授课：江海琴

the China Disabled Persons' Federation Performing Arts Troupe

Lesson 78

Helen Keller Deaf and blind Educator /writer

Light in My Darkness Story of My Life

Roosevelt Paralyzed Governor/ president

Vincent Van Gogh Epilepsy painter

Edison Learning disability inventor

Zhang Haidi Paralyzed Writer

1. How many different types of disability can you think of ? physical disability: deaf,dumb,blind, lame, near-sighted, six fingers, color blindness Pre-reading questions : Mental disability: disease of brain

2.What problems may disabled people have? Many disabled people have some trouble in seeing, listening, saying, walking and so on.

Listen to the tape carefully and pay more attention to the pronunciation.

Choose the right answer: 1.This professor has a disease of_____ which prevents him from speaking. A.the back B.the mouth C.the brain D.the right hand 2.Though he is difficult to understand, people still come to his lectures because_______. A.he is a physics expert B.they respect him C.his research is valuable D.he is disabled C B

3.Professor Stephen Hawking is one example of the many________. A.disabled people who have achieved success in their chosen field of work B.professors who born in England C.famous doctors who have saved many people’s lives D.world-class musicians who have travelled round the world A

4._____do disabled people read, write, draw pictures, paint and cook,_____they also study, go to university, take exams and have jobs. A.Although…but B.Not only…but C.But…not only D.Not only…and B Not only but

Questions: 1.How many famous disabled people are mentioned in the text? Who are they? Two. They are Stephen Hawking and Beethoven.

The beginning of space,matter, and time. He has a disease of brain. 2.What is the professor’s special subject? 3. What disease does he have?

5.Why does his voice sound slightly strange?slightly He has to use a computer and a voice box. That is because his disease prevents him from speaking, so when he speaks he has to use a computer and a voice box.prevents him from speaking, 4. What does he have to use when he speaks ?

Stephen Hawking England In a wheelchair Physicist/ mathematician

His achievement: 1.One of the top three physics experts. 2. His special subject: “ A Brief History of Time”

A best-seller

A Brief History of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how?

Stephen,pictured with US President Bill Clinton,they talked at the White House.

Hawking and his wife Elaine took photos before his 60th Birthday on January 11,2002 at the University of Cambridge

Beethoven Germany Deaf Musician/ composer

The main idea of each paragraph: Paragraph1: Paragraph2: Paragraph3: The main idea of the text: A lecture by professor Hawking. Something more about professor Hawking. More examples of the disabled. It tells us something about the disabilities.

Language points: 1.continue with sth.= go on with sth. eg:Please continue with your discussion while I am out of the room. 2.He had to find ways that would make it possible for him to speak, read and write.

who giving sounds because and prevents when Professor Stephen Hawking,_______is a famous physics expert, is_______a talk about the beginning of space, matter______time in a lecture hall of a university. His voice ______ slightly strange. That is ______ this professor has a disease which______ him from speaking, so______he speaks he has to use a computer and a voice box. Fill in the blanks

Part of the body senseVerb+objectVerb-object ear hearing hear sound finger nose tongue eye touch feel smell taste sight see look Vocabulary study

Do you think many disabled people can enjoy their lives as much as we do?

Discussion What can we learn from the disabled? belief, will, determination, confidence, patience, optimistic, independence, self-worth