Unit 9　Health care��

step ⅲ preparation for listening
t:well,so much for warming up.we all know there is a national organization which is devoted to improving people’s health.which organization is it?what’s its name?��
ss:the world health organization.��
t:you are right.what do you know about it?wang fei,can you have a try?��
s7:it is the united nations’ specialized agency for health.it was established on 7 april,1948.the who is the short form of its name.��
t:well.thank you.who’d like to say anything else about it?��
s8:the who is governed by 192 member states through the world health assembly.the health assembly is composed of representatives from the who’s member states.the main tasks of the world health assembly are to approve the who programme and the boudget for the following biennium and to decide major policy questions.��
t:thank you.sit down,please.do you think the who plays an important role in improving the world’s health?why or why not?��
s9:yes.because its goal is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.��
 
t:do you agree with him/her?��
ss:yes.��
t:then,do you know the reason why the who was created and its functions in defeating diseases?��
ss:not very clearly.��
t:so,let’s listen to the tape and get more information about the who.
step ⅳ listening
t:now,please turn to page 74.first,go through the questions of ex.2 as quickly as possible.then i’ll play the tape of the first part for you to find out the answers.be sure to write some key words to help you.��
(teacher plays the tape at least twice.then check the answers.after that,teacher goes on to deal with ex.3.)��
t:now,look at the questions of ex.3.from the questions we can learn that the second part of the tape must be about the sars.it will tell about the outbreaking and the controlling of the sars.do you agree with me?��
ss:yes.��
t:well,now please listen to the tape and answer the questions.if necessary,i’ll play it more times.��
(teacher begins to play the tape.in the end,ask some students to answer the questions.)��
step  ⅴ speaking
t:from the listening activity,we’ve learnt that both the government and the who played important roles in controlling the sars.actually,as the government develops the economy,it is also making efforts to improve health care.now,imagine that a government programme has given your town 2 000 000 yuan to improve health care in your area.how should the money be used?a good decision must be made.if you were the mayor of your town,what would you do?��
ss:call a meeting to discuss it.��