Unit 1 Sleep Disorders 1
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 1
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 1
Sleep Problems 1
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 3
Sleeping Patterns 3
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 4
Chronic Sleep Loss 4
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 6
Monday Mornings(1) 6
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 7
Top Countdown forWeek Ending 7
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 8
Unit 2 Drug Misuse and Abuse 9
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 9
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 9
In US,an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse 10
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 11
An Interview with Michael Jackson's Personal Physician 11
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 12
Drug Addiction 12
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 13
Monday Mornings(2) 13
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 15
Bruce Springteen 15
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 15
Unit 3 HIV 16
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 16
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 16
More Low Cost Anti-AIDS Drugs Mean More People Treated 17
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 17
Section A:UN Report Shows Major Progress on HIV/AIDS 17
Section B:Researchers:Vtamins and Mineral Supplements Slow Progression of HIV 18
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 19
ABC of HIV 19
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 21
Monday Mornings(3) 21
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 22
Streets of Philadelphia 22
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 22
Unit 4 Transplantation 24
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 24
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 24
The Pioneer of Transplantation 25
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 26
The Development of Transplantation 26
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 27
Section A:Body Robbery 27
Section B:Transplant Cells,Not Organs 28
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 30
Monday Mornings(4) 30
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 31
Hair Transplantation-BosleyPart Ⅶ After-class Assignment 31
Unit 5 Fighting Viruses 32
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 32
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehonsion(1) 33
Ebola Virus 33
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 35
Section A:West Nile Virus Costs US $ 78o million 35
Section B:Swine Flu 35
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 36
Knowina Virus 36
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 37
Monday Mornings(5) 38
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 38
Bornto Move 38
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 39
UNit 6 CVD 40
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 40
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 41
Section A:Doctors Say Most Heat Disease is Preventable 41
Section B:Health Care Teams Worldwide Workto Reduce Salt Intake 42
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 42
Study:Flu Vaccine Could Prevent Heart Attack 42
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 43
The Single Biggest Health Threat Women Face 43
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 44
Monday Mornings(6.1) 44
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 45
Heart Attack 45
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 46
Uint 7 Obesity 47
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 47
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 47
Study Links Everyday Chemicals to Obesity 48
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 49
Silent Killer in India 49
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 49
Obesity Epidemic 49
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 50
Section A:Monday Mornings(7.1) 50
Section B:Monday Mornings(7.2) 51
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 52
Bang Bang 52
Part Ⅶ After-classAssignment 53
UNit 8 Nutrition 54
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 54
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 54
Curry Cures Cancer 55
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 56
Kale:The“Super Food” 56
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercises 56
Battling Bad Science 56
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 58
Monday Mornings(8) 58
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for pleasure 60
Delicious 60
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 61
Unit 9 Mental Health 62
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 62
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 62
Mental Illness in China Is More Common than Previously Thought 62
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 63
Yoga Helps Mentally Ill 63
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises: 64
Mental Health forAll by Involving All(1) 64
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 67
Monday Mornings(9) 67
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual for Pleasure 67
Open Condom Star 67
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 68
UNit 10 Allergy 69
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 69
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 69
Section A:Allergy 70
Section B:Air Pollution Leading to More Allergies 71
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 71
Skin Barriers 71
Part Ⅳ Audio-visual Exercises 72
The Change of Life Style Leading to Allergy Epidemic 72
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 73
Monday Mornings(10) 73
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 74
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 74
UNit 11 Malaria 75
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 75
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 75
WHO Unveils New Malaria Roadmap 76
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 77
Malaria Deaths Drop Drastically;WHO Predicts More Success 77
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 77
Mosquitoes and Malaria 77
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 78
Monday Mornings(11) 79
Part Ⅶ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 80
Turning Page 80
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 80
Unit 12 Spinal Injuries 81
Part Ⅰ Pre-class Activities 81
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(1) 81
Medical Advances Keep Runner on Track after Spinal Iniury 82
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(2) 83
WHO:Up to 500,ooo Spinal Injuries Annually 83
Part Ⅳ Audio-Visual Exercises 83
The Paralyzed Rat that Walked 83
Part Ⅴ Discussion and Debate 85
Monday Mornings(12) 85
Part Ⅵ Audio-Visual Exercise for Pleasure 86
Circle the Drain 86
Part Ⅶ After-class Assignment 87
Appendix Keys for Reference 88