Enabling the students to
1. know about the health care system in three different countries
2. learn some new language points
Teaching steps:
1. Lead in.
Class, tell me. When you are ill in hospital for a few day，who will pay for it? Your parents? It's very bad. The health insurance company? Good, it's much better.
Today we are going to learn about the health care system in three different countries. Now listen to the tape and try to answer the question:
What are the three countries?
---Britain, America, and Canada.
2. Well, all of you have done a good job. Now read the passage quickly and try to find the answer to this question:
Which health care system do you think is the best? Give two or three sentences to explain why.
--I think Canada has a better system, because health care is free. When you become ill, medical fees are paid for by the government.
3. Answer some more questions:
What's the problem with the American system?
The problem is that poorer people don't have the money to pay for private health insurance. As a result, they often have both health and money problems.
Why have there been problems with the British health care system recently?
This is because the government has not put enough money into the health service.
What's the result of the problems with the British health care system?
More people are using private health insurance. They see doctors and the health insurance pay the doctors.
4. Deal with some language points:
1) pay for sth.
pay sb
pay money for sth
pay sb for sth.
pay off the debts
pay back
pay a visit to
pay attention to
2) begin with= start with
The conference began with a song.
end (up) with
to begin with 首先，開始
3) the first country to have a free health care system
4) be free to do
free of charge
I'll be free soon.
The seat is free.
for free
set sb free
free from
free of charge
5) as a result
as a result of
result in
result from
6) through the health insurance company
7) the problem with this system
8) medical fees
5. Read the passage again and try to say something about the three health care systems.
6. Ask some students to tell about the health care system in China.
7. Homework:
Write a short passage about the Chinese health care system.
