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

WhatdoyouknowaboutHelenKeller?Sharewiththeclass.Backgroundinformation

HelenKellerwasborninAlabamain1880.Whenshewasonly19monthsold,shehadahighfeverthatleftherblindanddeaf.Whenshewasalmost7yearsold,herparentsengaged(雇傭)AnneMansfieldSullivantobehertutor.Withdedication(奉獻),patience,courageandloveofMissSullivan,HelenKellerquicklylearnedtoreadandwrite,and begantospeakbytheageof10.Whenshewas20,sheenteredRadcliffeCollege,withMissSullivanathersidetospelltextbooks,letterbyletter,intoherhand.4yearslater,HelenKellerwasawardedaBachelor’sdegree.Aftergraduation,Helenbeganherlife’sworkofhelpingblindanddeafpeople.Shetravelledaroundtheworldtolectureandwrotemany booksand articles.ThenameofHelenKellerisknownaroundtheworldasasymbol(符號)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.

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

一個人內心有了飛翔的沖動，就不會滿足于在地上爬行。

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“love”wasacomplexwordforHelen.2.Helendidn’tfinditdifficulttounderstandtheword“love”.3.Theunderstandingof“think”helpedherunderstand“love”.4.Helengottoknowthemeaningof“love”throughtouching.TFTFTFWhile-readingSummary------“love”ForHelenKeller,tryingtolearntheword“love”wasan1.__________forher.Whensheaskedthe

2.________ofitforthefirsttime,shedidn’tknowmanywordsandshedidnotunderstandanything

3.________shetouchedit.Shewonderedwhetheritmeantthe4._________

offlowersorthe5.______ofthesunshining.Luckily,theunderstandingoftheword“think”gavehera6.__________inlearningwords.Aftersheunderstoodthe7.______word“think”,hermind8.________“love”.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名人對海倫凱勒的評價19世紀出了兩個杰出人物,一個是拿破侖,另一個是海倫·凱勒。——馬克·吐溫這個故事永遠也不會完結。因為人類的精神的美一旦被人認識，我們就永遠不會忘記。凱勒小姐給我們這些沒有那么多困難需要克服的人們，上了永不能遺忘的一課。——羅斯福夫人埃利諾海倫·凱勒是一個讓我們自豪與羞愧的名字，她應該得到永世流傳，以對我們的生命給予最必要的提醒。——梅特林克夫人海倫·凱勒被評為20世紀美國的十大偶像之一是當之無愧的，本書（假如給我三天光明）是偉大的經歷和平凡的故事完美結合。海倫·凱勒堪稱人類意志力的偉大偶像。——美國《時代周刊》Gam