Lesson 3 Autobiography

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Lesson 3 Autobiography
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Hellen keller
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doll
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mug
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necklace
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Listen to Text 1 and answer

• 1. How was the girl different from other
  children?
• She could not see or talk
• 2. Why was her teacher so important for her?
• Her teacher loved her and taught her
  everything.

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• 3. How did she learn new words?
• The teacher wrote the letters of the
  words on her hand for her to copy.
• 4. Why did she feel happy when she understood
  the meaning of the word water?

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• Because she understood what language was
  then and that everything had a name.

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Reading Strategies
? Before reading, look at the title, pictures and
the first couple of lines of the text. look for
clues to help you predict what kind of text it
is and what it is about.
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• ? Read the text again. Try to work out the
  meaning of important new words. Use a dictionary
  if you cant.
• ? Read any comprehension questions and try to
  think of possible answers. Then find answers to
  the questions in the text.

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Read Text 2 and answer

• 1. Is the second text written by the same
  person as the first one?
• Yes, it is. It is also written by Helen
  Keller.
• 2. Why was the word love difficult for
  her to understand?
• Because she couldnt touch it.

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• 3. Why did she think that love might be the
  sun?
• Because she thought love was a beautiful
  thing and there could be nothing as beautiful as
  the sun.

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• 4. What do the words love and think have
  in common?
• They are both something she could not
  touch.

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Oral practice
My unforgettable scene in life
Example A scene I remember very well is
when I won a competition at my primary school.
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Form adjective words from the given words
ful/less

• Interest care
• believe danger
• nation attract
• cloud

ed/ing
ous
able
ive
al
y
Finish Ex3 and Ex4
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Language points

• 1. It was three months ______ I was seven
  years old.
• 2. Then I felt someone ________ towards me.
• 3. _____ after my teacher had been with me for
  several weeks ____ I understand that everything
  has a name.

before
walking
Only
did
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• 4. It _______ to me ____ there could be
  nothing more beautiful than the sun.
• 5. I thought ___ strange that my teacher could
  not show me love.

seemed
that
it
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Phrase collection
pick up in a flash
above all burst into set
free point to/at (out)