Lesson3LifeStories.doc

Unit 16 lessen 3A. Listening exercise: Fill in the blanksHelen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880. When she was only 19 months old, she had a high fever that left her blind and deaf. When she was almost 7 years old, an teacher, Anne Sullivan to help her because she hardly communicated with the of being not able to see, read or speak. Anne a student for the blind so she could Helens difficulties in a but efficient way. With dedication(奉献), , courage and love of Miss Sullivan , Helen Keller quickly learned to read and write, and began to speak by the age of 10. In her book “The Story of My Life”, we can read many vivid and descriptions of her excitement.B. Reading exercisesTask 3 Read the paragraphs referred to within 5 mins, and then complete the form about Helens learning processes.Helens learning processesWordsHelenlearntHow Anne Sullivantaught these wordsHowHelenfeltThe resultsDollAnne let Helen playwith the doll andthen spelled theletters into herhand1. Helen thoughtit was just a(n)2. .She didnt even know that words existedWaterAnne let the water3. over one of Helens hands and spelled the letters into the other hand.HopefulandjoyfulThe world of4. was opening upto HelenLove(thefirsttime)Anne drew Helencloser to herself,pointed Helens5. and said: “It is here.”6. anddisappointedThe meaning oflove was not7. to Helen.ThinkWhen Helen was thinking about her mistakes in makingnecklaces, Anne touched Helens8. andspelled the word“think” into her hand.It was the first time she had understood such acomplex word- aworld for somethingthat she couldnt9. .Love(thesecondtime)Anne told her that love couldnt betouched, but shecould feel thewarmth and10. ofLove.She finallyunderstood thebeautiful truth of the word “love”C. Writing 你的朋友Sam最近读了Helen Keller 的作品“Three Days to See”,对她十分倾佩，写信给你分享读后感受。而你，更想告诉李华Helen的成功离不开她的老师Anne 的努力。于是你动笔写了一封100字左右的回信，信中描述了：一、Helen的身体问题和由此带来的后果二、Anne为什么能够以及如何帮助Helen认字三、向李华推荐Helen的自传体作品“The Story of My Life” 开头和部分逻辑衔接已给出。写作过程注意时态的运用，可考虑本单元中学过的时态：情态动词的过去式以及过去完成时。Dear Sam, I have read your letter and Im glad that