1. Teaching aims: 1.Vocabulary:
blind, deaf, sight, courage, greatly, writer,
Helen Keller, well-known, educator,hearing,
Sullivan, Planetary Post
2.Know the stories of the great people.
3.Learn more about the foreign culture. zxxk
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2. Warm up: 1.One student who can’t speak acts and the
others guess what his or her job is.
2.One student who can’t see helps the teacher to clean the blackboard. And then say your feelings when you can’t see anything.
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3. Learn more about Helen Keller and learn the new words:
Helen Keller’s File
——from the Planetary Post June2,1968
Helen Keller
She began to learn by touching.She could read,write and even speak.She finished university and visited many countries.
She was born in the United States on June 27th,1880.
She was nineteen months old,she had a high fever.It made her blind and deaf.She lost her sight and hearing.
To be the well-known writer and educator.
She was famous for her courage and hard work.
In 1887,Anne Sullivan began to help her.
Died on June 1,1968.She will be greatly missed by us.
well-known/′wel′nEun/
adj.众所周知的
educator/′edju:keItE/
n.教育家
writer/′raItE/
n.作家
Helen Keller/′helEn ′kelE/
海伦·凯勒
deaf/def/
Adj.聋的
hearing/′hIErIN/
n.听力；听觉
Planetary Post /′plQnItErI pEust/
行星邮报
blind/blaInd/
adj.失明的；瞎的
sight/saIt/
n.视力；景象
courage/′kVrIdZ/
n.勇气；胆量
Sullivan/′sVlIvEn/
沙利文（姓）
greatly/′greItlI/
Adv.非常；很

4. Listen and fill in the blanks:
The well-know writer and educator做 Helen Keller 的同位语.
当两个名词表示一个人作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
例：The young writer and singer ____very popular now.
A. was B.is
C.were D. are
blind and deaf people=
the blind and the deaf “the+adj”表示一类人或物，作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。E.g:
The poor are cheated out of their money.那些可怜的人被骗光了钱。
THE PLANETARY POST JUNE2,1968
Helen Keller Dies at 88
Helen Keller,the____________
writer and educator,died yesterday at the age of 88.Helen Keller was a hero to ______and ______people around the world.
be well-known for=
be famous for .
be well-known as=
be famous as
E.g: Hangzhou is well-known for the West Lake.
Her mother is well-known as a model teacher.
well-known B
blind
deaf

5. Listen and fill in the blanks:
当difficult说明人的情况时，意思是“不易取悦的;不易满足的;不易相处的；不愿合作的”。例如：
She is a difficult customer.她是个难对付的顾客。
He is a difficult man.他是难讨好的人。
Listen and fill in the blanks:
Helen was born in 1880 in the United States.When she was nineteen _______old,Helen fell ill.She had a high fever.It made her blind and deaf.Before her illness,Helen had been a bright and happy girl.When she lost her sight and________,she became _______and wild.
months
hearing
difficult

6. Listen and fill in the blanks:
Helen wanted to understand other people.Sometimes,she stood ________her mother and her father.She put her hands on their mouths.She could feel them____.She felt one mouth move,and then___ _____mouth move.What were they doing?Helen didn’t know.She shouted and cried
between指“在……(两者)之间”，用于between…and….
among指“在……(三者或三者以上)之间”.但若三者或三者以上的人或物中有连词and时,用between,而不用among.如：
She helped _B_the man and the woman so that they could understand each other.
A. beside B.between C.among
between
talk
the
other

7. Listen and fill in the blanks:
In 1887,a young teacher,Anne________,began to help Helen.She spelled words on Helen’s hands with her fingers.At first,the words didn’t mean ________to Helen.Then,one day,Helen was playing in some water.Anne Sullivan _______W-A-T-E-R onto Helen’s hand.Suddenly,Helen understood.That day,she learned many ______words:mother,father.sister,—and teacher.
Sullivan
anything
spelled
more

8. Listen and fill in the blanks:
In 1887,a young teacher,Anne
________,began to help Helen.She
spelled words on Helen’s hands with her fingers.At first,the words didn’t mean ________to Helen.
Then,one day,Helen was playing in some water.Anne Sullivan _______
W-A-T-E-R onto Helen’s hand.
Suddenly,Helen understood.That
day,she learned many ______words:
mother,father.sister,—and teacher.
Sullivan
anything
spelled
more

9. Listen and fill in the blanks:
As Helen grew older,she learned to read.She had special books _____letters she could touch.She also learned to write and even speak.When Helen _______at university,Anne Sullivan sat beside her.She listened to the professors’ words,and then spelled their words onto Helen’s hand.
with
studied

10. Listen and fill in the blanks:
After Helen finished university,she visited many countries.She spoke about her life.She was very famous for her _______and hard work.She did her best to help other people ____were deaf or blind.
zxxk She will be _______missed.
courage
who
greatly

11. Right (R) or wrong (W) : R W W R W W
1.Helen Keller was a hero to blind and deaf people
around the world.( )
2.She was difficult and wild before her illness.( )
3.At last,the words on Helen’s hand didn’t mean
anything to her.( )
4.Helen had special books with letters she could
touch.( )
5.Helen could spell her words onto the professors’
hands.( )
6.She visited many countries and spoke about her
life.( ) R W W R W W

12. Pair work：
1.at the age of… around the world 3.have a high fever 4.lose one’s sight 5.lose one’s hearing 6.between…and… 7.one…,the other… 8.grow old=age (v.) be famous for… do one’s best to do …
1.at the age of…
1.在…岁时
英汉互译
2.around the world
2.全世界
3.have a high fever
3.发高烧
4.lose one’s sight
4.失明
5.lose one’s hearing
5.失聪
6.between…and…
6.在…(两者)之间
7.one…,the other…
7.一个…,另一个…
8.grow old=age (v.)
8.变老
9.be famous for…
9.因…而著名
10….尽力做…
10.do one’s best to do …

13. Group work： 1.What did Helen Keller do?
5.Could Helen finish her university without Anne
6.What can you learn from Helen Keller’s story?
1.What did Helen Keller do?
2.What was wrong with her when she was nineteen
3.Why did Helen put her hands on her parents’
4.How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller?
months old?
mouths after her illness?
Sullivan?

14. Showtime:
According to the text, use your own words to make a little play in groups.Then act it in class.
The play needs four or five students to act
Helen, Helen’s parents, Anne Sullivan…

15. Exercises:
1.We all think Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng are both_______.(hero)
2.Everyone should do ________(one’s) best to help others.
3.Helen Keller will be _______(great) missed by all the people.
4.Most old men’s__________(hear) is poor.
5.Wei Shusheng is one of the famous___________(educate) in China zxxk
heroes
his/their
greatly
hearing
educators

16. Today's homework: Finish off the basic workbook.
Go on the next reading in the next lesson.

17. Good-bye!