浙江省天台县平桥第二中学高中英语 Unit 1 Warming up and reading课件.ppt

1、Are you living well?Do you think they are living well?Look at the pictures,read the text under them on Page 1 and say what disability each of them has.1.Rosalyn is in a wheelchair.2.Richard has very poor eyesight and so could not read the questions or write the answers for his college entrance exams

2、.3.Sally is hearing impaired though not deaf.4.Gao Qiang was born with Downs Syndrome.The“Family Village”is a _.To give ordinary young people with a disability a chance to share their stories with others.websiteThe purpose of the website：ReadingLets read Martys Story which is from the family village

3、 websiteThen do the following exercises.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5:An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.How his disease developed.Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.How his life has become easier.The advantages of his disease.Write a short summary for each paragraphdifficul

4、ties_ _ _makes him very weak._ and cant _ or _ stairs as quickly as other people.A muscle diseasediseaseClumsyrunclimbmottolive one day _ _ _.What does“live one day at a time”mean?Live a rich and full life every day.Para.1at a timeWhy did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A.Becau

5、se they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B.Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本).C.Because they would transplant(移植)the new muscle.D.Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.Paras.2&3Detailed-reading(3-4):Fellow students conduct changed.children in primary schoolstu

6、dents at high schoollaugh at himaccept himMartys feeling changed.in primary schoolat high schoolstupidnot annoyed12Martys advice:1.Dont feel sorry for them.2.Dont make fun of them.3.Dont ignore them.4.Accept them for who they are.5.Encourage them to live as rich and full a life as you do.Para.5Furth

7、er understanding(1):“Live one day at a time.”-MartyWe can see that Marty is a _ person.optimistic,brave,stupid,pessimistic,independent,strong-mindedoptimisticbraveindependentstrong-minded1.When Marty says“I am one in a million”,he really means_ A.he is unique B.he has a rare disease C.he has a muscl

8、e disease D.he lives a hard but happy life2.What is the tone of the text?A.Sad.B.Happy.C.Positive.D.Negative.Further understanding(2):3.Which of the following is false?A.Although a few students look down upon him,Marty never gets annoyed.B.Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for be

9、ing disabled.C.Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.D.Martys disability has made him more independent.4.From the passage we can infer that Marty _.A.asks others to feel sorry for him.B.never loses heart.C.is afraid of being made fun ofD.will not accept any encouragementMar

10、tys mini biographyMartys diseaseMartys difficultiesMartys ambitionMartys achievementMartys hobbyMartys mottoMartys advicedifficulties_ _ _ that makes him very weak_ and cant _ or _stairs as quickly as other peopleto work in a _a muscle diseasediseaseambitionachievementclumsyrunclimbcomputer firminve

11、nted a _ _computer gamemottoto live one day _ _ _Dont _ _ _ the disabled or _ _ _ them but _them and give them _ to live as rich and full a life as you do.hobbyadvicegoing to the _and _ _ and keeping _moviesfootballmatchespetsat a timefeel sorry formake fun of acceptencouragementProblems caused by h

12、is disability1.weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as others2.clumsy and often drops things or bumps into furniture5.felt stupid because of being behind the others 3.cant play football and can only enjoy football matches from a bench at the stadium4.has missed a lot of lessonsComprehending

13、Exercise 1What Marty does in spite of his disability1.enjoys writing and computer programming2.invented a computer football game3.looks after pets4.disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent1.What kind of person do you think Marty is?Marty seems to be a fairly

14、 positive person who considers he has a good life.He is realistic about his disability,but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can.He is a psychologically strong,independent boy.3 Discuss these questions.2.What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his li

15、fe?Missing lots of school,not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age,people not understanding that he has a disability.3.What kind of thing does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfying?Marty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical strength,li

16、ke computer programming.He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets.He also studies hard.4.What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life?They can accept people with disabilities like Marty for who they are rather than focus on their disability.They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.5.Why has his fellow students conduct changed towards Marty?Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else.