选修7_Unit21_lesson3_Epidemics_Explained2.pptVIP

* Epidemics Explained Do you remember SARS ? What did you feel when SARS was spreading? What’s the outcome of SARS ? Besides SARS, what other diseases can be epidemic? AIDS, flu, TB, Justinian’s Plague, the Black Death Epidemics throughout history Match the five paragraphs (A-E) with gaps 2,4, 7, 9 and 11 in the text. A B C D E Paragraph 2 Paragraph4 Paragraph 7 Paragraph 9 Paragraph 11 Reading strategies: Sequencing of information 1.Read the text with gaps to get the general idea and see how it develops 2.Read the sentences before and after the gaps to give you an idea of what the beginning or end of the missing paragraph might refer to 3. Read the missing paragraphs and look for these references. 4. If a paragraph doesn’t seem to fit , you may have made a mistake, so carefully reread each paragraph. 774 The whole world The Black Death 500-550AD number of the people died areas epidemic time 774 The whole world The Black Death 500-550 AD number of the people died areas epidemic time Justinian’s Plague （查士丁尼瘟疫） North Africa The Mid East Europe 25-50 percent of the population In the 1330’s Asia - worldwide one half to one third 1918 The Great Flu Epidemic 25-50 million 2002- 2003 SARS China - worldwide Match each epidemic with the statements Justinian’s Plague one of the earliest on record Perfect conditions were provided for the disease to spread The most acute worldwide epidemic It was actually a disease called bubonic plague 黑死病 It was one of the key causes of the fall of an empire The Black Death Perfect conditions were provided for the disease to spread Less populated areas were less severely affected It was completely new to physicians Most people had no natural defenses against the disease The Great Flu Epidemic The most acute worldwide epidemic It is also called the Spanish Flu It struck near the end of the First World War More people died of the flu than died in the war