Unit 7

December 1 st

red ribbon love and carelove and care UnderstandingUnderstanding and supporting and supporting

Love ambassador

What is AIDS? AIDS is a disease that the body ’ s immune system and leaves a person against infection and illnesses. breaks down defenceless Listening

AIDS, which is caused by _____, can be transmitted via __________ sex, _______ blood __________ or through _______.AIDS, which is caused by _____, can be transmitted via __________ sex, _______ blood __________ or through _______. unprotected infected transfusion birth HIV

Since the first case was discovered in 1981, nearly 27 million have died of AIDS. AIDS.

Nowadays more than 40 million people in the world were living with HIV or AIDS.

Each year, more than 5 million people become infected with HIV.

5 people worldwide die of AIDS every minute of every day.

AIDS patients are becoming younger and younger.The total number of infected children in the world is more than 3 million.

Who is Xiaohua? Who is Xiaohua? What’s AIDS? What’s AIDS? How do people get AIDS? How do people get AIDS? Thousands of children become infected with HIV every day. What kind of life does she live? AIDS patients have to deal with people’s fear of the disease. Learn to live with HIV. Read the text quickly,find out the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Para.7

Name Xiaohua Age Character Suffering from How infected Her wishes Her attitude towards life 12 happy; smiles a lot and likes to talk to others AIDS through birth

Read the text again and choose the best answer. The passage mainly tells us_____. A. what is AIDS B. how miserable Xiaohua is C. what we should do towards AIDS and AIDS patients D. how terrible AIDS is

Can people become infected with HIV/AIDS by… shaking hands, hugging

eating together

using a public phone

getting a mosquito or insect bite

using toilets or showers

Imagine that one of your best friends becomes infected with AIDS. Will he or she feel frightened? What kind of things is he or she afraid of most? What will you do towards him/her? (Will you get away from him/ her ? Will you still study or play together? etc.) Discussion

Care for us and accept us - we are all human beings. Let’s listen to the voice of a AIDS patient. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. We can walk, we can talk, we have needs just like everyone else - don't be afraid of us - we are all the same!

Imagine that one of your best friends becomes infected with AIDS. Will he or she feel frightened? What kind of things is he or she afraid of most? What will you do towards him/her? (Will you get away from him/ her ? Will you still study or play together? etc.) Discussion

Write down your opinion towards AIDS and what you will do towards AIDS patients in the future.

How should we act towards people who have AIDS? What can we do to help them? We should be helpful,friendly and understanding. We can help them by learning more about the disease and by treating them as normal people

I wish I could remember more about my mum.and that she were here with me and that we weren’t sick.() I wish I could remember more about my mum.and that she were here with me and that we weren’t sick.(para.3) If I were to live long enough to have job, I would choose to be a doctor.helping these AIDS patients.() If I were to live long enough to have job, I would choose to be a doctor.helping these AIDS patients.(para.5) I wish people would find out the facts and not act as if I were a bad or dangerous person.() I wish people would find out the facts and not act as if I were a bad or dangerous person.(para.6) If I were you I would give an AIDS patient a hug.() If I were you I would give an AIDS patient a hug.(para.6) What are Xiaohua’s wishes? A dreaming girl

What did Xiaohua do when she knew her disease? 1. decide to … 2. spend her time (in) … 3. go to … use the limited time to help others telling sth. and encouraging sb. visit patientsin order to support them and cheer them up