综合教程第一册上海外语教育出版社)unit 5 ppt..pptVIP

Unit 5 Dealing with AIDS Learning Points grasp the theme of the text. get a list of new words and structures and use them freely in conversation and writing. be aware of style of the narration and the methods the author used to achieve this effect. Text OneDealing with AIDS What kind of disease do you know AIDS is? What’s the most important way of protecting ourselves from being infected by AIDS? Structural analysis of the text This text, apiece of factual narration, tells us about a true and unforgettable story the writer experienced. The writer records the actual events in a chronological sequence. It is to be noted that the first person narration is employed, and that the narration of the events is coupled with the writer’s psychological activities. Also, it is worth mentioning that the beginning and the end echo each other. Part One: (Paragraphs 1) the beginning part of the text. The first sentence asserts the beneficial result from dealing with AIDS, which may be considered the enlightening message of the text. This paragraph also makes clear the exact date when the word AIDS came into the writer’s life. Besides, the writer tells us that he had been the most carefree boy in the world until AIDS became known to him. Part Two: (Paragraphs 2-4): these paragraphs form the second part of the text. Paragraph 2 tells us how the writer had tried to get in touch with David, his best friend, and how the writer finally got to know that his friend was suffering from AIDS. Paragraph 3 describes how the writer felt about his friends fatal diseases, and how his friend caught the disease. It also points out that even his parents could not do anything about his friend’s illness and that he had to deal with it all on his own. Paragraph 4 describes how others responded to David’s disease, what attitude the writer adopted towards it and why others stay away from both David and the author. Part Three: (paragraph 5-7) this part tells us that the writer kept an