unit 7 listening and speaking

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Unit7living with disease

Type of lesson: warming up , listening and speaking

Teaching aim:

talk aboutdeadly disease and attitudes towards AIDS,cancer,etc.

Develop students’ ability of listening

Practise talking about imaginary situations

Practise supporting and challenging opinion

Focus: train students’ listening and speaking ability and draw their attention to the topic of this unit

Teaching aids: a tape recorder and multi-media

Teaching procedures

1. Check their knowledge about AIDS with the quiz on Page 49.

2. show students some pictures and then ask them to draw a conclusion.

Medical studies confirms that the AIDS virus cannot be transmitted via the following routes:

cups, glasses, using toilets or showers, swimming pools, opening a door, mosquitoes, using a public phone, using drinking fountains, other insects or giving blood…

Listening Pre-listening Discussion

What kind of things do you think the experts at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention do ?

First listening : which of the following statements are mentioned in the listening material ?

Jane mentioned

1. something about her work .

2. how often they go to places where a new disease has broken out.

3. how they find out about new disease.

4. that sometimes she is afraid of catching the disease she is studying.

5. what we ordinary people can do to protect ourselves.

6. many infective disease. (No. 6 is not mentioned)

Second listening True or false

Part 1

1.People at the Center study how diseases start and spread so as to control and prevent diseases.

2. Jane can’t get information about what happened.

3. She uses the information she collects to find out what caused the disease.

4.All of the experts at the Center work in a laboratory.

Part 2

They go to area where a new disease has broken out everyday.

They can find out about new diseases from doctors and hospitals.

They are never afraid of catching the diseases they are studying .

You can protect yourselves by washing hands and not going to crowded places; see a doctor if you’re sick

Third listening The Disease Detective

Jane is one of the experts at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. People at the Center study how diseases start and spread and, as the name shows, try to________________________________ diseases. we asked Jane about her work . PART 1

Well , I have to be a detective: I go to a place where a disease has ______________ and I look for clues about the disease. I try to find as much information as I can about what happened. Who is sick? what are the signs-do they have a fever, a headache or a sore throat? when did they get sick? when I have collected the information. I use it to ____________what caused the problem. We can use what we learn to ____________ others from getting sick.

Jane and other disease detectives at the Center do their jobs_______________. some detectives work in laboratories where they examine tests and samples. ____________ travel to town or villages where there are diseases and talk to people who are sick. ______________________ at the center know that their work is important. If they do their jobs well, they will save lives.

PART 2

How often do you actually go to places where a new disease has broken out?

Oh, it happens every now and then. Probably about every three months ______.

How do you find out about new diseases?

We will usually ____________ doctors and hospitals. If they notice anything strange,they will give us a call and ask for help. If we think it is _________,we’ll go to the place where people are getting sick.

Aren't you afraid of catching the disease you are studying?

Well, yes, sometimes. But we are always very _____________. If you know what you are doing, you can protect yourself. Besides, I’m more afraid of what might happen if we don’t ____________________ what kind of disease it is .

What can ordinary people do to protect themselves?

The best thing you can do is simply to wash your hands often and try to_______ crowded places. Wearing a mask __________ your face may help, but it is probably not necessary unless you are ______________sick person. It is also important to see a doctor if you get sick, ______________ you don’t spread a disease without knowing it .

Speaking Step one: discussion

How can you succeed in persuading others to agree with you?

What kind of expressions will you possibly use?

How to present your opinion and provide persuasive supporting ideas.

I think that ……,because/one reason is that……. I think that. ……First…. second….Third/finally…

In my opinion/ personally, … because… It is obviously true that …, because …

I will show some examples to support my idea.

How to challenge an opinion

Perhaps,but what if /about…. Have you thought about…..? Could you please explain….?

What makes you think that ….? If I were you , I would ….

Step two : make sure that students know the meaning of the following words AIDS drugs smoking drinking SARS

Step three Show students the topics they are going to discuss

Topics: 1.AIDS is the most serious problem…2.Drugs …3.Smoking …4.Drinking 5.SARS6.Cancer

step four Homework :To work as a reporter and write down what ind of opinions they hold and also the supporting ideas.

Pre-listening Discussion

What kind of things do you think the experts at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention do ?

First listening : which of the following statements are mentioned in the listening material ?

Jane mentioned

1. something about her work .

2. how often they go to places where a new disease has broken out.

3. how they find out about new disease.

4. that sometimes she is afraid of catching the disease she is studying.

5. what we ordinary people can do to protect ourselves.

6. many infective disease.

Second listening True or false

Part 1

1. .People at the Center study how diseases start and spread so as to control and prevent diseases.

2. Jane can’t get information about what happened.

3. She uses the information she collects to find out what caused the disease.

4. All of the experts at the Center work in a laboratory.

Part 2

1. They go to area where a new disease has broken out everyday.

2. They can find out about new diseases from doctors and hospitals.

3. They are never afraid of catching the diseases they are studying .

4. You can protect yourselves by washing hands and not going to crowded places; see a doctor if you’re sick

Third listening The Disease Detective

PART 1

PART 2

How often do you actually go to places where a new disease has broken out?

Oh, it happens every now and then. Probably about every three months ______.

How do you find out about new diseases?

We will usually ___________ doctors and hospitals. If they notice anything strange,they will give us a call and ask for help. If we think it is _________,we’ll go to the place where people are getting sick.

Aren't you afraid of catching the disease you are studying?

What can ordinary people do to protect themselves?

The best thing you can do is simply to wash your hands often and try to_______ crowded places. Wearing a mask ____________ your face may help, but it is probably not necessary unless you are __________________sick person. It is also important to see a doctor if you get sick, ______________ you don’t spread a disease without knowing it .