1、Unit 1SectionStep 1Step 2Step 3H ave you heard of H elen Keller?Please read the follow ing passage to know m ore about her.Disabled people are normal people,except that they cannot see as much as we can,or they cannot walk as fast as we can.We can immediately do a long list of ways in which we can h
2、elp them.We can help them to cross the road,push their wheelchairs and so on.As they are disabled,it is more difficult for them to earn as much as normal people do.Thats why they usually need help in physical things.They easily become lonely,sad and disappointed.They need people to encourage them to
3、 continue their lives.We take it for granted that we can see things while the blind cannot.If you know the story about Helen Keller,you will understand why you are wrong.The blind cannot see with their bare eyes,but they can see better with their ears.They can see better with their hands.So,help the
4、 disabled while you treat them like normal people.And they are normal people.Helen Keller at the age of 19 months was a happy,healthy baby.She was already saying a few words.Unfortunately she had a high fever which caused her to become deaf and blind.Then her teacher Miss Sullivan came to her.She ta
5、ught Helen the signs for the letters of the alphabet.One day Anne led Helen to the water pump(抽水机)and pumped water on her hand.She spelled the letters W-A-T-E-R as the water ran over Helens hand.At last it dawned on Helen that the word“water”meant the water which she felt pouring over her hand.This
6、opened up a whole new world for her.Helen had an amazing memory.She could put her fingers to a persons lips and understand the words which were being spoken.While she was in college she wrote her book called TheStory of My Life.She became famous and traveled around the world speaking to groups of pe
7、ople.She met many important and well-known people as she traveled.Keller devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the blind.She died in her sleep on June 1,1968 at her home,Arcan Ridge,located in Westport,Connecticut.A service was held in her honor at the Natio
8、nal Cathedral in Washington,D.C.and her ashes were placed there next to her constant companions,Anne Sullivan and Polly Thompson.1normal adj.正常的2take.for granted 认为理所当然3alphabet n.字母表4spell vt.拼写5devote.to.把投入到6in ones honor 为纪念某人Section_ Warming_Up_&_Reading_Pre-readingPre-reading Please match the
9、words with their proper meanings.1ambition Ato stand in front of a group of musicians and direct their playing 2.noisy Ba strong desire to achieve something3.firm Ca business or company,especially a small one 4.outgoing Dthe lack of something or the fact that it doesnt exist 5.absence Eliking to mee
10、t and talk to new people6.beneficial Fslightly angry7.annoyed Gproducing results that bring advantages8.conduct Hmaking a lot of noise or full of noise答案：15 BHCED 68 GFA Background Introduction&Lead-in1Please match the pictures with their proper English words.(1)_ (2)_(3)_ (4)_Alame Bdeaf dumbCblind
11、 Dparalyzed答案：(1)(4)ADCB2Choose proper words and fill in the blanks with them.Q：What is disability?Disability is a lack of (ability,disability)relative to a personal or group standard,which can make it(difficult,easy)to do many things.3How many types of disabilities do you know?Please fill in the ch
12、art.abilitydifficultTypes of DisabilitiesPhysically disabled(1)_cant see(2)_cant hearmutecant speaklamecant(3)normallyparalytichave no(4)in a certain part of the bodyarmless(5)a certain part of the bodyleglesshandlesshunchbackhave a hump(驼峰)on the back(6)disabledcant behave properly or normallyblind
13、deafwalkfeelingloseMentallyWhile-reading Fast-readingFirst look at the title and the picture of the passage,and then skim the first sentence of each paragraph and finish the following question.Q：Whats the main idea of the passage?The passage mainly tells us that although Marty is a person,he never f
14、eels and he his life.disabled sorry for himselfenjoys Careful-reading()Read the passage carefully and write down the answers according to the word limits.1.List at least three things that Marty enjoys doing.(no more than 10 words)Writing.Inventing a computer program.Looking after pets.2Complete the
15、following statement with words from Paragraph 1.(no more than 3 words)Though named“Yang Guang”，the famous singer became blind since he was 8 months old.,he has lived in a world of darkness since then.3What do the words“I am one in a million”(Line 1,Page 2)probably refer to?(no more than 5 words)In o
16、ther wordsHe has a rare disease.4Find out the sentence in the text which has similar meaning with the following one.My classmates have started to realize my particularity,so my life is much easier at high school.5What kind of person do you think Marty Fielding is?(1 word)My life is a lot easier at h
17、igh school because my fellow students have accepted me.Independent.6.Try to translate the following sentence into Chinese.Every time I returned after an absence,I felt stupid because I was behind the others.每次我缺课之后，我就觉得自己很笨，因为我比别人落后了。()Fill in the blanks with only one word in each blank according to
18、 the text.MARTYS STORYMartys diseaseHe suffers a 1.disease and makes him very weak.Martys difficultiesHe is 2.and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.Martys motto3.one day at a time.Martys ambitionWork for a 4.that develops computer 5.when he grows up.muscleclumsyLivefirmsoftwareMart
19、ys achievementHe invented a 6.football game and a big company has decided to buy it.Martys hobbyGoing to the 7.,football matches;keeping 8.Martys adviceNot to feel sorry for them or make 9.of them.Instead,give them putermoviespetsfunencouragement Study-reading句式分析 Analyze the following difficult sen
20、tences in the text.1You see,I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak,so I cant run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.主句的定语从句You see,I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak,插入语 主语 谓语 宾语 补语结果状语从句so I cant run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.尝试翻译 _你瞧，我的肌肉有毛病，这使我的身体非
21、常虚弱，所以我不能像别人一样快跑或者爬楼梯。2.My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up.句式分析 本句为主从复合句。when引导的是一个时间状语从句。主句中“that develops computer software”为定语从句，修饰先行词firm，that 在从句中作主语。“to work for a firm.”为动词不定式作表语。尝试翻译 _我有雄心壮志，长大以后我要在开发电脑软件的公司上班。3.I have a very busy life with no ti
22、me to sit around feeling sorry for myself.句式分析“with no time to sit around”是with复合结构，在句中作定语，其中with相当于having，意思是：有。feeling sorry for myself是动词的-ing形式构成的短语，作动词不定式to sit around的伴随状语。尝试翻译 _ 我的生活很充实，没有时间闲坐着顾影自怜。Post-readingFill in the blanks according to the text.Marty has a muscle disease.Sometimes he is
23、 clumsy and drops things bumps into furniture.(gradual),he has learned adapt to his disability.Sometimes he(laugh)at when he gets out of breath after running.Every time after a long (absent)from school,he feels stupid he is behind others.When some persons cant see the real person inside his body,he
24、doesnt get (annoy).He can do well orGraduallytois laughedabsencebecauseannoyedin writing and computer programming.His ambition is (work)in the computer industry.He says“just (have)a disability doesnt mean your life is not satisfying.”He suggests the people (give)encouragement to the disabled.to workhaving(should)give
