3. Look at the pictures below. What are their problems? losing their left legs

4. losing his arms

5. losing her hearing n. 听力；听觉

6. losing her sight

7. mental disability n. 伤残；无力； 无能

8.  Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability?  Does their disability make it difficult for them to do some things?  What have they done to try to overcome these difficulties?

9. Do you know these people below and what disease they have? How do they face their life with disabilities?

10. Steven Hawking physicist / mathematician famous scientist known for his theory about black holes and big bangs: A Brief History of Time

11. born mentally disabled with an IQ of a child famous conductor Zhouzhou n. 指挥

12. became disabled at the age of 5, taught herself English and took up writing in 1983. writer Zhang Haidi

13. Though named “ 杨光 ”, he has lived in a world of darkness since he was 8 months old. Yang Guang singer

14. Tai Lihua deaf dancer

15. What can you learn from them?

16. Is it right for some members of society to get extra help because they have a disability?

17. Look at the pictures and read the passages below each picture and discuss the following questions. 1. What have these people achieved even though they each have a disability? 2. With a partner, discuss what their disability might be.

18. The following list might help you: mental disability learning difficulty hearing problem difficulty with eyesight brain injury loss of an arm of a leg Down’s Syndrome infantile paralysis walking difficulty n. 视力

19. Rosalyn loves sports. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps (800 metres) this year. Her ambition is to become part of the national team for the next Paralympic Games. n. 跑道的一圏 n. 雄心；野心

20. Richard has just passed his university entrance exams. He had the questions read to him and used dictation to give his answers into a special machine. He hopes to become a teacher. n. 口授；听写

21. Sally leads a busy life. She likes writing stories and playing basketball. When she’s free, she goes to the movies because the sound is always very loud. Although some may think the cinema is noisy, it is suitable for Sally’s condition. adj. 吵闹 的 adj. 适合 的

22. Gao Qiang loves acting. Last year he played a major part in the school play. Now his ambition is to become an actor. He takes singing and dancing lessons after school.

23. You are going to read an entry on a website called “Family Village”. What’s the purpose of the website?

24. It gives ordinary young people with a disability a chance to share their stories. 1.What kind of thing do you think people would write about? People would share their stories with others, such as difficulties, sorrows and so on.

25. 2. Why do disabled people find the website beneficial? Through the site they can encourage one another and even get help from healthy people. adj. 伤残的 adj. 有益 的

27. Though he is a ________ person, Marty never feels ______ for himself and he ______ his life. disabled sorry enjoys Read the text quickly and find the main idea of the whole text.

28. An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease. How his disability developed. Marty met a lot of difficulties at school. How his life has become easier. The advantages of his disease. Choose a topic for each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5

29. Scan the text and fill in the blanks.

30. __ ______ _______ that makes him very weak. a muscle disease can’t ____ or _____ stairs as quickly as other people, ______ and drop things or bump into furniture clumsy run climb to live one day ___ ___ _____ at a time Disease difficulties motto Para 1 adj. 笨 拙的

31. 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. Para 2 切去

32. Marty got poor result in school because of his __________. A. absence from school B. being out of breath C. running a short way D. resting half way Para 3 n. 缺席

33. 1. Marty’s ambition 2. Marty’s achievement 3. Marty’s hobby to work for a software firm invent a computer football game go to the movies and football matches, spend a lot of time with his pets Para 4 n. 公司

34. 1. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled. 2. Don’t make fun of them. 3. Don’t ignore them. 4. Accept them for who they are. 5. Give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do. Para 5 Marty’s advice 取笑 n. 鼓励

35. Read Marty’s story again and fill in the table. problems caused by his disability what Marty does in spite of his disability 1 weak and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as other 1 enjoys writing and computer programming 22 clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture invented a computer football game

36. problems caused by his disability what Marty does in spite of his disability 33 can’t play football and can only enjoy football matches from a bench at a stadium looks after pets

37. problems caused by his disability what Marty does in spite of his disability 4 4 55 has missed a lot of school Disability had helped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independent felt stupid because of being behind the other

39. 1. Marty has ____ disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg 2. What’s Marty’s dream? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player.

40. 3. 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.

41. 4. 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.

42. 5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The doctor could give Marty’s disease a name. B. The doctor knew how to make Marty well. C. Someone in the world could cure the disease. D. No one could give Marty’s disease a name.

43. 6. When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means ________. A. he is unique B. he has a rare disease C. he has a muscle disease D. he lives a hard but happy life 7. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad B. Happy C. Positive D. Negative

44. 1. What kind of person do you think Marty is? Discuss these questions in groups. Marty seems to be a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life. He is realistic about his disability, but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can. He is a psychologically strong, independent boy.

45. 2. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life? Missing lots of school, not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age, people not understanding that he has a disability.

46. 3. What kind of thing does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfying Marty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical strength, like computer programming. He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He also studies hard.

47. 4. What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life? They can accept people with disabilities like Marty for who they are rather than focus on their disability. They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.

48. 5. Why has his fellow students’ conduct changed towards Marty? 6. How would your life change if you were to develop a muscle disease like Marty’s? Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else.

49. What can we learn from Marty?

50. Marty has a _______ disease which makes him very weak. This disease is very _____ that you could say he is “one in a million”. The doctors don’t know how to _____ him better, but he is very ________ and has learned to adapt to his disability. muscle rare make outgoing adj. 外向 的

51. Before he was ten years old he was the _____ as others. His dream was to become a ___________ football player. Then he started to get _______ and _______. The doctor checked him, but no one knew the _____ of his disease. One problem is that he looks the same as others but he is actually _____. He fell behind others every time he returned from an ________. same professional weaker name weak absence

52. At high school life is a lot easier for him. His ________ is to work for a software company when he grows up. Last year he invented a computer _______ game and a big company has decided to buy it from him. Though he is busy, he does have some hobbies, like going to the ______ and football matches, spending a lot of time with his ____. ambition football movies pets

53. In many ways his disability has helped him grow ________ psychologically and become more independent. He believes that having a disability does not mean your life is not __________. You should live as ____ and ____ a life as others do. stronger satisfying richfull

54.  Retell Marty’s story.  Surf the Internet to learn more about the life of disabled people.