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Understanding Aids What is Aids? Aids is a disease that is caused by virus called HIV. Aids attacks the body’s immune system. The immune system is important because it helps the body fight off infections and diseases. How do kids get Aids? A mother with Aids may give it to her baby before the baby is Born. Sometimes children ( and adults, too) get Aids from blood tranfusions. But this happens less often, because blood banks now test all donations of blood for the Aids virus. How do adults get Aids? Adults get Aids in two main ways: Having sex with a person Who has Aids, or sharing a needle used for drugs with a person who has Aids. How kids and adults don’t get Aids? People don’t get Aids from everyday contact with infected people at school, at home, or other places. People don’t get Aids from clothes, telephones,or toilet seats, or from prepared by someone with Aids. Children don’t get Aids from sitting near Aids victims or from shaking hands with them. Is there a cure for Aids? There is no cure for Aids. But researchers are working to develop a vaccine to prevent Aids or a drug to cure it. And new treatments are beginning to increase the lifespan of many people with AIDS. 1)Answer: a)Does Aids attack the body’s immune system? __________________________________________________________________________________b)Why is the immune system important? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c)Do people get Aids from everyday contact with infected people? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ d)Can a person get Aids by having sex with a person Who has Aids? __________________________________________________________________________________ e)What are researchers doing? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2)Match the words: a)disease b)body c)sometimes d)often e)donation f)blood g)needle h)people i)ways j)places K)clothes l)hands m)researchers n)lifespan o)many p)with ( )muitos,muitas ( )pessoas ( )doença ( )roupas ( )pesquisadores ( )com ( )corpo ( )freqüentemente ( )sangue ( )doação ( )mãos ( )agulha ( )tempo de vida ( )às vezes ( )lugares ( )formas,maneiras 3)Match the verbs: a)to fight b)to help c)to give d)to get e)to Born f)to share g)to have h)to use i)to happen j) to prepare k)to shake hands l)to work m)to prevent n)to develop o)to begin p)to increase q)to understand ( )desenvolver ( )compartilhar ( )trabalhar ( )entender ( )apertar as mãos ( )preparar ( )lutar ( )dar ( )ter ( )acontecer ( )usar ( )aumentar ( )começar,iniciar ( )ajudar ( )prevenir ( )nascer ( )obter,conseguir,pegar 4)Observe as propagandas abaixo e faça uma analise de cada uma delas: a) b) c) d) e) f)