选修7unit1 Reading课件1.pptVIP

Careful reading * * * Unit 1 Living well Warming up Warming up Have you ever seen the well-known dance led by Tai Lihua? What has it inspire you? They are all disabled dancers, but do you know what type of disability they have? What kind of difficulties they may have in their lives and performances? Match the following words with the meanings on the right. disable disabled disability disabled people unable to use a certain part of one’s body b. those who can’t use a certain part of the body . They can’t see, hear, speak, walk or behave properly c. the state of being disabled d. make unable to do sth. How many types of disabilities can you think of? Brainstorming disability types blind handless legless dwarf deaf lame paralytic hunchbacked armless mute Types of Disabilities Mentally disabled paralytic hunchback handless legless armless dwarf lame mute deaf blind Physically disabled can’t see can’t hear can’t speak can’t walk normally have no feeling in a certain part of the body lose a certain part of the body a very short and small person have a hump(驼峰) on the back can’t behave properly or normally Do you know any great people with a mental or physical disability? What have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties? Zhang Haidi Zhang Haidi (Shandong Province, 1955), also known as Ling Ling, became a paraplegic at the age of five following four operations for the removal of tumors in her spine. She never went to school, but through diligent self-study, she learned to read books on politics, literature and medical science. She also learned foreign languages, including English, Japanese and German. She became a model for her intellectual accomplishments and her devotion to serving others among Chinese young people in 1980s. Zhou Zhou, who was mentally deficient from his childhood, now has become a famous conductor in China. Stephen Hawking , who suffered from a severe disease, speaking and hearing problem, as well as walking difficul