Unit 5 The Battle Against AIDs
The Battle Against AIDS Unit 5
Stage 1: Pre-reading Activities Stage 2: While-Reading Activities Stage 3: Post-reading Activities
Stage 1: Pre-reading Activities Stage 2: While-Reading Activities Stage 3: Post-reading Activities
o Warming-up Activities CA Listening and discussing C Enriching your vocabulary cO Comparing the following words
Warming-up Activities Listening and discussing Enriching your vocabulary Comparing the following words
Background Information of Unit Five 1. AIDS: AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a disease which destroys the natural method the body uses to protect against other diseases. It is a disease caused by the HIv(human immunodeficiency virus), but AIDs is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while Hiv may lead to AIDS HIV is spread in three ways: (1)contact with infected blood; (2)sex; ( 3) mother-to-child. AIDS usually develops in four stages: (1)In the first stage, there is only infection by HiV and antibody (A)production (2) In the second stage, the lymph nodes(淋巴结) enlarge(肿大).(3) In the third stage, an infected person may begin to have such signs (hE B )as tiredness, fever, and night sweats. (4)In the last stage, AIDS is diagnosed when a person develops certain uncommon, life-threatening illnesses, for example Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(卡氏肺囊虫肺 K). In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can be found from http://dailynews.yahoocom/fc/health/aidsHiv
• Background Information of Unit Five • 1. AIDS: AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a disease which destroys the natural method the body uses to protect against other diseases. It is a disease caused by the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), but AIDS is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while HIV may lead to AIDS. HIV is spread in three ways: (1) contact with infected blood; (2) sex; (3) mother-to-child. AIDS usually develops in four stages: (1) In the first stage, there is only infection by HIV and antibody (抗体) production. (2) In the second stage, the lymph nodes (淋巴结) enlarge (肿大). (3) In the third stage, an infected person may begin to have such signs (症 状) as tiredness, fever, and night sweats. (4) In the last stage, AIDS is diagnosed when a person develops certain uncommon, life-threatening illnesses, for example Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(卡氏肺囊虫肺 炎 ). In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can be found from http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS__HIV
2. Latino(pl. Latinos): Latino(pl. Latinos) is the name given to Hispanic American citizens in the united states who share the panish language in common but may be from different races or religions and different Spanish speaking countries Latinos are the fastest growing group in the U.S. and expected to more than double in size by 2020. for a comprehensive list of latino resources on the internet, you can check out the webpage at http://www.tenet.edw/latino/latino.html
• 2. Latino (pl. Latinos): Latino (pl. Latinos) is the name given to Hispanic American citizens in the United States who share the Spanish language in common but may be from different races or religions and different Spanish speaking countries. Latinos are the fastest growing group in the U.S. and expected to more than double in size by 2020. For a comprehensive list of latino resources on the internet, you can check out the webpage at http://www.tenet.edu/latino/latino.html