1、LESSON 1ENLIGHTENING A MIND启迪心灵启迪心灵Think of some possible ways to teach someone who is blind to read and write.Then think of ways to teach someone who is both blind and deaf to read and write.Think and SharePortrait of Helen Keller when she was 7.Helen Keller&Anne SullivanHelen Keller and her teache
2、r Anne SullivanHelen and Sullivan are playing chess.Helen is reading a book for the blind.Read paragraphs 1-2 of the story.Discuss Helen Keller and her teachers characteristics and personalities.Read for understanging特点和个性特点和个性Activity 1Helen was troublesome,stubborn and got angry easily when no one
3、 understood her.Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher who could relate to Helens difficulties.理解理解烦人的烦人的固执的固执的sympathetic 富有同情心的富有同情心的She couldnt see or hear.With severe restrictions to her communication,her behaviour was often unbearable.She had eyesight problems early in life.严重的限制严重的限制难以忍受的难以忍受的Read
4、 the rest of the story.Answer the questions.1.How many words were taught to Helen?What were they?Four words were taught to Helen in the story:“doll”,“water”,“love”,and“think”.Activity 2Read for understanging2.Which words were easier to learn?Which were more difficult?Explain why.The words“doll”and“w
5、ater”were easier to learn,because Helen could touch them.The words“love”and“think”were more difficult,because they were complex and abstract concept and couldnt be touched.Complete the diagram.How Anne taught Helen the four wordsFor the word“doll”Anne _.let Helen play with the doll,and then spelt th
6、e letters“D-O-L-L”on her handRead for detailsPara.3Activity 3How Anne taught Helen the four wordsFor the word“water”Anne _.put one of Helens hands under the water.As the water flowed over Helens hand,Anne spell out“W-A-T-E-R”into Helens other handPara.4How Anne taught Helen the four wordsFor the wor
7、d“love”Helen thought at first it was the sweetness of flowers but later _.“You cannot touch love _”.she drew me closer to her and said,“it is here”,pointing to my heartbut you feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.Without love you would not be happy or want to playPara.6/7/8/10/11How Anne
8、 taught Helen the four wordsFor the word“think”When Helen was trying to solve a difficult problem,Anne _.In a flash,Helen _.touched Helens forehead and wrote the word“think”on her head knew that the word was the name of the process that was going on in her head前额前额过程过程Para.9Complete the diagram abou
9、t how the learning process affected Helen by choosing from the expressions.a felt hope and joy b felt puzzled c had a breakthrough d thought it was a game e got the world of words opened up to her f understood the beautiful truth of the word g knew the meaning of the word in a flash h felt it was mo
10、nkey-like imitationRead for detailsActivity 4困惑的困惑的突破突破一瞬间一瞬间模仿模仿dolld thought it was a gameh felt it was monkey-like imitationwaterlovethinka felt hope and joye got the world of words opened up to herb felt puzzledf understood the beautiful truth of the wordc had a breakthroughg knew the meaning of
11、 the word in a flashRead for structuredollwaterlovethinkPara.3Para.4Para.6/7/8/10/11Para.9Para.1Helen Kellers problem.Para.2Helens teacher,Anne Sullivan.Para.5words which can be touchedwords which can not be touchedThe text can be divided into _ parts:Part 1(Para.1)Part 2(Para.2)Part 3(Para.3-5)Part
12、 4(Para.6-11)Helen Kellers problem.Helens teacher,Anne Sullivan.How Anne taught Helen the words which can be touched.How Anne taught Helen the words which can not be touched.4Each member chooses one word.Tell the rest of the group how Anne taught the word and what impact the learning process has on
13、Helen.Read for expressionWhat qualities do you think Helen and Anne showed in the story?Choose from the list on next PPT.Find evidence to support your opinion.Read for expressiondetermined perseverant kind patient diligent willing creative I think that Helen was determined to try to understand a wor
14、d.She kept asking Anne questions so that she could understand the word“think”.I think Anne was perseverant,patient and creative because she kept trying different ways and waiting for Helen to discover what words are.Fill in the blanks with words from the story.When Helen was young she lost her sight
15、 and hearing.With these 1._to her communication,Helens behaviour was often 2._ and sometimes 3._,stubborn and angry with a 4._ to break things when she was not understood.Anne Sullivan was a 5._teacher.Annes technique was simple and 6._.severe restrictions unbearabletroublesome tendency superb strai
16、ghtforwardSummaryShe put an object into Helens hand and spelt out the word on her other hand.The 7._ knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy.From“doll”and“water”,Helens knowledge and 8._ expanded and this changed her 9._ process.As Helen grasped the key to language,she discovered more 10._ words.Helen now understood the beautiful truth of the word“love”.precious vocabulary thinking complexHelen Keller learnt things by touching,feeling,and thinking,and she really inspired a lot of people.What have you learnt from her?Share your idea with your partner.Homework
