SpeakingWarmingup

Whatdoyouseeinthesepictures?ApersonwhohasgotAIDSisbeingtreatedinhospital.Apersonisusingdrugsbyinjecting.

Apersonissmoking.Apersonisdrinking.SpeakingA:Wethinkdrinkingisthemostseriousproblem.Onereasonisthatdrinkingtoomuchisbadforourhealth.Manydiseasesare

causedChooseonepictureanddiscuss.bydrinking.Thesecondreasonisthatsometimesdrinkingmayruinsomeimportantmeetings,negotiationsandsoon.Andthelastoneisthatdrinkingcanthreatenourlives.Itisreportedthatmanytrafficaccidentsarecausedbydrinkingtoomuch.Sowethinkdrinkingisthemostseriousone.B:Wedon’tagreewithyou.Haveyoucarefullythoughtaboutsmoking?Inouropinion,smokingisthemostserious.A:Whatmakesyouthinkthatdrinkingisn’tthemostserious?B:Youknow,ifyouwanttoavoidunhappyeventsandaccidents,youcanjustdrinkalittle.Anditissaidthatdrinkingproperlycandogoodtohealth.A:Butcouldyoupleaseexplainthereasonswhyyouthinksmokingisthemostserious?B:Medicalresearchshowsthatsmokingisthebiggestenemyoflungcancer,becausecigarettescontainalotofnicotine,whichcanmakepeopleill.Besides,smokingnotonlydoesharmtothepersonwhoissmoking,butalsotopeoplewhotakeinthesmokearoundhim.Anditissaidthateveryyearsmokingpersonscausedalotoffires,whichleadtomanydeathsandlossesofpossesses.Sowethinkitisthemostserious.Wedon’tthinkeitherofyouisright.Drinkingandsmokingarejustbadpersonalhabits.Ifyouhaveastrongwill,youcangetridofthem.Andthenyoucanavoidtroubles.ButAIDSisahiddenenemy.Ifapersondoesn’tknowhehasgotAIDSandheC:heoffersblood,therewillbealotofpeoplewhocanbeinfected.Inthisway,manypeoplewillsufferthiskindofincurabledisease.AndpeoplecancontractAIDSinotherwayssuchasunprotectedsex,birth,injectionandsoon.Butifweimprovedourmedicalconditionandtreatments,wewouldfindgoodwaystocureAIDSpatients.AndpeoplewhohavegotAIDShavenormalmindsandcanmakecontributionstosocietyforsomeyears.ButWhatabouttakingD:drugs?Asweknow,drugslikecocaineandheroinaredisastroussubstances.Oncepeopletakedrugs,theywillbeaddictedtoitdaybyday.Evenwhentheyrealizethattheyarewrong,theycan’tcontrolthemselves.Theycandonothingbutspendendlessmoneyondrugsuntiltheyhavenothingleft.Andatlasttheywillendupinterribleandunbearabledeath.Takingdrugsnotonlycandoharmtoone’shealthandspirit,butthefamily,evensociety.SoIthinkitisthemostserioussocialproblem.E:Wewanttosaysomethingaboutgambling.Althoughitisnotamongthemostseriousproblems,itdoesgreatharmtopersonsandsociety.Gamblingisthepracticeofriskingmoneyorpossessionsonsomethingthatisuncertain,suchasahorserace,cardgames,mahjong,andsoon.Itcanbringpeopleexcitementbyitsunexpectedness,whileitcanalsotrappeopleintochasingthelossesandgainingmoremoney.Therefore,gamblingwillcausemanyproblemsifpeopledon’tpayattention.Forexample,itmaycausefightsorstealingifapersonsuffersalotoflosswhengambling.Andveryoftengamblingmaybreakupfamiliesorcauseotherfamilyproblems,suchasfinancialproblem.Andifapersonsitstheregamblingforalongtime,hishealthwillbreakdown.SoIthinkgamblingisalsoaseriousproblem.TalkingonP124

ShouldthestudentwithHIVbeallowedtostayornottostay?Discussion

A:Headmaster

B:TheparentofthestudentwithHIV

C:Teacher

D:TheparentofanotherstudentE:TheschooldoctorActingastheparentofthestudentwithHIV.B:IthinkthatmysonshouldbeallowedtostayinschoolbecauseeventhoughheisunhealthyinbodywithHIV,heisinagoodstatein

mindandwantstostaywithhisclassmatesinschool.Hehastheright.What’smore,mostofthetimeheisn’tadangertoothers.A:Canyougiveusagoodreason?B:Ofcourse.Asweknow,thoughAIDSisanincurabledisease,theAIDSviruscannotbetransmittedtoothersbycommunicatingbetweenpeople.ThereforeitissafetostaywithpeoplewithAIDS.AndIthink

weshouldkeepitasecretbecauseitisgoodformysonandothers.Inthiscase,otherswillnotlookdownuponmysonanditcannotcauseothers’fear.Iagreewiththeparent.ThestudentshouldbeallowedtostayinschoolonlyifweknowmoreaboutthediseaseandtrytofindgoodwaystopreventitwhenwearegettingonwiththestudentwithC:Actingastheteacher.

HIV.Ithinkitissafetocommunicatewithhim.AndIalsothinkthatweshouldnottelltheotherstudentsaboutthisbecausenoteveryoneknowsthisdiseaseverywell,maybesomeofthestudentswillthinkheisdangeroustothemandwillkeepacertaindistancefromhim,whichwillmakethestudentfeelself-contemptuousandifeverybodyknowsthatitwilldogreatharmtohissickbody.A:Others,whatareyouropinions?Actingastheparentofanotherstudent.D:Ithinkthatthestudentshouldnotbeallowedtostayinschoolbecauseitwillcauseotherstudents’fearaboutthisdisease.What’sworse,incasesomethingunexpectedhappensandHIViscontractedtoothers,whatshouldwedo?It’sterrible.Anditisunfairtootherpeople.A:Doyouthinkweshouldkeepitasecret?Andtellusthereason.

D:Idon’tagreewiththeparentandtheteacher.Ithinkeverybodyshouldhavetherighttoknowthetruth.Iftheyhavetostaywithhiminschool,theyshouldbetoldhowtopreventthemselvesfromgettingHIV.Iftheydon’thaveaknowledgeofAIDSanddon’tknowhowtodealwithsuchadisease,whocanensurethatotherstudentswillnotbeinfectedwithAIDS?Iamaschooldoctor.Itisnotnecessarytoworryaboutit.OfcourseIalsothinkwemusttellothersbecauseitisagoodchancetotellotherswhatthediseaseAIDSislikeandhowtopreventit.ButtheE:Actingastheschooldoctor.

studentshouldbeallowedtostayinschoolbecausemedicalstudiesshowthatHIVcannotbetransmittedviacups,glasses,toiletseats,swimmingpools,mosquitoes,otherinsects.HIVspreadsthroughbloodandotherbodyliquids,especiallybyhaving