What do you know about Helen Keller?

How do blind people read?

Braille Which do you think is

the most important sense of all?

Use Your Eyes! Who is the first person Helen Keller would

like to see if she were given three days to see?

In Helen Keller’s opinion, which is the most delightful of all the senses?

Part I comprehension check

1. Why did Helen Keller think that it would be a blessing to be stricken blind and deaf?

2. What did Helen Keller’s friend see in the woods?

3. What was Helen Keller looking for when she touches the branches of a tree? A bud, a bird, or a brook?

Useful Words and Phrases(I)blessing—n. a blessing in disguise count one’s blessings

bless—v.

blessed—adj. Blessed are those who are poor. I have always been blessed with good health.

Useful Words and Phrases(II)be stricken blindbe appreciative of sth.= appreciate sth.I am appreciative of your generosity.occasionally—adv.= on occasion / once in a while / sometimes / from time to time / (every) now and then/ at timessymmetry—n.symmetrical—adj. asymmetrical

Useful Words and Phrases(III) worthy of +V-ing/N.= worthy to + V.R.

=His courage is worthy of our praise.=His courage is worthy of being praised.=His courage is worthy to be praised.

Cf. worth + N./V-ing ( 主動 ) His courage is .=His courage is .

worth our praise

worth praising

Useful Words and Phrases illustrate—v.t./v.i.

Modana wrote a children’s storybook anda famous artist illustrated it.a beautifully illustrated book.

illustrator—n. illustrative—adj.

That outburst was illustrative of her bad temper.

Useful Words and Phrases grant—v.t.

grant sb. sth.= grant sth. to sb. to take sb./sth. for granted

He took his wife for granted. He took it for granted that his wife would do all t

he housework. He took it for granted that love and patience his

wife had for him. X

＊ rest on His eyes rested on her face.＊ rest on one’s laurels

Sentence Structures I should want to see those people whose kindness

and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living.

I should want not merely to see the outline of her face, so that I could cherish it in my memory, but to study that face and find in it the living evidence of the sympathetic tenderness and patience with which she accomplished the difficult task of my education.

Vocabulary raise—v.t. /n. (raised)

Raise your hands.He asked for a raise. ( 要求加薪 )

rise-v.i./n. (rise/rose/risen)The costs of living continues to rise.His disappearance gave rise to all the rumors.

arise—vi (arise/arose/arisen)A new difficulty has arisen.

arouse—v.t. (aroused)He succeeded in arousing the nation’s sympathy.

native—adj./n.Zebras are native to Africa.What is your native tongue/language?She is a native of Texas.

evolution—n. evolve—v.i.Cf. revolution—n. revolve—v.

manual—adj./n.manu- : manuscript—n. / manufacture—v. Mani- : manicure—n./v.t. manipulate—v.t.

alphabet—n.

alphabetical—adj. In alphabetical order

Sentence Structures I should arise with the dawn and see the

thrilling miracle by which night is transformed into day.

This day I should devote to a hasty glimpse of the world, past and present.

devote sth. to n./v-ing = dedicate sth. to …devote oneself to… = be devoted to…She devotes herself to teaching the blind.She is devoted to teaching the blind.

I have long to see with my eyes the condensed history of the earth—animals pictured in their native environment; …

Even now I often attend theatrical performances of all sorts, but the action of the play must be spelled into my hand by a companion.

If I could see only one play, I should know how to picture in my mind the action of a hundred plays which I have read or transferred to me through the medium of the manual alphabet.

Vocabulary sease—v.t./v.i.

cease + V-ing = cease + to VR. = stop + V-ingCease fire!ceaseless—adj.The ceaseless rain kept us from going out.

fate—n. = destinyfatal—adj. = deadly : a fatal disease

carcass—n.cf. corpse /corps: the 6th Army Corps X

panorama—n. panoramic—adj. You can get a panoramic view of Kaohsiung from the top of the building.

respite—n.I am longing for a respite from work!

morsel—n.He does not have a morsel of common sense!

Sentence Structures The following morning, I should again

greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights.

I would not be disappointed in the panorama spread before me.

I should stand at a busy corner, merely looking at people, trying by sight of them to understand something of their lives.

A midnight, my temporary respite from blindness would cease, and permanent night would close in on me again.

Darkness is closing in.The enemy is closing in (on us)

My mind would be so overcrowded with glorious memories that I should have little time for regret.

Perhaps this short outline of how I should spend three days of sight does not agree with the programme you would set for yourself if you knew that you were about to be stricken blind.

If you actually faced that fate you would use your eyes as never before.

Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind.

Make the most of every sense, but of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.

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Conversation

take sth. into account= take sth. into considerationPlease take my suggestion into account.He took into account all the possible factors that interfere with the result.

not necessarily have trouble dealing with society miss out on = miss

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