大学综合教程第一册Unit 4.ppt

Unit 4 Dealing with AIDS Text Comprehension Language Work Note-writing Dictation Text Comprehension Pre-reading Main idea / Theme Structural analysis Questions Extension Pre-reading Looking up information What kind of disease do you know AIDS is? 1. about the name — an acronym for… 2. the cause 3. symptoms 4. transmission and the way to prevent infection 5. diagnosis and treatment 6. a social problem or a medical problem Main idea / Theme This narration of the writer’s personal experience tells how David, the writer’s best friend, __________________, what attitude ____________ took towards David, and how she helped David _____________. Dealing with AIDS strengthens the bond of _________ and encourages _____________ _______ growth. Structural analysis This narration is organized in a chronological order with the activities and events related in the true story. Para. 1: the beneficial result from dealing with AIDS and the date when AIDS came into the writer’s life Para. 2 – 4: how David caught AIDS and how people around respond to his disease Para. 5 – 7: the writer’s positive attitude towards AIDS and her great concern for David Para. 8: the specific date that marked the end of David’s life, the writer’s emotions towards David’s death and how he keeps her friend’s memory alive Questions Para. 1: 1. What does the first sentence of Paragraph 1 tell us? 2. The last sentence of Paragraph 1 is a sentence fragment. It is actually part of the preceding sentence. Why does the author separate them from each other? Para. 2-4: 3. Why did David hang up on the author, who wanted to talk to him on the phone? 4. How did David, the writer’s friend, catch AIDS? 5. What attitude did the writer adopt towards David? 6. How did other people react to David’s illness when it was made known? Para. 5-7: 7. What did David say to the writer one day in the hospital? 8. How did the writer take care of his friend David? Para. 8: 9. How and wher