DO YOU LIKE WATCHING FILMS IN A CINEMA?
If you were Hawking, when you were going to the cinema, what problem you would meet with?
If you were Beethoven, when you were watching a movie, what problem you would meet with?
If you were Beethoven, when you were watching a movie, what problem you would meet with?
How can we solve these problems of the disabled in the cinema?
Reading:
A letter to an architect
Read the letter and list the suggestions the writer put forward. Pay attention to the italic words.
Skimming
Adequate access for wheelchairs
Earphones for people who have trouble hearing.
Raised seating
Toilets
Car parking
To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.
1) What is the purpose of the first paragraph of the letter?
Scanning
2) Why do you think the writer numbered her suggestions and used italics?
The writer has used numbers and a title in italics for each paragraph to organize the ideas and to make it easier for the reader to understand and remember the five suggestions.
3) 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.
Item
Suggestions
Adequate ______ to the cinema
▲ It would be ______ to have lifts to all parts of the cinema.
▲ The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in __________ to reach, and the doors be ____ enough to enter.
access
wheelchair
handy
wide
Earphones
It would help to fit _____ of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.
Seating
The seats at the back be placed _______ than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily..
higher
sets
Toilets
There should be toilets for the disabled near the _________ to the cinema.
Car parking
There have to be car parking spaces especially for the ________ and ______.
elderly
entrances
disabled
Read the text and choose the best answer.
From the text we know that Alice
Major advised the architect to
consider _______ things.
A. Two B. three
C. four D. five
2. If the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive areas, this will make disabled people feel they are ___ other customers.
A. more important than
B. as important as
C. twice as important as
D. less important than
3. What does “ hearing– impaired”
mean ?
A. 耳聋的 B. 耳鸣的
C. 耳聪的 D. 耳障的
4. Which of the following is not true ?
A. The buttons in the lift should be easy for people in wheelchairs to reach.
B. There should be earphones beside some seats in a special area.
C. There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrance to the cinema.
D. There should be car parking spaces for the the disabled and elderly.
5. The writer wrote the letter to _____.
A. Remind the architect of the disabled
B. Protect the rights of the disabled
C. Show the attitude of being treated equally to the able-bodied people
D. All of above
Fill in the blanks.
Ms L Sanders is the _______ who is to design the new Bankstown cinema. Alice Major writes a letter to put forward five _________for _____ _____of the cinema by customers with disability, in ______ , who have _______ walking, hearing. The most important one is to design convenient _______ to the cinema. All in all,______ people should have the same opportunities as _______ people to enjoy the cinema and they should be able to do so with ______.
Reading Practice
architect
suggestions
easy
use
particular
difficulty
access
disabled
able-bodied
dignity
Review the form of a suggestion letter.
Heading: This includes the address, line by line
with the date being the last line.
Greeting: The greeting ends with a comma.
Body: 1st part: tells the receiver the purpose of
your letter.
2nd part: your suggestion
3rd part: asks the receiver to consider your
suggestions and encourage him/her
to take your suggestions.
Complimentary close: begins with a capital letter
and ends with a comma.
Signature: your name
The Heading
The Greeting
The body
The complimentary close
The signature line
A sample of a letter of suggestion
Mr.Xue Sun Lei
Chief architect 18 Hongyang
Supermarket design Yuquan County
211 Kangwei Road
Yuquan County
18 March,200_
Dear Mr Xue,
I learn from the local news that
Language points
1. …the seats at the back of the cinema should be placed higher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily.
影院后排的座位应该比前排的高,这样每个人都能很容易地看到银幕。
[点拨] 该句包含一个so that引导的目的状语从句, 句中的at the front为后置定语修饰those
1.mind me writing /my writing
2.in particular=particularly
I enjoyed the last song in particular.
She is very particular about what she wears.
be particular about / over… 对……挑剔
especially 特别; 尤其
specially 特意地; 专门地
He came earlier _______to find a seat in the front.
It’s very cold here, _________in winter.
specially
especially
3. adequate ['?d?kw?t]
adj. 充足的;适当的;胜任的
his wages are adequate to support three people. 他的工资足够养活三口人。
This space available is not adequate for our needs.
Though a bit too old, he is still adequate to
the work.
be adequate to (对……而言)足够,胜任
be adequate for 适合
4.access vt. 使用;存取;接近
n. 进入;使用权;通路
wheelchair access轮椅通道
The only access to the farmhouse is to cross
the fields.
access to 进入/到达……的通路/方法;
接触,[使用, 接近]的机会,权利
Sb have [gain, get, obtain] access to sth
得接近; 得进入; 得使用
市民可以自由使用图书馆。
Citizens may have free access to the library.
have / gain no access to education
Sth be accessible to sb
The building has been made accessible to disabled people.这建筑使得残疾人也可进入。
药物不应放在容易被小孩拿到的地方。
Medicine should not be kept _____children.
where it is accessible to
Handy adj.有用的,便利的;手边的,就近的;容易取得的;敏捷的
It would be good to have a pencil and paper handy.
把铅笔和纸放在手边会很有好处。
The book gives handy hints on looking after indoor plants.
这本书提供了关于如何照料室内植物的有用信息。
5.This would allow hearing-impaired customers
to enjoy the company of their hearing friends
rather than having to sit in a special area.
rather than而不是…
Rather than travel by air, I'd prefer to travel a week by ship.
Other than 除了 except
More than超过;不只是
Less than小于
6.company(U)伴随, 陪伴 / 客人, 朋友
I enjoy Jo’s company
keep sb company keep company with
in company with sb/sth 与…一起
The US dollar went through a difficult time in 1986, in company with the oil market.
accompany vt.陪, 伴, 陪着; 陪衬, 伴随 /给...伴奏
companion 同伴, 伙伴 / 成双成对的物品之一
The companion volume will soon be published.这卷书的姊妹篇即将问世。
elder 和 older 的区别
elder: 只用于人, 多指兄弟姐妹之间年龄较
大的, 只用作定语, 不能和 than 连用。
older: 可用于人或物, 用于人时, 指实际年龄
较大的; 用于物时, 指”较旧的”, 可用作定语,
也可与than连用。
meet with your approval得到某人的赞同
meet with sb
meet with success/failure/an accident
偶然遇见;偶然发现,经历;遭受;遭遇;获得
和…会晤;与…会合,符合某种意见
approval n.赞成, 同意/批准, 认可
approval of one’s doing sth
They voiced their approval of the plan. 跟读
他们对这项计划表示赞成。
The school doesn’t approve of the students wearing jeans at school.
approve vt. 批准;赞成;为…提供证据, vi. 批准;赞成;满意
disapproval
2. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.
残疾人应当与健全人一样有同样的机会欣赏电影, 同事能保持自己的尊严。
able-bodied是由 “形容词+名词+ed”构成的复合形容词。类似的例子还有:
one-eyed 独眼的 kind-hearted 好心的
round-faced 圆脸的 long-armed 长臂的
Dignity n.尊严,高贵
1.We have to recur to arms for guarding our national dignity. 为了捍卫国家的尊严,我们不得不诉诸武力。
2. We do this because we believe in the dignity and value of every person. 我们这样做是因为我们相信每个人的尊严和价值。
They have to be treated well, with dignity. 必须善待申请人,让人有尊严。
Profit n. 利润;利益
vi. 获利;有益
The bank made pre-tax profits of $6.5 million.
该银行获得了税前650万美元的利润。
He has profited by selling his holdings to other investors.
他已通过将他所持有的卖给其他投资者们而获利
profit from得益于;利用
net profit净利润
economic profit经济利润,经济盈利
I’d like to suggest that the seats at the back be placed higher than…
It would be more convenient to place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema.
The doors could be opened outwards.
with dignity
make high profits