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课件网) Unit 2 Great People Lesson 10 Touch the World We will learn The new words: planetary, Helen Keller, writer, educator, blind, deaf, illness, ability, Anne Sullivan, progress, community, greatly Important and difficult points: 1) Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88. 2) Before her illness, Helen was a bright and happy girl. 3) Anne was filled with pride. 4) She also learned to write and even speak. Lead in Do you know her? Think about it! Have you heard of Helen Keller? What can you learn from her? Do you know any sign language? 1)Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1．Who is Helen Keller? 2．What happened to Helen Keller when she was nineteen months old? 3．How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller? 4．What was the first word that Helen Keller learned? 5．What was Helen Keller famous for? Listen and imitate 1)Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1．Who is Helen Keller? 2．What happened to Helen Keller when she was nineteen months old? 3．How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller? 4．What was the first word that Helen Keller learned? 5．What was Helen Keller famous for? Helen Keller is a well?known writer and educator. When she was nineteen months old，she had a fever that made her blind and deaf. She spelled words on Helen's hand with her fingers. Water. She was very famous for her courage and hard work. Language points 1. blind 作形容词，意为“失明的、瞎的、盲目的”，在句中作表语或定语。另，the blind表示“盲人”，是集体名词。 e.g. ①Her uncle is blind in both eyes. 她叔叔双目失明。 ②This is a very blind decision. 这是一个很盲目的决定。 Language points 2. progress 作不可数名词，意为“进步、进展”，短语make progress表示“取得进步”。 e.g. Danny has made great progress recently. 丹尼近来取得了很大的进步。 作不及物动词，意为“发展、前进”。 e.g. The soldiers will progress on. 战士们要继续前进。 Language points 3. Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88. 海伦·凯勒，著名的作家和教育家，昨天去世了，享年88岁。 句中的at the age of 意为“在……岁时”，后加基数词的单数形式，用来表示年龄，可以与“when + 主语 + be + 年龄”替换。 e.g. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four. = He began to learn the accordion when he was four years old.他四岁时开始学手风琴。 【拓展】类似的短语还有“in one’s + 基数词复数形式”，意思是“在……多岁时”。 e.g. Mr. Wang went to America in his thirties. 王先生在他30多岁时去了美国。 Language points 4. Before her illness, Helen was a bright and happy girl. 在得病之前，海伦是个聪明快乐的孩子。 before her illness是介词短语，意为“在生病之前”，在句中作状语。我们可以用时间状语从句Before she was ill替换它。这种介词短语作状语的句式可用从句进行替换。 e.g. ①She didn’t come to school because of illness. = She didn’t come to school because she was ill. 由于疾病，她没来上学。 ②Nothing can live without air or water. = Nothing can live if there is no air or water. 没有空 ... ...
