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选修六 Unit 16 Stories (5)
高二年级 英语
Lesson 3 Life Stories
Reading
Helen Keller
(1880-1968)
Background information
Helen Keller was an American author and lecturer. At 19 months old, she got an illness, which left her both deaf and blind. Yet she was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. While she was still at college she wrote the famous book—The Story of My Life.
What makes Helen Keller a success?
Reading Strategy I— predict the text
Before reading, look at the title, pictures and the first couple of lines of the text. Look for clues to help you predict what kind of text it is and what it is about.
picture
title
Reading Strategy I— predict the text
the first few lines of the text
Reading Strategy I— predict the text
The text is about Helen Keller and her teacher.
The text is about how Helen Keller learnt something with the help of her teacher.
Reading Strategy I— predict the text
1st Reading: read for the main idea
Task 1: Read the text to get the main idea.
The text is mainly about:
A. how Helen learned to play games.
B. how Helen communicated with her teacher.
C. how Helen learned words.
2nd Reading: read for the structure
Task 2: Divide the story into three parts and summarize the main idea.
Part I: Para ( - ) Helen’s and her
Part II: Para ( - ) How Anne taught Helen the words which could
Part III: Para ( - ) How Anne taught Helen the words
which could
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problems
teacher
be touched
not be touched
3rd Reading: read for the details
Task 3: Read Part I and answer the following questions.
What was Helen like before Anne Sullivan came?
Why could Anne understand Helen’s difficulties?
3rd Reading: read for the details
Task 3: Read Part I and answer the following questions.
What was Helen like before Anne Sullivan came?
She was stubborn and angry. Her behavior was
unbearable and troublesome.
3rd Reading: read for the details
Task 3: Read Part I and answer the following questions.
Why could Anne understand Helen’s difficulties?
Because she had had eyesight problems early in life
as well, she could relate to Helen’s difficulties.
relate to:
understand
3rd Reading: read for the details
Task 4: Read from Part II to Part III and answer the following questions.
Which words Helen learned are mentioned in the text?
Doll, water, love and think.
What is the difference among the four words?
Doll and water are simple and concrete words while
love and think are complex and abstract words.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Draw a mind map to organize the details.
Task 5: Read from Part II to Part III again and draw a mind map of Helen’s learning process. Your mind map needs to cover the following aspects:
The four words (doll, water, love, think)
Anne Sullivan’s teaching method
Helen’s feelings about learning each word
The significance of learning each word
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Task 6: Retell the learning process based on the mind map.
Reading Strategy II— draw a mind map
Summary of Helen’s learning process
gradual and painful process
amazing results
Summary of Helen’s learning process
Watch a video about Helen’s burst of understanding.
Further thinking and speaking
Task 7: Think about the following questions and voice your opinions.
What did Helen learn from Anne Sullivan?
What made Helen a success? Find evidence from the text to support your idea.
Further thinking and speaking
Task 7: Think about the following questions and voice your opinions.
What did Helen learn from Anne Sullivan?
Helen learned to communicate from Anne.
Helen learned to behave well and be patient.
Helen learned to trust and love.
“I had found a few early violets and brought them to my teacher.”
Further thinking and speaking
Task 7: Think about the following questions and voice your opinions.
2. What made Helen a success? Find evidence from the text to support your idea.
The superb teacher Anne Sullivan and the good qualities of Helen Keller herself.
Further thinking and speaking
the superb teacher Anne Sullivan
Considerate: She could relate to Helen’s difficulties.
Flexible: She uses proper teaching methods and catches the right teaching opportunities.
Kind: She gave Helen lots of love. When Anne and Helen first met, Anne gave Helen a big hug.
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Further thinking and speaking
the good qualities of Helen Keller
Eager to learn: She was very eager to learn more and use the language as much as she could.
Persistent: The meaning of love was still not apparent to Helen, but she kept on trying to understand.
Quick-minded: In a flash I knew that the word was the name of the process that was going on in my head.
Assignment
Write a short summary to describe the learning process of Helen Keller based on your mind map drawn in class. (around 100 words)
Quotes by Helen Keller
Thank you!