Unit16L3LifeStoriesPeriod1:ReadingLearningObjectivesInthisperiod,youwillbeableto1.Learntousesomeusefulreadingstrategies:topredictthegeneralideatoguessunknownwordsfromthecontext.2.Findoutdetailedinformationinthetext.Beforeyoustart

WhatdoyouknowaboutHelenKeller?Sharewiththeclass.Backgroundinformation

HelenKellerwasborninAlabamain1880.Whenshewasonly19monthsold,shehadahighfeverthatleftherblindanddeaf.Whenshewasalmost7yearsold,herparentsengaged(雇傭)AnneMansfieldSullivantobehertutor.Withdedication(奉獻(xiàn)),patience,courageandloveofMissSullivan,HelenKellerquicklylearnedtoreadandwrite,and begantospeakbytheageof10.Whenshewas20,sheenteredRadcliffeCollege,withMissSullivanathersidetospelltextbooks,letterbyletter,intoherhand.4yearslater,HelenKellerwasawardedaBachelor’sdegree.Aftergraduation,Helenbeganherlife’sworkofhelpingblindanddeafpeople.Shetravelledaroundtheworldtolectureandwrotemany booksand articles.ThenameofHelenKellerisknownaroundtheworldasasymbol(符號(hào))ofcourageinthefaceofoverwhelmingodds(盡管情況非常不利).Shewasawomanofgreatintelligenceandhighambition.Shediedattheageof87,morethan30yearsafterthedeathofAnneSullivan.HelenKellerisrememberedbytheworldforhergreatwillandcontributions.MoreInformationaboutHelenKellerPortraitofHelenKellerwhenshewas7.HelenKeller&AnneSullivanItisawritingofHelenKellerwhenshewas7.Therearecat,cold,catch,load,lord,coal,doll,hat,bad,good-byonthepaper。HelenandSullivanareplayingchessHelenisreadingabookfortheblind.WorksbyHelenKellerTheMiracleWorkerThreeDaystoSeeTheStoryofMyLifeCourageinTheDarkFamoussayingsbyHelenKellerThebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouched.Theymustbefeltwithintheheart.

這個(gè)世界上最好的和最美的事物我們無(wú)法用肉眼看到或用手觸摸到，我們只能用心去感受。Keepyourfacetothesunshineandyouwillnotseetheshadows.直面陽(yáng)光，你就看不到陰影。Onecanneverconsenttocreepwhenonefeelsanimpulsetosoar.

一個(gè)人內(nèi)心有了飛翔的沖動(dòng)，就不會(huì)滿(mǎn)足于在地上爬行。

A.howHelenKellerlearnedtoplaygames.B.howHelenKellercommunicatedwithherteacher.C.howHelenKellerlearnedthewords.While-readingReadfasttofindoutwhichofthefollowingistalkedinthetext.ReadandfindouttheexamplesofwordsHelenlearned.

water;doll;think;loveWhile-readingWhat’sthedifferenceamongthefourwords“water;doll;think;love”doll;waterGroup1:sth.youcantouchthink;loveGroup2:hardtoshow;While-reading(objectwords)(complexwords)“

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”1.Theword“l(fā)ove”wasacomplexwordforHelen.2.Helendidn’tfinditdifficulttounderstandtheword“l(fā)ove”.3.Theunderstandingof“think”helpedherunderstand“l(fā)ove”.4.Helengottoknowthemeaningof“l(fā)ove”throughtouching.TFTFTFWhile-readingSummary------“l(fā)ove”ForHelenKeller,tryingtolearntheword“l(fā)ove”wasan1.__________forher.Whensheaskedthe

2.________ofitforthefirsttime,shedidn’tknowmanywordsandshedidnotunderstandanything

3.________shetouchedit.Shewonderedwhetheritmeantthe4._________

offlowersorthe5.______ofthesunshining.Luckily,theunderstandingoftheword“think”gavehera6.__________inlearningwords.Aftersheunderstoodthe7.______word“think”,hermind8.________“l(fā)ove”.Ina9.______moment,Helenfinallyunderstoodthebeautifultruthoftheword:Itissomethingthatonecannot10.______,butwithoutit,onewouldnotbehappyorwanttoplay.experience

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breakthroughcomplexreturnedtovividtouchDiscussionTopicAWhatmadeHelenKellersuccessful?WhatmadeHelenKellerasuccessfullearner?Shewasstubborn,angryunbearable,troublesome.Shehadsevererestrictions.Shewaseagertolearn.Shewasstubborn.Shehadasuperbteacher.…TopicBDiscussionWhatmadeAnneSullivanagoodteacher?

WhatmadeAnneSullivanagoodteacher?

Sheusedrightmethods.Shehadgreatpersonality.Shehadsimilarbackground.eyesightproblemssimpleandstraightforwardpatienceandloveHelenKellerlearnedFrench,GermanandLatinandgraduatedfromcollege.Asanadult,Helenwroteandlecturedforthedeafandblind.HerbookTheStoryofMylifewaspublishedwhileshewasatcollege.ShebecameagreatwriterinAmerica.HelenKeller’slifestoryTheendofthestory名人對(duì)海倫凱勒的評(píng)價(jià)19世紀(jì)出了兩個(gè)杰出人物,一個(gè)是拿破侖,另一個(gè)是海倫·凱勒。——馬克·吐溫這個(gè)故事永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)完結(jié)。因?yàn)槿祟?lèi)的精神的美一旦被人認(rèn)識(shí)，我們就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記。凱勒小姐給我們這些沒(méi)有那么多困難需要克服的人們，上了永不能遺忘的一課?！_斯福夫人埃利諾海倫·凱勒是一個(gè)讓我們自豪與羞愧的名字，她應(yīng)該得到永世流傳，以對(duì)我們的生命給予最必要的提醒?！诽亓挚朔蛉撕悺P勒被評(píng)為20世紀(jì)美國(guó)的十大偶像之一是當(dāng)之無(wú)愧的，本書(shū)（假如給我三天光明）是偉大的經(jīng)歷和平凡的故事完美結(jié)合。海倫·凱勒堪稱(chēng)人類(lèi)意志力的偉大偶像?！绹?guó)《時(shí)代周刊》Gam