Period 1 Warming up, Pre-reading & Reading

A Guessing GameEach team can get one point if

any of your team can guess the answer of a question!

Who created the following music?

music

Beethoven

He is a famous composerand he is half-deaf.

Do you know the famous disabled conductor( 指挥) in China?

Do you know anyother famous disabled people?

Helen KellerBlind, deaf and dumb( 哑的 )

Edison

slightly deaf

Scientist/inventor

Steven Hawkingphysicist / mathematician

Speech impaired损害 (Black holes theory)

Zhang Haidihas no feelingbelow the waist,uses a wheel chairwriter

Tai Lihuadeafdancer

• To all of us, some things are given and some withheld, over which we have no choice. But one can always choose ones outlook （见解，观点） on life, look more on the positive side, and face life’s disappointments with a cheerful and grateful heart.

Dance is the visible, colourful embodiment of music. Dance gives beautiful expression to the world within my heart.

--- Tai Lihua

所有人的人生，都有圆有缺有满有空，这是你不能选择的。但你可以选择看人生的角度，多看人生的圆满，然后带着一颗快乐的心去面对人生的不圆满。舞蹈，是我看得见的彩色音乐，也是我表达内心世界的美丽语言。 --- 邰丽华

Match the names of the young disabled people with their

achievements• Gao Qiang

• Barry

• Sally

• Rada

1. represented the country in an athletics competition and won a gold medal in the 50-meetre race

2. owns a personal website on the Internet3. played a major part in the school play;

takes singing and dancing lessons after school

4. passed the university entrance exam; will train to be a teacher

Read about the website “Family village” and find out the purpose of

the website.The purpose of the “Family village”: 1. To give ordinary young people with a

disability the chance to tell their personal stories.

2. Other disabled people find the website beneficial.

3. The website is also a way for non-disabled people to understand more about how challenging life can be for people with disabilities.

Scanning:Marty’s disease

Marty’s difficultiesMarty’s ambition

Marty’s achievementMarty’s hobby

Marty’s mottoMarty’s advice

a muscle disease that makes him very weakclumsy and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as other people

to work in the computer industry

invented a computer game

going to the movies and football matches and keeping petsto live one day at a timedon’t feel…or make…but accept them and give them…

Detailed reading :Problems caused by his disability

What Marty does in spite of his disability

1. weak and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as others

2.

3.4.

5.

1. enjoys writing and computer programming

2.

3.

4.

clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture

too tired to get out of bedhas missed a lot of school and lessonsfeels stupid because of being behind the others after a long absence from school

invented a computer football game

looks after pets

Disability has made him grow stronger and more independent .

1. Which of the following is false?a. Although there are a few students who look

down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.b. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not

feel sorry for being disabled.c. Marty only spends time with his pets and

never with his friends.d. Marty’s disability has made him more

independent.

Detailed reading :

2. From the passage we can infer that ______.

a. Marty asks others to feel sorry for himb. Marty never loses heartc. Marty is afraid of being made fun of d. Marty will not accept any

encouragement because he has grown stronger

Detailed reading :

Write a summary for each paragraph.1._________________________________ _________________________2._________________________________3._________________________________4._________________________________ _________________________________5._________________________________6._________________________________

An introduction to Marty and his muscle diseaseAbout how his disease started

The problems he has to deal with every dayHis life is easier because his classmatesaccept him for who he is.His interests, hobbies and ambitionsThe advantages of his disease

Detailed reading :

A summary• The main idea of the story: Though he is a _________ person, Marty

never feels ________ for himself and he ________ his life.

• What kind of person do you think Marty is?

disabledsorry

enjoys

2. What kind of person do you think Marty is?

Marty seems to be a fairly p______ person who considers he has a good life. he is r______ about his disability but he never stops doing as much as he can. He is a mentally strong, i__________ boy. He is very _______.And can always make full use of his Limited strength and energy.

ositive

ealistic

ndependent optimistic

Important sentences• Find out three sentences containing clauses

used as adverbial of comparison.• Paraphrasing:1. I used to dream that one day I would be a

famous football player and represent my country in the World Cup.

I used to _______ _______ [one day] _______ a famous football player and __________ my country in the World Cup.

dream about/ofbeing

representing

2. To work in the computer industry when I grow up is my ambition.

My ambition is ______ ______ in the computer industry when I grow up.

3. I don’t have time to sit around and felt sorry for myself.

I don’t have time to sit around ______ sorry for myself.

4. Just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying.

Just _______ ________ doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying.

Important sentences

to work

feeling

being disabled

willway

( Quoted from the website of China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe: http://www.cdpp

at.org.cn/)

“Even for a withered flower, it longs to contribute all of its fragrance.

Even it is a broken tree, it longs to contribute all of its shade.”

哪怕是一朵残缺的花，也想献出全部芬芳；哪怕是一棵受伤的树，也要献出一片绿荫。

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