Unit 9 Health care

Warming up Discuss the following questions in pairs.

What would you do if Someone in your family got seriously ill?

Your parents lost their jobs.

You were sick but could not pay for medical treatment. You could not afford to go to school.

1.What would you do if you could not afford to go to school ? 点拔 :afford 用法小结 : 通常与 can, could, be able to 连用. 1). afford +n. e.g.: Can we afford a new car? 2 ). afford + to do sth. 有时间或金钱做 … 事 e.g.: We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.

Reading

A Helping Hand

Lead in 1. Can you think of the situations where people need help? 2. While one is in such situations, which organization can help besides the people around him or her? 1. Can you think of the situations where people need help? 2. While one is in such situations, which organization can help besides the people around him or her? The WHO together with the government. Serious illness, jobless, accidents, wars, disasters…

1. prosper v. 繁荣，兴旺 prosperity n. 2. urban 城市的，城镇的 rural 农村的 3. carpenter 木匠 4. diagnose v. 诊断 5. tuberculosis 结核病 6. a laid-off worker 下岗工人 7. income 收入 8. loan n. 借款 9. insurance n. 保险，保险业 10. clinic n. 诊所

bad housing condition no healthy diet cannot afford to purchase medical insurance no good education unemployment poverty AIDS accidents government programmes

Sample passage Nowadays, … … are still suffering from unemployment. It can be a … … cause of poverty. As we know, poverty is a social phenomenon that can cause … … … …. The unemployed usually

have a low income even no income, so they … … to improve their housing condition, to have a healthy diet, to buy medical insurance, and to take up good education. We all know many people are infected with AIDS because of … … education. So when the

poor get serious disease like AIDS, or when accidents happen to them, they … … … …. So with our country ’ s economic developing, government programmes should be made to … ….

Scanning and skimming Paragraph A: A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to pay for treatment. Paragraph A: A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to pay for treatment.

Explanation 1.be diagnosed with: be identified with a disease e.g. Mary is diagnosed with AIDS when she was only seven years old. This sentence means that when Mary was seven, the doctor told her that she had the disease AIDS. 1.be diagnosed with: be identified with a disease e.g. Mary is diagnosed with AIDS when she was only seven years old. This sentence means that when Mary was seven, the doctor told her that she had the disease AIDS.

After _____ with cancer, the patient didn ’ t have the courage to live on. A. diagnosing B. to be diagnosed C. diagnosed D. to diagnose c

2. lay sb. off: dismiss sb. If sb. is laid off, it means she or he loses her or his job. And the adjective “ laid-off ” comes from this phrase. e.g.: Lay him off. Can ’ t you see he is badly hurt? The boss laid us off for no reason. 2. lay sb. off: dismiss sb. If sb. is laid off, it means she or he loses her or his job. And the adjective “ laid-off ” comes from this phrase. e.g.: Lay him off. Can ’ t you see he is badly hurt? The boss laid us off for no reason.

Translate: 由于效益不佳，工厂不得不解雇五名工人，王林就是下岗 职工中的一名。 The factory has to lay off at least 50 workers because of the low benefits, thus Wang Lin becomes one of the laid-off workers. lay sth. aside 把 … … 放在一边 e.g.: He laid aside his book and stood up. lay sth. down 放下，停止， 中断（工作），放弃 e.g.: Both sides were urged to lay down their arms. Translate: 由于效益不佳，工厂不得不解雇五名工人，王林就是下岗 职工中的一名。 The factory has to lay off at least 50 workers because of the low benefits, thus Wang Lin becomes one of the laid-off workers. lay sth. aside 把 … … 放在一边 e.g.: He laid aside his book and stood up. lay sth. down 放下，停止， 中断（工作），放弃 e.g.: Both sides were urged to lay down their arms.

He had great difficulty in supporting his family because he had been _____ off for a long time. A. laidB. taken C. cutD. separated A

***lay sb. flat ***lay the table ***lay 30 eggs ***lay / lie 的时态与词形变化。 把某人击倒在地 摆设餐桌 下 30 个蛋 产卵；放置： laid laid laying 躺；位于： lay lain lying 说谎： lied lied lying