Starter1-2 Starter Look back into history, we can find a lot of famous inventions which have changed our lives Three inventions or discoveries that you think are the most important in human history: 1. 2. 3.

Compass （指南针） Printing from movable Type （活字印刷术） Gunpowder （火药） Papermaking（造纸术）

Unit 2 He Helped the Blind

prev. Main idea Listen to the tape carefully The Text tells the story of the blind young man who invented the Braille system.

BI-Louis Louis Braille (1809—1852) Louis Braille was a blind Frenchman who invented the braille system of printing and writing for the blind.

Text A He Helped the Blind Jeanne K. Grieser Article1 Text A He Helped the Blind Jeanne K. Grieser 1 Blind and wanting to read — those were the realities of Louis Braille’s life. The desire to read easily led to the Braille system. January 4 is Braille Day. That day honors the blind. But we should also remember Louis and what he achieved by age 15. CH N N ?

Article1_popwin_blind Language Points blind a. unable to see 瞎的，盲的 e.g. Love is blind.　 T 爱情是盲目的。 the blind: the blind people　盲人

1) Why is January 4 named Braille Day? Article1_popwin_Q 1) Why is January 4 named Braille Day? January 4 is Louis’s birthday; it is named Braille Day to remember Louis and his achievement and to honor the blind.

Read Text A again and complete the following table. Reading Analysis Read Text A again and complete the following table. Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea January 4 is Braille Day in honor of and Ⅰ Opening remarks 1 _______ the blind __________. Louis Braille

Article2 Text A 2 Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in France. He lived with his parents, two older sisters, and one older brother in a small, stone house in Coupvray. CH N ?

2) How many people were there in Louis’s family? Article2_popwin_Q 2) How many people were there in Louis’s family? six.

Read Text A again and complete the following table. Reading Analysis Read Text A again and complete the following table. Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis Braille’s invention of Braille system Louis Braille was born on in Ⅱ January 4,1809 _____________, 2 ______. France

Article3 Text A 3 Three-year-old Louis went to his father’s workshop. Louis’s father was a saddle maker who made items out of leather. Imitating his father, Louis tried to cut a piece of leather with a small knife. His hand slipped, and the point of the knife went into his eye. The doctors took care of him the best they could, but the injured eye got infected. Then the infection spread to his good eye. Louis became blind. CH N N ?

Article3_popwin_imitate Language Points imitate vt. copy the speech, actions, etc. of (sb.); take or follow as an example 模仿， 仿效，学…的样 e.g. He imitates the way his father does things. 他学他父亲做事的样子。

Language Points slip vi. 滑；滑落；溜；悄悄地走 e.g. He slipped on the ice. . Article3_popwin_slip Language Points slip vi. 滑；滑落；溜；悄悄地走 e.g. He slipped on the ice. . 她在冰上滑了一跤。 T

Article3_popwin_injure Language Points injure vt. hurt; harm 伤害；损害 e.g. He injured his knee when he ran in a long distance race. T 他在长跑比赛中摔伤了膝盖

Article3_popwin_infect Language Points infect vt. cause (sb./sth.) to be affected (by a disease, germs, etc.) 传染；感染 e.g. His ear got infected and he became deaf. T 他的耳朵受到感染，他变聋了。

3) How did Louis become blind? Article3_popwin_Q 3) How did Louis become blind? He injured his eye with a knife by accident, and the infection made both his eyes blind.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-1 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis became blind when he was years old. 3 _____ three

Article4 Text A 4 Louis went to a public school and learned by listening to the teacher. To do his homework, his sister and a friend read the assignments to him. Soon Louis was at the top of his class. CH ?

4) How could he keep up with studies in school? Article4_popwin_Q 4) How could he keep up with studies in school? Although Louis became blind, he didn’t give up his studies. He learned by listening to his teacher. And his sister and a friend read the assignments aloud to him so that he could do the homework.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-1 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis went to school and was at 4 the top of his class ________________.

Article5 Text A 5 One day, the pastor of Louis’s church came to Louis’s house and told his parents of a school for the blind in Paris. Louis’s parents decided to send him to the school when he was nine years old. CH N ?

5) What did Louis’s parents decide to do when he was nine years old? Article5_popwin_ Q 5) What did Louis’s parents decide to do when he was nine years old? They decided to send him to a school for the blind in Paris.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-1 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis’s parents decided to 5 _______________________ ___________. send him to a school for the blind in Paris

Article6 Text A 6 Louis wanted very much to read. The school had only 14 books for blind people; the books were big and heavy. The letters were large and raised; one book took a long time to read. Louis thought there must be a better way to read. CH ?

6) What were the books for the blind like in the school in Paris? Article6_popwin_ Q 6) What were the books for the blind like in the school in Paris? They were big and heavy. The letters were large and raised.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-2 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis was not satisfied with the books for blind people and wanted 6 ________________ a better way to read

Article7 Text A 7 When Louis was 12, Charles Barbier, a French Army officer, came to the school. Barbier developed an alphabet code used by army soldiers. The code was used to deliver messages to the soldiers at night. It was made up of dots and dashes. It kept the messages secret even if the enemy would see them, but the code was too complicated for the blind. Louis thought the code was slow and the dashes took up too much space. Only one or two sentences fit on a page. CH N N ?

Article7_popwin_develop Language Points develop : v. 制订；研制；（使）形成；（使）成 长；（使）发育；发展 e.g. They spent a lot of time developing the plan. 他们花了很多时间制订这个计划。 T develop an alphabet code 研制一个密码表

Article7_popwin_deliver Language Points deliver vt. 传送（信息等）；投递（信件等）； 发表（演说)等 e.g. Did you deliver my message to my father? deliver a speech 你把我的信息传给我父亲了吗？ T T 发表演说

Article7_popwin_complicated Language Points complicated a.（结构）复杂的；难懂的 e.g. a complicated problem a complicated system 复杂的问题 T 复杂的系统 T

7) Why was the army code no good for the blind? Article7_popwin_ Q 7) Why was the army code no good for the blind? It was too complicated; the code was slow and the dashes took up too much space.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-2 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea The developed by Charles Barbier did not fit the blind. alphabet code ____________ 7

Article8 Text A 8 Over the next three years, Louis worked to simplify the code. On a vacation at home, Louis, age 15, picked up a blunt awl. Aha! An idea came to him. He made the alphabet using only six dots. Different dots were raised for different letters. Later, he made a system for numbers and music. CH N ?

8) How does the Braille system work? Article8_popwin_ Q 8) How does the Braille system work? The alphabet uses six dots. Different dots are raised for different letters.

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-3 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea 15 At age , Louis developed his own 　　　　　　　　 on a vacation at home. __ 8 six-dot Braille system _________________

Article9 Text A 9 Today, Braille is in nearly every language around the world. Louis Braille, at age 15, changed the lives of blind people when he created the six-dot Braille system. It is fitting that January 4, Louis’s birthday, is considered Braille Day, in honor of the blind. CH N (454 words)

Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Read text-3 Part Topic Paragraph Main Idea Louis Braille’s creation changed the Ⅲ Closing remarks 9 ________________ lives of blind people Now retell the main idea of the passage by using the information in the table you have completed.

Parts Main idea 1 January 4 is Braille Day in honor of the blind and Louis Braille 2 Louis Braille’s Inventions of Braille system Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in France He became blind when he was 3 years old. Louis went to school and was at the top of the class. His parents decided to send him to school for the blind in Paris. Louis wanted a better way to read. the alphabet code developed by Charles Barbier did not fit the blind. at age 15, Louis developed his own six-dot Braille system 3 Louis Braille’s creation changed the lives of the blind.

Topics-1 Role Play After learning the text, we know that Louis is great inventor. He helped the blind with his inventions. As mechanical engineering students, you are also great makers, you can use your abilities to do things for our society and help other people. 2. Make up new dialogues according to our text and your major.

Summary & Homework 1、Ｍaster new words what we have learnt this class 2、Duty report according to these new words.