Disabled? Not me!

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Unit 17 Reading
DISABLED? NOT ME!
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Zhang Haidi Paralysis writer
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Helen Keller deaf and blind educator/writer
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Beethoven
composer deaf composing 9th Symphony
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Zhouzhou conductor mentally disabled
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The dancing is performed by 20 deaf girls at the
Spring Festival Evening Party. It is shocking
China and the world.
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• belief / will / determination
• confidence / patience/
• optimism / independence

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Name
Zhong Xiaowen
Age
16
Studying in
A middle school in Northern China
Disability
Has no feeling below the waist
Favourites
Computer science
Received an award at her provinces science
fair
Award
give everybody a chance to receive education.
We should

• Conclusion

let physical disabilities limit a persons life.
We cant
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Disabled? Not me

• I know people are trying to help, but I wish
• they wouldnt treat me as if I were a child.
• Zhong xiaowen is sixteen and a middle school
• student in Northern China. She is one of the
  best
• students in her class and she won an award for
• young scientists last year. Sitting in the
  classroom,
• Xiaowen looks like all her classmates.

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But when class is over and her classmates get up
to move around ,it becomes obvious that Xiaowens
life is different. Xiaowen was born without the
ability to use her legs and she has no feeling
below the waist.

• She uses a wheelchair to get around and it often
• takes her a little longer to do everyday things,
  such
• as getting out of bed, getting dressed and going
  to
• class.

Xiaowen favourite subject is computer
science. She has already created many
programmes and one of them an
award at her provinces science fair.
receive
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• People like Xiaowen and many other
  disabled
• people in our country have taught us the
  importance
• of giving everybody a chance to receive
  education.
• We know that we cannot let physical
  disabilities limit
• a persons life. Today there are more
  opportunities for
• disabled people to develop their potential, live
  a rich life
• and make a contribution to society.
• The best way to help is often simply a
  matter of
• opening doors and offering guidance. The Beijing
  Union
• University has launched a special education
  college
• where gifted disabled students receive the help
  they
• need to succeed.

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• 1.In fact ___is a hard job for the police to
  keep order in an important football match.
  A. that B. what C. which D. it
  2.Everybody knows that coal____ electricity for
  agriculture and industry.
• A. is used to produce B. used to produce
• C. is used to producing D. used for
  producing
• 3. Its been announced that candidates
  ___remain in their seats until all the papers
  have being colleted.
• A. can B. will C. may D. shall
• 4. I shall spend no more ___on time.
• A. word B. speak C. breath D. say
• 5.He can get the ___that he will go to
  college by working hard.
• A. chance B. chances
• C. opportunity D. opportunities

D
A
D
C
A
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Homework

• Read the text fluently.
• Do exercises in your workbook.
• Recite the phrases and prepare
• to answer my questions.

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Thank you
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Sitting in the classroom ,Xiaowen looks just like
all her classmates.

• She is sitting in the classroom , Xiaowen looks
  just like all her classmates.

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It took me six years to study English.

• It takes sb st to de sth.
• ???????????.
• For eg???????????.
• .
• Sb spends t/m on sth
• Sb spends t/m in doing sth
• Sth costs m

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• receive, accept
• I _______ a gift, but I didnt ______ it.

received
accept
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Wish ????????????. for eg 1. I wish
I could help become a
white prince! 2. I wish I were
in Beijing now! 3.
?????????????! As if ????????????.
for eg1. He spoke to me as if he were
a leader of this village.
2.?????????????
????????.
I wish I had passed the exam yesterday!
I described the accident to them as if I had
experienced it .