人教修订版高二英语上Unit 7 Living with disease
Reading教案
Born Dying
Type of lesson: Reading
Teaching goals:
1. Enable the Ss to learn more about AIDS and people’s attitudes towards AIDS.
2. Develop the Ss’ ability of reading as well as listening, speaking and writing.
Teaching approaches:
1. Communicative Approach
2. Task-based learning
3. Learner-centeredness; learning-centeredness
Teaching aids: 1. a tape-recorder; 2. a computer
Teaching difficulties:
1. The understanding of the following expressions: break down, contract, available; discourage; cheer sb. up; develop AIDS, etc.
2. The understanding of the following sentences:
a. I wish I could remember more about my mum. I wish she were here with me and that we weren’t sick.
b. If I were to live long enough to have a job, I would choose to be a doctor.
c. “My life may have to be short,” she says, “but there’s no reason why it can’t be beautiful.”
Teaching focus: The understanding of the whole text.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework.
Step 2 Warming up
If you are to interview a person living with HIV, what questions will you ask? Now let’s prepare some.
Student A: I would like to ask the following questions:
1. When did you get infected (with HIV)?
2. And how? Are you afraid?
3. What treatment are you receiving now?
Student B: My questions are:
1. When did you know that you are infected?
2. How did you feel at first?
3. What is your attitude towards it now?
4. What about your family? And your friends? Your classmates or your neighbors?
Teacher: What good questions you’ve prepared. If you were to do such a job, you would both do it well. Thank you.
Step 3 Fast reading
Teacher: Today we are going to read about a 12-year-old girl named Xiaohua, who has been infected with HIV. How did she get infected? Is she afraid? What treatment is she receiving? What is her attitude towards it? What are other people’s attitudes? The text will tell you all.
Now read it quickly and find out the answers to these questions.
Questions and answers
T: How did she get infected?
Student C: Through birth.
T: Right, thank you. Now the next one—Is she afraid?
Student D: She might have been afraid at first, but not now.
T: Right. How did you know that?
Student D: From these sentences: 1. … but she does not let that knowledge discourage her. Instead, … 2. … but she will not let the disease destroy her happiness.
Teacher: I agree. Thank you. Sit down, please. Now, Student E, is she receiving much treatment?
Student E: Yes.
T: How do you know that?
Student E: er, er …
Teacher: I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. Perhaps she is receiving some treatment, but not much. Do you agree with me, Student F?
Student F: Yes.
Teacher: Why?
Student F: From these sentences: For children like Xiaohua there is little hope. The drugs that are available are much too expensive.
T: Well done! Thank you two. Sit down, please. What are other people’s attitudes towards her, student G?
Student G: Most people don’t know much about AIDS and are afraid of any contract with Xiaohua. This adds to her sufferings.
T: You did a good job. Thank you.
Step 4 Careful reading
Now, you’ll have more time to read the text again. This time—slowly and carefully. You are to get the main idea of each paragraph and more details. Remember?
Task 1 The main idea of each paragraph
Para 1 A brief introduction
Para 2 A general introduction to AIDS
Para 3 How HIV spreads
Para 4 Thousands of children become infected with HIV every day.
Para 5 There is little hope for Xiaohua, but she leads an active life and tries her best to help others.
Para 6 Other people’s attitudes towards AIDS patien
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