Unit 1 Living well
ss: they look happy and satisfied. they are smiling.
t: yes, they are. but all of them are disabled. can you guess what their disability might be?s1: …s2: … ……t: ok, please remember there are many disabled people in the world. they are part of the world. they also have rights to enjoy life. would you like to learn more about them and try to do something for them? here is a website “family village”. from here we can learn some positive stories about the disabled.step ii pre-reading
ask students to read the pre-reading carefully and find out the purpose of the website. then show the suggested answer on the powerpoint.
suggest answer:
1. to give ordinary young people with a disability the chance to share their stories with others.
2. to inspire other disabled people.
3. to get non-disabled people to understand more about how challenging life can be for people with disabilities.step iii reading
deal with the reading part.
scanning
ask the students to scan the text and find problems marty have in his life and what he does in spite of his disability.
t: first i’d like you to do the scanning and then fill in the chart with the information you get from the text. after you have finished, please compare with your partner.
several minutes later, students compare their information with each other in groups. then check the answer with the whole class.
t: from this chart we can have a clear image of marty. what kind of person is marty? you may discuss in groups. you may refer to the adjectives on the powerpoint.
show some suggested adjectives on the powerpoint.
brave, unlucky, weak, clumsy, strong-minded, optimistic, happy, independent, stupid
t: ok. you are right. though marty has a muscle disease, which causes many difficulties to his life, he still lives well. he is living a busy and satisfying life. he is very optimistic. then continue to discuss the next two questions on page3.
deal with the next two questions in the same way.
suggested answers:
1. i think marty is very optimistic. he is strong and independent. he has learned to enjoy life.
2. i think when others make fun of him or feel sorry for him, he may feel hurt and get annoyed.
3. maybe at the beginning i will feel very low and disappointed, but marty’s story will encourage me to overcome the difficulties. i will learn to adapt to the disability and try to live a positive and satisfying life.
careful reading
ask students to read the text carefully and then finish ex3 on page 4.
t: now let’s read the text again and try to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.