1、使用教材：Senior High English(Module 6)选修模块 Do you know some famous disabled people in the world?blind,deaf and dumb when she was youngpeaceful and mild in her middle agesGuess:Who is she?Think:What success did she achieve in her life?“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor to
2、uched but are felt in the heart.”Helen KellerSome Quotes Helen Keller wrote1.We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.Although the world is full of suffering,it is full also of the overcoming of it.2.Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows.3.One can neve
3、r consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.4.I am only one,but still I am one.I cannot do everything,but still I can do something;and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.5.When we do the best we can,we never know what miracle is wrought in our
4、 life,or in the life of another.6.Security is mostly a superstition.It does not exist in nature.7.Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.8.When one door of happiness closes,another opens;but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.Do you
5、 know Helen Keller?Can you know what was special about her?BlindDeafrestrictionsBecause of these restrictions on her communication,Helen could not speak,read or write.If there are restrictions on us,we cannot do things freely.couldnt see couldnt hearWhat were her problems?couldnt speak,read,communic
6、ateblinddeaf=(severe)restrictions Helen Keller(June 27,1880-June 1,1968),was one of the most famous American writers in the twentieth century.When she was 19 months old,she survived a fever but she found she became blind and deaf.And she also found it very difficult to speak.However,with the help of
7、 her teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan,Keller learned to read braille(盲文)and to write by using a special typewriter.she grew up and become a world-famous public speaker.While she was still at college she wrote the famous book “The Story of My Life”.She had an international influenceon the lives of the
8、 disabled.Helen KellerReading strategy:PredictionBefore reading,look at the title,pictures.Read the first two or three lines of the text.Try to guess what the text is going to be about.a.Look at the title-b.look at the picturesc.Read the first couple of lines:Helen Keller was a very special girl who
9、 needed a superb teacher.By the time she was seven years old,she still couldnt speak,read or write.Can you guess what the passage is about?The passage may talk about how Helen Keller learned something with the help of her teacher.Pre-readingUse Reading Strategies to answer these questions about the
10、text.Reading strategy:Fast ReadingRead the text to get the general idea.Ignore words you dont know.Read the text again.Try to work out the meaning of important new words.Use a dictionary if you cant.Read any comprehensive questions and try to think of possible answers.Then find answers to questions
11、in the text.1.How was Helen Keller different from other children?2.Why was her teacher so important to her?Heller Keller couldnt see or hear.Because she was a very special girl who needed a superb teacher.3.How did she learn new words?She learned new words spelt on her hand.4.Why did she feel happy
12、when she understood the meaning of the word“water”?Because the knowledge gave her hope and joy.5.Why was the word“love”so difficult for Helen to understand?Because it is abstract word that can not be touched.6.Why did she think that love might be the sun?Because Mrs.Sullivan took her to the sun when
13、 teaching the word“love”.7.How did she learn the word“think”?When she made a necklace of beads,she kept making mistakes.And she stopped to think,at this time,her teacher noticed this and spelt the word to her.8.What do the words“love”and“think”have in common?They are both abstract and they can not b
14、e touched.unbearablestubborntroublesometrouble+someun+bear+able(v.)What do you think of Helens behavior?1 A _ person does not like to change his/her idea.2 A _ person will cause a lot of trouble.3 An _ person is one that people cannot stand.stubborntroublesomeunbearableBarbie _ is popular with the c
15、hildren.dollCan you figure out the whole process of Helens learning?Some of the clues are given here:getting to know Sullivan getting to know some words which can be touchedthe mystery of language was revealed to her getting to understand some abstract words.Helen needed a superb teacher because she
16、 couldnt speak,read and write.Anne Sullivan,who had eyesight problem,was a teacher and had the same experience with Helen.Anne Sullivan got to do first is to stop Helens unbearable behaviors,and when they first met,she gave Helen a big hug.Sullivan s way of teaching is simple and straightforward.She
17、 taught Helen the word“doll”by spelling it on her hand.Now that Helen understood the key to language,she was very eager to learn more and use it as much as she could.When Anne taught her the word“love”,she got confused about it.She mistook it for sun and the sweetness of flower.When Anne noticed tha
18、t she had made a mistake when making a necklace,she taught her the word“think”.She came to understand “think”and“love”these two abstract words,which can not be touched.She realized that Anne deeply loved her.Discussion:What kind of teacher do you think Anne Sullivan is?Try to use as many adjective w
19、ords as you can.Read fast to find out which of the following is mentioned in the text.A.how Helen Keller learned to play games.B.how Helen Keller communicated with her teacher.C.how Helen Keller learned the words.While-reading“T or F”1.The word“love”was a complex word for Helen.2.Helen didnt find it
20、 difficult to understand the word“love”.3.The understanding of“think”helped her understand“love”.4.Helen got to know the meaning of“love”through touching.Read and find out the examples of words Helen learned.water;doll;think;lovedoll;watersth.you can touchthink;lovehard to show;Group 1:Group 2:(obje
21、ct words)(complex words)Whats the difference among the four words“water,doll;think,love”?Brainstorming Imagine you are Miss Sullivan,and discuss in groups how you can teach the following words to Helen:doll,water,think,love Remember!Helen cannot see or hear anything.Word:dollWhereHow she learnedHow
22、she feltWhat happened in the endAt home Ann spelt into play with a gamecould spell the word in _ imitationmonkey-likeSkim the text quickly and complete the table according to when Helen learn them:“doll/water”.Word:waterWhereHow she learned How she feltWhat happened in theendbythe wellby feeling the
23、 flowing of the waterhopeful and joyfulhad _ understanding;the world of words was _ to her.a burst ofopening upThousand Hands Kwan-Yin Please watch here.Lets have a break.Post-reading1、What problems did Helen have as a child?2、Who helped her learn language?And how?(one example)3、What helped her lear
24、n the word“love”?(detailed information)4、What can you learn from her?Never give up!Never be discouraged by difficulties!You are what you want to be!5、What do you think happened later to Helen Keller?I think Helen Keller came to know more and more knowledge and could even read a whole book.Maybe she
25、became a teacher like Sullivan.You can check your guessing on page 100.Have a try:Please retell the story to their partner based on the questions and understanding in the text.Writing and Speaking:WritingChoose a memory from your life.Write notes about these things:a、your age,place and timefive year
26、s old,in a shop,one weekendb、who you were with ：my motherc、what happenedI saw a doll I wanted to buy,my mother didnt agree,I cried,my mother went awayd、how you felt：regret,afraid,happye、what happened in the endmy mother came backThen work in pairs.Tell each other about your memory.One weekend when I
27、 was five years old,my mother went shopping with me.I saw a beautiful doll in a shop and I asked my mother to buy it for me.My mother said I had already had too many dolls and didnt agree.I pretended to cry very loudly and refused to go.After a while,when I looked around,I could not find my mother.I
28、 regretted and felt so afraid that I cried again.But this time I was crying for real.Just then,my mother came back and took me home.I was very happy and said sorry to her.After that,I never pretended to cry to get what I wanted.ExampleVolunteers?Report your memory of your life.Task 1:Helen Keller on
29、ce wrote an article hoping to have three days to see.Suppose you were Helen,what would you do if you were given three days.and give reasons.Task 2:Xiao Ming,15 years old,recently had an accident and lost his left arm.He was in low spirit.Talk with him and try to encourage him to cheer up using Helen
30、 as an example.Im optimistic about As far as I know It seems to me that From my point of view,.Writing and Speaking：SpeakingHave a try:report your result.1.feel+名词,感到某事情感或触摸到某物。He felt no shame and no regret.feel+adj 感觉到怎样.摸上去如何The cloth feels very soft.2.only 引导的状语从句如放在句前，后面的句子要部分倒装。Only by changin
31、g the way we live can we save the earth.3.reveal 1).展现,显露出Little by little he revealed his ambitions.2).揭示,揭露;暴露;泄露He revealed the secret by accident.Further investigation revealed that he was guilty.4.be eager for 想得到，盼望He was eager for work,for he could not imagine life without it.be eager to do s
32、th5.puzzle 使迷惑;使为难,使窘困What puzzles me is why they didnt show up.令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。puzzled expression 迷惑的表情6.in a flash 瞬间Hell be back in a flash.他很快就会回来。7.in（the）light of 根据He reviewed his policy in the light of recent developments.他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的方针。8.burst into tears/laughter I threw some paper i
33、n the fire,It burst into flames.9.It was the first time Helen had understood such a complex word.It is/was the+序数词+time+（that）.表示“是第次做”。这是一个特殊的句型，当主句用is时，that从句应该用现在完成时；当主句用was时，that从句应该用过去完成时。还可以用This/That代替It。如：It/This/That was the first time that your grandpa had been to America.That was the firs
34、t time that he had been late for school.10.how,because,before 引导的名词从句作表语。This was because Helen couldnt see or hear.This is how she described it in her book.This was before I knew many words.11.now that Now that Helen understood the key to language,she was eager to learn more and use it as much as s
35、he could.What can we do with it now that weve found the“Hidden Web”?1.Underline some useful expressions in the text and remember them.2.Write a summary of the story in about 100 words based on the text.3.Read the article“Three Days to see”and write about your feelings using at least 200 words.4.Finish the exercises of Synonyms and Opposites of Page 11.Goodbye!
