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Unit 17 DISABILITY DISABLED? NOT ME!

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Step 1 Listening and reading Read the passage while listening to the tape. Judge the following statements to see if they are True or False.

(True or False) 1. Zhong Xiaowen doesn’t wish to be treated as a little child. 2. Xiaowen’s story serves as an example to show that physical disabilities can limit a person’s life. 3. All the students in the Beijing Union University are disabled. 4. Literature of Chinese Blind Children is a great help in encouraging blind children to overcome difficulties and challenges. 5. In 2000 Ye Zijie was invited to London and became the first Chinese to study abroad.

Step 2 Careful reading Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.

Part 1 Information about the main character Name Age Sex Profession Problem Success & awards Zhong Xiaowen 16 female student Without the ability to use her legs and has no feelings below the waist. created programmes, won an award, one of the best students

Zhong Xiaowen 1. What does she do? 2. What kind of disability might she have? 3. How is she doing in her school life?

• What does she do? She is a 16 -year-old middle school student in Northern China.

• What kind of disability does she have? She was born without the ability to use her legs and she has no feeling below her waist.

How is she doing in her school life? She is the best student in her class and has won an award for younger scientist.

Is Xiaowen really happy? Why? She is not happy about that. as if she were a child. People treat her__________

Para 2(transitional paragraph) • • • In Para 2, the word “fair” in the sentence …receive an award at her province’s science fair. has the same meaning as the one in __. A. It is not fair to separate blacks from whites. B. Tom is a tall man with fair hair. C. As the weather forecast predicted, it turned fair in the afternoon. D. Many VIP will attend the food fair to be held in Yueqing.

Part 2 para 3 para 4&5

Topic sentence Para 3 Examples Part 2 The Special We should give them recognition more Educational College than sympathy and of Beijing Union help. University Para 4, 5 Like all of us, disabled people also need inspiration and encouragement. The Magazine Literature of Chinese Blind Children

Should we do everything for disabled people? No. We should give them recognition more than sympathy and help.

What is the author’s attitude toward disabled students studying with normal ones? Challenging and rewarding, positive

1. Ye Zijie’s story is mentioned to show disabled people write articles for newspapers and magazines. 2. The magazine is about normal people who have overcome difficulties and learnt to live a meaningful and productive life. ( )

The disabled in the author’s opinion need all except _____. A. recognition B. sympathy and help C. discrimination D. inspiration and encouragement

What does the magazine make disabled people believe? (Para 4) They can realize their dreams. According to Ye Zijie’s words, what is very important for disabled people to know? (Para 5) Someone far away is also struggling as they are.

Part 3 What situation are the disabled people around you in? Living with disabilities is challenging _____ frustrating and _____. How should they treat their way of life? I have learnt to live with body as it is and adjusted my way of life. Maybe it’s time for the rest of society to accept me as I am and get used to the fact that while I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.

Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their potential, live a richer life and make a contribution to society. live a …life live a happy life lead a meaningful and productive life He lives a dog’s life. = He lives a poor life. = He is as poor as a church mouse.

“I have learnt to live with my body as it is and adjusted my way of life. Maybe it is time for the rest of society to accept me as I am and get used to the fact that while I may not be able to walk, Disabled ? there are many other great Not Me ! things I can do. ” “I know people are trying to help, but I wish they wouldn’t treat me as if I were a child. ”

How is the text organized? Part 1. para 1 --example para 2 (transitional paragraph) para 3 Part 2 para 4&5 --attitudes Part 3. para 6 --conclusion

Step 3 (Reading Comprehension )

(Reading Comprehension ) 1. The text is mainly about_______. A. What makes people disabled B. How the disabled live a normal life C. What is to be done to assist disabled people D. How physical disabilities limit a person’s life

2. By the first sentence in Para 1, Zhong Xiaowen really wants to mean that_____. A. Her classmates actually look down upon her B. She wants to be treated as an independent person C. Disabled students suffer much more hardships. D. She has grown into an adult and is

3. What can be learned from Xiaowen’s success from Para 2? A. Most of the disabled are gifted. B. The disabled need proper opportunities and support. C. Physical disabilities have no effect on people’s life. D. People should change their attitudes towards the disabled.

4. In Para 3, The Beijing Union University has launched a special education college, here the word “launch" means _____. A. 发射　　Ｂ. 下水　　Ｃ．创立　Ｄ．颁布

5. “…he became the first visually impaired Chinese to study abroad. ” (Para. 5) The underlined word in the sentence means______. A. disabled B. gifted C. unfortunate D. lucky

6. We can infer from the text that ____. A. The disabled are useless B. We should look down upon the disabled C. C. The disabled can do something as well as or better than normal people D. D. There is no opportunity for the disabled to make a

7. What can be inferred from the title " Disabled, not me”? A. The disabled are not satisfied with their condition. B. The disabled always dream of becoming normal ones. C. They are sure they can play a valuable role and make contributions to society as normal people. D. They want to escape from the reality of being disabled.

Step 4 Discussion

If you were Xiaowen, what would you say to your teacher and your Mum? The school sports meet is coming, your teacher asked you to stay at home…… Everyday, your Mum does everything for you… …

Dear. . . , ------------------------------------------------- wouldn’t treat me as if I were a child cannot let physical disabilities limit life live a rich, meaningful life need recognition, encouragement more than sympathy and help……

• People are people; we are all a little different from each other. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. • Be always ready to open doors, offer guidance, inspire and encourage people who are in trouble. • love your life and be thankful……

Revision Answer the following questions on the text:

1. Xiaowen, who is disabled, won an award for _____. A. young student B. her talent C. her disability D. young scientist 2. Xiaowen’s favorite subject is computer science, which shows ____. A. she is interested in science B. she is fond of medicine C. she has some interest in animals D. she takes great interest in space

3. What makes Xiaowen so different is that _______ A. she is healthy and likes to makes friends with others. B. she is disabled and likes to do some scientific research. C. she never wants others to treat her in a different way. D. she want to get help from those who are disabled, too.

4. Xiaowen’s example wants to tell us that_____. A. the disabled can do what we normal people do B. the disabled are cleverer than those who healthy C. everyone can realize his or her dream D. everyone should follow their example

5. The best way for the whole society to help disabled people is to ______. A. assist them to set up their own business B. help them go back to schools and find jobs C. open the doors and offer guidance to them D. get them a lot of money and let them enjoy their lives

6. In order to help the disabled , we should_____ A. do everything for them B. give them money , food and clothing C. help them understand their valuable role in society D. learn how to teach them knowledge

7. The disabled people mentioned in the passage are all _____? A. hardworking and clever B. lazy and poor C. optimistic and pessimistic(悲观) D. foolish and doing nothing at all

8. What the text suggests is that ______ A. people with disabilities want to be treated equally as normal ones. B. people with disabilities want to go wherever they want to. C. the healthy should try to help those disabled people who are in trouble. D. we ordinary people should help each other.

9. We can infer from the passage that _____ A. the disabled are useless B. we should look down upon the disabled C. the disabled can do something as well as or better than normal people if they are helped D. there is no opportunity for the disabled to make a contribution to society

Topic sentence Para. 1 I know people are trying to help, but I wish they wouldn’t treat me as if I were a child. Para. 2 Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their potential, live a richer life and make a contribution to the society. Para. 3 Disabled people need recognition more than sympathy and help. Para. 4 Like all of us, disabled people also need inspiration and encouragement. Para. 5 About one third of the articles in Literature of Chinese blind children are written by disabled authors and blind children. Para. 6 Living with disability is frustrating and challenging.

1. able 的用法 be able to 有能力做．．． He is able to do it well. unable无能力的　　　be unable to Unable to see any houses, we decided to put up out tent. disable v. disabled 使残废, 使失去能力, 丧失能力 伤残的

ability 能力；才能； 才智 I doubt his ability to do the job. = I doubt whether he is ____to do the job. able 他能流利地说英语。 He has the ability to speak English fluently. 她是一个很有才能的妇女。 She is a woman ____ great _______. of ability = She is a very _____woman. able disability 无力, 无能, 残疾 He lost the chance to go to college because of his disability

☆ Helen Keller was not a born disabled person. − adj. Nothing disabled her at birth. − vt. She was not a person with disabilities at − n. birth.

2. Wish + 宾语从句 从句中使用虚拟语气 I wish I were a bird. I wish I had been here yesterday.

3. get around =get about 到处走动 手术之后，他又能走动了. He could get around/about again after the operation. 近来她不大各处走动. She doesn’t get around much these days. get around/about/round (指消息)传播, 流传 坏消息传播很快. /恶事传千里. Bad news gets around quickly. get around 避开, 逃避，绕过困难 to get around the tax laws 逃避纳税

5. potential ability for further development 潜能, 潜力, His potential in music has been developed since his childhood. adj. 可能的；潜在的 每粒种子都可能长成植物 Every seed is a potential plant 潜在的问题 a potential problem.

5. ----live a richer life and make a contribution to society. live a …life live a happy life lead a meaningful and productive life He lives a dog’s life. = He lives a poor life. = He is as poor as a church mouse.

make a contribution to … = contribute to … e. g. Chaplin made a great contribution to the film industry. = Chaplin contributed to the film industry. to (prep. ) + n. / doing adapt to, adjust to, be addicted to, contribute to, draw (one’s) attention to, devote oneself to, get / be used to, get down to, help oneself to, lead to, make a contribution to, pay attention to, prefer… to…, etc.

6. guidance n 指导，指引 他在老师的指导下做了这件 作。 He did the work under his teacher's guidance. vt. guide Be guided by your feeling. 按你的感觉行事 They guided us to the office. 他们带领我们到了办公室 n 向导；导游; 指南；指导 a shopper's guide. 购物指南

7. gifted adj. 有天才的; 有天赋的 =talented a gifted child; a gifted pianist. 有天赋的孩子；有才华的钢琴家 He is gifted in painting. gift 天赋，天资；才能 他有做诗的天赋。 多才多艺的人 He has a gift for poetry. a man of many gifts

8. assist v. --- to help or support. e. g. She assisted (him) in building the house. Good glasses will assist you to read.

help与assist 意义常相同。 assist 常指受协助的人能做一部分 作。 aid 指援助一群人, 特别是用钱。辅助设备 e. g. One helps someone who is drowning. One helps/assists someone who is moving a piano. Aid for developing countries. visual aids such as slides I aided him with money. 视觉辅助器，如幻灯片 我资助了他

9. sympathy 同情；体谅; 同感; Have/feel/show sympathy for sb. Be in sympathy with 同情某人 赞同； 同……一致 They are in sympathy with your views. He received many letters of sympathy

10. encouragement encourage n v With the ________ from his father , encouragement he went abroad. His father _______ him to study abroad. encouraged encourage sb. to do sth. discourage sb. from doing sth My father thinks the competition in computer companies is so fierce that he discourages me entering the field.

11. productive adj. 生产的, 多产的; 富有成效的 a very productive writer 多产的(多作品的）作家 a productive life 有作为的生活

12. challenge n. e. g. He accepted his friend’s challenge to swim across the river. v. e. g. His friend challenged him to swim across the river. challenging adj. e. g. Snoopy is reading a challenging (有吸引力的)book, which is full of challenging(具挑战性的) ideas.

12. impair v. 削弱; 损害；使弱 The accident impaired his vision. 他的 作因愚蠢的错误而受损。 His work was impaired by stupid mistakes. 13. visual adj. 视觉的, ；视力的；形象的, 栩栩如生的 a visual organ 视觉器官； a visual memory of the scene. 对场景的形象记忆 adv visually impaired 弱视的 a visually impaired boy

14. motivate 引起动机；促起；激发 考试能促使学生去追求更多的知识吗？ Do examinations motivate a student to seek more knowledge?

15. adjust 表示调整，调节, 校正, 调解时, 是vt. , She adjusted her clothes and her hair before going out. 她在出门前整了整头发和衣服。 He must adjust the errors. 他必须校正误差。 I have had the brakes of my bike adjusted adjust (oneself) to … (使)适合; (使)适应adapt 他很快就适应了军中生活. He soon adjusted to the life in the army. He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the countr

16. get used to, be used to, used to辨析 get used to sth/doing 表示由不习惯到习惯的变化. be used to sth/doing 表示已形成的状态。 be used to do. 被用来做… 表示过去常常

17. candy 糖果 sweets candies 18. ceremony important social occasions 典礼, 仪式, a wedding ceremony 结婚典礼 at the graduation ceremony 在毕业典礼上 19. victory Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle. 胜利, 战胜, 克服 20. dignity self-respect and honour 尊严, 高贵 Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity.

21 participate vi. = take part 参与, 参加 I participated (took part) in the game participant n. 参与者, 参加者 ★ participate in … / with … participant (in) …

22. conduct 1. behave v 行为; 举动, 举止 He conducts himself well Although he is twenty, he conducts himself like a child 2. lead or guide. 领导或引导 The headmaster conducted us round the school. 3. direct , manage or control. He conducts his business very successfully.

23. fail to do sth. = not perform or not do 无法做到；不做 e. g. Something wrong makes the TV set fail to pick up programs. By preparing for and participating in the Special Olympics.

1. Make an introduction to Zhong Xiaowen. 2. Are all the students in the Beijing Union University disabled? What do they learn ? 3. What do the disabled people need? 4. Who and when started the magazine Literature of Chinese Blind Children? What are the articles in the magazine about?

1. Make an introduction to Zhong Xiaowen. 16, a middle school student, best, won an award for young scientists. Born disabled, no feeling below the waist, wheelchair, computer science, create many programs

2. Are all the students in the Beijing Union University disabled? What do they learn ? No. 1/3 are blind and the rest are deaf or have no disability. They not only learn how to assist disabled people, but also learn the importance of cooperating to reach their goals in life.

3. What do the disabled people need? They need recognition, more than sympathy and help. They also need inspiration and encouragement.

4. Who and when started the magazine Literature of Chinese Blind Children? What are the articles in the magazine about? Xu Bailun started it in 1985. They are about disabled people who have overcome difficulties and learnt to live a meaningful and productive life.

sixteen Zhong Xiaowen is a middle school student of ____. She was born disabled _______, unable to use her legs. However, science award for she enjoys computer _______and has won an ______ the programs she has created. Like Xiaowen, it is important for disabled people to potential and make receive _____, education develop their _____ contributions ______ to society. recognition more than The disabled people need ______, sympathy and help. They should realize they can play a _____ valuable _____role in society. Besides, they also need encouragement The magazine inspiration and _______ Literature of Chinese Blind Children has inspired disabled people to overcome challenges and difficulties and live a productive life. To be honest, living meaningful and ______ frustrating challenging with disability is _______ and _______.

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