Living with disease（The Second Period）

t：well done.now 1et’s learn some useful phrases in the text.look at the screen.
  (teacher shows the screen and gives brief explanations.)
   1. break down：cause sth.to collapse；destroy sth.
     e.g.how can we break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide  the two communities ?
   2.a 1ack of：absence or shortage(of sth. that is needed)
     e.g.the poor girl felt 1onely because of a 1ack of care.
the project had to be abandoned for? lack of funds.
3.cheer(…)up：(cause sb.to)become happier or more cheerful
  e.g.try and cheer up a bit；life isn’t that bad! 
you look as though you need cheering up(= to be cheered up).
4.suffer from：feel pain，discomfort，great sorrow, etc.
  e.g.do you suffer from headaches? she’s suffering from loss of memory.
5.deal with：attend to(a problem，task, etc)   
 e.g.you dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.
(bb：break down，a lack of，cheer(…)up，suffer from, deal with)
(after explaining the phrases，teacher says the following.)
t：so much for the phrases.if you still have any difficulty in understanding the text，you can ask me.
s：why in some sentences “were” is used after “i” and “she”，especially after“ i wish”，“as if ”and “if”?
t：oh, you are careful.i'1l explain to you.here “were ”is used as the subjunctive form to talk about events and situations which are not certain to hap—pen--which we hope will happen，or imagine might happen or want to hap—pen.for example, the sentence “i wish i could remember more about my mum.”means “it is a great pity that i don’t remember much about my mum.”the sentence “if i were to live long enough to have a job，i would choose to be a doctor，helping these aids patients “means” i want to become a doctor, helping these aids patients, but i can’t, because l won’t live long enough to have a job.”the sentence“…not act as if i were a bad or dangerous person.”means “i hope people don’t treat me as a bad or dangerous person.”1s that clear?
ss：yes.
t：well, now please listen to the tape and try to understand it further.then read it aloud for a while and talks about these two questions on the screen in groups of four.
   (teacher shows the questions on the screen.)
1.how do you think you would react if you were xiao hua?
2.how should we act towards people who have aids what can we do to help them?