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1、Unit 17Disabilities .Brief Statements Based on the UnitThis unit mainly tells us the difficulties that the disabled people may face.The text“ Disabled?Not me! ”shows us a middle school student Zhong Xiaowen,who could only move around in her wheelchair,could overcome lots of difficulties,and finally
2、succeeded.From her success,we learn something important.There is nothing difficult in the world if you stick to it.When you meet with difficulty in your life and study,please don tlose heart.The teacher should train thestudents mentaland moral character of taking pleasure inhelpingthe disabled and h
3、elp thestudents to know how to help the disabled to build up thespirit of“ being stronger,independent and equal to normal people in activities” .Of course it isnecessary for students to master the importantphrases and sentencepatterns in thisunit.Meanwhile we should review the usage of the Direct an
4、d Indirect Object. .Teaching Goals1.Talk about disability.2.Practise talking about ability and inability.3.Review Direct and Indirect Objects.4.Write an argumentative essay. .Background Information1.Will Inspired LifeThe little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned,pot-bellied coal stov
5、e.A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames.They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive
6、.He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.From his bed the dreadfully burned,semiconscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother.The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die which was for the best,really for the terr
7、ible fire had devastated the lower half of his body.But the brave boy didn t want to die.He made up his mind that he would survive.Somehow,to the amazement of the physician,he did survive.When the mortal danger was past,he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly.The mother was told th
8、at sincethe fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower part of his body,it would almost be better if he had died,since he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple with no use at all of his lower limbs.Once more the brave boy made up his mind.He would not be a cripple.He would walk.But unfortunately,fr
9、om the waist down,he had no motor ability.His thin legs just dangled there,all but lifeless.Ultimately he was released from the hospital.Every day his mother would massage his little legs,but there was no feeling,no control,nothing.Yet his determination that he would walkwas as strong as ever.When h
10、e wasn tin bed,he was confined to a wheelchair.One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air.This day,instead of sitting there,he threw himself from the chair.He pulled himself across the grass,dragging his legs behind him.He worked his way to the white picket fence bo
11、rdering their lot.With great effort,he raised himself up on the fence.Then,stake by stake,he began dragging himself along the fence,resolved that he第1页共16页would walk.He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.There was nothing he wanted more than
12、 to develop life in those legs.Ultimately through his daily massages,his iron persistence and his resolute determination,he did develop the ability to stand up,then to walk haltingly,then to walk by himself and then to run.He began to walk to school,then to run to school,to run for the sheer joy of
13、running.Later in college he madethe track team.Still later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive,who would surely never walk,who could never hope to run this determined young man,Dr. Glenn Cunningham,ran the world sfastest mile!2.Helen KellerHelen Keller(18801968) w
14、as a famous author and educator.She was stricken at the age of 19 months with an illness that left her deaf and blind.She became mute shortly thereafter.Her parents in 1887 got her a teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan from the Perkings School for the Blindin Boston.A remarkable,close relationship devel
15、oped between teacher and pupil.Within two years,Miss Keller was able to read and write in Braille.She graduated(1904)from Radcliffe College,where Miss Sullivan had spelled the lectures into her hand.Helen Keller devoted her life to publicly aiding the deaf and blind.With the aid of a translator,she
16、toured the world to promote the education of persons similarly afflicted.She wrote numerous books,including “ The Story of My Life ”(1902). .Teaching Time:Four periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following:Phrases:deal with,overcome the difficultiesSentence Patterns:If you we
17、re in a wheelchair,you wouldn tbe able to If I were blind,I would need a/an 2.Train the students listening ability.3.Improve the students speaking ability by describing,talking and discussion.Teaching Important Points:1.Train the students listening ability.2.Make the students master the sentence pat
18、terns and describe the pictures freely.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students speaking ability.Teaching Methods:1.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through with the listening materials.2.Individual,pair of group work to make every student work in class.Teaching A
19、ids:1.a tape recorder2.the multimedia3.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step Greetings and Lead-inT:Good morning/afternoon,everyone.第2页共16页Ss:Good morning/afternoon,Mr/Ms.T:Sit down,please.First I want to ask you some questions.Have you been to some places of interest?Have you climbed the mountains
20、?Ss:Yes.(Students may have different answers.)T:How can you get there?Ss:We can get to by bus/by train/on footT:Now please look at the screen.(The teacher shows a picture of a wheelchair on the screen.)How do you say it in English?Ss:Wheelchair.T:What kind of people uses it?Ss:People with disabiliti
21、es/who couldn tstand up.T:Good.Now,tell me if you were in a wheelchair,would you be able to get to some places liketall buildings,high mountains?Ss:I can go toby myself,because there sno step.It s easy for me to get there.T:Who has different answers?S1:I can go to with the help of my friends.They ca
22、n carry me up there.S2:I cantgo to ,because it shigh on the top of the hill.What a pity!I can only look at it fromfar away.Step Warming upT:Today were going to learn Unit 17“ Disabilities ”.(Bb:Unit 17 DisabilitiesThe First Period)First let slook at some words.(Show the following on the screen)disab
23、ilityn.abilityn.sidewalkn.escalatorn.elevatorn.(=lift)(Teacher teaches the words and explains them,then let the students look at the first four pictures on Page 49.)T:OK.Now I want you to discuss the first four pictures using the following sentences.1.Sentence Patterns:(1)If I were in a wheelchair,I
24、 would (2)If I were blind,I wouldn t(Write them on the blackboard)Yeah,please discuss them in groups of four.After a while,everyone is asked to talk about the pictures.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Please work in groups and try to imagine what difficulties and dangers you might face.(After a while,teach
25、er asks some students to talk about the pictures.If time permits,teachermay ask more students to answer.)T:Now time is up.Who wants to say first?S1:Picture 1.If I were in a wheelchair,I would not go to the public buildings because there were so many steps.第3页共16页S2:Picture 2.If I were blind,I might
26、fall down when walking on the sidewalk as itsnot flat.(Or:There are some blocks.)S3:Picture 3.If I were disabled,I wouldn tgo to the toilet,for the equipments are not fit for the disabled.S4:Picture 4.If I were in a wheelchair.I couldn t ring in public places,because the public telephone is too high
27、 for me to reach.T:How hard they are!We pay little attention to them in our daily life.We must take effective measures to improve their conditions.Let ssee what changes have taken place.Please discuss in groups.In the meanwhile,we should notice the two phrases:deal with,overcome the difficulties.(Te
28、acher writes the following on the blackboard.)2.(1)deal withe.g.How shall we deal with the problem?(2)overcome the difficulties(After a while,teacher asks some students to talk about the last four pictures.)T:Now.Any volunteer?S1:We should provide an entrance suitable for wheelchairs on the ground f
29、loor.S2:We should build a special sidewalk for the blind,and fix some feeling equipment.S3:We must provide suitable toilets for people with disabilities,fixing two handrails.S4:We should set the public telephone in a proper place so that people in a wheelchair can reach it.T:They hope to lead a norm
30、al life as we do,so we should help them overcome the difficulties.Step ListeningT:Now please turn to Page 50.Let sdo some listening.You are going to hear John talking about his life.There are three questions for you to answer.You need to listen carefully.Is that clear?S:Yes.T:OK.Letsbegin.(Teacher p
31、lays the tape for the first time.Then play for the second time.During this time,teacher may pause for students to write down the information.Play some parts of the tape more times if necessary.Finally teacher checks the answers with the whole class.)Step SpeakingT:Please look at Speaking on Page 50.
32、Now imagine you are disabled.Choose two of the situations below and discuss how you would deal with them.You may use the following sentence structures.(Show the structures on the screen.)I probably couldn tIm sure I would be able to If I ,I would be able to I would need help to It would be difficult
33、 toI would try to T:OK.Please begin to discuss them.(Teacher goes among the students and listens to their discussions,then chooses several students to express their ideas in different ways.)第4页共16页Who can describe Situation 1?S1:I lltry.If I were blind,it would be difficult for me to get there.But I
34、 would try my best.First I would walk down the familiar sidewalk with the aid of a walking stick.When crossing the street,I would ask others for help.Or I probably could get there by taxi.S2:Situation 2.If I were deaf,I would not be able to hear other playerswords.It would bedifficult for us towork
35、together.I would have to read their facial expressions and gestures.I think I m more lucky than Helen Keller,for I can see.I should learn her spirit of studying,andtry to imitate by looking at their mouths.Im sure I would learn English well.S3:Situation 3.If I were in a wheelchair,Im sure I would be
36、 able to go shopping,eat at a fastfood restaurant and then go to a cinema with the help of my friends.First I would do my best to get to the steps of the building by myself,and then they could carry me up to the entrance of the lift.I m sure I would be able to get there and have a good time.Step Sum
37、mary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve done some listening and speaking.We ve also talked about the situationsof the disabled.Of course,we ve learned some useful sentence patterns.After class,practise moretalking about disabilityin English.Master the useful sentence patterns,(Teacher points to thebla
38、ckboard.)andpreviewthereadingmaterial “ Disabled?Notme! ” .Somuchfortoday.Goodbye,everyone!Step The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 17DisabilitiesThe First Period1.Sentence Patterns:(1)If I were in a wheelchair,I would (2)If I were blind,I wouldn t2.(1)deal withe.g.How shall we deal with
39、 the problem?(2)overcome the difficultiesThe Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words and expressions:get around(=get about),fair,guidance,gifted,assist,cooperate,recognition,sympathy,encouragement,productive,vis ual,impair,motivate,disappointing,adjust to,get used to2.Train
40、 the students reading ability.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability.2.Enable the students to understand the text better.3.How to get the students to master the useful expressions.Teaching Difficult Points:Master the following sentence structures:1. studying togetherwith th
41、eir disabled classmates is both challenging and rewarding.Living with disability is frustrating and challenging.2.I am and get used to the fact that while I may not beTeaching Methods:第5页共16页1.Discussion to help the students know something about the disabled.2.Fast reading to get the general idea of
42、 the text.3.Questioning-and-answering activity to help the students go through the whole passage.4.Pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.a tape recorder2.a multimediaTeaching Procedures:Step Greetings and Revision(Greet the whole class as usual.)T:Yesterday
43、 we learned what difficulties and dangers the disabled might face and how to help them in our daily life.Imagine you are disabled.Who dlike to describe the situation(If you were blind/deaf etc.)and tell us how you would deal with them.S:Illtry. (All the others listen carefully.)T:Well done.No matter
44、 what difficulties he may meet with,we all hope he can enjoy himself.Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT:Yeah.We know people with disabilities may have lots of difficulties in their lives,but many of them are determined.They can overcome any difficulty.Please look at the three questions on the screen and
45、discuss them in groups.(Show the following on the screen.)1.Do you know anyone who is disabled?How does he or she deal with the disability?2.Do you know of any famous people who are disabled?What do they do?3.Should disabled students be allowed to go to college?Should they get any extra help?Why or
46、why not?(Teacher gives students five minutes to discuss and collects their answers.)Suggestedanswers:1.Yes.I know a person with disability.He has learnt to do many things without help.He can take care of himself at home,but getting around in the city in a wheelchair is often frustrated.He loves reading stories of young disabled people who have overcome great difficulties.2.Yes,I do.Beethoven was a great musician,Helen Keller was a great American writer,and Zhang Haidi is also a wri