Unit 17 Disabilities (Warming-up, Speaking, Listening)

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Look at the first four pictures, work in pairs and imagine what difficulties and dangers you might face: 1.if you were in a wheelchair 2.if you were blind

Use the following four pictures to help you to think of ways to make the public places safer and better for the disabled.

The help from his parents: The problem with the house: The change in the house: lift him into his wheelchair and help him get dressed the doors were too narrow , all the desks, tables, and shelves were too high moved the shelves, built a box that he can roll onto , put some boards over the stairs ,

sidewalks elevators cars bikes stairs parks escalators fast food restaurants

Work in pairs or groups and try to think of ways to solve the problems John describes in Part2 .

Useful expressions : What would you not be able to do ? What would be difficult? What could you do to overcome the difficulties? Useful expressions : I probably couldn’t … I’m sure I would be able to… If I…, I would be able to… I would not be able to … I would need help to… It would be difficult to … I would try to... I would need a /an…

Dialogue: Situation1: You are blind. You want to visit a friend who lives on the other side of town. You have to go there by bus and you must change buses once. Situation2: You are deaf. You are a very good football player and you want to join your school’s football team. You would also like to learn English. Situation3: You are in a wheelchair. You and your friends have planned to go shopping near at a fast food restaurant and then go to a cinema. The shops you want to visit are in a building with several floors.

Useful expressions : What would you not be able to do ? What would be difficult? What could you do to overcome the difficulties? Useful expressions : I probably couldn’t … I’m sure I would be able to… If I…, I would be able to… I would not be able to … I would need help to… It would be difficult to … I would try to... I would need a /an…

Thank you!