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Lesson 5 Jane’s Lucky Life
Hopefully, by the end of the class, we will be able to
talk about a person's lucky life using the new words and expressions we'll have learned today;
get the main information of the passage by using some reading strategies;
learn the spirit from the disabled people ---No matter what difficulties we meet, we should try to face and overcome them.
Learning Objectives
When you have a problem, what do you do first
I'll ask my parents for help.
I'll try my best to solve it.
Warming up
It’s lucky to have ____________.
a healthy body
a lot of money
a happy family
a good job
good looks
many friends
Think and talk.
many friends
a happy family
a lot of money
a good job
a healthy body
good looks
Group Work:
Which of these things do you think is the most important: money, family, a good job, health, good looks or friends Why Talk about your choices.
You can use this expression:
Work in pairs
Tip
I think that...is the most important, because...
I think that...is the most important, because...
Tip
Tip
I think that...is the most important, because...
A:What do you think is the most important
B:I think that family is the most important, because I love my family members and they love me. I won't live a happy life without them.
A Sample
Lead- in
The dancers are unable to hear.
They are disabled people.
But they dare to dance.
[ n'eibl]adj.不能的
[de ]v. 敢;敢于;挑战
[dis'eibld]adj.肢体有残疾的
Hawking is unable to move his arms or legs.
He can only control his wheelchair with his three fingers.
But he is a famous scientist.
['wi:lt e ]n.轮椅
be unable to do ...不能做
[k n'tr ul]
v. 控制;管理;支配
霍金
Yes, they can. If they are deaf, they can use their eyes to watch the world.
Yes, they can. If they are blind, they can use their ears to listen to the world.
Can disabled people live a happy life Why or why not
Who does the passage mainly talk about
What is the passage mainly about
Predict, listen and answer.
Unit 1
Lesson 5
Stay Healthy
Who does the passage mainly talk about
What is the passage mainly about
Jane’s Lucky Life
Jane.
Jane's lucky life.
Jane
While-reading
What Jane dares to do
What happened to Jane before
What Jane is unable to do now
Jane's attitude towards life
Something about her family
Read quickly to get the main idea of each part and match .
When Jane was ten years old, she became ill with a terrible disease. This disease damaged Jane’s body. She couldn’t move her arms or legs.
What happened to Jane when she was ten years old
['d mid ] v. 损害;损坏
What things can’t she do?
Jane is forty years old now. She is unable to do many things. She can’t brush her teeth. She can’t put on her shoes. She can’t run or jump. She can’t make breakfast.
be unable to do... 没有能力做……
be not able to do..., can't do...
But she dares to try many things. She has a wheelchair. She controls her wheelchair with her mouth. She writes letters without her hands.
How does she do it She talks to a special computer. She has
a special telephone that is hers alone. She can answer it just by saying “hello”.
How does Jane move around
What special thing does Jane have
What things does she dare to do
With the help of her wheelchair.
A special computer and a special telephone.
['telif un]n. 电话;电话机
hers: [h :z]pron. 她的
Jane is married and has two children. She likes to watch her eleven-year-old son play soccer. From her wheelchair, Jane cheers as her son runs and kicks the ball. Her daughter likes to play the piano. Jane will never play the piano, but she knows a lot about music. She enjoys encouraging her daughter.
Jane has a happy family
How many children does Jane have
What does her daughter like to do
She is married, and she has two lovely children. She....
To play the piano.
She has two children.
[t i ]
V. 欢呼;喝彩;加油
n. 欢呼声;喝彩声
[kik]V. 踢
Jane speaks to people about the things she has learned as a disabled person.
“Everyone faces problems. If you only focus on your problems, you’ll have a life full of them. I don’t need any pity. I think about all the good things in my life. I have a life full of good things.”
“Do you know who is really disabled People who don't know how lucky they are.”
Attitude towards life
focus on 专注于
think about 回忆;
考虑
Who does Jane think is really disabled
Something unlucky happened to Jane when she was a child. There are many things she is unable to do now. But she dares to try many things. She is married and has two lovely children - a son and a daughter. As a disabled person, she faces life bravely and optimistically. She thinks she has a lucky life.
Jane became ____ because of a _______ ______. She is ______ to do many things. But she ______ to _____ many things. She ________ her _________ with her mouth. She has a ______ telephone and she can answer it just by saying “hello”. Jane is ________ and has two children. She likes to watch her son ____ soccer. She enjoys ___________ her daughter to play the piano. Jane speaks to people about the things she has learned as a _________ person. She thinks she has a life full of good things.
ill
terrible disease
unable
dares
try
wheelchair
special
married
play
disabled
encouraging
Let’s read and try to retell the story together.
Post-reading
controls
Please act out the dialogue and discuss with your partner.
Could you please…
你能帮我……
Sure. / Of course. / OK.
Complete the sentences with the clues given.
1.The traffic lights are _________ by a central computer.
2.The ________ rang, and Peter answered it.
3.These are not her gloves. _____ are on the table.
4.Let’s go to see the basketball game and _____ for our team.
5.The boy is ________ a ball in the yard.
6.What a ____ it is that you missed the concert!
controlled
Hers
cheer
kicking
pity
telephone
Make sentences using the given information.
Example A: millions of people die/smoking
Millions of people die as a result of smoking.
1.thousands of people lost their homes/the fire ___________________________________________________
2.he lost his job/his big mistake
_______________________________________
Thousands of people lost their homes as a result of the fire.
He lost his job as a result of his big mistake.
because of 由于;作为……的结果
Make sentences using the given information.
Example B: my life/good things
My life is full of good things.
1.his room/history books
_______________________________
2.Danny’s mind/funny ideas
________________________________
His room is full of history books.
Danny’s mind is full of funny ideas.
be full of : be filled with 充满;装满
Summary
1. Talk about a great person Jane and her lucky life who teaches us to face life positively.
2. learn the spirit from Jane - whatever we experience, we will try our best to do it.
Homework
1. Read the text three times.
2. Retell the story ahout Jane.
3. Find a great person, talk about his or her story and what you can learn from him or her.
Thanks for your listening!