(共22张PPT)
Let's enjoy a short vedio about Helen Keller and then answer some questions.
No. She lost her sight and hearing.
 She knew about the world by 
 touching.
1. Could Helen Keller see and hear?
2. How did she know about the world?
Questions
Unit 2 Great People
 
 lesson 10: 
 Touch the world
 
Tasks
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Reading&sorting
 Filling&practicing
 Reading&talking 
 Thinking&filling
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Summarizing&enjoying
 Task1 Fast reading
 Read the passage 
 and put the main
 idea of each 
 paragragh 
 in correct orders.
( ) Helen Keller fell ill at the age of 19 months old.
( ) Helen Keller, a well-known writer and 
 educator, died at the age of 88.
( ) Luckily, in 1887, a young teacher named Anne 
 Sullivan began to help her.
( ) After finishing university, Helen visited many 
 countries to speak about her life. 
( ) As Helen grew older, she made a lot of progress 
 and learned to read, write and even speak.
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Task 2 Reading and talking
Read the whole passage, then talk about the following questions in groups.
1. How many years did Helen Keller live in darkness 
 and silence?
2. What was Helen like before and after her illness?
3. How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen to learn? How 
 do you like Anne Sullivan?
4. Why is Helen Kelker a model for people around the 
 world and will be greatly missed? 
Let's check the answers.
1.How many years did Helen Keller live in darkness and silence?
 She lived in darkness and silence for over 86 years.
2.What was Helen like before and after her illness ?
She was happy and bright before her illness. 
She became wild and difficult after her illness.
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3. How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen to learn?
4. How do you like Anne Sullivan?
 She is helpful, kind and patient.
 She spelled the words on Helen's 
 hands with her fingers. 
Let's check the answers.
4. Why is Helen Keller a model for people around the world and will be greatly missed? 
 She was famous for her courage. 
 She did her best to help blind and 
 deaf people in her community. 
She tried to live without any regret.
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Task 3 Filling&Practicing
Fill in the blanks
and practice the dialogue in pairs.
A: When did Helen Keller die? A: What unlucky thing happened 
 to her? 
A: Who began to help Helen to 
 learn?
A: What kind of books did Helen 
 have? 
A: How did Helen's teacher help 
 her at university? 
A: What did Helen do after she 
 finished university? 
that made her blind and deaf
courage
spoke about
professors' words
she could feel with her fingers
named Anne Sullivan
fell ill
the age of 88
B: She died at ______________.
B: When she was 19 months old, 
she ______. She had a high fever _____________________________. 
B: A young teacher _____________________.
B: She had special books that _____________________________.
B: She listened to the ___________________ and spelled them on Helen's hand.
B: She visited many countries and _____________ her life. She was famous 
for her_________and hard work .
 Let's practice the dialogue 
 with each other. 
 
 First watch a vedio about the dialogue. Then practice it in pairs and show it in front of the class.
A: When did Helen Keller die? A: What unlucky thing happened 
 to her? 
A: Who began to help Helen to 
 learn?
A: What kind of books did Helen 
 have? 
A: How did Helen's teacher help 
 her at university? 
A: What did Helen do after she 
 finished university? 
B: She died at the age of 88.
B: When she was 19 months old, 
 she fell ill. She had a high fever 
 that made her blind and deaf. 
B: A young teacher named Anne 
 Sullivane.
B: She had special books that 
 she could feel with her fingers.
B: She listened to the professors' words and spelled them on Helen's hand.
B: She visited many countries and 
 spoke about her life. She was 
 famous for her courage and hard 
 work .
Task 4 Thinking&filling
Think about
the teacher's questions and fill in the blanks.
The writer 
 tries
 to tell 
 us that 
 
blind and deaf
Helen Keller
a model
much _______ than us.
as_____ as us.
Her life is much _________ than ours.
as _______ as us.
lucky
common
braver
harder
 What can we learn 
 from Helen? 
Task 5 Summarizing &enjoying
Stephen 
Hawking
Zhang Haidi 
 Huang 
Yangguang
Homework:
Introduce Stephen Hawking, Zhang Haidi and Huang Yanggang in English by checking their personal information on the Internet.
 Tips: 
 1. When were they born?
 2. What unlucky things happened to them?
 3. What did they do to try to change their fate(命运)? 
 4. What a big difference did they make to the world?
 5. What should we learn from them?
Thank you!