What has What has happened to her?happened to her?

What is her What is her attitude towards attitude towards the AIDS?the AIDS?

She is a She is a bb____ girl. She is n____ girl. She is not ot dd by AIDS. by AIDS. II______, she tries her best t______, she tries her best to o ee_________ and help othe_________ and help othe

r AIDS r AIDS pp ..

raveiscouraged

nsteadncourage

atientsatients

ScanningScan the passage, then match the main idea of each paragraph:

Para1: A. I struggled with cancer

Para2: B. I was diagnosed with cancer.

Para3: C. Cancer has changed my life.

Para4: D. I know more about cancer.

Read the text to tell the following sentences “Yes” or “No” according to your judgement.

1. On that Tuesday afternoon, I knew I got cancer.2. Cancer can be caused by injury, so doctor know why

some people get cancer. 3. When I heard I got cancer, I thought my life was going

to end. 4. People who got cancer can be treated with radiation

followed by treatment with chemicals.5. After 3 years’ treatment, I changed my mind towards

cancer.6. The cancer in my body has been defeated forever. 7. Cancer is contagious. 8. Living with cancer made me take every chance to live

life to the fullest.

1.How did the writer feel when he heard the news? A. Pessimistic （悲观的） B. Optimistic （乐观的） C. Happy D. Nothing serious2. Which of the following is NOT true? A. When I heard I got cancer, I thought my life was g

oing to end. B. If one gets cancer, cells either divide too fast or a

t the wrong time. C. Cancer can be caused by injury and is contagious.

D. Cancer can be treated

Reading comprehension:

3. The passage mainly tells us _____. A. how the writer got cancer B. what cancer is C. how the writer came through the shade of cancer D. how the writer’s friends help him4. What does the passage imply? A. The writer loves his mother. B. The cancer can be defeated if we fight with it bravely. C. Cancer does not spread from one person to another. D. The writer plans to live a long life.

1. feel sick / ill2. a great many …3. take samples of sb’s blo

od4. suffer from / get a serious

diseases5. have an empty feeling in one’s stomach

感到恶心（不舒服）

许多… ( 只修饰可数名词 ) 采某人的血样

Para. 1

脑子里一片空白

患一种严重疾病

1. cells grow and divide

2. be contagious

3. be / become / get

infected with…

4. spread from one

person to another

细胞的生长与分裂

传染

被传染上…

从…传染到…

Para. 2

1. be treated with radiation

3. treatment with radiation

2. treatment with chemical

5. keep sb. from feeling sad and lonely

Para. 3

被放疗

放疗

化疗

使某人不感到悲伤和孤独

Para. 4

1. on the contrary2. be free from…3. take every chance to live life to the fullest4. teach sb. a lesson

5. appreciate every minute of each day

相反从…中解脱出来；摆脱…抓住每个机会尽情享受生活

欣赏 / 享受每天中的每一分钟

教训某人 ; 给某人上一课give sb. a lesson / lecture 给某人上一节课（作一次演讲）

Life is not always smooth, but with submerged rocks( 暗礁 ) here and there, now and then. Everyone has the best times and the worst times in his life. No matter what happens, we should cherish( 珍爱 ) every minute of our life, shouldn’t we?

Writing Writing Write an essay about an Write an essay about an

important event in your life.important event in your life.

A. LetterB. Personal narrative. C. DiaryD. Poem

记叙自己的事，一般用第一人称。

一、人称

一般用过去的时态（一般过去时、过去进行时或过去将来时）

二、时态

指的是事件发生的时间、地点、人物、事件、原因和结果。

三、背景

通常以事情发生的时间先后为序，偶尔采用“倒叙”或“插叙”。

四、次序

所叙述的事件应包括开头、主体和结尾三个部分。

五、完整性

叙述之前要理清主线，然后分层叙述。

六、布局

Writing TipsWriting Tips

Sample Sample passagepassage

One of the most important events in One of the most important events in my life was that my baby was born in my life was that my baby was born in 2006.2006.

It brought my family great happiness. It brought my family great happiness. And at the same time, it also changed And at the same time, it also changed our life. It made our life busier and ricour life. It made our life busier and richer.her.

Since then, I have really understood tSince then, I have really understood the saying “ We never know the love he saying “ We never know the love of the parents until we become parenof the parents until we become parents ourselves. ”ts ourselves. ”

1. Think of an important event in your life.

2. Write down what happened, how you felt, what you thought and how the event changed your life.3. Explain why this event is important in your life.

Some useful expressions:Some useful expressions:

events events important; unforgettable; meaningful; important; unforgettable; meaningful; proud; grand …… proud; grand ……

feelings feelings

happy; excited; surprised; proud; happy; excited; surprised; proud; pleased; shameful; pleased; shameful;

nervous; sad; alone; angry; worried; nervous; sad; alone; angry; worried; afraid …… afraid ……

thoughts thoughts

I remember having an empty feeling in I remember having an empty feeling in my stomach.my stomach.

I think that my life is going to end.I think that my life is going to end.

I feel as if the sky came down.I feel as if the sky came down.

I think of my cancer as a gift.I think of my cancer as a gift.

I remember everything exactly as if it I remember everything exactly as if it happened yesterday.happened yesterday.

………….. ..

Remember:Live life to the fullest