Unit 9 A Helping Hand Carol Carol

How can they do if they are seriously ill?

Donation

Fast reading: Match each of the headings below with a paragraph in it.

 Para1  Para2  Para3  Para4  Para5  Para6  Para7  Para8  Para9 Good health care is important in fighting against poverty. What is the health care project. A man from a low-income family couldn’t afford proper treatment. Disease puts extra pressure on poor families. Luckily he got help from health care project. Some deadly diseases require special attention from government. Government’s responsibility for weakest members in society. The government’s efforts to fight poverty and improve health care. The government supports people in urban areas

 Para1  Para2  Para3  Para4 Luckily he got help from health care project. care project. The government supports people in urban areas What is the health care project. A man from a low-income family couldn’t afford proper treatment.

 Para5  Para6  Para7  Para8  Para9 Good health care is important in fighting against poverty. Some deadly diseases require special attention from government. Government’s responsibility for weakest members in society. The government’s efforts to fight poverty and improve health care. Disease puts extra pressure on poor families.

Careful reading:  1.What is the health care project?  2.Why is medical insurance so important to low-income families?  3.What is the government doing about AIDS in China?

1.What is the health care project? 2.Why is medical insurance so important to low-income families? The project is designed to encourage health care reform and reduce poverty. Because it can keep them out of poverty if a family member gets sick or has an accident.

3.What is the government doing about AIDS in China? The government is trying to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in China by providing information, free HIV/AIDS tests, and free treatment for those who cannot afford it. The government is trying to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in China by providing information, free HIV/AIDS tests, and free treatment for those who cannot afford it.

Choose the best answers 1.Thanks to______,Wang Lin was able to receive a treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health. A.his son in college B.the insurance for his family C.the health care project D.the kindness of his family and neighbors A.his son in college B.the insurance for his family C.the health care project D.the kindness of his family and neighbors C

2.According to the text, if Wang Lin had had ______,the sickness wouldn’t have caused such a big problem. A. a good job B. a high income C. insurance D. a good doctor to consult C

3.What’s the aim of new health care 3.What’s the aim of new health care project? project? A. Helping people get rid of poverty. B. Exploring and developing a new A. Helping people get rid of poverty. B. Exploring and developing a new health care model for China. C. Letting sick people treated properly. D. Providing medical insurance for health care model for China. C. Letting sick people treated properly. D. Providing medical insurance for the poor. the poor. D

4.In how many cities is the health project being treated? A.4. B.5. C.10. D.14. A.4. B.5. C.10. D.14. A

5.According to the United Nations AIDS agency’s report, how many people will be infected by AIDS in China by 2002 unless more is done to prevent the spread of the disease? A.9 million. B.10 million. C.11 million. D.12 million. A.9 million. B.10 million. C.11 million. D.12 million. B

Match the causes and effects 1.Many low-income families can’t afford medical insurance. 1.Many low-income families can’t afford medical insurance. 2.Low-income families can’t afford to pay for medical treatment. 2.Low-income families can’t afford to pay for medical treatment. 3.Low-income families 3.Low-income families can’t provide a healthy diet for their children. can’t provide a healthy diet for their children. 4.The government is providing free health care for low-income families. 4.The government is providing free health care for low-income families. A.Low-incomefamilies A.Low-incomefamilies are able to receive treatment. are able to receive treatment. B.When a family member gets sick,the family falls into poverty. member gets sick,the family falls into poverty. C.Children in low-income families often get sick. D.Measures to fight poverty will not work. D B C A

Difficult Sentences 1.To make matters worse, he also had a son in college who had taken a bank to pay for his studies. make matters worse 使情况更困难或更危险  （ 1 ） to make matters worse  =what ’ s worse  =worse still  =to make things worse  =even worse

2 ）插入语的其他常见形式 what’s more 而且，另外 in other words 换句话说 by the way 顺便说一下 all in all 总而言之 on the other hand 另一方面 in short 简而言之 judging from... 从 …… 方面来判断 generally speaking 通常来讲 to tell you the truth 实话告诉你 to be honest 诚实讲

2.They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick, nor can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet. consult with 向 …… 咨询 ; 查阅 （ 1 ） v. 查阅（书籍等），（向专业人员 等）咨询，请教 to consult a dictionary 查阅字典 to consult a lawyer 向律师咨询 Have you consulted a doctor about your disease? 你找医生看过你的病吗？

（ 2 ） consult with （很少用被动语态） 与 …… 交换意见，与 …… 协商 Before we can accept the management’s offer we must consult with the workers again. 我们在接受投资方提出的提议以应 前再同工人们商量商量。

2.They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick, nor can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet. Nor 是和前面的 cannot 相呼应, 表示否定, 而 且后面的部分要倒装. I don’t know much about the medical care reform, nor does my wife.

Phrases 1. 被诊断为 2. 下岗工人 3. 更糟糕的是 4. 银行贷款 5. 半价 6. 多亏 7. 主旨在于  Be diagnosed with  A laid-off worker  To make matters worse  Take a bank loan  At half the cost  Thanks to  Aim at

8. 医疗保健项目 9. 到目前为止 10. 进入 11. 靠 … 生活 12. 医疗保险  Health and medical aid programme  So far  Access to  Live on  Medical insurance

Read the passage on Page 75 and fill in the blanks with one to three words. The poverty and the poor health care of low-income families The government’s efforts to fight poverty and poor health care Low-income families cannot afford to pay for 1________, that is to say, they cannot afford to 2 _____a doctor or 3______medicine.

The government encourages health care form and reduces poverty by designing a health care project which provides poor patients with treatment at 4____or less to help them get treated properly. The Chinese government is working with other countries and international organizations to explore and develop a new 5_______ for China.

The government encourages people to 6_________ in order that other measures to fight poverty will work. The government has vowed to stop the spread of AIDS by providing free 7_______ Low-income families cannot provide 8___ for their children. Many low-income families cannot afford to 9_______. Low-income families live on allowance 10____________.

Discussion:  What do you think of the health and medical aid programme?  Do you have another good idea to deal with the problem?

Home work  1.Read the text again.  2.Finish the exercises of language study part.