1、Learning objectives:（1）The students can learn about the life of a disabled teenager,Marty and his efforts to live a normal life in spite of his disability.（2）The students can understand some key words and phrases in the text.（3）The students can feel the change of Martys feelings.（4）The students can
2、raise their awareness of caring about and helping the people with disabilities and can express their opinions.Watch a video and answer some questions:1.Who is he?2.What kind of disability does he have?3.Whats peoples reaction when they see him for the first time?1.Who is he?2.What kind of disability
3、 does he have?3.Whats peoples reaction when they see him for the first time?What can he do in spite of his disabilities?Life is not easy.However,Nick lives well.MARTYS STORYReading:Reading Martys storyPara.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5:An introduction to Marty and his disease.Martys disease develope
4、d.Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.Martys life has become easier.The advantages of his disease.Fast-reading:Part1.Part2.An introduction to Marty and his disease.Martys disease developed.Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.Martys life has become easier.The advantages of his disease.Par
5、a1-3Martys illness and problems caused by his diseasePara4-5The changes of his life and his attitudes towards his disease.1.What is Martys disease?2.What does“one in a million”imply to us?3.Why does Marty feel it difficult to know what the future holds?4.What problems are caused by his disease?Caref
6、ul reading:Para 1-3.1.Why his life is a lot easier at high school and what things does he do?2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.3.Fill in the blanks according to Para5.Careful reading:Para 4-5.1.Why his life is a lot easi
7、er at high school and what things does he do?accept;not annoyedmany things to do;likehave a busy life;go to spend time with;find itCareful reading:Para 4-5.2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.我生活忙碌，没有时间闲坐顾影自怜。我生活忙碌，没有时间闲坐顾
8、影自怜。Because of my disability,I have become_ _ and more _.I have managed to live a _ life.I have realized that being disabled persons dont mean life is not _.Please_ us for who we are and give us _.Fill in the blanks.strongerpsychologicallyindependentnormalsatisfyingacceptencouragement.Further unders
9、tanding1.Explain the sentence in Para1：“Live one day at a time.”2.What kind of person is Marty?3.What do you want to say to him if you had a chance to write to him?(Your feelings after reading the story.Your attitudes towards him.What you have learned from him.)Over one billion people,or about15 per
10、cent of the worlds population,live with some form of disability!What can we do to help the disabled people like Marty or Nick to live well?Theme 2014“Sustainable（可持续）development:The promise of technology Theme 2013:“Break Barriers(障碍）,Open Doors:for an inclusive society and development for all”Desig
11、n the theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2015.“Even for a withered flower,it longs to contribute all of its fragrance.Even it is a broken tree,it longs to contribute all of its shade.”哪怕是一朵残缺的花，也想献出全哪怕是一朵残缺的花，也想献出全部芬芳；部芬芳；哪怕是一棵受伤的树，也要献出一哪怕是一棵受伤的树，也要献出一片绿荫。片绿荫。We can make a difference!Homework:1.Retell the story of Marty.2.Find more information about people with disabilities.The following websites may help you.http:/www.wapd.org/http:/www.un.org/disabilities/http:/www.waisman.wisc.edu/Thanks for your cooperation!
