1、Lesson 3 Life StoriesAnne Sullivan Helen KellerHelen Keller (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968), was an author, lecturer, and humanitarian whose unusual life and dedicated (献身的献身的) work had an international influence on the lives of the disabled (残疾人残疾人). She became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months
2、 through a damaging brain fever and could communicate only through hysterical (歇斯歇斯底里底里) laughter or violent tantrums (发怒发怒). But, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, Keller learned to read braille(盲文盲文) and to write by using a special typewriter. Bibliography自传自传: Keller, Helen, The Story o
3、f My Life and Teacher (1955); Hellen Keller1.I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. 2.When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long
4、at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Do you know Helen Keller?Can you see what was special about her?BlindDeafrestrictionsBecause of these restrictions on her communication, Helen could not speak, read or write.If there are restrictions on us, we cannot do thin
5、gs freely.What do you think of behavior?1 A _ person does not like to change his/her idea.2 A _ person will cause a lot of trouble.3 An _ person is one that people cannot stand.unbearablestubborntroublesometrouble + someun + bear + able(v.)stubborntroublesomeunbearablestub+born（香烟或铅笔的）残根，殘头Read the
6、first TWO paragraphs and answer the following questions.What kind of a teacher did Helen need? Why?What did Anne Sullivan do before she became a teacher?What did Anne Sullivan need to do first to prepare Helen to learn language?She needed a superb teacher, because she couldnt see or hear.She needed
7、to stop Helens troublesome behaviour first.What does “superb” mean?She was a former student at a school for the blind.What does “former” mean?Guess “fearsome, bothersome” Brainstorming Imagine you are Miss Sullivan, and discuss in groups how you can teach the following words to Helen: lovelove water
8、 water think think Remember! Helen cannot see or hear anything.Skim the rest of the text quickly and reorder these words according to when Helen learn them.dolllovethinkwaterdollwaterlovethinkloveRead the text again and work in pairs to find out how Anne Sullivan taught the words to Helen.Anne Sulli
9、van let Helen _ the doll and _ the letters into _.Anne let water _ over one of _ and _ the letters into the other _.Anne _ Helen closer to her and pointed to _.When Helen _ about her mistakes when making _, Anne touched Helens _ and _ “think” into _.After Helen asked again if love was _, Anne told h
10、er that love could not be _ but she could feel the _ of love.dollwaterthinkloveloveplay withher handspelledflowHelens handsspelledhanddrewher heartthoughtnecklacesspelledheadher handthe suntouchedsweetnessWork in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following questions.How did Miss Sullivan teach
11、 Helen the word“doll”?“water”?“love” for the first time?“think”?“love” for the second time?Read the text for the third time and fill in the chart in pairs.Words learnedHow Helen felt when learning the wordsWhat it meant to herdollShe felt excited.waterlove (the 1st time)She still could not understan
12、d anything that she could not touch.think love (the 2nd time)She knew her teacher loved her and how to express her own feelings.It was just a game for her.She did not know words existed.She felt hopeful and joyful.She began to enter the world of language.She was puzzled. She felt confused and disapp
13、ointed.It was the first time she had understood an abstract word.She felt the meaning of “love” was beautiful.Discussion : What do you think happened later to Helen Keller?HomeworkWrite a summary of the story in about 100 words based on your retelling.Combine the information in the graph and the chart above, and work in groups to retell the story with the key words provided.play with spell excited game not existFlow spell hopeful joyful world of languagedraw closer heart puzzled confused Mistakes head spell first time abstractlike the sun cannot touch sweetness beautifuldollwaterlovethinklove
