Living with disease（The Fourth Period）
step iii reading
t：well，now please open your books at page 55.read the passage quickly and rind out how cancer is caused and how cancer changed the writer’s life.
(a few minutes later，teacher checks the answers.)
t：ok.have you found the answers?
ss：yes.
t：how is cancer caused? wang li，you try，please.
s1：cancer begins in cells.there are many types of cells in the body and each has a special function.in a healthy body, cells grow and divide to produce new cells only when it necessary.if the production of cells is discupted，cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time，making it difficult for the body to function properly.this way，people got cancer.
t：very good.sit down，please.how did cancer change the writer’s 1ife? volunteer? s2：first，the writer felt empty and hopeless.then he began to receive treatment and fought against the i11ness, suffering great pain and difficulty.later，he found the strength to recover with the help of his family and friends. after fourteen months’ successful treatment，he was able to go home.but the cancer in his body has just been defeated for the moment.it can come back at any time and the struggle wil1 never end，so he says his life has not yet ended but really begun.he has changed his attitude towards life.he has learnt to appreciate every minutes of each day.
t：well done.now please listen to the tape of the passage and further under— stand it.at the same time, underline all the useful expressions.
(teacher plays the tape first.then shows the following on the screen.)
1.the next step is to carry out the plan .
2.we have things to do at present.
3.一are you nearly through?
一 ，i’ve only just begun.
4.they the birds the cages.
5.he is by driving his car so fast.
6.stop discussing ，please.
7.he is as one of the richest men in europe.
t：ok.now please 1ook at the screen and find the right phrase in the text to complete each sentence.do it quickly. then i'll cheek the answers.