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Reading Activity PlanLevel & Number of Students: 10 low-intermediate adult studentsActivity Duration: 30minsAssumptions: students have a solid foundation of past simple tense; Students have the ability to guess words from context;Expected Problems & Potential Solutions:1.Students may spend too much time on unfamiliar words.Solution: pre-teach important new words and assure students that it’s okay to skip some unknown words to keep reading.2. Students may have problem coming up questions to ask during interview Activity. Solution: teacher can give hint and clue to help students when they have issues.Aims/Objectives: By the end of this activity, students will be able to... •Understand story of Helen Keller.•Retell Helen Keller’s story in the order of time.•Use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.Materials:•Multiple new vocabulary sheet•Multiple reading sheet: the story of Helen Keller•Multiple true of false question sheetsStep 1 Pre-Reading 7minsBrainstorming 3minsThe teacher writes the name Helen Keller on the board, ask students what they know about this name.Introducing vocabulary 4minsTeach new vocabulary from the text in advance, write them down on the board, see if any students know them, after briefly introducing new words, give students a sheet with new words and their explanationsStep 2 During Reading 8minsTrue or false questions 3minsStudents are given a sheet with 10 statements, while they’re reading the text, they need to decide if each statement is true or false. After they finish, the teacher can check their answer together, and give reasons combining the text. Group discussion 5minsPut students into two groups, have them discuss the three questions (write the questions on the whiteboard if necessary), then have one student represent the group to present their answers in front of the class. For each different question, have different student to do the presentation. Questions for discussing are below:1.What happened to Helen Keller when she was a toddler?2.Who is Anne Sullivan? How did she influence Helen’s life? Give examples.3.W hat’s the education background of Helen Keller?4.How did Helen Keller contribute to others?5.What’s the legacy she left?Step 3 Post-Reading 15minsWriting a life timeline 5minsSince the story of Helen Keller is organized chronologically, the teacher can ask students to write a short timeline about Helen Keller’s life, starting from June 27th, 1880 when she was born until June 1st, 1968. This requires students to go over details in the text and put them into order.Re-telling the story 5minsBased on the timeline students have just wrote in previous activity, have 3 to 4 students come up to the stage to retell Helen Keller’s story following the timeline the student has in hand.Student to student interview 5minsPut the whole class into group A and group B, students in group A are given the role of being Helen Keller, students in group B are newspaper reporters. Then match Helen Keller with a news reporter, conducting a live class interview in 5 different groups. This is a great activity to practice students’ speaking, and it will draw students’ interest and attention. They can think of questions to ask Helen Keller if she were alive.Homework-Prepare a speechAs we all know, Helen Keller is a fighter and a warrior, she gave many speech and inspired millions of people across the world. If you were Helen Keller who is about to deliver a speech on how to help the deaf and the blind, how would you inspire people in your speech? Give reasons and examples to support your idea. Every student is expected to present their speech on the next class. Reading sheetThe Story of Helen KellerEarly ChildhoodHelen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Alabama. She was born with the ability to see and hear and started speaking when she was just 6 months old. She started walking at the age of 1. Unfortunately, in 1882, Helen became sick with a high fever and her illness caused her to become blind, deaf, and unable to speak. She was just 19 months old. As Helen got older, she became very wild and behaved badly.Teacher Anne SullivanIn 1886, Helen’s parents traveled to a famous school for the blind in Boston, Massachusetts. It was there that Helen meet Anne Sullivan. Anne would become Helen’s teacher. Anne began by teaching 6-year-old Helen finger-spelling. They started with the word "doll," to help Helen understand that she had been given a doll. At first, Helen was curious. Then she became defiant and refused to work with her new teacher. Luckily, Anne did not give up.One day, Anne taught Helen the word "water" by helping her learn the letters in the word by p utting Helen’s hand under the water. While Anne washed Helen's hand with cool water, she spelled out the word w-a-t-e-r on Helen's other hand. By nightfall, Helen had learned 30 words.A Formal EducationBy 1890, Helen had learned how to speak and write. With the help of Anne, Helen wrote her first book. It was called "The Story of My Life." Helen graduated from college in 1904, at the age of 24. After college, she wanted to learn how she could help others with disabilities.Work and InfluenceHelen became famous for her experiences. In 1946, she worked for a group that helped blind people all over the world. Between 1946 and 1957, she traveled to 35 countries on five continents. She gave many speeches and inspired and encouraged millions of people. Helen’s story, "The Story of My Life" was made into a television movie called "The Miracle Worker." In 1959, the story was made into a Broadway play of the same title, and in 1962, an award-winning movie based on the play was released.Death and LegacyHelen died on June 1, 1968, just a few weeks before her 88th birthday. During her remarkable life, Helen stood as a strong example of how hard work and creativity can allow a person to overcome hardship. She was known for not giving up and for working hard to better the lives of other people.new vocabulary sheetfrom https:///dictionary/english/1.unfortunatelyyou can use unfortunately to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that itis sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret.2.DefiantIf you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.3.graduate:when a student graduates, they complete their studies successfully and leave their school or university. You can also say that a school or university graduates a student or students.4.disability:A disability is a permanent injury, illness, or physical or mental condition that tends to restrict the way that someone can live their life.5.continent:A very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.6.Remarkable:Someone or something that is remarkable is unusual or special in a way that makespeople notice them and be surprised or impressed7.overcome: If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.8.hardship: a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do nothave enough money.True or False Question sheet1.Helen Keller became sick when she was just 6 months old.2.Helen loved learning finger spelling when she started.3.Anne was a very patient and loving teacher.4.Helen learned how to speak and write after she graduated from college.5.Helen became famous because she was working to help blind people all over the world.6.Helen travelled to many countries between 1946 and 1957.7.There was a Broadway play made in 1959 based on Helen’s story.8.Helen Keller died on her 88th birthday.。