Unit 2 Word power 建湖二中 陈 国民

Can you tell the names of some common diseases?

Common diseases

Word Game heart attack diabetes cancer sudden illness with violent beating of heart heart attack the system that controls the blood sugar level goes wrong diabetes It can develop in any part of people’s body, often causing death. Now no way can be used to cure this disease. cancer

Part A Karen is studying an entry about diseases in the children’s encyclopedia. Read the entry with her and help Karen choose correct words to fill in the sentences in Part C (1-6).

measles 麻疹, 风疹, 痧子 chickenpox 禽痘;水痘 Influenza 流行性感冒 malaria 疟疾, 瘴气 cholera 霍乱 yellow fever 黄热病 typhoid 伤寒症

First reading 麻疹, 风疹, 痧子 Childhood diseases include _________ and ___________ . measles chickenpox 禽痘;水痘 Influenza 2. ________ can be caught at any time in your life. 流行性感冒 Cancer 3. ________ occurs when the replacement of cells goes wrong. 癌, 毒瘤 4. ________ develops when there is too much sugar or too little sugar in the blood. Diabetes 糖尿病

5. If you are overweight and eat the wrong foods or do not take enough exercises, then you could develop ____________. This can result in a ___________ or a ________. heart disease heart attack stroke 中风 心脏病发作 6. When you travel, you can get diseases such as ________, ________, __________ or ________. malaria cholera yellow fever typhoid 疟疾, 瘴气 霍乱 黄热病 伤寒症

and help Karen fill in the following chart. Read the entry again and help Karen fill in the following chart. Second reading

Diseases Symptoms Ways to prevent Causes measles chickenpox influenza cancer get injections to prevent give you spots get injections to prevent give you spots get a high fever and pains in body get a flu injection (vaccination) something goes wrong with the replacement of cells

Causes Diseases Symptoms Ways to prevent diabetes heart disease the system that controls the blood sugar level goes wrong being overweight, eating fatty foods and not taking enough exercises heart attacks and strokes

Causes Diseases Symptoms Ways to prevent malaria cholera yellow fever typhoid being bitten by infected mosquitoes when traveling be ill with a high fever traveling traveling traveling

Part B Karen also found in the encyclopedia a spidergram of the different ways in which medicines can be used on the human body. Match the words with the pictures.

powders 药粉 sprays 喷雾 creams 乳膏,乳霜 capsules 胶囊 injections 注射, 注射剂 liquid medicines 药水 tablets/pills medicines—the different ways we use them 药丸

Part C （7） There are many ways in which medicines can be used on the body. They can be taken by mouth (________/________/________/ _____________,________, through the skin with a needle by __________ or put on the skin using a ________ or ________. capsules tablets pills liquid medicine powders injections cream spray

Part D Identify the following pictures, and make sure of their functions.

where patients sleep ward

where patients who need urgent treatment go emergency room

where pictures of body parts are taken X-ray room

where operations are carried out operating theatre

where patients see the doctor consulting room

where patients register or find out information reception

intensive care unit ICU

where doctors look after some parts of a patient’s head ear, nose and throat (ENT) department

Language points

1. common: adjective the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people: 看见情侣或夫妻穿得很相似是很普遍的。 It's quite common to see couples who dress alike. (2) belonging to or shared by two or more people or things: 英语有和许多语言共同的一些特征。 English has some features common to many languages.

共同的目标/兴趣 a common goal/interest common knowledge: a fact that everyone knows 他们生活在一起这是大家都知道的。 [+ that] It's common knowledge that they live together. commonly:   adverb often or usually:

肘部受伤在网球运动员中是常见的。 Elbow injuries are commonly found among tennis players. common: noun (1) have something in common: to share interests, experiences or other characteristics with someone or something: 我们真正地并没有很多共同点。 We don't really have much in common.

(2) in common with sb./sth.: in the same way as someone or something 和许多母亲一样,她感到在家庭和工作之间 难以取舍。 In common with many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work. 2. develop: verb [I or T] If you develop an illness or problem, or if it develops, you start to suffer from it:

最近她养成了一些奇怪的习惯。 She's developed some very strange habits lately. 研究表明十二个妇女中就有一个很可能会得 乳腺癌。 The study showed that one in twelve women is likely to develop breast cancer. (2) [T] to invent something or bring something into existence:

这个公司花了六亿五千万美元开发新的产品/技术。 The company spent $650 million on developing new products/technology. (3) [T] to build houses, factories, shops, etc. on a piece of land: 他们正打算把整个地区发展成为一个购物中心。 They're planning to develop the whole site into a shopping centre. 3. replacement: noun [C or U] 这个机构派了一个替补人员来代替这个 辞职的秘书。

The agency sent a replacement for the secretary who resigned. replace verb [T] to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: 这个工厂用机器人代替了大部分工人。 The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.

旅游业已经代替了农业作为这个国家的主要工业。 Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. replace A with /by B: 用B代替A 4. occur: verb [I] -rr- (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen: 如果发生这些症状中的任一种,立即向你的医生请教。 If any of these symptoms occur while you are taking the medicine, consult your doctor immediately.

occur to sb. phrasal verb 我确实有过这个想法。 The thought did occur to me. 我们根本没有想到他没有受到邀请。 [+ that] It never even occurred to us that he hadn't been invited. 你有没有想过我或许偶尔喜欢独自一人呢? Does it never occur to you that I might like to be on my own occasionally?

街头斗殴是这个城市的这一地区每天都发生的事情。 occurrence    noun [C] something that happens: 街头斗殴是这个城市的这一地区每天都发生的事情。 Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

高考链接 （2006安徽） I along the street looking for a place to park when the accident ． went; was occurring B. went; occurred C. was going; occurred D. was going; had occurred

5. leave sth./sb. behind (NOT TAKE) phrasal verb to leave a place without taking someone or something with you: 我们当时匆忙的离开,我一定把钥匙落下了。 We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind. 他被迫离开这个国家,留下了他的妻儿。 He was forced to leave the country, leaving behind his wife and children.

6. caught: verb [T] caught, caught to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus: 他度假时感冒了。 He caught a cold on holiday. (2) to manage to hear something: 我不能听清他所说的话。 I couldn't catch what he said. (3) to discover, see or become aware of something, especially someone doing something wrong:

他逮到她正在读他过去的情书。 [+ ing form of verb] He caught her reading his old love letters. caught sight of/caught a glimpse of: 一下子看见 get/ be caught in the traffic jam/rain 遭遇交通阻塞/遭雨淋 get caught on the door 被门钩住 caught hold of 抓住

7. too much: (ALSO a bit (too) much) more than someone can deal with: 这个我干不了。 It is too much for me. NOTE: too many 修饰可数名词； much too 实在太……修饰形容词 或副词。

高考链接 (2003全国) Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _______ to carry all the way home. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much

8. result in: to cause a particular situation to happen 这场火灾导致了财产的损坏。 The fire resulted in damage to their property. result from sth. phrasal verb If a situation or problem results from a particular event or activity, it is caused by it: 他走路的困难是由儿时的疾病引起的。 His difficulty in walking results from a childhood illness.

as a result of sth.: because of something 由于最近的销售额的下降,利润也下降了。 Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales. 9. urgent: adjective needing attention very soon, especially before anything else, because important: 许多人急需要食物和水。 Many people are in urgent need of food and water.

Recite all the relevant words. Homework Recite all the relevant words.

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