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课件网) B4U2 Developing ideas Activity 1 1 Are the numbers different from what you expected In what way 2 What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in thier daily lives People with limited mobility problems could use wheelchairs, walking sticks, handrails... People who have reduced vision could use special pavements for the blind, Braille signs... More about Braillle Special pavements (tactile pavings) Stephen Hawking Helen Keller Beethoven Zhang Haidi Many people have made great achievements despite disabilities, can you name some inspiring models？ Helen Keller (1880 –1968) was an American writer, lecturer and social activist. Aged just 19 months old, she became ill and lost both her hearing and sight. With the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, she overcame her disabilities and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Background Information I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound. To help readers understand what it is like to be blind To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have To persuade readers to care about the blind Choose the writer’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. While-reading Read for structure Three Days to See Hellen’s eagerness to see A hint given by Hellen to healthy people Para. 1~3 Para. 4~7 Para. 8 What Hellen desires to see in 3 days eager to see The plan of the three days A hint to those who see How did Hellen feel when her friend told her she had observed nothing in particular in the woods Disappointed B. Appreciative C. Doubtful D. Approved How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days. Which of the following are not included in the things Hellen wants to see on the first day Her beloved companions Books who have presented her with the human spirit The beauties of nature. The outline of a face Read para 4 carefully and answer the question. On the first day, I should want to see the people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living. I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that "window of the soul",the eye. I can only "see" through my fingertips the outline of a face. I should like to see the books which have been read to me, and which have revealed to me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit. In the afternoon I should take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate my eyes on the beauties of t ... ...
