高一第二册 Module 1 Our Body and Healthy Habits 第 4 课时 Cultural corner 哈尔滨市尚志中学 初成智

Learning aims: 1.We will learn about the health care system in three different countries. 2.We will discuss and write a paragraph about a small health problem.

Match the paragraphs with the general ideas: Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The health care system of America. The health care system in Britain. The characteristics of the health care system in Canada. A general introduction to the health care system.

SKIMMING To know more about the health care systems in foreign countries, please skim the text and answer the questions: 1. How many countries are mentioned in the text? What are they? 2. What problems are there in Britain Health Care System? 3. What is the problem of American Health Care System? 4. Do Canadians pay for their medical fees?

READING FOR DETAILS 1.Which of the following countries hasn’t free health care system? A. Britain B. America C. Canada D. None of the above

2. Which country is the first country in the world to have a free health care system paid for by the government? A. Britain B. American C. Canada D. None of the above

3.The general idea of this passage is _____. A. to introduce the health care systems in Britain, America and Canada. B. to analyze( 分析） the advantages and disadvantages of a health care system. C. to tell us which country has the best health care system. D. Health insurance helps a lot in paying for medical fees.

Work in pairs and fill in the table. Country The way to pay Problems Britain America Canada the government + health insurance The government has not put enough money to he health service. insurance companies The poor have both health and money problems. completely by the government /

1. 医疗系统 2. 支付 3. 直到最近 Read the passage again and find the following phrases or sentences. 1. the health care system 2. pay for 3.until recently

4. as a result 5. private heath insurance 6. the health insurance company 4. 结果 5. 私人医疗保险 6. 医疗保险公司

7. 英国是世界上第一个实行免费医疗的 国家, 费用由政府部门支付。 Britain was the first country in the world to have a free health care system paid for by the government.

8. 在英国, 政府部门投入医疗服务的 资金不够。 In Britain the government has not put enough money into the health service.

9. 在美国医院归私人所有, 医疗保 险公司支付医生的工资和医院的 开销。 In America, hospitals are privately owned and the health insurance company pays the doctors and the hospitals.

10. 这种医疗系统的的问题是穷人们没有 钱购买医疗保险。 The problem with this system is that poorer people don’t have the money to pay for private health insurance.

DISCUSSING Discuss the following questions related to the health care system of China: 1. Who pays for the health care in China ? By the government or citizen( 市民 ) themselves ? 2. Do most of the people in China have health care system ? 3. Now that the new policy of health care system for farmers has come into force, will they benefit a lot ? Why ? Why not ?

new type of rural cooperative medical care system 新型农村合作医疗制度

Put the following sentences in the right order. Writing

a. He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine. b. I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. c. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms.

d. For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. e. And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great! f. I am a sixteen-year-old boy.

g. So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. h. Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. the right order is gfdbhcea

Homework Write a passage about a small health problem that you have had. 1.Begin with some information about yourself. 2. Say what the problem was.

3. Explain what you did or what happened. 4. Explain how things ended.