Unit1Reading[课件]

Problems caused by his disability 1.weak and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as others and drops things or clumsy 2.bumps into furniture gets out of breath after 3.running just a short way has to stop half way up the 4. stairs and rest before getting up to the top too weak to go to school 5. and has missed a lot of lessons
Do you know them?
Let’s see their performance.
21位舞者是生活在无声世界的聋哑人，他们平均年龄17岁，最小的只有13岁。
邰丽华: 我感觉残疾不是缺陷，而是人类多元化的一个特点，残疾不是不幸，
只是不便，其实每个人的人生都是一样的，有圆，有缺，有满，有空，这是你 没有办法选择的，但是你可以去选择看人生的角度，然后带着一颗快乐而感恩 的心态去面对人生的不圆满。这就是我对生活的感悟。
幼时患病，两耳失聪，双目失明。七岁 时，安妮· 沙利文担任她的家庭教师，从此成 了她的良师益友，相处达50年。在沙利文帮 助之下，进入大学学习，以优异成绩毕业。 在大学期间，写了《我生命的故事》，讲述 她如何战胜病残，给成千上万的残疾人和正 常人带来鼓舞。这本书被译成50种文字，在 世界各国流传。以后又写了许多文字和几部 自传性小说，表明黑暗与寂静并不存在。后 Helen Keller 来凯勒成了卓越的社会改革家，到美国各地， 到欧洲、亚洲发表演说，为盲人、聋哑人筹 海伦· 凯勒 美国盲聋女作家 集资金。二战期间，又访问多所医院，慰问 失明士兵，她的精神受人们崇敬。1964年被 教育家 授于美国公民最高荣誉–总统自由勋章，次年 又被推选为世界十名杰出妇女之一。
7. Answer the questions on P4 Ex4.
Answers:
1. He does a lot of things, such as writing, computer programming, going to the movies and football matches with friends, looking after his pets and having a lot of study. 2. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and don’t ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do. 3. Because they can see the real person inside Marty’s body. Also, Marty’s active and positive life style has made them changed their conduct towards Marty.
Pre-reading
There is a website called “Family Village” on the internet. Let’s see what can we see in it.
Welcome to the Family Village!
Reading:
First reading: Read the text quickly and answer: 1. Marty is ____ person. A. a healthy B. an ill C. a disabled D. a rich 2. Marty has ____disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg 3. What’s Marty’s dream? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player.
Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability? Does their disability make it difficult for them to do some things?
What have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?
What Marty does in spite of his disability 1. enjoys writing and computer programming 2.goes to the movies and football matches with friends 3. spends a lot of time looking after pets 4. studies a lot
Though he is a disabled person, Marty never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys his life.
Words and expressions:
1. disability n.伤残;无力;无能 disabled adj.伤残的 the disabled(指代一类人)伤残人士 disable vt.使丧失能力;使伤残 disablement n.残废;伤残
张海迪五岁时因患脊髓血管瘤，高位截瘫。 她因此没进过学校，童年起就开始以顽强的毅力 自学知识，她先后自学了小学、中学和大学的专 业课程。张海迪十五岁时随父母下放聊城莘县一 个贫穷的小村子，但她没有惧怕艰苦的生活，而 是以乐观向上的精神奉献自己的青春。在那里她 给村里小学的孩子们教书，并且克服种种困难学 习医学知识，热心地为乡亲们针灸治病。在莘县 期间她无偿地为人们治病一万多人次，受到人们 Zhang Haidi 的热情赞誉。 1983年海迪开始走上文学创作的道路，她以顽强毅力克服病痛 和困难，精益求精地进行创作，执着地为文学而战，至今已出版的 作品有：长篇小说《轮椅上的梦》、《绝顶》。散文集《鸿雁快快 飞》、《向天空敞开的窗口》、《生命的追问》。翻译作品《海边 诊所》，《丽贝卡在新学校》、《小米勒旅行记》，《莫多克—— 一头大象的真实故事》等。她的作品在社会上在青少年中引起很强 的反响，长篇小说《轮椅上的梦》已在日本，韩国出版。
3. From the passage we can infer that____. A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him. B. Marty never loses heart. C. Marty is afraid of being made fun of D. Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger 4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The doctor could give Marty’s disease a name. B. The doctor knew how to make Marty well. C. Someone in the world could cure the disease. D. No one could give Marty’s disease a name. 5. We can infer that_____. A. Marty will lose heat. B. Marty feels sorry for being disabled. C. Marty’s life is full of challenge. D. Marty feels lonely. 6. Fill in the chart on P3, Ex1 according to the texd the text again and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1: Marty Fielding introduced himself briefly. Para.2: Marty tells us sth about his illness. Para.3: Marty was laughed at by other people when he was at primary school. Para.4: Marty was accepted by most of his fellow students at high school. Para.5: Marty tells us how he lives a good life. Para.6: Marty doesn’t feel sorry about his disability and he tells us sth about his hope for healthy kids. 2. The main idea of the whole text:
Warming Up:
Let’s see more examples in our daily life.
Please looked at the pictures on P1 and read the stories about these people, then discuss in groups what their disability might be.