TOUCH THE WORLD Words and Expressions planetary Helen

TOUCH THE WORLD

Words and Expressions planetary Helen Keller writer educator blind deaf illness adj. 行星的 海伦·凯勒 n. 作家 n. 教育家；教育 作者 adj. 失明的；瞎的 adj. 失聪的；聋的 n. 疾病

Words and Expressions ability Anne Sullivan progress community greatly n. 能力 安妮·沙利文 n. 进步；进展 n. 社区；社会 adv. 非常；很

objectives To learn the Attributive Clause with “who”, “that” To learn some new words: Writer, blind, deaf, illness, ability, progress, community…

What do you know about Helen Keller? Helen was blind and deaf. Her teacher gave her lots of help.

As Helen grew older, she learned to read, write and even speak. She finished university at last.

Helen did her best to help other people who were deaf and blind.

Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1. Who is Helen Keller? 1. She is a well-known writer and educator. 1 2. What happened to Helen Keller when she 2. She fell ill. She had a high fever that made was nineteen months old? her blind and deaf. 3. She spelled words on Helen’s hand with 3. How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller? her fingers. 4. What was the first word that Helen Keller 4. water. learned? 5. She was famous for her courage and hard 5. What was Helen Keller famous for? work.

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 2 ability community writer progress illness 1. Mo Yan is a famous ____ who received writer the Nobel Prize in 2012. 2. The medicine did not help, and her ______ illness got worse. 3. She is excellent, and we trust her _______. ability 4. Keep on trying and you will make____. progress 5. My aunt is a nurse and works in the _____ clinic. community

Free talk What can you learn from Helen Keller’s story?

Underline the adverbial clauses and attributive clauses in the passage. 3 Adverbial clauses When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill. Before her illness, Helen was a bright and happy girl. …… Attributive clauses She did her best to help others in the community who were …

Write sentences. Use the example as a guide. 1. Those students study hard. They will pass the exam. 2. We know that woman. She is an English teacher. 3. The basketball is behind the door. You are looking for it.

Work in groups. Have you heard of Stephen Hawking, Zhang Haidi or Huang Yangguang? What do you know about them? What can you learn from them? Talk about them. Stephen William Hawking

Language points Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88. 著名的作家和教育家海伦·凯勒于昨天逝世， 享年 88岁。 at the age of “在……岁的时候” My father joined the army at the age of eighteen. 我父亲 18岁参军。

Language points After she lost her ability to see and hear, she became difficult and wild. 在她失去了视力和听力后，她变得难以相处 且野蛮。 ability n. 能力， 其后常接to do sth. 或in / for sth. 。 She had the ability to explain things clearly and concisely. 她有能力简单扼要地把事情解释清楚。

Language points Anna was filled with pride. 安妮心中充满了自豪感。 be filled with “充满……” be filled with= be full of The bottle is filled with water. (= the bottle is full of water. ) 瓶子里装满了水。

Language points As Helen grew older, she made a lot of progress and learned to read. 随着年龄的增长， 海伦进步很大，并且学会 了阅读。 make progress “取得进步” I shall act as he advices. Study and make progress step by step. 我会按他的建议做，努力学习，一步步地 争取进步。

本课时重点回顾 1. As Helen grew older, she made a lot of progress and learned to read. 2. When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill. 3. at the age of…

为下列句子填上合适的关系词。 1. She is the girl ____ I will go to who Shanghai with. 2. The person _______ you just talked to is who Mr. Depp. 3. This is the college _____ I visited. that where 4. This is the college _____ I studied three years ago.

1. 随着年龄的增长， 海伦进步很大，并且学 会了阅读。 As Helen grew older, she made a lot of progress and learned to read. 2. 著名的作家和教育家海伦·凯勒于昨天逝世， 享年 88岁。 Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88.

Homework Write a newspaper article about a great person who has passed away in recent years.