Period 1: Warming up

Warming up 1.Do you know of any famous people who are disabled? 2.What do they do?

( ) deaf Composed Beethoven Musician

Speech impaired 损害 (Black holes theory) Steven Hawking physicist / mathematician

Stephen Hawking, who was suffered from a severe disease, speaking and hearing problem, as well as walking difficulty, is one of the greatest scientist in Cambridge University.

Helen Keller blind, deaf and dumb

Light in My Darkness Helen Keller educator/ writer

Franklin Roosevelt A famous president of the US Paralyzed 瘫痪

, who was mentally deficient from his childhood, now has become a famous in China. 缺少 …… 的 Zhou conductor mentally disabled

Hu Yizhou （ 胡一舟） ,China some problems in his brain. His IQ is only 30. A famous conductor ( 指挥家）

paralyzed Sanglan gymnast

Sanglan （桑兰） , China. a famous gymnast ( 体操运 动员 ). She got seriously hurt in a competition and can’t stand. She helped to bid 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics （残疾人运动会）

San Lan, who once was a gymnastic player, was Injured in an accident in the competition.

has no feeling below the waist, uses a wheel chair Zhang Haidi writer translator

Zhang Haidi, who recovered from a severe disease and became paralyzed, now is a marvellous writer and translator in our country. 瘫痪 marvellous: 极好 ; 绝妙 ; 了不起

Zhen zhihua lame 跛足的 singer

Epilepsy 癫痫症 Vincent Van Gogh painter

Scientist /inventor slightly deaf Edison

Kwan-yin of 1000 hands

Tai Lihua deaf / dumb dancer

What do you learn from these disabled? (10 分钟） They’re broken in body but firm in spirit. （身残 志坚）

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blind dumb ( 哑的 ) 4 deaf crippled lame What is wrong with them?

Can you read the new words ? - -- blindness / deaf /deafness --- lame/crippled ---mute/ dumb / ---paralyzed --- mental disability / mentally disabled weak intelligence --- get eyesight /hearing impaired ---nearsighted ---wheelchair / ---walker --earphone/deaf aid /hearing aid --walking cane --sign language 助行架

the disabled people confidence What spirits and characteristics make the disabled successful? belief will determination patienc e optimism independence perseverance 坚持 ; 锲而不舍

Pre-reading Read about the website “Family village”. Discuss with a partner what kind of things you think people write about.

OR 1.The family village website gives successful young people the chance to tell their personal stories. 2. Only disabled people find the website beneficial.

( Quoted from the website of China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe: “Even for a withered flower, it longs to contribute all of its fragrance. Even it is a broken tree, it longs to contribute all of its shade.” 哪怕是一朵残缺的花，也想献出全部芬芳； 哪怕是一棵受伤的树，也要献出一片绿荫。

To all of us, some things are given and some withheld, over which we have no choice. But one can always choose ones outlook on life, look more on the positive side, and face life’s disappointments with a cheerful and grateful heart. Dance is the visible, colourful embodiment of music. Dance gives beautiful expression to the world within my heart. --- Tai Lihua

所有人的人生，都有圆有缺有满有 空，这是你不能选择的。但你可以选 择看人生的角度，多看人生的圆满， 然后带着一颗快乐的心去面对人生的 不圆满。舞蹈，是我看得见的彩色音 乐，也是我表达内心世界的美丽语言。 --- 邰丽华