LifeStoriesHelenKellerReadingBytheendofthislesson,youwillbeabletofindouthowHelenlearnedtoread.describehowHelenKellerwastaughttolearnwords.discussaboutreasonsforHelen’ssuccess.discussaboutreasonsforAnne’ssuccessasateacher.LearningObjectivesLeadinWhatdoyouknowaboutHelenKeller(1880--1968)?Backgroundinformation

HelenKellerwasborninAlabamain1880.Whenshewasonly19monthsold,sheHadahighfeverthatleftherblindanddeaf.Whenshewasalmost7yearsold,herparentsengaged(雇)AnneMansfieldSullivantobehertutor.Withdedication(奉獻),patience,courageandloveofMissSullivan,HelenKellerquicklylearnedtoreadandwrite,andbegantospeakbytheageof10.MoreInformationaboutHelenKellerPortraitofHelenKellerwhenshewas7.ItisawritingofHelenKellerwhenshewas7.Therearecat,cold,catch,load,lord,coal,doll,hat,bad,goodonthepaper.HelenandSullivanareplayingchess.Onecanneverconsenttocreepwhenonefeelsanimpulsetosoar.

一個人內(nèi)心有了飛翔的沖動，就不會滿足于在地上爬行。

Keepyourfacetothesunshineandyouwillnotseetheshadows.

直面陽光，你就看不到陰影。FamoussayingsbyHelenKellerReadtolearnScanning:

Whichparagraphsarethewordsin?thinkwaterdolllovelove(3)(4)(7-9)(10)(11-12)Ex.IVReadtolearnWhatisthedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofwords?doll&water

VS.

love&thinkwaterdollAnneSullivanletHelen______________thedolland________theletters__________________.Anneletwater________oneofHelen’shandsand________thelettersintotheotherhand.Helenhada_________________.Anne_____herarm______roundHelen.She____Helen_____toherandpointedto______________.“Think”wasalsodifficultbutHelenhad______________.WhenHelen___________hermistakeswhenmakingnecklaces,Anne_______Helen’sheadand_______“think”intoherhand.AfterHelenaskedagainiflovewas__________,Annetoldherthatlovecouldnotbe___________butshecould_______________________oflove.thinkloveloveReadagainEx.VplaywithspellintoherhandflowoverspellabreakthroughnoticedtouchedspelledputgentlydrewcloserHelen’sheartthesuntouchedfeelthesweetnessburstofunderstandingCarefulreading

(Para.3&4)WordsSignificanceoftheprocessdollHelenthoughtthis____________.Shedidnotknowthat_____________.Itwas_____________imitation.waterTheworldofwordswas____________toher.wasagamewordsexistedmonkey-likeopeningupEx.VIplaywithherhandspellmonkey-likeimitationagameflowoverspellaburstofunderstandinghopejoyopenupEx.ICarefulreadingWordsSignificanceoftheprocessthinkItwasthefirsttimeHelenhadunderstood___________________--awordforsomethingshecouldn’t_____.loveHelenfinallyunderstood_________________oftheword“l(fā)ove”.touchsuchacomplexwordthebeautifultruthEx.IVHelen’slearningprocessandresults

(Para.5-adj.)Helen’sfeelingwhenshedidn’tunderstandthemeaningof“l(fā)ove”(Para.9-adj.)confusedgradualpainfuldisappointedamazingHowHelenunderstoodthemeaningof“think”suddenly(Para.10-phrases)ThemomentwhenHelenfinallyunderstoodthetruthof“l(fā)ove”(Para.12-adj.)hadabreakthroughinaflashvividdollwaterthinksimplelovecomplexlikeagameopeneduphadabreakthroughunderstoodloveamazingresultsGradualandpainfulprocessHelenKellerlearnedFrench,GermanandLatinandgraduatedfromcollege.Asanadult,Helenwroteandlecturedforthedeafandblind.HerbookTheStoryofMylifewaspublishedwhileshewasatcollege.ShebecameagreatwriterinAmerica.HelenKeller’slifestoryTheendofthestoryShewaseagertolearn.Shewasstubborn.AnneSullivanwasbroughtintohelpher.Sheaskedmorequestionsasherknowledgeexpanded.WhatmadeHelenKellera

successful

learner?

Shekeptontryingtounderstand.

WhatmadeAnneSullivana

superb

teacher?

ShehadhadeyesightproblemssoshecouldrelatetoHelen.Sheusedasimpleandstraightforwardmethod.ShewouldletHelenplaywiththedollandspellthewordintoherhand.ShegaveHelenabighug.SpeakingWorkinpairs.OneofyouisajournalistandtheotherisAnneSullivan.Preparation:Thejournalist:Writedownatleast3questionstoaskAnneaboutherlifeandherteachingexperience.

Anne:ReadtheinformationaboutAnneandlistatleast3mostimportantthingsyouwanttotellthejournalists.ExampleJ:Hello,Anne.Couldyoupleasetellussomethingaboutyourchildhood?A:Myfamilywaspoor…J: