内容正文:
Three Days
to See
Onwards and Upwards -deveoping ideas
_____ Senses
Five
hearing
smell
taste
sight
(vision)
tactile
sense
pre - reading
1 Are the numbers different from
what you expected? In what way?
Percentage of adults with a disability in the US
74%
26%
13.7%
10.8%
4.6%
Mobility
Cognition
Vision
Percentage of adults with common functional disbility
pre - reading
Column1 People with a disability People without a Disability 26 74
2 What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in thier daily lives?
People with limited mobility problems could use wheelchairs, walking sticks, handrails...
People who have reduced vision could use special pavements for the blind, Braille signs...
Percentage of adults with a disability in the US
pre - reading
Column1 People with a disability People without a Disability 26 74
Stephen Hawking
Helen Keller
Beethoven
Zhang Haidi
Many people have made great achievements despite disabilities, can you name some inspiring models?
pre - reading
What do you know about Helen Keller?
She is ________ and ________, but she is an ______________ woman who has made great achievements and is considered as the spiritual idol of the whole world.
blind
deaf
extraordinary
pre - reading
Developing ideas
Three Days to See
( Excepts from ‘Three Days to See’ by Helen Keller )
Read for structure and main idea.
Part 1
(Para______)
Part 2
(Para______)
Part 3
(Para______)
4-7
8
1-3
A hint given by Helen Keller to those who see.
Many people without a disability are not appreciative of what they have.
What Helen Keller wants to see in three days.
while - reading
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
A . To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.
B . To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.
C . To persuade readers to care about the blind.
while - reading
Three
Days
to
See
A. Disappointed B. Appreciative C. Doubtfu