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1、Unit1 Living wellWarming up & Reading 保康一中保康一中 吴海波吴海波How many different types of disabilities do you know?blindlamedeafparalyticdisabled people armlessleglesshandlessdisabled people hunchbackedTypes of DisabilitiesPhysically disabledblindcant seedeafcant heardumbcant speaklamecant walk normallyp

2、aralytichave no feeling in a certain part of the bodyTypes of DisabilitiesPhysically disabledMentally disabledarmlessleglesshandlesslose a certain part of the bodyhunchbackedhave a hump(驼峰驼峰) on the backcant behave properly or normallyGoddess of Mercy of a thousand handsCan you name some great disab

3、led people? And what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties? Steven Hawking England 肌萎缩性侧索硬化症肌萎缩性侧索硬化症 amyotrophicSpeech impaired, can only move one of his fingersphysicist / mathematician, research into the beginning of space, matter and time. (Black holes theory)ComposedBeethoven (17

4、70-1827) deafHelen Keller18821968United Kingdom blind, deaf and dumblearn to read Braille (盲文盲文), to speak and write. Finished the studies in Radcliff College. educator and writer “Three days To See.”Zhang Haidi: paralytic, in a wheelchair writer, translatorSanglan (桑兰桑兰) China.a famous gymnast (体操运

5、体操运动员动员). She hurt herself seriously in a competition and cant stand. She helped to bid 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics (残疾人运动会残疾人运动会).mental disability learning difficultyhearing problem difficulty with eyesight brain injury loss of an arm or a leg Downs Syndrome infantile pa

6、ralysiswalking difficultyLook at the pictures on Page 1, and discuss what their disability might be. The following list might help you .The “Family Village” is a _.1. To give ordinary young people with a disability a chance to tell their personal stories .2. To inspire other disabled people.3. To ge

7、t normal people to understand more about the challenging life (which/that)the disabled people lead.websiteThe purpose of the website：Reading Lets read Martys Story which is from the family village website. Then do the following exercises.A.The advantages of his disease.B.Marty met a lot of difficult

8、ies at school.C.How his disability developed.D.An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.E.How his life has become easier.Para. 3( )Para. 4( )Para.5( )Para. 1( )Para. 2( )DCBEAMatch the main idea with each paragraph.difficulties _ _ _makes him very weak._ and cant _ or _ stairs as quickly as o

9、ther people.A muscle diseasedisease Clumsyrunclimbmottolive one day _ _ _.What does “live one day at a time” mean?Live a rich and full life every day.Para.1at a timeWhy did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B. Because they

10、wanted to use it as a specimen(标本标本).C. Because they would transplant(移植移植) the new muscle.D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.Paras.2&3What are the Martys ambition, achievement and hobby?1) Martys ambition _2) Martys achievement _ _3) Martys hobby _work for a firm that d

11、evelops computer software when he grows up.invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it.go to the movies and football matches; look after pets.Para.4Martys advice :1. Dont feel sorry for them.2. Dont make fun of them.3. Dont ignore them.4. Accept them for who they are.5.

12、 Give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.Para.51) When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means _. A. he is outstanding B. he has a muscle disease C. he has a rare disease D. he lives a hard but comfortable lifeChoose the right answer.2) Whats Martys dream? A. Be

13、ing a professional football player . B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player. 3) Which of the following is false?A. Although a few students look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.B. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for himself.C. Marty o

14、nly spends time with his pets and never with his friends.D. Martys disability has made him more independent.4) From the passage we can infer that Marty _.A. asks others to feel sorry for him.B. never loses heart.C. is afraid of being made fun of.D.will not accept any encouragement .5) Which of the f

15、ollowing is TRUE? A. The doctor finally knew Martys disease.B. The doctor knew how to cure Marty.C. No one in the world had the disease.D. No one could give Martys disease a name.1. What kind of person do you think Marty is? Marty seems to be a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life

16、. He is realistic about his disability, but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can. He is a psychologically strong, independent boy. Discuss these questions.32. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life? Missing lots of school, not being able t

17、o run around and play sports like other boys at his age, people not understanding that he has a disability.3. What kind of thing does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfying? Marty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical strength, like computer programming. He has friend

18、s with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He also studies hard. 4. What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life? They can accept people with disabilities like Marty for who they are rather than focus on their disability. They can enc

19、ourage them to live rich and full lives.5. Why has his fellow students conduct changed towards Marty? Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else. Whats the main idea of the text?Marty is a _ but fairly positive child, he never feels sorry for his disabili

20、ty and instead he tries to be as independent as everyone else.He lives a rich and full life.disabled 根据课文内容用合适的单词填空。根据课文内容用合适的单词填空。 Marty Fielding suffered from muscle disease when he was 10, which sometimes made him _ and drop things or bump into furniture. clumsyThe doctors dont know how to make him better. But he has to learn to _ to his disability. When some people cannot see the real person inside his body, he doesnt get _ . He just _ them.adaptannoyedignores All _all, he has a good life. His _is to work for a firm that developscompu