1. Unit 7

2. Summary: disease toothache headache backache lung disease heart disease Liver trouble Kidney disease cold SARS cancerAIDS DEADLY DISEASE

3. What do letters “AIDS” stand for? AIDS Page 123

4. What do letters AIDS stand for? Circle the correct words from the list below. A= Acquired Addicted Awful I= Insane Infection Immune D= Disease Deficiency Disabled S= Syndrome Symbol Sickness

5. 1.To “Acquire” something is to _____something. So “acquired” means that you can get infected with the_______. 2.“immune” comes from “immune system”, the system that _________our body from diseases. 3.“acquired immune” tells us that this is a disease that we can get from other people and that has something to ____ _____our immune system. get disease protects do with

6. 4. If something is “deficient”, it means that it isn’t __________properly, it isn’t working the way it should. So “acquired immune deficiency” means that ___ _______we were born with a good immune system, we have now got a diseases that ______ ______the immune system. 5. Syndrome means all the bad things that happen to your body when the Immune system doesn’t_____. functioning even though breaks down work

7. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks below. ( part 2 ) 1 When a person infected with HIV ________ AIDS, he or she easily gets ______. 2 A person with AIDS has a very ______ ________ ________. 3 Many AIDS patients die of _________ or serious ______, but there are also many diseases that we have never _______ of. 4 Therefore, much of the __________ an AIDS patient receives is meant to help the body _________ _______ against diseases. develops sick weak immune system infections colds heard treatment defend itself

8. How much do you know about AIDS? Let’s have an AIDS Quiz! PAGE 49

9. AIDS QUIZ Decide which of these statements are true and which are false. 1. Only bad people get AIDS. 2. I can become infected with HIV by swimming in a pool, holding hands or kissing someone with HIV. 3. In 2004, there were 40 million people living with HIV/ AIDS in the world. 4. People who have not injected drugs do not need to get tested for HIV. F F T F

10. 5. If I had HIV, I would know because I feel sick. 6. HIV/ Aids is difficult to cure. 7. People who have HIV look different from everyone else. 8. It is safe to be friends with people who are living with HIV/ AIDS. 9. World AIDS Day is on December 1 st. F T F T T

11. How can the AIDS virus be transmitted? be transmitted?

12. using cups and glasses

13. using toilet seats

14. using swimming pools

15. Oh, darling! Bite me Gently! mosquito or insect bites

16. giving blood

17. hugging

18. shaking hands

19. kissing

20. Other public equipment

21. cups, glasses, toilet seats, swimming pools, mosquitoes, other insects or giving blood ■ Medical studies show that the AIDS virus cannot be transmitted via the following routes: cups, glasses, toilet seats, swimming pools, mosquitoes, other insects or giving blood. ■ So it’s safe to be friends with AIDS patients.

22. BLOOD SEX MOTHER

24. AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and the No.1 cause of death due to infectious disease. It has become the worst medical disaster ever experienced by humankind.

25. In 2002, more than 40 million people in the world were living with HIV or AIDS.

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

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

28. Do you know something about this red ribbon? this red ribbon? It is the international symbol of HIV and AIDS awareness.

29. It means that we should give AIDS patients love and care, understanding and support. 点击图片欣赏视频

30. FIGHT AGAINST AIDS !