Period 1 Warming up, Pre-reading & Reading

1. 遗漏，不考虑2. 弄清楚，理解3. 熄灭4. 给某人留下深刻影响5. 应该受到责备6. 谋杀未遂7. 在恰当的位置8. 为…负责9. 位于10. 推迟11. 康复，恢复健康12. 做某事需要很长一段

时间13. 高昂着头14. 把…看做 / 视为15. 以貌取人

1. leave out2. make out3. put out4. leave/make/give a deep i

mpression on sb5. be to blame6. the attempted murder7. in place8. be responsible for9. be located near/in/on10. put off11. recover from12. It takes long for sb to do

sth13. with one’s head hold high14. treat/consider sth/sb as/t

o be15. judge sb by/from one’s lo

oks

What are the two main kinds of disabilities?

Do you know anyone with a disability?

Warming up

Beethoven

He is a famous composerand he is half-deaf.

Helen KellerBlind, deaf and dumb

Edison

slightly deaf

Scientist/inventor

Steven Hawkingphysicist / mathematician

(Black holes theory)

Zhang Haidihas no feelingbelow the waist,uses a wheel chair

writer

Zhou Zhou, who was mentally deficient from his childhood, now has become a famous conductor in China.

Ma Li & Zhai Xiao wei

Tai Lihuadeafdancer

Pre-reading• Look at the pictures and read the passages

quickly to find out

• what disability the four people each have

• and what they have achieved.

Rosalyn • Something is wrong with her legs. This

disability makes it difficult for her to walk or run.

• But she loves sports. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps (800meters) this year. Her ambition is to become part of the national team for the next Paralympic Games.

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Richard

• He is blind, which makes it difficult for him to read ordinary books.

• However, he has just passed his university entrance exams. He had the questions read to him and used dictation to give his answers into a special machine. He hopes to become a teacher.

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Sally

• Something is wrong with her hearing. She is almost deaf. When she is free, she goes to the movies because the sound is always very loud. Although some may think the cinema is noisy, it is suitable for her condition.

• In spite of the disability, Sally leads a busy life. She likes writing stories and playing basketball.

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Gao Qiang

• Gao Qiang was born with Down’s Syndrome, which is a mental disability.

• However, he loves acting. Last year he played a major part in the school play. Now his ambition is to become an actor. He takes singing and dancing lessons after school.

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Para1: A/An ____________to Marty and his muscle disease.Para 2: How the disease______________.

introduction

developed/startedPara3: Marty met a lot of _________at school. difficulties

Para 4: How his life has become_______.easier

Para 5: The __________of his disease.advantages

Skimming: Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.

Scanning:Marty’s disease

Marty’s difficulties

Marty’s ambition

Marty’s achievement

Marty’s hobby

Marty’s motto

Marty’s advice

a muscle disease that makes him very weak

clumsy and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as other people

to work for a firm that…

invented a computer football game

going to the movies and football matches and keeping pets

to live one day at a time

don’t feel…or make…but accept them and give them…

Scanning • 1. What is the main idea of “Marty’s Story”?

• 2. When was Marty a patient of the unknown disease?

• 3. Marty’s life was easier at high school because ___________ .

• 4. What does Marty often do in his life now?

• 5. What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?

Scanning

• 1. What is the main idea of “Marty’s Story”?• A. His disease is a mystery to doctors.• B. The disabled should live a full life instead

of giving up the hope.• C. People around should not make fun of the

disabled ones.• D. Doctors should work hard to treat the

unknown diseases.

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Scanning

• 2. When was Marty a patient of the unknown disease?

• A. Not until he was ten

• B. Shortly after he was born.

• C. When he was in high school.

• D. After he invited the football computer game.

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Discussion • 3. Marty’s life was easier at high school

because ___________ .• A. he got better with the help of the doctors• B. he found more things enjoyable in life• C. some students just ignored to help him• D. he invented a computer program to help

him.

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• 4. What does Marty often do in his life now?• A. He sits around feeling sorry for himself.• B. He works in the computer industry.• C. He makes up the lessons he was missed.• D. He keeps a pet and works hard to live a

normal life.∨

• 5. What can we infer from the last paragraph?• A. The disabled have to work to support

themselves as people don’t like to take care of them

• B. Healthy kids should have a chance to feel what disability is.

• C. Healthy people should give money to the disabled to make them happy.

• D. With determination and encouragement, the disabled can live a rich life.∨

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 ______________________________________

can’t ___________ and can only enjoy football matches _________ ______.

feels ______ because of ___________________

Invented_______________________

looks after_____

Disability has helped him grow stronger and more independent .

often drop things or bump into furnitureplay football

from a bench at a stadiumhas missed a lot of school

stupidbeing behind the others

a computer football game

pets

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