Lesson3LifeStories.ppt

1、Reading,Lesson3 Life stories,Unit 16 Stories,“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.”,Helen Keller,Helen Keller was one of the most famous American writers in the twentieth century. When she was 19 months old, she survived a fever but sh

2、e found she could no longer see or hear. And she also found it very difficult to speak. However, she grew up and become a world-famous public speaker . While she was still at college she wrote the famous book - “The Story of My Life” .,famous American writers world-famous public speaker,A Brief Intr

3、oduction,What success did she achieve in her life?,“The Story of My Life”,Learning Objectives,In this period, you will be able to 1. Learn to use some useful reading strategies: to predict the general idea to guess unknown words from the context. 2. Find out detailed information in the text.,couldnt

4、 see couldnt hear,blind deaf,= (severe ) restrictions,What were her problems?,couldnt speak; read couldnt communicate,Pre-reading,Reading strategy: prediction,Before reading, look at the title, pictures. Read the first two or three lines of the text. Try to guess what the text is going to be about.,

5、a. Look at the title- b. look at the pictures c. Read the first couple of lines: Helen Keller was a very special girl who needed a superb teacher. By the time she was seven years old, she still couldnt speak, read or write.,Prediction,Helen Keller,Can you guess what the passage is about? The passage

6、 may talk about how Helen Keller learned something with the help of her teacher.,Read fast to find out which of the following is mentioned in the text. A. how Helen Keller learned to play games. B. how Helen Keller communicated with her teacher. C. how Helen Keller learned the words.,While-reading,H

7、elen Keller,Read and find out the examples of words Helen learned. water; doll; think; love,While-reading,Whats the difference among the four words “water; doll; think; love”,doll; water,Group 1:,sth. you can touch,think; love,Group 2:,hard to show;,While-reading,(object words),(complex words),Table

8、 (doll; water):,At home,Ann spelt into play with ,a game;,could spell the word in _ _,While-reading,monkey-like imitation,Table (doll; water),by the well,by feeling the flowing of the water,hopeful and joyful,had _ understanding; the world of words was _ to her.,While-reading,a burst of,opening up,“

9、 ” or “ ”,1.The word “love” was a complex word for Helen. 2.Helen didnt find it difficult to understand the word “love”. 3.The understanding of “think” helped her understand “love”. 4.Helen got to know the meaning of “love” through touching.,T,F,T,F,T,F,While-reading,Summary - “love”,For Helen Kelle

10、r, trying to learn the word “love” was an 1._ for her. When she asked the 2. _ of it for the first time, she didnt know many words and she did not understand anything 3. _she touched it. She wondered whether it meant the 4. _ of flowers or the 5. _ of the sun shining. Luckily, the understanding of t

11、he word “think” gave her a 6. _ in learning words. After she understood the 7. _ word “think”, her mind 8. _ “love”. In a 9. _ moment, Helen finally understood the beautiful truth of the word: It is something that one cannot 10. _, but without it, one would not be happy or want to play.,experience,m

12、eaning,unless,sweetness,warmth,breakthrough,complex,returned to,vivid,touch,Post-reading,What problems did Helen have as a child? Who helped her learn language? And how? (one example ) What helped her learn the word “love”? (detailed information) What can you learn from her?,Never give up! Never be

13、discouraged by difficulties! You are what you want to be!,Task 1: Helen Keller once wrote an article hoping to have three days to see. Suppose you were Helen, what would you do if you were given three days. and give reasons. Task 2: Xiao Ming, 15 years old, recently had an accident and lost his left arm. He was in low spirit