(
课件网) Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Developing ideas Lead in Are there any people live with a disability around you How many people do you think have a disability Look at the charts and answer the questions. 1 Are the numbers different from what you expected In what way 2 What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in their 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... Three Days to See Pre-reading Background Information Helen Keller 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. Have you ever read the essay by Helen Keller What would you do if you have only three days to see Now let's read the passage and find out what the author would do if she could see. While-reading Three Days to See Helen’s eagerness to see A hint given by Helen to healthy people Para. 1~3 Para. 4~7 Para. 8 What Helen desires to see in 3 days Read for structure Eager to see The plan of the three days A hint to those who see Read for details After a long walk in the woods, what can you observe A seeing friend: Nothing in particular. For me who cannot see : Through mere touch I can find hundreds of things to interest me , how much more beauty must be revealed by sight I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days. On the first day: she would want to see the kind people who have helped her and accompanied her through life. Then she would like to see the books which have opened her mind. In the afternoon, she would take a long walk in the woods and appreciate the beauty of nature. On the first day On the second day On the second day, she would like to see a display of the progress of civilization. She would go to the museums and spend the evening at a theatre or at the movies. On the third day On the third day, she would again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty. She will spend the third day observing people in their day-to-day life. The hint given to those who are physically normal : Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers , taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. As for Helen: sight must be the most delightful. Sayings Keep your face to the sun, so you won't see the shadow. 把脸一直向着阳光，这样就不会看到阴影。 To live every day as t ... ...
