Marty’s Story(Unit one) Disabled but not unable People with disabilities may be different but they have the same needs as everyone else. Given a helping hand, they can live independently and contribute to society.

1. What’s wrong with Marty? 2. What is Marty’s motto? 3. What life does Marty live now? Skimming

Fast Reading Glance through the passage and find the main idea for each paragraph

Guess the meanings of the words:clumsy, motto, annoyed and adapt in the passage with the help of the followings. 1. I spilt your coffee. Sorry--- I was clumsy. 2. The motto of the Olympic Games is: higher, swifter and stronger. 3. I was annoyed with him because he kept interrupting us. 4. We have had to adapt quickly to the new system. Words

Questioning Ask as many questions as possible and get ready to answer the questions from others. ( Remember to give comments( 评 论 ) to the given answers. )

1.Read the first three paragraphs and list his problems caused by his disability. Checking 2. Marty says he has a good life in spite of his disability. Please list what makes up his good life.

Find a sentence in the passage with the same meaning as the following one. As a matter of fact, some people won’t really understand my character, my thoughts, my dream and my enthusiasm for life, but I take no notice of it and won’t become upset.

Translate the following sentence into Chinese. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends when I am well enough, I spend a lot of time with my pets. 身体好的时候，我会同我的朋友一起去看电 影和足球比赛。此外，我还花很多时间和我 的宠物在一起。

What kind of person do you think Marty is? Further Thinking optimistic, hopeful, ambitious,independent, strong-willed, intelligent, hardworking, realistic

Having learnt the passage, what do you know about the disabled? Suppose that you are suffering from some kind of disability, what will you do? In my opinion,… Further Thinking and Training

Homework Write a letter to Marty telling him what you want to say after knowing his story.