Read the letter and list the suggestions the writer put forward.

Reading

(Look at the words in italics at the beginning of

each of the numbered paragraphs for the answer.)

Skimming

1. Alice Major advised the architect to consider ____ things. A Two B. three C. four D. five2. If the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive areas, this will make disabled people feel they are _____ other customers.  A. more important than B. as important as C. twice as important as D. less important than

D

D

3. What does “hearing–impaired” mean? A. 耳聋的 B. 耳鸣的　 C. 耳聪的　 D. 耳障的4. Which of the following is WRONG? A. The buttons in the lift should be easy for people in wheelchairs to reach. B. There should be earphones beside some seats in a special area. C. There should be toilets for the disabled near to the cinema. D. Car parking spaces for the disabled and elderly should be close to the entrance or exit.

D

B

5. The writer wrote the letter to _____.

A. remind the architect of the disabled

B. protect the rights of the disabled

C. show the attitude of being treated

equally to the able-bodied people

D. all of above

D

1) The buttons in the lift should be easy for people in wheelchairs to reach.2) There should be earphones beside some seats in a special area.3) There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrance to the cinema.4) There should be car parking spaces for the disabled and elderly.

T

F

T

T

True or false?

Answer Keys on Page 8 3 Answer the following questions.

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph

of the letter?

2. Why do you think the writer numbered

her suggestions and used italics?

3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.

The writer has used numbers and a title in italics for each paragraph to organize the ideas and to make it easier for the reader to understand and remember the five suggestions.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph of the letter?

2. Why do you think the writer numbered her suggestions and used italics?

3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

To finish the letter in a polite way and

to put forward some reasons why the

architect should consider the writer’s

suggestions.

4 The writer uses polite forms in the letter. Underline the examples of the polite forms in this letter. I hope you will not mind me writing to ask …I wonder if ... .It would be handy to have lifts…It would be help to fit sets …I’d like to suggest that…I hope my suggestions will ……

How can we do more to help the disabled in real life?

Discussion

Writing taskA new supermarket will be constructed near our school. Considering the present supermarkets are not very accessible for people with disabilities, you are to writea letter to the architect ofa new supermarket and suggest ways to make it more accessible for disabled people.

Discuss with your partner the ways in which the new supermarket could be made more accessible for disabled people. List them out.

Review the form of a suggestion letter.Heading: This includes the address, line by line with the date being the last line.Greeting: The greeting ends with a comma. Body: 1st part: tells the receiver the purpose of your letter. 2nd part: your suggestion 3rd part: asks the receiver to consider your suggestions and encourage him/her to take your suggestions.Complimentary close: begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.Signature: your name

Sample writingDear Mr Smith,

I read in the newspaper that you are the architect

who is to design the new supermarket in our suburb.

I am writing to ask you to consider the matter of easy

use of the supermarket by people in wheelchairs. In

particular, I would like you to consider the following

things:

1 Width of aisles. Can you please make sure that the aisles are wide enough to allow wheelchairs to pass through. In some supermarkets the aisles are so narrow that a person in a wheelchair can not move along them easily.2 Height of shelves. Can you please design shelves that can be reached by people in wheelchairs? In some supermarkets people in wheelchairs have to ask other shoppers to help them. This takes away their independence.

3 Lifts to other floors. Lifts could be in places that people

in wheelchairs can get to easily. It is very difficult if lifts

are right at the back of the shop and people have to go

up and down the shelves before they get to it.

4 Car parks. I hope you will leave some car spaces

close to the front of the shop for people in wheelchairs.

It is very difficult if they have to park a long way away

from the shop and wheel themselves over rough ground

to the entrance.

Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you will consider my suggestions. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to shop independently and they should be able to do so with dignity. I am sure many people will admire your supermarket if you design it with good access for disabled people. The supermarket owners will also be happy as more people will be able to shop there. Yours sincerely, Julia

1. in particular = particularlyespecially 特别 ; 尤其specially 特意地 ; 专门地

1) It was a good concert -- I enjoyed the last song in particular.2) He came earlier specially to find a seat in the front.3) It’s very cold here, especially in winter.

Language Points

be particular about / over

My niece cares more for new clothes than

anything else in the world, so she is very

_____ about what she wears .

A. special B. strict

C. especial D. particular

对……挑剔的

D

Because of the snow, the village was not______ by car.A. acceptable B. approachableC. available D. accessible

D

2. Adequate access for wheelchairsaccess n. 接近 ; 进入 ; 使用access to 进入 / 到达…的通路 / 方法 ; 拥有…的机会accessible adj. 可接近的 ; 可进入的 ; 可使用的

The only access to the farmhouse is to cross the fields.

have / gain no access to education

Only the high officials have access to the building.

I have some difficulty in speaking English.There is some difficulty in speaking English.

have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有麻烦have a hard time (in) doing sth. 做某事很艰难have an easy time (in) doing sth. 做某事轻而易举have fun (in) doing sth. 做某事很开心

3.have little/ some/ great difficulty (in) doing sth. = have little/ some/ great difficulty with sth

4. This will allow hearing –impaired customers

to enjoy the company of their hearing friends…

company 集体名词 , “ 同伴、陪伴” enjoy the company 享受由…的陪伴的乐趣

1) 可数名词 : firms 公司2) keep company with …/keep sb. company 陪伴某人 in company with sb. 与…一同 , 一起

companion 可数名词 1) person who goes with 同伴 , 伙伴 四个同伴 : four companions

Here's the glove for my left hand but where's the companion?

2) 种类 , 颜色 , 大小等相配的东西

5. elder 和 older 的区别elder: 只用于人 , 多指兄弟姐妹之间年龄较大的 , 只用作定语 , 不能和 than 连用。older: 可用于人或物 , 用于人时 , 指实际年龄较大的 ; 用于物时 , 指”较旧的” , 可用作定语 ,

也可与 than 连用。

选词填空 (elder, older)

(1)He will get thinner when he gets _______.

(2)My _______ daughter is at university now

but the other is still at school.

(3)He is her ______ by several years.

(4)My brother is two years ______ than me.

older

elder

elder

older

6. dignity: Only a truly free person has human dignity.

She kept her dignity despite the booing.

The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him.

高贵 , 尊严端庄的仪态

高贵的职衔女王封他为贵族

She doesn’t stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants . 摆架子

1.You can come here to ask me ____ if you have any questions. A. at one time B. at a time C. at any time D. all the time2. Nuclear energy can be used to _____ electricity. A. producing B. produce C. be produce D. Being produced

Exercises C

B

3. Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the play because was afraid of _____. A. making fun of B. laughing at C. being made fun of D. being laughed 4. –Ken, why do you look so tired? --I ____ myself ____ the climate since I came here. A. hadn’t adapted; to B. haven’t adapted; to C. don’t adapt; from D. didn’t adapt; from

C

B

5. Sally worked late in the evening to finish her report ____ her boss could read it next morning.A. so that B. because C. before D. or else6. He has devoted himself ____ mankind. A. to benefit B. benefiting C. to benefiting D. benefited7. Tom kept quite about the accident _____ lose his job. A. so not as to B. so as to not C. so as not to D. not so as to

C

C

A

a. 我希望您不要介意我写信询问您是否 已考虑到残疾顾客的需要。

b. 尤其是我想知道您是否已经考虑了下面的事 :

Translation

I hope you will not mind me writing to ask if you have thought about the needs of disabled customers.

In particular I wonder if you have considred the following things:

c. 在电影院的所有角落都装配上电梯那将 会是方便的。

d. 如果厕所的门能设计成向外开 , 残疾人是会 很高兴的。

It would be handy to have lifts to all parts of the cinema.

If the doors could be opened outwards, disabled customers would be very happy.

e. 所有的座位都配上耳机 , 而不是少数的几个 座位 , 那会很有助益。

f. 所以 , 我想建议影院的后排座位应该比前排 的座位高些 , 这样的话 , 每个人都能很容易地 观看到银幕。

I would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.

So I'd like to suggest that the seats at the back should be placed higher that those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily.

g. 残疾人应当和健全人有同样的机会来欣赏 电影 , 同时能保持自己的尊严。Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.

Homework

Surf the Internet to find more

information of the solutions of

how to help the disabled.