ZHI’EN MIDDLE School Unit 17 LEO WANG

She was born without the ability to use her legs and she has no feeling below the waist. ability n. --- power and skill, esp. to do, think, act, make, etc. e.g. He has the ability to make a very good house. Zhouzhou is a man of great musical ability, but he is also a man with a mental disability.

inability n. --- lack of power or skill e.g. an inability to tell directions disable v. --- to make (a person) unable to use his body properly e.g. As his disease has disabled him, Hawking has to sit in his wheelchair and speak through a computer.. disabled adj e.g. He was disabled in the war; he lost his ability to walk. disability n. e.g. To work under disabilities. 残而不废。

USAGE(genius, talent, skill, ability) ☆ genius: 很强烈的字眼，用于罕见的人或其罕有的能 力。 ☆ talent: 较不强烈，用来指人天生的能力，但不用来 指人本身。 ☆ skill/ability: 指做某事之能力，是可以从学习得来的。 ☆ e.g. Einstein was a genius. Goethe had genius. She has a talent for music. She weaves with great skill/ability.

ability inability disability disable a disabled person … with disabilities

 Helen Keller was not a born disabled person.  Nothing disabled her at birth.  She was not a person with disabilities at birth. adj. vt. n.

live a happy life lead a meaningful and productive life Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their potential, live a richer life and make a contribution to society. live a …life He lives a dog ’ s life. = He lives a poor life. = He is as poor as a church mouse.

make a contribution to … = contribute to … e.g. Chaplin made a great contribution to the film industry. = Chaplin contributed to the film industry. to (prep.) + n. / doing adapt to, adjust to, be addicted to, contribute to, draw (one’s) attention to, devote oneself to, get / be used to, get down to, help oneself to, lead to, make a contribution to, pay attention to, prefer… to…, etc.

assist v. --- to help or support e.g. She assisted (him) in building the house. Good glasses will assist you to read. USAGE(help, assist, aid) ☆ help 与 assist 意义常相同。 ☆ assist 常指受协助的人能做一部分工作。 ☆ aid 指援助一群人，特别是用钱。 ☆ e.g. One helps someone who is drowning. One helps/assists someone who is moving a piano. Aid for developing countries

challenge n. e.g. He accepted his friend’s challenge to swim across the river. v.v. challenging adj. e.g. Snoopy is reading a challenging ( 有吸引力的 )book, which is full of challenging( 具挑战性的 ) ideas. e.g. His friend challenged him to swim across the river.

fail to do sth. = not perform or not do 无法做到；不做 e.g. Something wrong makes the TV set fail to pick up programs. By preparing for and participating in the Special Olympics. ★ participate in … / with … participant (in) …

overcome meaningful waist gifted guidance adjust sympathy physical potential limit 1. Choose the right word to fill in each blank.

1.Since the accident, Bill can no longer move his legs and he has no feeling below his ( ). 2.This book is not to give you everything you want; it only offers ( ) on how to be a successful learner. 3.It is not enough to have ( ) for the disabled. We should learn to respect them and help them understand their valuable role in society. 4.It is easier for a ( ) wound to heal than a mental one. 5.She’s got great ( ) and will surely become very successful if she is given the opportunity to develop her skills.

6. That boy is ( ) in painting. He has won many awards in painting competitions for children. 7. Many great historical figures gave advice on how to live a ( ) life. 8. Xiaowen won’t let her disabilities ( ) her life. She is working hard to achieve her goals. 9. There is no difficulty in the world that you cannot ( ). As the saying goes, “Attitude decides everything.” 10. It is never easy to ( ) to big changes. Those who can do it faster are more likely to succeed.

encourage motivate disappoint reward disable challenge frustrate 2. Use the correct form of the words in the box to describe the following things or people.

John is fifteen and is in a wheelchair. He can’t move his legs at all and he has no feeling below his waist. Despite his disability, John is trying to live a normal life. He has learnt to do many things without help. He can take care of himself at home, but getting around in the city in a wheelchair is often ( ). John often thinks about his active past and he finds living with disability more and more ( ). He loves reading about young ( ) people who have overcome great difficulties. One of the most ( ) articles was written by a blind girl who won an award for young scientists this year.

He wrote her a letter, saying that he was highly ( ) by her story and would like to make friends with her. The girl did not answer his letter and John felt very ( ). Then one day a letter arrived. The girl apologised for not having written sooner. She explained that she had gone to Britain to attend an international meeting for disabled people. She also told him that it is ( ) for disabled people to develop their potential.

Direct Speech &Indirect Speech 1. 陈述句 注意事项： 1) 人称 2) 时态 3) 相应的时间地点状语 4) 标点符号 5) 大小写

E.g. ： 1). Betty says to Harry," I want to borrow your book.” 2). Betty says to Harry," I want to borrow your book.” Betty says to Harry (that) she wants to borrow his Book. Betty says to Harry (that) she wants to borrow his Book.

2. 一般疑问 注意事项 1) 人称 2) 时态 3) 相应的时间地点状语 4) 标点符号 5 ） 大小写 6 ） 问号改为句号 7 ） 语序 --- 疑问改陈述 8 ） 宾语从句由 if whether 引出

E.g. ： 1) She asked me,” Do you agree with me?” 2) Anne asked her mother, "is there any delicious food to eat?” She asked me if I agreed with her. Anne asked her mother if there was any delicious food to eat.

特殊疑问句 注意事项： 1) 人称 2) 时态 3) 相应的时间地点状语 4) 标点符号 5 ） 大小写 6 ） 问号改为句号 7 ） 语序 --- 疑问改陈述 8 ） 宾语从句由 特殊疑问词引出

E.g. ： 1) “ What are you going to do?” he asked. 2)“How do you go to school everyday?” asked Mr. Zhang. He asked me what I was going to do Mr. Zhang asked how I went to school everyday.

祈使句 注意事项 1). 注意说话人的语气选用恰当的 谓语动词 2). 句与句之间要用动词不定式 3). 人称 ( 省略的人称 me) 4). 注意否定词 “not” 的位置

E.g. ： 1). Mom said,“ Don‘t chat with strangers ． ” 2). Go shopping with me, please?” said Mr. Wang. Mom told me not to chat with strangers. Mr. Wang asked me to go shopping with him.