Unit 5The Battle Against AIDSThe Last Dive at the OlympicsTeaching Objectives:To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases on the following two topics: ―The Battle Against AIDS‖ ; ―The Last Dive at the Olympics‖.To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writingTo improve Ss reading skills by studying section BTo stimulate Ss to think about the deeper insight into this special battleSection A The Battle Against AIDSTeaching procedure:I. Warm-up ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesStep 1 GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual and lead into the topic of special kinds of battlesStep 2. Review1. Ask students some questions to review the last lesson（show them on the screen）.2. Check the homework（to list battles without gunpowder）;TopicsTo describe one of the most horrified disease in the world today.(what is it; how dose it occur; how harmful is it; is there any cure for the disease.) Purposes1. To develop Ss’ online learning ability2. To improve Ss’ ability to retrieve the relevant information3. To stimulate Ss’ psychomotor thinking4. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning the unitMethod: Talk in small groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, and audiolingual method.students’ reporting or presentationII. Background Information1. AIDS :AIDS( Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a disease that destroys the natural abilities of the body to protect against other diseases . It is a disease caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus ), but AIDS is different from HIV in that the former usually causes death while HIV may to AIDS . More information on AIDS and HIV can be found at /fc/Health/AIDS_HIV.2. HIV :HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus . This virus spreads through contact with infected blood , infected sexual partners , or within the womb of an infected pregnant mother . More information on AIDS and HIV can be found at /fc/Health/AIDS_HIV.III. Global ReadingMain Idea: Asking the students to read the whole passage very quickly and get the main idea of the text.Structure: The text may be divided into four parts, accordingly, separate the class into four groups, each group will have discussions about one part, they are required to(1). get the topic sentence ( or the main idea ) and supporting details of each part(2). find out the clues as to how the author developed his ideas(3). everyone should have a chance to express his own ideas(4). choose representatives to report their opinionsPart I （para1-2）：A serious disease named as AIDS was diagnosed in the U.S.A. in the late 1970s; and since then it has been a big threat to the American society.Part II (para.3-6): In contrast to the government’s inactivity, some local organizations have made efforts to fight against AIDS creatively.Part III(para.7-13): The organization has generalized some practical methods which are useful to other similar groups.Part IV(para.14): Fighting against AIDS entails everyone’s involvement and forces each of us to be an educator and learn to live.IV. Detailed Reading (language study & patterns)Language Points:Typical patterns for comparison and contrast1) Despite / In spite of sth, sb / sth (else) is + adj. in doing … (或: Despite …, sb / sthstill does sth else.) 尽管……, 某人／某物(仍做……) 在……方面……Despite endless criticism from the public, he is still persistent in pursuing his wrong course.尽管来自公众的非议不断，他仍执迷不悟。
2). In place of sth./sb, sth(else)/sb (else ) do/does …与某物或某人相比, 另一物或另一人却…In place of others’colorful lives, he lived his 47 years’life in disappointment and even frustration.与其他人多彩的人生相比, 他在失望,甚至沮丧中走过了他47年的人生旅途。
3) Sth. /Sb. has / does ／is more…than… 某物或某人比其他物或人更……He dwelt more on the memories of their past life than his wife because he could not forget the days when they were deeply in love.与他的妻子相比，他更多地沉湎于往事的回忆中, 因为他无法忘记那些他们深深相爱的日子。
Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability）to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.V. After Reading1. DiscussionRetell the passage according to the KEY words adnd then make a summary of the whole text.Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily.Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.2. Structured WritingChoose one of the topics on P116 from XII and write a paragragh by a problem– solution pattern .VI. Homework1. Prepare a three-minute oral report on one of the following topics or any other topic related to what you have learned in this unit:1) How to spread AIDS information on campus2) In the face of fatal diseases2．Finish the exercises after class3．Finish online homework4．Preview Section BSection B The Last Dive at the OlympicsTeaching procedure:I. Reading Skills1. Reading SkillsReading for the major details in a passageIn order to find the major details in a passage we have to:a)to learn to read for the main idea of the paragraghb)find all the facts and details that help to add up to the main idea of the paragraghc) learn to separate major details from the less important details.Example 1The owner hands out AIDS information to all her clients when they enter the shop and shows videos on AIDS prevention while they wait for their hair to dry. She also keeps books and other publications around so customers can read them while waiting for their appointments. It's amazing how many people she has educated on the job. (Para. 5, Passage A)Main Idea: The shop owner joined in the AIDS educational programs..Major Detail: The owner hands out AIDS information to all her clients.Example 2In the spring of 1983, a committee at the Medard H. Nelson Elementary School in New Orleans decided it was time to take the mystique(神秘性) out of computers for their 621 students. They ordered six Apple II computers and set up computer classes for teachers, parents and students.Almost everyone was enthusiastic about the results; a few students became so interested that they formed a computer club. The principal is very pleased with this experiment and plans to buy more equipment as soon as funds become available.Main Idea: The elementary school has equipped the children’s education with computers.Major Detail: They ordered six Apple II computers and set up computer classes for teachers, parents and students.Purpose: Introduce the reading skill to the Ss and improve their reading abilities.Method: Use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physicalresponse method.T explains the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence).Ss practise the skill by doing the exercise on page 102 in pairs.Show Ss some pictures about Olympics Diving competetions and let them discuss an HIV positive athlete, and then to look at the recording video of the Olympic 1988.II.Background information:/video/131371.htm1. OlympicsOlympics , also referred to as the Olympic Games, are a set of international sports games which take place every four years, each time in a different country.2. The 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Koreanthe 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea refers to the Olympic Games which took place in Seoul in South Korea in summer 1988. At these games, East met West in the Olympics for the first time since 1976 and the focus was back on the sports people who competed instead of international differences. Drugs used to increase sports ability emerged as a major concern at these games.3. SamoanSamoan is a citizen of or native to Samoa, the group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, half way between Hawaii and Sydney. The islands are divided into American Samoa with six islands and about 50 thousand people and Western Samoa with one major island and seven smaller islands with about 150 thousand people. For more information about Samoa and its people, please visit http://www.visitsamoa.ws.4. Ron O'BrienRon O'Brien is a professional American diving coach who helped athletes in training for the Olympics.5. the swimmer—Greg LouganisThe swimmer is Greg Louganis who hit his head on the diving platform during the 1988 O lympics in Korea. Louganis was born in California in 1960 and at 16 won a silver medal for his platform dive in the 1976 Olympics. His later triumphs in both platform and springboard dives won him 4 Olympic gold medals, 6 Pan American Games gold medals, 5 world championships and 47 U.S. titles including finest U.S. amateur athlete. He quit all diving after hitting his head at the Korean Olympics because he knew he could infect others with the virus that causes AIDS. Greg's personal website is at .Purpose:Arouse the students’ interest of study. Bring in new subject:.The Last Dive at the OlympicsMethod:Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method, and total physical response method.III. Comprehension of the TextRead the passage as quickly as they can. and ask the Ss to find the main ideas as well as the major details1).He hurt himself when diving.He hit his head on the board.2).He was very worried about something serious. He was very worried that his wound had left blood in the pool3).There was something more significant than winning. He was very worried that he might infect other divers with AIDS as he spilled his blood in the pool.IV. Language Study1) commence: v. to begin or start (something)(~with; ~ sth.; ~ doing sth.) 开始I n spoken English ―start‖ is the most common verb of the three words ―start‖, ―commence‖ and ―begin‖. ―Begin‖ is the most common verb in written English while ―commence‖ is the least common and formal in the three in the spoken and written English.Eg.The scientific research on this subject may commence once the government funds are available2)initial: 1).adj. happening at the beginning, first. 起先的,最初的. 2). n.the first letter of someone’s first name. 名字的第一个字母He initially got a five-game suspension, but after his appeal it was reduced to three.起初他被取消5场比赛的资格,在他强烈的请求之下减为3场。
