Unit 1　Living well

Period 1　Warming Up，Pre－reading and Reading

教材分析　　　

Warming Up is made up of two parts：discussing and talking.The purpose is to get students interested in the topic “disabilities”．The teacher first asks students to talk about people with a mental or physical disability to see how much they know about disabilities.Next，ask students to look at the pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have a disability.Finally，find out what disability they might have according to each description below the picture.Meanwhile，make sure students learn some useful new words and expressions in this unit.

Pre－reading provides a short passage about a website called “Family Village”．Ask students to read it and find out the purpose of the website.Make sure the students have a basic knowledge of the website for the disabled.

The reading passage Marty's Story presents a story that although Marty is a disabled boy，he never feels sorry for himself and he leads a good and busy life.This is the key part of this unit.The teacher can first get students to skim for the main idea of each paragraph in the reading passage，and then scan for further understanding.In order to let students fully understand the passage while reading，the teacher should analyze the change of Marty's feeling over time and next guide students to write a mini biography for Marty.

To consolidate the contents of the reading passage，the teacher will present some poems to students for appreciation.

三维目标　　　

知识目标

1．Get students to learn the useful words and expressions in this unit.

eyesight，ambition，disabled，beneficial，in other words，clumsy，adapt，microscope，out of breath，absence，stupid，fellow，annoyed，all in all，industry，tank，make fun of，encouragement，adapt to

2．Help students to learn about disabilities and life of the disabled.

能力目标

1．Let students read the passage Marty's Story to develop their reading ability.

2．Enable students to know that people with disabilities can also live well.

情感目标

1．By talking about disabilities and life of the disabled，make sure students can learn some positive stories of the disabled.

2．Help them understand more about how challenging life can be for the disabled.

3．Develop students' sense of cooperative learning.

教学重点　　　

Get students inspired by positive stories of the people with disabilities.

教学难点　　　

1．Develop students' reading ability.

2．Help students understand the difficulties the disabled have to overcome.

教学方法　　　

1．Task－based teaching and learning.

2．Cooperative learning.

Step 1　Warming up

1．Warming up by discussing

First ask students to talk about people with a mental or physical disability to see how much they know about disabilities.Then show some photos of people with disabilities.Students will be asked to discuss the following questions in small groups.

Do you know any famous people who are disabled?

What difficulties do they have to overcome in daily life?

What have they achieved?

Suggested answers：

Steven Hawking has a muscle disease，but he makes great contributions in science and puts forward his theory about black holes.

Beethoven was deaf in one ear when he was 26 and totally deaf at the age of 35，but he was a great composer.

Helen Keller was deaf and blind，but she was a great writer.

2．Warming up by talking

First，ask students to look at the pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have a disability.Next，work with partners to talk about what disability they might have according to each description below the picture.

Suggested answers：

Rosalyn is in a wheelchair.She has walking difficulty.

Richard has difficulty with eyesight，so he can't read the questions or write the answers for his college entrance exams.

Sally has hearing problems (though not deaf as she can still understand loud speech in the cinema)．

Gao Qiang was born with Down's Syndrome，which is a mental disability.Some Doun's Syndrome Down's Sufferers have made a good career as actors.

Step 2　Pre－reading

Ask students to read the short paragraph in Pre－reading carefully and find out the purpose of the website “Family Village”．

Suggested answers：

1．To give ordinary young people with a disability a 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 3　Reading

1．Skimming

Give students 2 minutes；ask them to read the passage fast to fill in the blanks：

Sum up the main idea of each paragraph：

Paragraph 1：A(n)______ to Marty and his muscle disease.

Paragraph 2：How the disease ______.

Paragraph 3：Marty met a lot of ______ at school.

Paragraph 4：How his life has become ______.

Paragraph 5：The ______ of his disease.

Suggested answers：

Paragraph 1：An introduction_to Marty and his muscle disease.

Paragraph 2：How the disease developed/started.

Paragraph 3：Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.

Paragraph 4：How his life has become easier.

Paragraph 5：The advantages of his disease.

2．Scanning for detailed information

Ask students to read the passage carefully to locate the detailed information.

(1)First ask students to read paragraph one and complete the chart below.

　　Suggested answers：

　　(2)Next read paragraphs two and three and choose the best answer.

Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty's leg?

A．Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.

B．Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本)．

C．Because they would transplant(移植) the new muscle.

D．Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.

Key：D

(3)Read paragraph four and answer the following questions：

①What is Marty's ambition?

②What is Marty's achievement?

③What is Marty's hobby?

Suggested answers：

①Marty's ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when he grows up.

②Marty invented a computer football game and a big company decided to buy it from him.

③As well as going to the movies and football matches with his friends，he spends a lot of time with his pets.He has two rabbits，a parrot，a tank full of fish and a tortoise.

(4)Ask students to find Marty's advice in paragraph five.

Suggested answers：

Step 4　Consolidation

1．Ask students to read the whole passage and choose the best answers.

(1)Which of the following is false?

A．Although there are a few students who look down upon him，Marty never gets annoyed.

B．Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.

C．Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.

D．Marty's disability has made him more independent.

(2)From the passage we can infer that ______.

A．Marty asks others to feel sorry for him

B．Marty never loses heart

C．Marty is afraid of being made fun of

D．Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger psychologically

Keys：(1)C　(2)B

2．Ask students to work together to write a mini biography for Marty according to the text.

Suggested answers：

3.Discuss in pairs to get the main idea of the passage by filling in the blanks.

Though he is a ______ person，Marty never feels ______ for himself and he ______ his life.

Suggested answers：disabled；sorry；enjoys

Step 5　Discussion

1．Ask students to discuss the following questions in small groups.

(1)How did Marty's feeling changed over time?

(2)What kind of person do you think Marty is？Can you use adjective words to describe him?

Suggested answers：

(1)The change of Marty's feeling over time：

hopeful→hopeless→stupid→not get annoyed→good/busy

(2)We can see Marty is optimistic/brave/independent/strong－minded.

2．Show a video of “Qianshou Guanyin” to the students and encourage them to remember the famous saying：“Where there is a will，there is a way.”

Step 6　Appreciation

Ask students to read two poems for appreciation when facing obstacles in the future.

Facing Obstacles (Two poems by Tom Krause)

The Heart of the Strong

Strong is the heart that knows not the way

of comfort and ease while living each day.

Yet continues to believe from the depths of its soul

that the future is destined to silver and gold.

Strong is the heart whose yearning is waned

by storms in life filled with heartache and pain.

Yet still gives its all—everything that it can

in search of a dream—God's ultimate plan.

When there is a victory—when battles are won

when burdens are lifted and bright shines the sun—

when struggling souls gather—where heroes belong—

they find in themselves—the heart of the strong.

Carry On

At times when you feel troubled

when your happiness is gone

look to the heart within you

for the strength to carry on.

In your heart you will find special virtues

such as faith and hope and love.

These gifts have been sent down to you

from a power up above.

It is faith that keeps the soul searching

for the joy the heart hopes for.

It is love that heals the spirit

making it stronger than before.

And if your heart be broken

if your strength should fade away

the power of these virtues

will still win out the day.

So remember when you are troubled

when your happiness is gone

look to the heart within you

for the strength to carry on.

Step 7　Homework

1．Retell Marty's Story according to the mini biography.

2．Surf the Internet to learn more about the life of disabled people.

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