外研版 高一 第二册

Module 1

Cultural Corner Cultural Corner

I. Read about the health care system

in three different countries and answer

the question.

Which health care system do you

think is the best?

Write two or three sentences

explaining why.

1. 医疗系统 2. 支付 3. 直到最近

II. Read the passage again and translate

the following phrases or sentences.

1. the health care system

2. pay for 3.until recently

4. as a result

5. private heath insurance

6. the health insurance company

4. 结果 5. 私人医疗保险

6. 医疗保险公司

7. 英国是世界上第一个实行免费医疗的国家 , 费用由政府部门支付。

Britain was the first country in the world to have a free health care system paid for by the government.

8. 在英国 , 政府部门投入医疗服务的 资金不够。

In Britain the government has not put enough money into the health service.

9. 在美国医院归私人所有 , 医疗保险公司支付医生的工资和医院的开销。

In America, hospitals are privately owned and the health insurance company pays the doctors and the hospitals.

10. 这种医疗系统的的问题是穷人们没有 钱购买医疗保险。

The problem with this system is that

poorer people don’t have the money

to pay for private health insurance.

Put the following sentences in the right order.

Writing

a. He said that chocolate and cheese

can often give you migraine.

b. I see lights in front of my eyes and

I have to sleep in a dark room.

c. He examined me and asked me

questions about my symptoms.

d. For three years, I have had very

bad headaches about three or

four times a month.

e. And now I don’t get migraines

any more. I feel great!

f. I am a sixteen-year-old boy.

g. So I stopped eating chocolate and

cheese.

h.Two months ago I went to see a

doctor about my headaches.

the right order is gf d b h c ea

Homework

Write a passage about a small health

problem that you have had.

1.Begin with some information about

yourself.

2. Say what the problem was.

3. Explain what you did or what

happened.

4. Explain how things ended.