The full heading of this reading is "AIDS: don't die of ignorance". It answers the following questions:
What is AIDS?
How do you beecome infected?
How can you protect yourself from AIDS?
What should you do if you think you are infected?
What about things that pierce the skin?
What can’t you catch the virus from?
Excerpt
The Government’s clear medical advice is that you cannot get the AIDS virus from normal social contact with someone who is infected. You cannot get it from shaking hands. Nor is there any record of anyone becoming infected through kissing. There is no danger in sharing cups or cutlery. Nor can you catch it from public baths or toilets. [...]
Tasks
There aren't any tasks provided but here goes a bunch of my ideas:
Ask students the abovementioned questions and then show them the text to check their answers.
Blank out the abovementioned questions from the worksheet and have your learners figure them out.
Use the text as a discussion starter. Ask Ss controversial questions such as: "Should people suffering from AIDS be isolated? Should they be allowed to work in restaurants/hospitals? Why? Why not?"
If you have other ideas drop them here in the comments section below.
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