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1、Unit 1 Living well 教学设计2Unit 1 Living well教学案2Period 1: Warming up and ReadingTeaching AimsTo learn something about disabilities and life of disabled peopleTo read about disabilities and life of disabled people. The students should know that people with disabilities can also live wellTeaching Proced

2、uresStep I. Warming up Warming up by defining:Before we read about disabilities lets try to define it first.What is disability? How many different types of disabilities do you know?Disability: the state of being disabled / unable to use his body properlyA. physical disability Deaf, dumb/mute, blind,

3、 lame, near-sighted, six fingers, color blindness, paralyzedB. mental disabilitydepression, learning difficulty, brain injury, phobias (恐惧症) Warming up by talking: In groups of four talk about what you know about disabilities. Use these words in the above box to support your talk.Disabilities can be

4、 visible or invisible. People with invisible disabilities dont look disabled. Depression, sleep disorders and learning difficulty are invisible disabilities. No matter what disability one has, life is not easy. They have many difficulties to overcome, but please keep in mind they can also live well,

5、 even achieve great success.Talking about disabilities1. Do you know anyone who is disabled around you? How does he or she deal with the disabilities?2. Do you know any famous people who are disabled? What do they do? Have a discussion about what the disabilities are and what difficulties they have

6、to overcome in daily life.Talking about famous people with disabilitiesReference OneProfessor Steven Hawking is one of the disabled who has achieved success in his chosen field of work. In spite of his brain disease, he decides to continue with his research and writing, and his famous book “On Histo

7、ry of Time” used to be a best seller. When he speaks, he has to use a computer and a voice box. When he answers questions, it takes about two minutes. Not only does he have to type out the answer on a computer but he also gets the computer to translate it into sounds.Reference TwoHelen Keller (18821

8、968), blind and dumb, was a famous American writer. When she was only nineteen months old, she had a terrible disease. Then she became deaf and blind. In the next five years, she struggled in the dark and silent world. With the help of Anne Sullivan, she learnt to write and speak. She overcame the g

9、reat difficulties and wrote a famous book “My life”, which became a best seller and she became a very well-known writer in the world. Reference ThreeZhang Haidi was born in September 1955 in Jinan, Shandong Province. When she was five years old, she got a serious disease and the lower part of her bo

10、dy lost the feeling and the functions. Since then, she has been confined to wheelchair but she has never stopped her pursue for knowledge and a happy life. She studied by herself all the courses from primary school to college and learned several foreign languages such as English and Japanese. In 198

11、3, she began her career as a writer and a translator and her works have reached the total number of more than one million words. She has been active in social activities for public interests and she shows great care for the education of disabled children and village children. In 2001 she was entitle

12、d one of “the 20 most influencing women of the century around the world”.Her idea that true happiness lies in the hard pursue encourages people to work harder for the society.Look at the pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have a disability. The following list mig

13、ht help you.Mental disability learning difficulty hearing problemDifficulty with eyesight brain injury loss of an arm or legDowns Syndrome infantile paralysis walking difficultyPicture OneRosalyn loves sports. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two

14、 laps (800 meters) this year. Her ambition is to become part of the national team for the next Paralympic Games. Picture TwoRichard has just passed his university entrance exams. He had the questions read to him and used dictation to give his answers into a special machine. He hopes to become a teac

15、her. Picture ThreeSally leads a busy life. She likes writing stories and playing basketball. When shes free, she goes to the movies because the sound is always very loud. Although some may think the cinema is noisy, it is suitable for Sallys condition. Picture FourGao Qiang loves acting. Last year h

16、e played a major part in the school play. Now his ambition is to become an actor. He takes singing and dancing lessons after school.Step II. Pre-readingAsk students to read the pre-reading carefully and find out the purpose of the website. Discuss with a partner what kind of things you think people

17、write about.The purpose of the website：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.Tell True or Fal

18、se:1. The family village website gives successful young people the chance to tell their personal stories.2. Only disabled people find the website beneficial.Step III. Reading1. Reading and underliningeyesight, drum, movie, ambition, disabled, beneficial, in other words, clumsy, motto, adapt, motto,

19、microscope, out of breath, absence, stupid, fellow, annoyed, all in all, industry, tank, independent, make fun of, encouragement2. Explaining difficult pointsNow have a question and answer period. Ask them if they have any points they do not understand. Put the questions out and discuss them.3. Read

20、ing and transferringSkim the text and complete the table below.4. ComprehendingTask 1: Fast reading for general ideas.Skim the text and answer the following questions.1. Marty is _ person. A. a healthy B. an ill C. a disabled D. a rich2. Marty has _ disease.A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg

21、3. What is the dream of Marty? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player. 4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The doctor could give Martys disease a name. B. The doctor knew how to ma

22、ke Marty well.C. Someone in the world could cure the disease.D. No one could give Martys disease a name. 5. We can infer that _.A. Marty will lose heart.B. Marty feels sorry for being disabled.C. Martys life is full of challenge.D. Marty feels lonely. (Suggested answers: CBADC)Task 2: Detail reading

23、 for Comprehending.1. Read Martys story and fill in the chart.Problems caused by his disability 1. weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as others2. clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture3. sometimes too tired to get out of bed4. has missed a lot of school and lessons5. feels stu

24、pid because of being behind the others after a long absence from school What Marty does in spite of his disability?1. enjoys writing and computer programming2. enters a computer football game3. looks after pets4. disability has made him grow stronger and more independent2. Discuss these questions wi

25、th others in your class.1) What kind of person do you think Marty is?2) What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?3) How would your life change if you were to develop a muscle disease like Marty?Suggested answers:1). Marty seems to be a fairly positive per

26、son who considers he has a good life. He is realistic about his disability but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can. He is a mentally strong, independent boy. 2). Missing lots of school, not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age, people not understanding t

27、hat he has a disability.3). The students can answer this question according to their own thinking.3. Write a summary in one sentence for each paragraph.Paragraph 1._Paragraph 2._Paragraph 3._Paragraph 4._Paragraph 5._Paragraph 6._Suggested answers:Paragraph 1: I have a muscle disease, which is very

28、unusual.Paragraph 2: No one knows how the disease develops.Paragraph 3: The difficulties I have in daily life.Paragraph 4: My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am.Paragraph 5 All in all, I have a good life.Paragraph 6: People with disabilities can also live well.4. Answer these quest

29、ions in three or four sentences and then check your answers with others in your class.1).What kind of things does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfying?2). What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life?3).Why has his fellow students conduct changed tow

30、ards Marty?Suggested answers:1). Marty keeps busy doing things like writing computer programming that do not require physical strength. He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He also studies hard. 2).They can accept people with disabilities for who

31、 they are rather than focus on their disability. They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.3).Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else. Period 2: Learning about Language(Revise the use of Infinitive)Teaching AimsTo discover and learn to use useful words and expressionsTo discover and learn to use us