Helen Keller英语课件教案.ppt

U16-lesson3-1 Life Stories Helen Keller Reading “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.” Watch a video clip about Helen’s childhood and think of words that can be used to describe her behaviour. Warm up stubborn troublesome unbearable What words can we use to describe Helen’s behavior? Reading strategy: prediction Before reading, look at the title, pictures. Read the first two or three lines of the text. Try to guess what the text is going to be about. Prediction a. Look at the title---- b. look at the pictures c. Read the first couple of lines: Helen Keller was a very special girl who needed a superb teacher. By the time she was seven years old, she still couldn’t speak, read or write. Helen Keller Prediction ? How she learned words ? Her college education ? Her family background ? Her teacher ? Her achievements What is the text going to tell us? Ex. I Careful reading How was Helen Keller different from other children? What do you know about Anne Sullivan? Ex. II How was Helen Keller different from other children? Blind Deaf Unbearable Stubborn Angry troublesome restrictions behaviour What do you know about Anne Sullivan? She could relate to Helen’s difficulties. She would give Helen lots of love. eyesight problem a teacher and former student at a school for the blind a big hug Think ! Why do you think Helen behaved like this? The desire to express myself grew. The few signs I used were not enough to make myself understood and this made me feel angry. I felt as if something was holding me, and I tried very hard to free myself. I often felt very tired and broke down in tears. I wanted to communicate with others so much that I found it unbearable. My troublesome behaviour occurred daily, sometimes hourly. Ex. III Read to learn Scanning:　Which paragraphs are the words in? think water doll love love (3) (4) (7-9) (10) (11-12) Ex. IV Read to learn What is the difference betwee