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Lesson 3 Epidemics Explained Module 7 Unit 21 2nd period a grief-stricken mother and her dead child

A Time to Kill • A well-known schoolyard song in 1918 "I HAD a little bird, its name was Enza," "I opened the window and in-flu-enza (=flu) —schoolyard song in 1918

epidemic – consequences Alarming facts 500—550ADJustinian Plague —50% —the Roman Empire, North Africa, the Middle East, Europe 500—550ADJustinian Plague — up to 50% of the population were killed — the down fall of the Roman Empire 1930’s, the Black Death —50%Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East 1918, Spanish Flu, 50 million 18 months, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East 2002—SARS –9 month –8,000 –774 Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East 1997—Bird Flu –more than 100 lives, Asia, America– future ?

1.trial 2.prohibit 3.pause 4.tendency 5.acute 6.statistics 7.routine 8.press 9.tablet 10.thorough • a) complete • b) data • c) delay • d) habit • e) media • f) pill • g) prevent • h) severe • test • k) trend

How do you understand the sentences? Up to one half of the population was lost to the Black Death. up to : as much as lose sth to sth/sb: be defeated The Black Death killed/wiped out one half of the population The Black Death took/claimed the lives of 50% of the population.

What ____ the population of this urban area? 100,000 was/is • populated adj. • In one city in Russia, which used to be highly __________ , all but five ___________ to the Black Death. be lost to, population populated were lost

Meanwhile, governments worldwide have also underlined the fact that thorough and systematic medical research on Bird Flu needs to lead to a cure as soon as possible. underline: A. draw a line under B. to show that sth is important

to attach great importance to, to emphasize, to lay/put stress onto place/put emphasis on underline v attaches great importance The Chinese government ______________tothe prevention of any future outbreaks of epidemics.

mourn, faith, wipe out, symptoms, prescription, systematic, tissue, lose, prescription • The doctor wrote out a ___________ for my medicine. • When someone dies, it is natural to _______. • I havea lot of _______ in Jim. I’m sure he will do the right thing. • Tell me your _________ and I will try. mourn faith symptoms

systematic to tell you what disease you have. 5. If you study in a _________ way, you won’t leave anything out. 6. The SARS virus affects lung _______. 7. Up to 50 million people ________ to the Spanish Flu 8. The earthquake _________ one third of the population. tissue were lost wiped out

happen, occur, strike, hit, break out Fill in the blanks, using the words given. 1. The SARS epidemic ________ China in 2002. 2. One of the earliest epidemics on record _______ about 500-550 AD. struck/hit happened, occurred, broke out, struck

Write about the pictures. Try to use as many newly learned words as possible. What happened? What is the problem? What has been done? last Friday, attack, medical teams, acute, epidemic, spray medicine prohibit sb. from doing have faith

One possible version Last Friday, a terrible Earthquake attacked the area. Nearly all the buildings were destroyed. As the earthquake happened at midnight, many people were killed in their dreams and many more were injured. Fearing that an acute epidemic might occur , as is often the case, medical workers have been working very hard. They spray medicine everywhere to prohibit any possible epidemic from breaking out.

We have faith that with the help of the whole nation, people in this area will soon begin to rebuild their hometown. 评分标准句子通顺，意思连贯，刚学的新词用得多。

Optional Finish off Ex1, Ex2 in Page 84 in Class Homework Ex3, Ex 4, in Page 91

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a grief-stricken mother and her dead child