2020-2021学年度高三第3期总第721期

United for vaccine (P2)
山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜

Lead-in
Do you know the latest data about the COVID-19 infections?

Globally, as of September 6, 2020, there have been 26,763,217 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 876,616 deaths, reported to the WHO.

There is a worldwide need for a COVID-19 vaccine.

More than 170 countries are in talks to participate in COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility, a global initiative working with vaccine manufacturers to provide countries with access to safe and effective vaccines.

Title prediction
United for vaccine
Read the title and predict what the text is probably about.

Who is united?
Why should we be united?
What will happen if we each act in our own way?

Fast-reading

Find the main idea of each part.

Reading for details

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.

1.How does COVAX function?

2. Why do we need to prevent vaccine nationalism, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus?
He said that vaccine nationalism only helps the virus, warning that it would lead to a prolonged pandemic if only a small number of countries got most of the supply.

An example of vaccine nationalism
The Trump administration said the United States will not join global efforts with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop, manufacture and equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

What a shortsighted decision!

3. What’s the prospect of vaccine development?
A number of vaccines are now in the final stage of clinical trials.
Nine potential vaccines are part of the portfolio.
Russia began production of its first batch of a COVID-19 vaccine on Aug 15, according to its health ministry. It’s the world’s first registered vaccine.
Four Chinese vaccine candidates have started international phase-3 clinical trials.

Discussing
If you were asked to persuade America to join the initiative, what would you say?

Post reading
'Vaccine nationalism' a new global low

"Vaccine nationalism" reminds us of what US President Donald Trump said in his inauguration speech: “From this day on a new vision will govern our land－from this day onwards it is only going to be America first－America first!”, which is both selfish and ruthless. Only when we work together can the pandemic be contained as soon as possible.

Language study
1. 卷起袖子做……
2. 在……协调下
3. 及时地
4. 在……最后阶段
5. 目前
6. 确保公平的评估
7.防止疫苗民族主义
8.把……的利益置于……之上
9.延长的疫情
10.和谐地
11.取得重大进步
12.注册的疫苗

Key：

Exercise
Imitative writing
1. Scientists worldwide have been rolling up their sleeves to work toward an effective novel coronavirus vaccine.

仿写：各个城市都在努力遏制疫情的扩散。
People in the cities are rolling up their sleeves to contain the spread of the epidemic.

2. The initiative aims to ensure that all countries, no matter their economic status, can get the vaccine in a timely manner when one is available.
no matter their economic status= regardless of their economic status

仿写：这个政策旨在确保所有孩子，无论经济状况如何，都能得到及时的教育。
The policy aims to ensure that all kids, no matter/ regardless of their economic status, can get the education in a timely manner.

Homework
假设你是李华，请你写信给美国总统，游说美国加入新冠疫苗全球计划，内容应包括：
1. 疫苗民族主义的坏处；
2. 全球合作的优势。
注意：词数：150词左右。