1、UNIT1 Living well Warming up&Pre-reading,Readingstep1 Learn the following words and expressions:Disability,disabled,hearing,eyesight,lap,Ambition,ambitious,dictation,noisy,suitable Entry,beneficial,in other words,clumsy,outgoing,adapt,adapt to,bench,cut out,Microscope,out of breath,absence,fellow An
2、noy,annoyed,all in all,firm,software,sit around,as well as,parrot,tank,tortoise,in many ways,psychology,psychologically,make fun of,encouragementStep2 Warming Up 1Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks.(1)Tai Lihua,who is _ and dumb,is well-received as a famous dancer throughout China
3、.deaf(2)Though _,Yang Guang is a young singer and a splendid mimic,who is good at imitating famous figures.blind (3)Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest _all over the world,who was suffering from a severe disease.scientists(4)Zhang Haidi,recovering from a serious disease and getting paralyzed,now
4、 is a marvelous _ and translator in our country.writer 2.What attitudes should we take towards the disabled?First of all,we should treat them as normal people and dont look down upon them.Secondly,we should respect them and learn their firm determination and lasting struggle for success from them.An
5、d thirdly,we should look after them well,making them live happily and with dignity.step2 Fast Reading 1Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.The text is a story about Marty Fielding who _,and how he has become _.suffers from a muscle disease a stronger person by overcoming his disab
6、ility and working hard.5 2Read the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph.(1)Paragraph 1AHow Martys life has become easier.(2)Paragraph 2 BMarty met a lot of difficulties at school.(3)Paragraph 3 CThe advantages of Martys disease.(4)Paragraph 4 DAn introduction to Marty and his diseas
7、e.(5)Paragraph 5 EHow Martys disability developed.答案：答案：(1)(5)DEBACstep3 Careful Reading 1Read the text and then choose the best answers.(1)What trouble does Marty have?AMuscle disease.BWalking difficulty.CEye disease.DMental disability.(2)Why does Marty often feel tired?ABecause he often plays foot
8、ball too long a time.BBecause he is too fat to do anything with strength.CBecause he is a clumsy person and cant do things well.DBecause he suffers from an unknown disease.(3)From the text,we can see Marty is _.Aabsent-minded Bstrong-mindedCdependent Dhonest(4)How should we treat disabled people?AMa
9、ke fun of them.BFeel sorry for them.CEncourage them.DIgnore them completely.(5)What is the main idea of Martys story?AHis disease is a mystery to doctors.BThe disabled should live a full life instead of giving up the hope.CPeople around should not make fun of the disabled ones.DDoctors should work h
10、ard to treat the unknown diseases.答案：答案：(1)(5)ADBCB 2Read the text carefully and fill in the form.ProblemsA muscle disease makes me very(1)_and I can t run or climb stairs as(2)_as others.Sometimes I m(3)_ and drop things or bump into furniture.Interestsand hobbies(4)_ and computer programming.Going
11、 to the(5)_ and football matches.Spending a lot of time with my pets.Classmates attitudeAt primary school,some children(6)_ me.At high school,my fellow students have(7)_me for who I am.Marty sattitudeI used to feel(8)_because of being behind the others.Now I have no time to sit around feeling(9)_ fo
12、r myself.My disability has made me stronger and more(10)_.答案：答案：(1)weak (2)quickly (3)clumsy(4)Writing (5)movies (6)laughed at (7)accepted (8)stupid (9)sorry (10)independentstep4 Summary Marty is a boy who looks the same as other people 1._ has a muscle disease which sometimes makes him very weak.No
13、t being able to climb stairs as quickly as 2._,he gets out of breath after running just a short way and he has to stop halfway up the stairs and rest 3._ he can get to the top,which makes kids make fun of him.He always feels stupid for being a bit 4._ the others after a long 5._(absent)from school.A
14、lthough doctors cant give his disease a name and its difficult to know 6._ the future will be like,Marty 7._(learn)to adapt to his disability.His motto is:live one day at 8._ time.He has a busy life without time to sit around 9._(feel)sorry for himself.Besides writing and computer programming,he goe
15、s to the movies as well as football matches with his friends and spends a lot of time with his pets.His ambition is 10._(work)in the computer industry when he grows up.答案：1.but 2.others 3.before 4.behind 5.absence 6.what 7.has learnt 8.a 9.feeling 10.to work step5 Discussion Can you imagine yourself
16、 being disabled?No,I cant!I am completely normal.Its hard to imagine myself being in a state of disability.If so,I must adapt to it and force myself to work hard to live a normal life.Because many people with disabilities have achieved success in their fields,Ill learn from them.Thanks for watching!See you next time!
