(共15张PPT)
Unit 1 Living Well
Period 5
Using Language
Pre-reading
What difficulty in life do the disabled be faced with?
What measures have been taken to help them?
Reading
What is the purpose of the first paragraph of the letter?
To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.
2. What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the letter?
To finish the letter in a polite way and to put forward some reasons why the architect should consider the writer’s suggestions.
Reading
Scan the text and fill in the blanks.
Item Suggestions
access
earphones
seating
toilets
car parking
▲ It would be handy to have lifts to all parts of the cinema.
▲ The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in wheelchair to reach, and the doors be wide enough to enter.
Item Suggestions
access
It would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.
The seats at the back be placed higher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily..
Item Suggestions
Earphones
Seating
There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrances
to the cinema.
There have to be car parking spaces especially for the disabled and elderly.
Item Suggestions
Toilets
Car parking
access to sth/ sb (接近或进入某地的)方法或通道;
(使用某物或接近某人的)机会或权利
access
Language points
The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.
Every student should have access to the library.
have/gain access to
accessible adj. 可接近的; 可进入的; 可使用的
be accessible to sb
Medicine should not be kept where it is accessible to children.
Because of the snow, the village was not __by car.
acceptable B. adaptable
C. available D. accessible
D
This will allow hearing –impaired customers to enjoy the company of their hearing friends rather than having to sit in a special area.
company n. 陪伴
keep company with …/ keep sb. company
陪伴某人
in company with sb. 与….一同,一起
补充: companion
可数名词
1)person who goes with 同伴,伙伴
四个同伴: four companions
Here's the glove for my left hand but where's the companion?
2)种类,颜色,大小等相配的东西
dignity
Only a truly free person has human dignity.
She kept her dignity despite the booing.
The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him.
高贵, 尊严
端庄的仪态尽管嘘声四起; 她依旧泰然自若
高贵的职衔
meet with sth. 受到某种待遇;遇到某事物,经历某事物,遭受,受到(不愉快的事)
My uncle met with much criticism after he published his article.
He met with some difficulties when he tried to solve the problem.
meet with sb. 与某人会晤,商量,相当于to have a meeting with
The representatives met with the company’s boss to discuss the pay rise.
Writing : A letter of suggestion
How many parts does a letter of suggestion consist of ?
1. address
2. greeting
3. The purpose of writing the letter
4. The suggestions
5. Finish the letter, expressing the expectation.
Writing : A letter of suggestion
Write a letter to the architect of a new building (eg. a supermarket or a railway station) that is going to be constructed in your area. Suggest ways to make your community more accessible for people with disabilities.
A Sample
Mr. Zhang Sun Lei
Chief architect 164 Wuyang Street
Supermarket design The City of Enshi
211 Da Qiao Road
The City of Wuhan
18 March,2011
Dear Mr. Zhang,
I learn from the local news that you are the architect who is to design the supermarket. I am writing to ask you to consider the right of the disabled for easy access. In particular, I would like you to consider the following things:
1. Access to the supermarket for people in wheelchairs and those who have difficulty walking. The lifts should be wide enough for the wheelchairs to move around. The entrance should be suitable for wheelchairs on the ground floor. There should be special entry for people for the blind.
2. Toilets. There should be special toilets for the disabled. The bathrooms and toilets should have doorways wide enough for a wheelchair, doors that are easy to open and close, and hand-holds that the disabled can easily use.
……
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you will consider my suggestions. Disabled people should have the same opportunity as able-bodied people to enjoy the supermarket and they should be able to do so with dignity. It is very important to use various forms of technology which can assist individuals with various types of disabilities to increase their mobility and independence. I am sure if you design it with good access for the disabled, the supermarket will attract more customers and people will speak highly of your design.
Yours sincerely,
Sun Lei