人教高中英语选修7 Unit1 Living well-Reading and listening[

2. What is Phil going to teach Lucy after lunch? How to get off the train and walk to Sara’s workplace.
3. How will Lucy improve Sara’s life? Lucy will help Sara resume her previous life, become as independent as she used to be and give her the confidence to lead a normal life.
What is the blind person taught during training?
During the training program, blind students first learn about the commands the dog knows. Over a several week period, they are taught everything there is to know about
SARA: Then Phil’s going to _sh_o_w__ Lucy h_o_w__t_o__g_et__o_ff_ the train and _ta_k_e__m_e__to_ my office. I_n__a_f_e_w__d_a_y_s_, Lucy and I will be going to work _o_n_o_u_r__o_w_n___.
dog helps Dubian—an odd blind man. There is deep love between its master and Xiao Q.
Xiao Q is his eyes, his company. But do you know how a guide dog like Xiao Q is trained? The different stages in a guide dog’s training.
6. Listen to Part 2 again and complete the dialogue below.
PHIL: We’ll _g_iv_e_ Lucy _a_b_i_t_o_f rest and then we’ll ask her _to__ta_k__e Sara to the station again.
Listening and talking
Talking
It is a very popular movie that moves 100 million Asians in 2005. What’s the movie?
What’s the movie about? It is about how Xiao Q –-a guide
Who is A guide Name of
Jane
Lucy? dog Sara’s mother Robinson
Name Phil of
Sara’s
teacher
What Sara How to
wants to teach take the dog first Sara to
work
1. How did Sara get to work on her own? She went to work by train on her own.
MOTHER: That’s _fa_n_t_a_s_t_ic_. I’m so _p_le_a_s_e_d__fo_r_ you.
Listening text
LUCY LEARNS THE WAY
Sara, who is blind, has just returned home from a guide dog school where she learned how to work with her new guide dog, Lucy. A teacher from the school has come to Sara’s house to teach her and Lucy how to find their way around their own town.
2. Has Sara always been blind? How do you know? No. She said her mother had helped her a lot since her accident.
3. What will Lucy learn first at Sara’s home? How to get to the train station.
MOTHER: Well, I’ve _d_o_n_e_m__y_b__es_t_, but I know Sara wants to be _m_o_r_e_i_n_d_e_p_e_n_d_e_n_t__.
PHIL: Well, with Lucy’s help she will be.
How’s Lucy s_e_t_tl_i_n_g_i_n_, by the way? MOTHER: Oh, it’s like _sh_e_’_s_a_l_w_a_y_s_ b_e_e_n__h_e_re_, isn’t it, Sara? SARA: Yes. She’s been _s_m_e_l_li_n_g everything in the house and she knew which was my bedroom _r_ig_h_t_a_w__a_y_.
me a lot about you. MOTHER: Only good things, I hope.
PHIL: Definitely. She told me how much you’ve helped her since her accident.
MOTHER: Well, I’ve done my best, but I know Sara wants to be more independent.
When do people need them? ▪ When they are blind or weak sighted. ▪ When they need to go to work, shopping or leave the house for any purpose ▪ When they want to live a full and independent
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2. Listen to the whole tape for the first time. Then write down the main idea of the listening. T__h_e_m__a_in__i_d_e_a_o_f_t_h_i_s_li_s_te_n_i_n_g__is___ t_o__sh_o_w__h__o_w_a__g_u_i_d_e_d_o_g__is__tr_a_i_n_e_d_ a_n__d_i_ts__u_s_ef_u_l_n_e_s_s _to__i_ts_o_w__n_e_r_. ____
5. Listen to Part 2 again and answer the questions in pairs.
1. How did Lucy go across the street? She sat down at the crossing and waited till the cars stopped, then she stood up and took Sara straight across the road.
The first stage: First 12 months: Live with a sighted family.
The second stage A year old: begins training at a guide dog school.
The third stage 17 months old : meets its new owner and lives at the school together.
They also are taught to determine when it is unsafe to move on. They follow their teammate’s directions, and they know that they can disobey only in the face of danger.
How are they useful? ▪ They enable blind or weak-sighted people to be independent. ▪ They enable blind or weak-sighted people to get to work and earn their own living. ▪ They are friends and helpers to blind or weak-s a guide dog. In addition, they learn about proper care of the dog, which ranges from feeding to grooming to medical issues. Access laws, public awareness and other issues also are covered during the 25-day program.
The last stage 18 months old: goes to the owner’s home and learns how to get around with its owner.
How much does it cost to train a guide dog?
It costs more than $30,000 to complete the training of one guide dog. This includes all expenses from breeding to raising the dog to training it and matching it with a blind person.
What exactly is a guide dog trained to do?
Guide dogs undergo a comprehensive training program, and only the best complete the training and become working guides. In short, guide dogs are taught how to find and follow a clear path, maneuver around obstacles, and stop at curbs.
4. Listen to Part 1 again and complete the dialogue below.
PHIL: Definitely. She told me _h_o_w__m_u__ch_ _y_o_u_’v_e__h_e_lp_e_d__h_e_r_ since her accident.
Part 1 SARA: Mum, this is Phil. Phil, this is
my mother. PHIL: Pleased to meet you, Mrs
Robinson. MOTHER: Please, call me Jane. PHIL: Umm, right, Jane. Sara’s told