to the cancer patient and how his life has changedNow，1ets 1earn the new wordsTh

7、en we11 read the textLook at the screen (Teacher shows the screen and then deals with the new words briefly)diagnosedaIgnauzvta great manyweepwi：pvidisruptdIsrptvtchemicalkemIkln；adjfighter/faltn.Richards/rIdzsamplesa：mpln.cellseln.contagiousknteId3sadj.radiationreIdIeInn.contrarykDntrrIadj.on the c

8、ontrary Step III Reading T：Well，now please open your books at Page 55Read the passage quickly and rind out how cancer is caused and how cancer changed the writers life (A few minutes later，teacher checks the answers) T：OKHave you found the answers? Ss：Yes T：How is cancer caused? Wang Li，you try，plea

9、se S1：Cancer begins in cellsThere are many types of cells in the body and each has a special functionIn a healthy body, cells grow and divide to produce new cells only when it necessaryIf the production of cells is discupted，cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time，making it difficult for t

10、he body to function properlyThis way，people got cancer T：Very goodSit down，pleaseHow did cancer change the writers 1ife? Volunteer? S2：First，the writer felt empty and hopelessThen he began to receive treatment and fought against the i11ness, suffering great pain and difficultyLater，he found the stre

11、ngth to recover with the help of his family and friends. After fourteen months successful treatment，he was able to go homeBut the cancer in his body has just been defeated for the momentIt can come back at any time and the struggle wil1 never end，so he says his life has not yet ended but really begu

12、nHe has changed his attitude towards lifeHe has learnt to appreciate every minutes of each day T：Well doneNow please Listen to the tape of the passage and further under stand itAt the same time, underline all the useful expressions (Teacher plays the tape firstThen shows the following on the screen)

13、1The next step is to carry out the plan . 2We have things to do at present 3一Are you nearly through? 一 ，Ive only just begun4They the birds the cages5He is by driving his car so fast 6Stop discussing ，please7He is as one of the richest men in EuropeT：OKNow please 1ook at the screen and find the right

14、 phrase in the text to complete each sentenceDo it quickly. Then I'll cheek the answers Suggested answers： 1to the full 2a great many 3on the contrary 4freedfrom 5taking a chance 6for the moment 7thought of T：Well doneNow please read the text for a few minutes，paying attention to the languageSte

15、p Discussion T：OKNOW stop reading and lets have a discussionLook at the questions on the screen and then work in groups of four 1compare the writers situation with that of Xiao Hua in the reading passageHow are their experiences similar or different? 2How do you think your life would change if you f

16、ound out that you had an incurable disease? (After the students discuss for a while，teacher asks some students to answer the questions) T：OKStop discussingWhod like to talk about the first question? Any volunteer? S1：Ill try itBoth Xiao Hua and the writer got an incurable diseaseNeither of them give

17、 in to the diseaseThey both fought against it and try to make their limited lifetime more meaningfulAs to the difference between themXiao Hua got AIDS through birthShe not only has to suffer from the disease，but also have to deal with peoples fear of the disease，whi1e the writer got cancer because t

18、he production of cells in his body is disruptedCancer does not spread from one person to another，so he is taken good care of by his family and friendsT：Quite well，what about the second question? Any volunteer?S2：Let me have a tryIf I found out that I had an incurable disease，I think my life would ch

19、ange as the writers life，Because the existence of our life is happiness to our family and friends T：Well doneNow，please turn to Page 56Look at Part 4You are asked to draw a timeline of your life and mark the best times(the highs)and the worst times(the lows)Then write down sentences to tell what som

20、e events that made you very happy were, what made you so sad，and what some points were in your life when you made a change or learnt an important lessonYou can referring to the following exampleAre you clear? Ss：Yes (The students begin to do itAfter that，teacher says the following to go on will the

21、next part)Step V Writing T：OKNow its your turn to write an essay about an important event in your life or another persons lifeFirst look at the instruction to Writing on Page 56Then write your own essay Failure in the National ExaminationUniversity is not the only way to successCao Yang who is my ne

22、ighbour, will never forget the day when he knew the result of the National Examination, by which you could get the “licence” to enter the universityHowever，he lost the opportunity to step into the threshold of the universityAt that moment，he felt he nearly callapsed onto the ground and thought the r

23、oad to his future life was completely b1ocked He didnt want to try it again, because it would cost his family a lot of money，what he most wanted to do at that moment was to go to work as soon as possibleThus，he could earn enough money to support his family The difficulties he encounted in his work m

24、ade him feel the lack of enough knowledgeFrom then on，he made up his mind to catch up with updated technologyBy fully making use of every minute he could get after work，he immersed himself into study and eventually he became an expertLater on，when his workmates met with the problems in their work，th

25、ey all came to him and he could always get them done properly Through his efforts，he has made great achievements in his lifeHe now feels that university is not the only way to successIt was the failure in the National Examination that taught him nobody should shrink back in front of difficulties. On

26、 the contrary，wed better think of it as a precious gift that the God gives us to realise our goalsStep CheckpointT：In this unitweve mainly talk about deadly diseases and attitudes towards AIDS and cancer，etc, so weve learnt a lot of useful words and expressions about this topicHow can we remember so

27、 many new words? The following tips on the screen can help youLook at the screen and 1ets go through them togetherWays to remember and understand new words：You can put new words into groups to remember and understand them togetherFor example，some words have similar meaning1ike cure and heal，both mea

28、ning “to make something better”Others belong to the same category，like AIDS and cancer，which are both diseasesTry to think more ways that you can group new words (After that)T：Now，please 1ook at the following words and phrases on the screen and group them in at least two different categoriesimmune，d

29、efenseless，infection，cure, contract，virus，suffer，discourage, specialist，lonely，eventually, break down, die of，cheer up，deal with，as if,a lack of Suggested answers：1immune，defenseless，infection，cure，contract，virus，suffer 2discourage，specialist, 1onely，eventually，break down，die of，cheer up，deal with,

30、as if, a lack ofT：Well, now 1ook at these words on the screenWhat Other words do they make you think of?AIDS，immune，defenseless infected, cure, contract, virus, sufferSs：Transmit，prevention, illness, treatment，defensive, diagnose, contagious，sick，hospital，(in)curable, spread，recoverT：YesYouve collec

31、ted so many words which can be used to talk about diseaseNext, please look at the two sentences on the blackboard and rewrite them using “I wish” and “If”. (Bb：1I dont know where he lives 2People are afraid of SARS because they don't know much about it) T：Whod like to have a try? Please come to t