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课件网) Read the headline and first paragraph of the reading passage and fill in the form below. It began 6 years ago and is still continuing Yunnan and several other provinces An AIDS awareness programme Chinese Red Cross Who What Where When 2. Read the second paragraph and answer: How is the programme performed? By training young volunteers to hold two-day classes to teach people of similar age and background about the virus and its links to drug use and sexual practices. 3. Read the rest of the passage and answer: Why does the Chinese Red Cross start the programme? Because the number of young people becoming infected by HIV through sexual activity is increasing. 1) What two things does the programme do? It provides care and support for people suffering from HIV/AIDS and trains young people to teach other people about AIDS. 4. Read the article again and answer the questions. 2) Who teaches people in the community? 3) Why is the programme so successful? Volunteers who come from a similar group and are about the same age. Because they are being taught by people very much like themselves. 4) What has recently changed in the way the virus is spread? In the past it was mainly drug users and people who had been carelessly transfused who were becoming infected with AIDS. Today, an increasing number of young people are becoming infected through sexual activity. 5) Why is the Chinese government concerned about HIV/AIDS? The government believes that if they do not act quickly to stop the spread, the number of people in China infected by HIV/AIDS could be as high as 10 million by the year 2010. formal style informal style Imagine that you have to explain this reading passage to your parents. What kind of language would you use? Discuss with your partner. The sentences are long and complex. The vocabulary is subject specific and does not use slang or colloquialism. It is written in the third person. There are no contractions. There is no mention of personal feelings or personal experience. formal style Use short and simple sentences. Use active voice. Write in the first, second or the third person. Use contractions. (can’t, won’t) informal style Articles in books or newspapers Books Letters to people you do not know Conversation Plays Letters between family members, friends or people you are familiar with Use of formal style Use of informal style Imagine you are producing a school English newspaper. Summarize the news article on HIV/ AIDS on page 60 and use simpler and informal language so that students in junior classes can understand it.(
课件网) During her final year of high school, Li Yue began to feel sick all the time, so she visited the doctor. Listen to her talking to the doctor and complete Li Yue’s chart. Medical chart Name: Li Yue Age: 18 Occupation: _____ Today’s date: _____ Symptoms: _____ _____ _____ Student headaches, feel tire ... ...
