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New Words We Need
delight
permanent
blessing
worthy
mere
gentleness
companionship
outline
mighty
probe
dawn
workaday
relish
n. 使人高兴的是
adj.永久的;长久的
n. 幸运;幸事
adj. 感激的
adj. 值得尊敬的
adj.仅仅;只不过
n. 和蔼;温和
n. 友谊;友好交往
n. 轮廓;外形
adj. 强有力的
v. 探究;调查
n. 黎明;破晓
adj.平凡的;平淡的
n. 享受;乐趣
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Now imagine we were blind
(couldn’t see anything).
Warm up
Action 1
Close your eyes
Action 2
Clap your hands
Action 3
Hold your pen
Action 4
Draw a flower
How would you feel if you really saw nothing
Feelings
unhappy
afraid
impatient
nervous
…
helpless
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By 2023, there are 17,300,000 blind people in China.
What special assistance can they use in daily life
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
Percentage of adults with a disability in the US
People with a disability
People without a disability
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1. What information can you get from these charts
2.What special assistance can they use in daily life
a guide dog
a walker/cane
blind walkway
Braille signs
布莱叶盲文
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When it comes to a blind woman, which one immdieately comes to your mind
Helen Keller
Lead-in
Three Days to See
She was a world-known woman
as a symbol of courage
in the face of difficulties.
Language Points
Yoyo
Unit 2
Three Days to See
What if Helen Keller has 3 days to see....
Activity 3 Read for structure
This passage can be divided into 3 parts.
para.
para.
para.
1-3
4-7
8
the author's thoughts
how to spend 3 days
the author's advice
4.How does the writer express her emotions
By parallelism.
By giving examples.
By comparison.
By listing numbers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parallelism as a literary device(rhetorical device) is the use of expressions, clauses or sentences that are similar in their structure. It can make the content more rhythmic(有节奏的,有韵律的), engaging(令人愉快的,有趣的) and easier to remember. It is commonly used in literary works and speeches.
Learning to learn
★ 段落排比(Parallel paragraphs)
On the first day, I should want to see...
On my second day, I should like to see...
The following morning, I should again...
★ 段落排比(Parallel paragraphs)
On the first day, I should want to see...
On my second day, I should like to see...
The following morning, I should again...
★ 句子排比(Parallel sentences):
Use your eyes as if tomorrow...
Hear the music of voices, ...as if tomorrow...
Smell the perfume of flowers..., as if tomorrow...
Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow...
1. Why did Helen think it was a blessing for people to lose their ability of sight and hearing
Because darkness would make him more appreciative of sights; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
5.Read paragraphs 1-3 and answer the
questions.
2. Why does Helen mention her seeing friend Find out the difference between Helen and her friends when referring to seeing and hearing.
Her seeing friends said “nothing in particular”, after she had returned from a long walk in the woods.
Helen found hundreds of things to interest her through mere touch.
On the first day
On the second day
On the third day
She would want tosee the people _______________________worth living. Then she would like to __________ which have been read to her. In the afternoon, she would ____________________ and ____________ of the world nature.
She would like to see ______________________. She would go to the __________and spend the evening at a ______or at ___________.
She would again greet the _______, anxious to ___________________, new _______________. She would spend the third day going ___________________________.
6. Read paragraphs 4-7 and find out what the author would do if she has three days to see.
On the first day
On the second day
On the third day
She would want to see people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship have made her life wotrh living . Then she would like to see the books which have been read to her. In the afternoon, she would take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate her eyes on the beauty of nature.
She would like to see the pageant of man’s progress. She would go to the museums and spend the evening at a theater or at the movies.
She would again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty. She would spend the third day going about the business of life.
6. Read paragraphs 4-7 and find out what the author would do if she has three days to see.
Live life to the fullest because we only live once.
7. Read paragraph 8 and find out what the author’s hint to those who see is
Try to make the most use of the senses:
see
hear
touch
taste
smell
But of all the senses,
I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
1. To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.
2. To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.
3. To persuade readers to care about the blind.
8.Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
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darkness
lonely
silence
nervous
do nothing
terrible
stay at home
…
(1). If you were stricken blind and deaf for three days, what your life would be like
9 Think and share.
2. What qualities do both reading passages in this unit express
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S
Possible answer:
Facing difficulties in life with a positive attitude.
Think and Share
3. Do you know of any stories about people with disabilities
Think and Share
Think and Share
3. Do you know of any stories about people with disabilities
4. What qualities do they have in common
perseverance
hard work
determination
endurance
intelligence
gift
industry
Gate
Statue
Watching fish
Seat
Bridge
Gate
Statue
Watching fish
Seat
Bridge
volunteers
initiative
allowance
individuals
communities
government
Who cares about the disabled
National Day
of assitive
disabled facilities
Summary
What can we learn from Helen Keller
Value what we have and be grateful.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
---Helen Keller
1. 一件幸运之事
2. 遭受眼盲和耳聋之苦
3. 感激光明
4. 有时 时而
5. 没啥特别的东西
6. 走过森林
7. 没值得记下来的东西
8. 仅仅通过触摸
9. 通过视觉揭示
10. 温柔和陪伴
11. 让生活值得过一过
12. 穿过心灵的窗户
13. 让眼睛享受…
a blessing
be stricken blind and deaf
be appreciative of sight
now and then
nothing in particular
walk through the woods
nothing worthy of note
through mere touch
be revealed by sight
gentleness and companionship
make life worth living
through the window of the soul
intoxicate my eyes on the beauties
14. 人类进步的缤纷世界
15. 探究灵魂深处
16. 迎接天明
17. 渴望发现新的高兴事
18. 美景的新发现
19. 在人们常去的地方
20. 永久的黑夜
21. 降临我身上
22. 给暗示、提醒
23. 被用于其他感官
24. 雄伟的交响乐
25. 触觉
26. 闻闻香气
27. 高高兴兴品尝每一口食物
the pageant of man’s progress
probe into the soul of man
greet the dawn
(be) anxious to discover new delights
a new revelation of beauty
amid the haunts
permanent night
descend upon me
give a hint to sb.
be applied to other senses
the mighty strains of an orchestra
tactile sense
smell the perfume
taste each morsel with relish
Phrases we learnt
now and then
in particular
take a walk
go about
greet the dawn
come in on
give a hint to
be applied to
as if
偶尔(para 2)
尤其(para 2)
散步(para 3)
忙于(para 6)
迎接黎明(para 6)
逼近(para 7)
给...一个忠告(para 8)
适用于(para 8)
就好像(para 8)
Review
课时重点回顾
1. return from
2. in particular
3. worthy of note
4. be anxious to do sth. 5. probe into
6. go about
7. close in on
8. be applied to
返回
尤其;特别
值得注意
急于做某事
探讨;探查
从事,进行
逼近
应用于
无用
I、单词拼写
1. appreciative
2.By the light of the moon, I could just make out shapes and outlines(轮廓).
3. She always wants to probe (调查)too deeply into others’ personal affairs.
4. fingertips
5. mighty
6. dawn
7. workaday
II、语法填空
1. Lack of traffic is one of the blessings(bless) of country life.
2. His gentleness(gentle) and kind ways increased his colleagues' affection for him.
3. Being taken to a zoo is always what makes a child delighted(delight).
4. It is not merely (mere) a job but a way of life.
5. She was embarrassed(embarrass) at being asked about her age.
IV、完成句子
1. 只有当你把所学的知识应用到实践中时,你才能说你学会了。Only when you apply what you have learned to practice can you say you have studied it.
2. 我坐在一位名叫戴安娜的女孩旁边。
I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana.
3. 这条路通向你曾经住过的村庄的路吗
Does this road lead to the village where you once lived
V. 语法填空
I have imagined ①what I should most like to see if I ②were given(give) the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
On the first day, I should want to see the people whose ③kindness(kind) and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth ④ living(live). I should like to see the books which have been read to me, and which have revealed to me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit. In the afternoon I should take ⑤a long walk in the woods and intoxicate my eyes ⑥ on the beauties of the world of nature.That night, l should not be able ⑦ to sleep(sleep).
宾语从句
谁的
worthdoing sth 值得做某事
宾语从句
be able to do sth 值得做某事
intoxicate on陶醉于
V. 语法填空
On my second day, I should like to see the pageant of man's progress, and I should go to the museums. The evening I should spend at a theater or at the movies.
The following morning, I should again greet the dawn, ⑧anxious (anxiety) to discover new delight, new revelations of beauty. At midnight permanent night would close in on me again.
I who ⑨ am(be) blind can give one hint to those who see use your ⑩ eyes (eye)as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind.
be anxious to do sth 急切地想要做...
形容词做状语
Part 1 The author's feelings
练习册P40
1. How did the author feel when her friend told her she observed nothing after a long work
A.Unbelievable
B. Pleased
C. Understanding
D. Interested.
Rhetorical question 反问
有时;偶尔
特别;尤其
值得注意的
a comparison with her friends
2. How does the author feel the world
A. Mostly by touching.
B. Just using her feet.
C. Only out of imaging.
D. Just asking her friends.
I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch.
I 主句 +who 定语从句
who cannot see
I find things to interest me
through touch.
Part 1 The author's feelings
3. From the 4th paragraph,what can we infer
A. The author used to read by herself.
B. The author would not sleep tonight.
C. The author would like to meet her friends first.
D. The author would like to take a long walk in the woods in the morning.
Part 2 How to spend the 3 days
4. What’s the biggest regret the author had in the 3 days
A. The time spent in the museums.
B. The evening spent in the theater.
C. The morning when she greeted the dawn.
D. So much left unseen.
Part 2 How to spend the 3 days
忙于
逼近
Part 3 the author’s advice (para 8)
What’s the author’s hint to those who can see
给...一个忠告
遭受失明
适用于
Part 3 the author’s advice (para 8)
Use your eyes
What’s the author’s hint to those who can see
as if
tomorrow you would be stricken blind
Hear the music
you would be stricken deaf tomorrow
Touch each object
tomorrow your tactile sense would fail
Smell and taste
tomorrow you could never smell and taste again
Parallelism 排比
Parallelism
make the content more rhythmic
更有节奏感
easier-remember
更容易记住
be used as a tool for persuasion
更有说服力
Can you find more similar sentence structures in the text
On the first day, I should want to see...
On the second day, I should like to see...
The following morning, I should again...
Part 3 the author’s advice (para 8)
5. What's the best suggestion the author gave in the last paragraph
A. To value what you own at present.
B. To admire what others have.
C. To go after the most delightful sense.
D. To develop the ability of touching.
Read for purposes
Try to find evidence to support your choice.
Choose the purpose
1. To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.
2.To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.
3. To persuade readers to care about the blind.
练习册 P40
Wha’s the main idea of this passage
A. The author wanted to heal her eyes.
B. The author wanted to see the world.
C. The author had only 3 days to see.
D. People in good health should value life.
appreciate
→main idea
→Para 1 and para 5
Fast reading: What did Helen want to do
On the first day
On the second day
On the third day
→ the following morning
see the people
see the books
take a long walk
enjoy the nature
see man’s progress
go to the museums
see the things she touched
see a play or a movie
greet the dawn
the busy life of workaday
realize how much I had left unseen
the 1 st day
see the people
see the books
take a long walk
enjoy the nature
the 2 nd day
the 3 rd day
see man’s progress
go to the museums
see the things she touched
see a play or a movie
Fast reading: What did Helen want to do
greet the dawn
the busy life of workaday
realize how much I had left unseen
society
nature
self
Read for structure
What's the structure of this text
A.
B.
C.
the 1 st day
the 2 nd day
the 3rd day
Introduction
conclusion
para ________
the first day
the second day
the third day
the author's feelings
how to spend 3 days
the author's advice
para ________
para ________
4-7
conclusion
Introduction
1-3
8
Useful expressions
parallelism
First ...
Second ...
Third...
in front of you, ...
on the left side, ...
on the right side, ...
1. Let's go! There is a gate in front of us.
2. First, go straight and we will find a statue on our left side.
3. Second, go along the road and we...
衔接词
方位词
useful sentences
Hear..., and you can...
Touch..., and you can...
Smell..., and you can...
祈使句式
2. What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in their daily lives
People with limited mobility problems could use wheelchairs, walking sticks, guide dogs, handrails…