湖南省师范大学附属中学高中英语 Reading aand writing1课件.pptVIP

Reading and Writing Warming up Braille Blinded by an accident in his early childhood, 15 year old Louis Braille (1809-1852) invented a system of reading and writing by touch. A Braille cell consists of six raised dots. By arranging the dots in various combinations, 64 different patterns cam be formed. Braille, a true alphabet, is read by moving the hand from left to right along each line. Readers average about 104-125 words per minute. Some can read 250 words by using both hands. Listening task 1. What country did Louis Braille come from? 2. What disability did he have? 3. What did books for the blind look like when Louie was a boy? 4. What invention gave Louie the idea for his system? Year Age Event 1809 ______________ 1813 4 _____________________ 1819 10 _____________________ 1821 12 ______________________ _______________________________________ 1824 15 _____________________ _____________________ 1827 18 ________________ 1825 43 _______________ Born Became completely blind Sent to school in Pairs Heard a soldier talk about a code consisting of a raised system of dots Completed the Braille system of touch reading First Braille book published died Listening text MY HERO: LOUIS BRAILLE Paul’s teacher has asked everyone in the class to prepare a talk about a great inventor. Listen to Paul’s talk about Louis Braille. Good afternoon, everyone. Today I would like to tell you about a man whose invention has benefited millions of people. His name is Louis Braille and it is mostly because of him that blind people are able to read and write and use computers. Louis was born in 1809, and when he was a little boy he had an accident while playing with his father’s shoemaking tools. By the time he