1、重庆大学重庆大学高一高一(下下)Unit 2Unit 2Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers.Compare your answers with your partners.1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.There are many ways to help blind people.B.People are afraid of being blind.C.Computers are helpful to blind people.112.The best title for t
2、he passage is _.A.Guide Dogs for the Blind.B.A Sad,Dark World.C.Light in the Dark.Listen to the passage again.Fill in the blanks with what you hear1)Most people are afraid of being _Living in _ seems to be terrible.2)Braille alphabet was _ by a fifteen-year-old French boy called Louis Braille,who wa
3、s blinded in an _.23)A guide dog can avoid _.The first guide dogs were trained in _.4)Some computers have _ skills and can speak.How many ways were mentioned in the passage to help blind people?33Blind people can _.Blind people can _.Blind people can _.Miss Anne Sullivan spelled the words into Helen
4、s hand.Think of other ways to help blind people to Learn.Work in groups and give suggestions.You may use the following expressions.5spell words into sbs hand use the Braille alphabet use guide dogs use a walking-stick use hearing-aids use eye-tech glassesWhy dont you?Why not.?They should What/How ab
5、out?Its better for them to If I were,I wouldExampleA:Look!There comes a blind man.B:I think we should help him.A:How can we help him?B:Its better for us to ask him where he want to go first.A:Yes,lets go.Now you do it like this.人物描写侧重于对人物的介绍。在介绍人物时，应注意以下几个方面：1人称：可以用第一人称或第三人称。2时态：常用一般现在时和一般过去时，具体情况要依
6、据写作的要求来确定。描写人物的外貌、性格、兴趣等常用一般现在时，而描写人物的出生、教育背景、经历、事迹等常用一般过去时。3内容：一般遵循这样的原则：先介绍人物的出生年月、地点或家庭背景，再介绍人物的主要经历、事迹或成就，最后介绍人们对该人物的评价或你的个人感受。常用句式或短语背景：.was born in/into a poor/rich family,when.was young,spent ones childhood in.等。外貌：beautiful，pretty，good-looking，ordinary-looking，handsome，big nose，black eyes，he
7、althy，near-sighted，strong，fat，thin，1.80 metres tall等。性格：kind，honest，clever，humorous，happy，optimistic，easy-going，warm-hearted，independent，hard-working，responsible，reliable，patient，helpful，curious，popular，funny，interesting,calm，bright，clever，attractive，be ready to help others，friendly，generous，naughty
8、,talkative，be strict in ones work等。爱好：be delighted in doing sth.，be good at，have a gift for，be interested in，be fond of，be crazy about，be pleased with,do well in ones research work，enjoy doing，expect to do，feel surprised at，have a strong desire to do，look forward to doing sth.等。教育背景：be admitted to.u
9、niversity，graduate from，get a.degree，major in，get on well with ones lessons，go abroad to further ones study，study hard at.，take an active part in.等。经历与事迹：devote oneself to ones business，do sth.with great determination and perseverance，do research into this field，encourage sb.to do sth.，fight for，mak
10、e up ones mind to do sth.，overcome many difficulties，try ones best to do sth.等。Retell the story in the name of Helen Keller according to the following outline.The life story of Helen Keller-Born:27 June 1880/full sight and hearing-Birthplace:Tuscumbia,Alabama-Illness:Caught scarlet fever at 19 month
11、s/deaf and blind-Early education:Anne Sullivan lived with the Kellers/very strict with Hellen.Anne spelled words into Helens palm-Further education:1888-attended Perkins Institute for the blind1896-enter the Cambridge School for young ladies.1900-gained admission to Radcliffe College.1904-graduated
12、from Radcliffe as the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of Arts degree.-Died:1 June 1968,at age 88.-Best known as:World famous activist,lecturer,author and Educator who was blind and deaf.The author of The Story of My Life.Founder and promoter of he American Foundation for the BlindHere are
13、 some useful linking wordsat first as a result of afterwards in spite of in addition in fact at last therefore whats more Write an outline of your own life story by following the example in Task 1.My life story -Born:-Birthplace:-Early education:-Further education:-Be good at:-Achievements:HomeworkWrite down your life story.
