9 Health Care

Step 1 Listen and answer:

1.Was Wang Lin cured or not?

2. How much was spent on the poor people by 2003?

3.What is another big challenge for the government?

Step 2 Scanning

Read the passage and try to come up with the general idea of each paragraph. Then ask students to fill in the chart to see if they have got a general understanding of the whole passage.

Main Idea

Paragraph A A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to _____ _____ ___________.

Paragraph B With ___ _____ ______ _________ help, Wang Lin’s disease was __________.

Paragraph C A new health project ____ _____ ____ exploring and developing a new health care model for China.

Paragraph D Many urban Chinese are ______ ________money ________ by the government.

Paragraph E poor families _______ ________ proper health care..

Paragraph F Health care project is very _________ in our country’s efforts to ______ ______.

Paragraph G The Chinese government is taking measures to _______ _____ _______ ___ ___.

Paragraph H People must ______ ______ ________ if society is to develop and prosper.

Paragraph I Our country is working hard to fight _________ and improve __________ _____

The main idea of the passage: The Passage gives a brief introduction to ____ ______ ______ ________ in our country, and it emphasizes on the________ that our government is making to fight poverty and improve health care by _______ ________ _____ Wang Lin.

Step 3. Post-reading

A. 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

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

3.What’s the aim of new health care project?

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 the poor.

4.According to the United Nations AIDS agency’s report, how many people will be infected by AIDS in China by 2020 unless more is done to prevent the spread of the disease?

A.9 million. B.10 million. C.11 million. D.12 million.

5.In how many cities is the health project being treated?

A.4. B.5. C.10. D.14.

6.The text “A Helping Hand” is mainly about______.

A. millions of Chinese people in urban areas can’t afford proper health care

B. the Chinese government is taking measures to prevent the spread of AIDS

C. a new health care project is being explored and developed in China

D. people must help each other if society is to develop and prosper

B. Read the passage 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 7____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 8_______ for China.

The government encourages people to 9_________ in order that other measures to fight poverty will work.

The government has vowed to stop the spread of AIDS by providing free 10_______

Low-income families cannot provide 4___ for their children.

Many low-income families cannot afford to 5_______.

Low-income families live on allowance 6____________.

Step 3 Language points

ParagraphA

1．

thanks to

owing to

because of

Thanks to your advice, I am keeping a healthy diet now.

Owing to the rain ,the match was cancelled.

2．a laid-off worker

Lay off him! Can’t you see he’s badly hurt? ( 不再做打擾人、討人厭等的事, 不理會)

You must lay off alcohol for a while.(不再做或有害的事物)

They were laid off because of the lack of new orders. lay off (解雇；下崗).

to make matters worse:=____________________________________________________更虛糟糕的是(可作插入語)，使事情更糟

To make things worse, he had no money with him.

4.take a bank loan

ParagraphB:

5.Analyze the sentence “If I had had insurance, …………..else in my family.”

6.at a/the cost of 以……代價

I had a small room at a cost of fifteen cents per night.

The war was won at a great cost.

We are determined to get our rights at all costs.

ParagraphC:

7.aim at 以…為目的/目標，be aimed at目標/目的是

He aimed (his gun)at the target, fired and missed it.(瞄準、對準)

She is aiming at a scholarship. （向某方向努力、力爭）

My remarks were not aimed at you.（評論、批評等針對某人）

We must aim at increasing/to increase exports.（意欲、企圖、力求做某事）

8.access 通路 ，進入的道路

Have access to 接近，利用

E.g. The only access to the farm was a dirt road .

9.provide

1). Provide sth . (for sb)提供 ， 給 ， 準備

E.g. If you pay us a visit , we can provide a meal at any time .

2. Provide…with 給 ……提供

E.g. Was he able to provide you with information.

10.So far 到目前為止

e.g So far ，so good

So far he has done very well at school .

ParagraphD:

11.Live on 以……為生（食物、金錢等物質）

Live by doing 以干……為生（謀生手段）

Live a …life 過……樣的生活

E.g.1). We live on wheat and rice.

2) . The old couple live a simple life.

3) They live by fishing.

4)They lived _______ two war.

5) I don't enjoy the pain, but I can live______ it

ParagraphE:

12 . be forced into poverty = ?

13.hospital fees fee n. 1.) (付給律師、醫生等的)酬金,服務費[C] . 恐怕我付不起給醫生的酬金。___________________________________________ 2.) 費(如學費、會費、入場費等)[C] . 他們收一點注冊費。___________________________________________________ 3.) 賞金,小帳[C] vt. 付費(或小帳)給 她付給侍者小費。_____________________________________________________

14.consult vt. 1.) 與...商量 I\'ll do nothing without consulting( with)you. 我采取行動之前一定和你商量。 2.) 找(醫生)看病;請教 He went to town to consult his doctor. 他進城去看醫生。 3.) 查閱(詞典、參考書等) He consulted his notebook repeatedly during his speech. 他講演時不斷看他的筆記本。

Consult/refer to/turn to a dictionary. Look up sth in a dictionary4.) 當顧問[(+for)] The retired executive consults for several large companies. 那位退休的總裁在好幾家大公司當顧問。

15.purchase=?

16.put extra pressure on the family

Extra lessons on Sundays put more pressure on Liming, who already has pile of homework.

在壓力下________________ 血壓_______________ 氣壓________________

ParagraphG

17.vow發誓，起誓；swear (swore, sworn) 極其認真、明確或鄭重地說或允諾；（使某人）就（某事）宣誓

1)In order to meet this challenge , the Chinese government has vowed to provide free AIDS tests for the general public as well as free treatment.

2)She swore that she had never seen it.

3)Are you willing to swear in court that you saw him do it?

4）Witnesses have to swear on Bible (to tell the truth).

ParagraphH

18. Leave sth ./ sb behind 意為“留下,遺留, 忘記攜帶”

Q.g. The luggage has been left behind !

Don’t leave me behind !

paragraphI

19. meet all the needs

meet the challenge

meet the demand

Make (both) ends meet 使收支相抵；維持生活

20.be serious about,

1)Are you really serious about him? Do you have sincere affection for him?

2)Is she serious about learning to be a pilot?

be curious about=?

21.get treated/burnt/lost/hurt/drunk/killed/married/excited/paid

Cleaning women in big cities usually get paid by the hour.

22. …are signs that the government is serious about health care

Step 4 Key verb phrases

be diagnosed with suffer from

have an income of make matters worse

take a bank loan to pay for depend on

prevent ….from doing …….. decide to do …

happen to sb get insurance for sb

be aimed at be designed to do

provide easy access to sb.提供通往。。。的便利的通道

live on money given to them by make a living

cover the most fundamental needs put extra pressure on sb.

afford to do sth keep a healthy diet

be forced into poverty spend ….on

vow to do be judged by

be left behind cover many aspects

provide …for sb meet all the needs

Construct sentences using the verb phrases

1.星期天額外的課程給Tom施加了更多的壓力，他已經有一堆的作業要做。（用上who引導的定語從句）

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2. Lily的父母都是下崗工人，她只有向銀行借貸支付大學學費（用上whose引導的定語從句）

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3.新學期伊始,學校開展了爭做 “好學生,好公民”的活動 (用上aimed at being…)

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4.作為一個交換留學生，你不得不學會怎么來依靠自己。

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5.Jack每個月全部工資只有300元，不能滿足基本的所需。（用who引導的定語從句或者with a total income of）

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6.天越來越黑，更糟的是，我們在森林里迷路了。_____________________________________________________________________________

7.政府應該采取措施保護河流免受污染。

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Integrating Reading Skills The Little Mould That Could (P79)

Step 1. Scan the passage

A. Listen and answer:

1. What could the little mould do? ___________________________________________

2.Who discovered it? When was it discovered? ____________________________________

3.What is its name? ___________________________

B. Find the main idea

( )Paragraph 1 A Fleming was excited about his discovery, which he called Penicillin, but other scientists showed no interest.

( )Paragraph 2 B Penicillin played a very important role during the World War II and at present as well.

( )Paragraph 3 C Fleming discovered a mould that can kill bacteria by accident.

( )Paragraph 4 D Health care in the past was often dangerous and risky.

( )Paragraph 5 E Alexander Fleming invented many ways to treat the wounded during the World War I

Step 2 Careful reading

Choose the best answers:

1.Before the discovery of penicillin, medical treatment were _________.

A. expensive B. effective C. dangerous D. simple

2.It was not until_____that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognized?

A. World WarⅠ B. World WarⅡ C.1928 D.1929

3.When did Fleming receive the Nobel Prize with the two other scientists?

A. In 1914. B. In 1928. C. In 1929. D. In 1945.

4.From Paragraph 4 of the text “The Little Mould That Could” we can see that Fleming was all the following except______.

A. confident B. strong-willed C. hard-working D. kind and warm-hearted

5. When Fleming saw the mould growing in the jar, he was surprised because _______.

A moulds did not usually grow in he jar B he was not looking for it

C. the mould had stopped growing D. the mould had killed the bacteria

6.When Fleming reported his discovery, other scientists _________.

A .did not believe him B. did not care

C did not understand him D did not agree with him

7. The discovery of penicillin has led to all of the following except _________.

A. new treatment B safer hospital C. fewer diseases D. better health care

Step 3. Read the passage again and retell the life experience of Fleming and how he discovered penicillin.

Alexander Fleming was a young doctor in ____ ____ _____ when a German chemist _______ a chemical treatment to cure ___ _______ _______. Fleming began using it in his clinic. Then in 1914, he had to go to the battlefield to______ _______ ________ during World WarⅠ, when he invented many ways to treat the wounded. After returning from the war, he went on with the ________ _____the chemical because he believed it could ______ ________ . One day, he found a mould was growing in some old glass _______. To his surprise, the bacteria he had been growing had _____. He believed that it was the mould, ______ later he called penicillin ____ killed the bacteria. Penicillin was a great discovery. It played a very important role during World War Ⅱ and as well as at present time. Fleming was _______ Nobel Prize ____ his great discovery in 1945.

Step 4 Language points

suffer deadly infections as a result of operations (Para.1)

cure, curable, incurable, treat

It was not until after the war that he made his most important discovery.(Para2)

It was not until World War Two that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognized.(the last para.)

clean up (Para. 3), clear up

The workwomen cleaned up (the mess) before they left. （除去垃圾等）

Clean up a room for a party. (打掃干凈)

He clean up a small fortune. (掙得，贏得)

I hope it clears up this afternoon

Has your rash cleared up?（你的皮疹痊愈了嗎？）

Please clear up the mess in here before you go. (使整潔，清理)

be excited about (Para. 4)

belong to (Para. 4)

Despite their lack of interest, Fleming kept trying to develop the chemical so that it would be safe and effective. (Para. 4)

Explain the last sentence of the whole passage.

9 as a result of （造成某種結果的）原因

as a result 結果是

result from 因…的結果發生

result in 結果是

She won the scholarship as a result of her hard work.

Illness often results from poverty.

I’m sure the government’s efforts to stop the spread of AIDS will result in success.

10．despite =in spite of 盡管；不管；縱使

Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.

Sir Fleming remained modest despite his achievements.