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Paralyzed gymnast in US$ 1.8 bln lawsuit
Former Chinese gymnast Sang Lan has recently filed a lawsuit in the United States, 13 years after a training accident left her paralyzed and ended her career as a world-class gymnast. The suit targets five organizations and three people, saying they broke promises to care for Sang Lan, then 17, and paralyzed from the chest down ever since.
A wheelchair has been one indispensable part of her life since Sang Lan broke her neck during a warm-up vault at the Goodwill Games in New York in 1998. And without help or assistance, she cannot get in or out of cars as she has been paralyzed from her upper chest down since the accident.
Thirteen years have passed since her spine was injured in the accident, and while Sang Lan's leg muscles have atrophied her mind has grown stronger.
Sang Lan, Former Gymnast, said, "I just want to find a fair answer for me. In the past, people said that Sang Lan herself made the mistake that caused her to fall. Actually, it was not my fault. So I think I need to let people know what actually happened behind the scenes."
Sang Lan filed a 1.8 billion US dollar lawsuit in a federal court in Manhattan against almost everyone involved. They range from Ted Turner, who founded the Goodwill Games where the accident happened in 1998 in New York, to the former AOL Time Warner Incorporation media company, which owned the games, and the USA Gymnastics, which supported the event, to the TIG Insurance Company as well as the Riverstone Insurance Agent.
Sang Lan says these organizations failed to follow through on promises to make sure her medical bills and other needs were covered, and that she's been unable to obtain necessary treatment.
As for the guardians targeted in the lawsuit, Liu Guosheng and Xie Xiaohong, Sang has alleged that she was the victim of improper sexual behavior while living with the Liu family.
Sang Lan said, “After the sexual harassment was disclosed, I received lots of blame on the Internet. But this indeed happened, I will speak out about what happened then."
However, the lawsuit is not very optimistic.
According to Sang's lawyer, parts of the lawsuit could be dismissed because the statute of limitations had expired for some of the counts in the complaint. But Sang Lan says she is prepared for any outcome.
The most important thing for her now is to get just and fair treatment and to convey the true image of the incident.
Life is full of uncertainties. We don’t know what will happen the next moment. At the beginning of the new term last year, I got the shocking news that I had to stay at home for some time to recover from my illness. For a long time, I have left on my friends and colleges a deep impression that I am energetic and athletic. To be frank, I myself also couldn’t accept the fact.
At that time, I was in low spirits. When I stayed at home, I couldn’t see my students and colleagues, let alone stand on the platform to give a lesson to my students. I felt empty in my heart and puzzled about my life. One day, one of my colleagues visited me and talked with me for a long time. He knew my puzzle and cheered me up. What impressed me most was as follows: your illness probably gave you a chance to have more rest and make full use of it. You can read more, exercise more and spend more time with your family members. It struck me a lot. I followed his advice and recovered from my illness at last.
After this, I come to realize that life is a journey full of ups and downs. What we need to do is face it, accept it and deal with it. Every difficulty we meet will take us to a whole new level, making us more mature and strong-minded.
课件22张PPT。M6 Unit2 Reading
The search for happiness
Brainstorming:What does happiness mean to you?To the old, happiness is e________ themselves after retirement.(退休)njoyingTo him, happiness means e______ more money.Now we have the latest operating system Windows Vista on sale. arningTo me, happiness is /means…For Sang Lan, happiness means…Learning goals
By the end of the lesson, we will be able to
learn how to attain happiness even in difficult situations;
form a right attitude towards life;
write a composition on how to go after happiness.
Skimming
1.What does happiness mean to those with physical disability?
2.How did Sang Lan get injured?
3.What did Sang Lan study after leaving hospital ?
Scanning ---Before the accidentinformation about Sang LanShe was born in Ningbo, China.She began learning gymnastics . She started winning competitions . She was working towards something special and making her parents proud. She was happy, energetic and hardworking.In 1998, during one of her practice vaults at the Goodwill Games in the USA, she made a mistake while practising a vault , fell and broke her neck.when the accident happened Scanning ---While staying in hospital1.What was her reaction when the doctors told her that she would never again be a gymnast?
2.Why did those famous people go to see her in the hospital?
3.What was her secret to happiness?
Famous people visited Sang Lan in hospitalScanning ---Back to China What did Sang Lan do to adapt to her new life after she came back ?Participating in activitiesWhat impresses you most in Sang Lan? Why?
Activity (Pair-work) I am impressed by her_______due to the fact that_____________. Life is a long journey, full of ups and downs. It isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, but about learning to dance in the rain. If you were Sang Lan, how would you deal with the situation ?Keep happy!Writing: My search for happiness…
Happiness is , with joy, sweetness, and excitement as
its fruits. Happiness is , with gentleness, comfort and love as
its furniture. Happiness is , who teaches us to love, to sacrifice and
appreciate.On happinessa treea housea teacher
The search for happiness never ends.
It is throughout our life.
We should focus on our goals, stay positive and optimistic, even in difficult times.
summaryHomeworkPolish your composition.
2. Appreciate a passage Finding Happiness on page 111(Workbook).ThanksMy search for happiness
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Module6 Unit2 Reading
The search for happiness
Zhu Xiaoyu
Teaching Goals
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
learn how to attain happiness even in difficult situations;
form a right attitude towards life;
write a composition on how to go after happiness.
Teaching Procedures
Step1 Brainstorming
Share opinions on happiness.
Step2 Skimming
Answer the questions concerning the passage.
Step3 Scanning
Gain information about Shang Lan before the accident, while in hospital and back to China.
Step4 Discussion
Find the impressive qualities in Sang Lan.
Form a right attitude towards happiness even in difficult situations.
Step5 Writing
Write a composition related to your own experience of overcoming
the difficulties in your life.
Step6 Homework
1. Polish the composition;
2. Appreciate a passage Finding Happiness on page 111(Workbook).
