1、Unit 2 Onwards and upwardsDeveloping ideas1.Are the numbers different from what you expected?In what way?2.What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in their daily lives?People with limited mobility problems could use People who have reduced vision could use wheelchairs,walkin
2、g sticks,handrailsspecialpavements for the blind,braille(布莱叶盲文布莱叶盲文)signs.Stephen HawkingHelen KellerBeethovenZhang HaidiMany people have made great achievements despite disabilities,can you name some inspiring models？Activity 2 A short introduction to Helen KellerHelen Keller(1880 1968)was an Ameri
3、can writer,lecturer and social activist.Aged just 19 months old,she became ill and lost both her hearing and sight.With the help of her teacher,Anne Sullivan,she overcame her disabilities and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.Suppose you were blind,now you have three days to see,what are you
4、r plans for the days?Activity 3 Three Days to SeeRead the passage and find out what the author would do if she could see.Activity 4 On the first dayOn the second dayOn the third dayTo see the people having helped her and accompanied her;To see the books which have opened her mind;To take a long walk
5、 in the woods and appreciate the beauty of nature.To see a display of the progress of civilization;To go to the museums and spend the evening at a theater or at the movies.To greet the dawn again,anxious to discover new delights,new revelations of beauty.To spend the third day observing people in th
6、eir day-to-day life.1.How did Hellen feel when her friend told her she had observed nothing in particular in the woods?A.Disappointed B.Appreciative C.Doubtful D.ApprovedHow was it possible,I asked myself,to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note?I who cannot see find hund
7、reds of things to interest me through mere touch.If I can get so much pleasure from touch,how much more beauty must be revealed by sight?And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes,say for just three days.I who am blind can give one hint to those who see:Use
8、 your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind.And the same method can be applied to the other senses.Hear the music of voices,the song of a bird,the mighty strains of an orchestra,as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow.Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense
9、would fail.Smell the perfume of flowers,taste with relish each morsel,as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.But of all the senses,I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.(Excerpts from Three Days to See by Helen Keller)Use/Hear/Touch/Smell,as if What sentence structure is use
10、d repeatedly?Parallelism(排比排比)as a literary device(文学修辞文学修辞)is the use of expressions,clauses or sentences that are similar in their structure.It can make the content more rhythmic(有节奏的有节奏的),engaging(有趣的有趣的)and easier to remember.It is commonly used in literary works and speeches.Choose the authors
11、purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.1.To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.2.To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.3.To persuade readers to care about the blind.Activity 5 2.What qualities can we learn from both reading passages in this uni
12、t?Facing difficulties and setbacks in life with a positive attitude.1.What are the main wishes of the author?Give an example.The author would like to be able to see for three days.She would like to be able to see the people who have helped her and with whom she spends her time.She would like to see the books she has read.Finish the exercises in part2 in 自主自主.
