Unit 17 ReadingDISABLED? NOT ME!

Do you know anyone who is disabled?

What does he or she do during his or her life?

1.

2.

Zheng Jieping ,who is a calligrapher( 书法家） , is teaching handwriting in a school.

He Junquan ,who has no arms ,got four golden medals in the men’s swimming event in the Paralympics （残奥会） in 2004 in Athens .He is known as “a hero without arms”

Steven Hawkingphysicist / mathematician

Zhang Haidi

paralyzed

writer

The dancing is performed by 20 deaf people at the Spring Festival Evening Party.It is shocking China and the world.

千手观音

Braille

Can you name more famous and successful disabled persons?

What kind of disability does he/she have?

1.

2.

1. Write numbers 1-6 before each paragraph.

3. Find out two disabled persons mentioned in the passage.

2. Answer some questions on the screen after listen to the text.

1.What’s the trouble of Zhong Xiaowen?

2.How does she get around?

3.What’s the teachers’ aim in the special college?

4.What do the articles in Literature of Chinese Blind Children talk about?

1.What’s the trouble of Zhong Xiaowen?

2.How does she get around?

Xiao Wen was born without the ability to use her legs and she has no feeling below the waist.

She uses a wheelchair to get around.

3.What’s the teachers’ aim in the special college?

4.What do the articles in Literature of Chinese Blind Children talk about?

Their aim is to help disabled students understandthat they can play a valuable role within society.

The articles are often about disabled people who have overcome challenges and difficulties and learnt to live a meaningful and productive life.

   

   

   

     

   

 

Age

Identity ( 身份）Health

Achie-vements（成就）

Zhong Xiaowen

16

Ye Zijie

/

student teacher

paralysed( 瘫痪 )

visually impaired weak-sighted

created many prog-rams;received an award at her provi-nce’s science fair

the first visually impaired Chinese to study abroad

Read Para. 1, 2 and 5 and finish off the following form.

Read Para. 2-4 carefully and tell True or False.

4. The articles in “ Literature of Chinese Blind Children”are only about blind people.

5. Although disabled in physics, the disabled can also enjoy their lives and be successful.

3. The disabled need help and sympathy, more than recognition.

1. Physical disabilities can limit a person’s life, so there’re few opportunities for the disabled to make achievements

2. All the disabled students can receive education in the Beijing Union University.

can’t

more

Gifted

recognition

sympathy and help.

often disabled people

Living with disability is __________ and ____________ . Everyday activities are more __________ than they are for others. It’s often ______________ to find that other people feel ______________ together with someone who is disabled. Xiao Wen used to say that she ______ ______ to live with _____body and ________ her way of life. Although she was not able to walk, there were ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.

frustratingchallengingdifficultdisappointing

uncomfortable

had learnt her adjusted

many othergreat things she could do

Read Paragraph 6 and fill in the blanks.

Discussion

What can we learn from the text ?

belief / will / determination

confidence / patience/

optimism / independence …

equally

friendly

warm-hearted…

Work together with a partner, imagine that you will become a blind people tomorrow! What are you going to do today?