Lesson 78

How many different types of disability can you think of ?

deaf, dumb, blind, lame,

physical disability mental disability

near-sighted, six fingers, colour blindness

Helen Keller

Deaf and blind

Educator/writer

Light in My Darkness

Story of My Life

Roosevelt

Paralyzed

Governor/president

Vincent Van Gogh

Epilepsy

painter

Edison

Learning disability

inventor

Zhang Haidi

Paralyzed

Writer

How many famous disabled people are mentioned in the text?Who are they?

Two.

Professor Stephen Hawking and Beethoven.

Stephen Hawking

England

In a wheelchair

Physicist/ mathematician

1.What is the professor talking about in a lecture hall?

2. What disease does he have?

The beginning of space,matter, and time.

He has a disease of brain.

3.What does he have to use when he speaks?

4.Why does his voice sound slightly strange?

He has to use a computer and a voice box.

That is because his disease prevents him from speaking, so when he speaks he has to use a computer and a voice box.

His achievement

one of the top three

his special subject

a brief history of time

A best-seller

A Brief History of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory.

This picture was taken when Stephen visited theWhite House in early 1999.

Stephen,pictured with US President Bill Clinton,lecturing at the White House,as part of the'Millenium Evenings' series.

Hawking and his wife Elaine pose for photos before his 60th Birthday on January 11,2002 at the University of Cambridge   

Beethoven

Germany

Deaf

Musician/ composer

his symphonies

the Third Symphony

the Fifth Symphony

the Ninth Symphony

( ode to joy )

Do you think many disabled people can enjoy their lives as much as we do?

Paralympic Games

the China Disabled Persons' Federation Performing Arts Troupe

DiscussionWhat can we learn from the disabled?

belief, will , determination, confidence, patience, optimistic, independence, self-worth

In a lecture hall of

a university in England

sits a professor.P 47. 4

His voice sounds slightly strange.

sound\feel\smell\taste\look

P45. 3

slightly adv. a little

He is slightly blind\deaf\drunk.

slight adj.

have a slight fever

This is because this professor has a disease which prevents him from speaking,…

prevent\stop\keep…

from doing

We should stop rivers being polluted.

He was prevented killing his boss.

from^

Not only does he have to type out the answer on a computer, but he also gets the computer to translate it into sounds.

Not only she but also I am from the south.

Not only ____ polluted but ____ crowded.

A was the city, were the streets B the city was, were the streets C was the city, the streets were D the city was, the streets were

The answer is that he is one of the top three physics experts in his particular field.

case

examplethe case of Stephen Hawking

The police are looking into the case.

The doctor is treating a burn case.

in this\that case

situation

In any case , you mustn`t tell a lie.

She will change her decision in no case.

in case

The bus is usually on time, but start early, just in case.

In case I forget, please remind me of the time.

in case of

In case of my not being there, ask my brother to help you.

In case of fire, please ring the alarm bell.

I don`t think I`ll need any money but I`ll bring some ____.

A at last B in case

C once again D in time

Ph.D

M.A.

B.A.

doctor`s degree

master`s degree

bachelor`s degree

take\receive\get …degree

…, he decided to continue with his research and his writing.

continue\go on\ keep on