1. U16-Lesson3
Life Stories
Helen Keller
Chen Yiwen

2. Lead-in
What do you know about Helen Keller ( )?

3. What words can we use to describe Helen’s behaviour?
stubborn
troublesome
unbearable

4. • How Helen learned words • Helen’s college education
Prediction
What is the text going to tell us?
• How Helen learned words
• Helen’s college education
• Helen’s family background
• Helen’s teacher
• Helen’s achievements
Ex. I

5. Careful reading How was Helen Keller different from other children?
What do you know about Anne Sullivan?
Ex. II

6. Read to learn Scanning: Which paragraphs are the words in? doll water
love
think
love
(3)
(4)
(7-9)
(10)
(11-12)
Ex. IV

7. Read to learn What is the difference between the two pairs of words?
doll & water VS. love & think

8. Read again
water
doll
Anne let water flow over one of Helen’s hands and spelt the letters into the other hand. Helen had a burst of understanding.
Anne Sullivan let Helen play with the doll and spelt the letters into her hand.
“Think” was also difficult but Helen had a breakthrough. When Helen noticed her mistakes when making necklaces, Anne touched Helen’s head and spelt “think” into her hand.
love
think
Anne put her arm gently round Helen. She drew Helen closer to her and pointed to her heart.
After Helen asked again if love was the warmth of the sun, Anne told her that love could not be touched but she could feel the sweetness of love.
love
Ex. V

9. Careful reading (Para. 3&4)
Words
Significance of the process
doll
Helen thought this ____________.
She did not know that _____________.
It was _____________ imitation.
water
The world of words was ____________ to her.
was a game
words existed
monkey-like
opening up
Ex. VI

10. Read Para. 7 to 9 What did Helen think ‘love’ was at first?
Why was the word “love” so difficult for Helen to understand?
How did Helen feel when she couldn’t understand “love”?
She thought it was the sweetness of flowers and the warmth of the sun.
Because it couldn’t be touched.
She felt confused and disappointed.
Ex. II

11. She said that love cannot be touched but one can feel the sweetness.
Read Para. 10 to 12
How did she learn the word “think”?
How did Anne explain “love”?
She had a breakthrough while making necklaces. Anne touched her head and spelled the word into her hand when she was thinking and this helped her to understand the word.
She said that love cannot be touched but one can feel the sweetness.
Ex. III

12. Significance of the process
Careful reading
Words
Significance of the process
think
It was the first time Helen had
understood ___________________--
a word for something she couldn’t _____.
love
Helen finally understood
_________________ of the word “love”.
such a complex word
touch
the beautiful truth
Ex. IV

13. Helen’s learning process and results (Para. 5-adj.)
Vocabulary
Helen’s learning process and results (Para. 5-adj.)
Helen’s feeling when she didn’t understand the meaning of “love” (Para. 9-adj.)
How Helen understood the meaning of “think” suddenly (Para. 10-phrases)
The moment when Helen finally understood the truth of “love” (Para. 12-adj.)
Ex. V

14. Helen’s learning process and results (Para. 5-adj.)
Helen’s feeling when she didn’t understand the meaning of “love”
(Para. 9-adj.)
gradual painful amazing
confused disappointed

15. The moment when Helen finally understood the truth of “love
How Helen understood the meaning of “think” suddenly (Para. 10-phrases)
The moment when Helen finally understood the truth of “love
(Para. 12-adj.) ”
had a breakthrough
in a flash
vivid

16. Gradual and painful process
amazing results
love
understood love
complex
think
had a breakthrough
Gradual and painful process
water
opened up
simple
doll
like a game

17. Para 1: About Helen and me
Story by Anne
Para 1: About Helen and me
Helen was a _______ child before I became her teacher. There were _______ restrictions on her communication. She was __________ and her behavior was often ___________. Then I _______________ to help her. I was a _________ student at a school for the blind and I could __________ Helen’s difficulties.
special
severe
stubborn
unbearable
was brought in
former
relate to

18. Para 3: Started to learn complex word
Helen _____________ learn but sometimes she was confused when the meaning was not _________. It was a ________ and _______ process but the results were __________. The word “love” puzzled Helen very much because she didn’t understand anything unless she ________ it at that time.
was eager to
apparent
gradual
painful
amazing
touched

19. Para 4: The result
“Think” was the first _________ word Helen understood. This was a _____________ in learning language. Finally in a _______ moment, Helen understood ________________ of “love”.
These ________ knowledge helped Helen become a great writer in America.
complex
breakthrough
vivid
the beautiful truth
precious

20. Writing
Work in pairs. One of you is a journalist and the other is Anne Sullivan.
Preparation:
The journalist: Write down at least 3 questions to ask Anne about her life and her teaching experience.
Anne: Read the information about Anne and list at least 3 most important things you want to tell the journalists.

21. Homework
P 56 Ex. 5
P 57 Ex. 6