Unit 1 Living well
t: do you have any difficulties with the text？
s1:could you please explain the sentence to us：i have learned to adapt to my disability.
t: before he developed the disease, he could run or climb the stairs as quickly as other people. but after he had the disease, he becomes very weak, so he cannot run very fast. it takes time for him to get used to slow pace. besides this the disease has brought many other difficulties to him, he has to get used to living with the disease. so we can understand it like this: i have got used to living with the disease. do you have any other questions?
ss: no.
t: this is a very inspiring story. from marty’s story, what have you learned from?
s1: we should be patient with people with disabilities. we shouldn’t get annoyed just because they are slow.
s2: we shouldn’t feel sorry for them. that might hurt them.
s3: we should help them in a clever way.
s4: we should encourage them when they feel down.
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s8: just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying.
t: i’m very glad all of you have learned something from the story. please remember everyone can live well even if he has a disability. if you’d like to learn more about the life of disabled people, please surf the internet.
step iv homework:
retell marty’s story according to the mini bio.
surf the internet to learn more about the life of disabled people.