3. What is the government doing about AIDS in China?

　　　 Chinese government has vowed to provide free AIDS tests for the general public as well as free treatment for those who cannot afford the treatment fees. And we learn from news that our government has decided to control the number within 1.5 million before 2010.

2. Why is medical insurance so important to low-income families?

　　　 Because medical insurance can provide easy access to hospitals and clinics for low-income families.

1.In what way is Wang Lin’s situation similar to that of other low-income families?

　　 They all can only make ends meet on their low income, and if someone in their families becomes seriously ill, the family is forced into poverty, and has to ask for help from the government.

3.What is another big challenge for the government?

Step 3 Scanning

Read the passage and try to come up with the general idea of each paragraph. Then ask students to fill in the chart to see if they have got a general understanding of the whole passage.

Main Ideas of each paragraphs:

Paragraph A 　A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to pay for treatment.

Paragraph B　 With a health care project’s help, Wang Lin’s disease was cured.

Paragraph C 　A new health project is aimed at exploring and developing a new health care model for China.

Paragraph D Many urban Chinese are living on money given by the government.

Paragraph E Millions of Chinese people in urban areas cannot afford proper health care.

Paragraph F Health care project is very important in our country’s efforts to fight poverty.

Paragraph G The Chinese government is taking measures to prevent the spread of AIDS.

Paragraph H People must help each other if society is to develop and prosper.

Paragraph I Our country is working hard to fight poverty and improve health care.

The main idea of the passage:

The Passage gives a brief introduction to the health care condition in our country, and it emphasizes on the efforts that our government is making to fight poverty and improve health care by giving examples of Wang Lin.

Step 4 Careful-reading

2. How much was spent on the poor people by 2003?

1.Was Wanglin cured or not?

2.While one is in such situations, which organization can help besides the people around him or her?

　 The WHO together with the government.

Step 2 Listen and answer:

2.Special focus:

　 A. Improve reading skills and Enlarge vocabulary.

　　 a. Direct Ss to read the 3 passages on the text book;

　　 b. Guide Ss to learn to use the following words and expressions:

　　 medical insurance, poverty, unemployment, AIDS, housing, income, economic development,　 essential, desperate, fundamental, statistics, pressure, constant, allowance, re-employment, sacrifice, aggressive, intelligence, sense of responsibility, sympathy, willingness, observation, resident, laid-off, vow, mould, etc.

　B.Reading A Helping Hand (p75)

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead in

you think of the situations where people need help?

　 Serious illness, jobless, accidents, wars, disasters…

1.Goals:

　 Learn about health care

　 ⑴Practise expressing opinions and making decisions

　 ⑵ Review the Subjunctive Mood (2)

　 ⑶ Write a letter

①fluent ②fridends　 ③backgrounds　 ④culture　 ⑤broaden ⑥improve　 ⑦culture ⑧depend　

Disadvantages

a) possible for some of them to fall behind in the studies .

b) not be able to take classes at the same level as at home .

c) parents worry about the safety of their children and may also be concerned about the cost .