Unit17DisabilitiesⅠ.BriefStatementsBasedontheUnitThisunitmainlytellsusthedifficultiesthatthedisabledpeoplemayface.Thetext“Disabled?Notme!”showsusamiddleschoolstudent—ZhongXiaowen,whocouldonlymovearoundinherwheelchair,couldovercomelotsofdifficulties,andfinallysucceeded.Fromhersuccess,welearnsomethingimportant.Thereisnothingdifficultintheworldifyousticktoit.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultyinyourlifeandstudy,pleasedon’tloseheart.Theteachershouldtrainthestudents’mentalandmoralcharacteroftakingpleasureinhelpingthedisabledandhelpthestudentstoknowhowtohelpthedisabledtobuildupthespiritof“beingstronger,independentandequaltonormalpeopleinactivities”.Ofcourseitisnecessaryforstudentstomastertheimportantphrasesandsentencepatternsinthisunit.MeanwhileweshouldreviewtheusageoftheDirectandIndirectObject.Ⅱ.TeachingGoals1.Talkaboutdisability.2.Practisetalkingaboutabilityandinability.3.ReviewDirectandIndirectObjects.4.Writeanargumentativeessay.Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation1.WillInspiredLifeThelittlecountryschoolhousewasheatedbyanold-fashioned,pot-belliedcoalstove.Alittleboyhadthejobofcomingtoschoolearlyeachdaytostartthefireandwarmtheroombeforehisteacherandhisclassmatesarrived.Onemorningtheyarrivedtofindtheschoolhouseengulfedinflames.Theydraggedtheunconsciouslittleboyoutoftheflamingbuildingmoredeadthanalive.Hehadmajorburnsoverthelowerhalfofhisbodyandwastakentoanearbycountyhospital.Fromhisbedthedreadfullyburned,semiconsciouslittleboyfaintlyheardthedoctortalkingtohismother.Thedoctortoldhismotherthathersonwouldsurelydie—whichwasforthebest,really—fortheterriblefirehaddevastatedthelowerhalfofhisbody.Butthebraveboydidn’twanttodie.Hemadeuphismindthathewouldsurvive.Somehow,totheamazementofthephysician,hedidsurvive.Whenthemortaldangerwaspast,heagainheardthedoctorandhismotherspeakingquietly.Themotherwastoldthatsincethefirehaddestroyedsomuchfleshinthelowerpartofhisbody,itwouldalmostbebetterifhehaddied,sincehewasdoomedtobealifetimecripplewithnouseatallofhislowerlimbs.Oncemorethebraveboymadeuphismind.Hewouldnotbeacripple.Hewouldwalk.Butunfortunately,fromthewaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjustdangledthere,allbutlifeless.Ultimatelyhewasreleasedfromthehospital.Everydayhismotherwouldmassagehislittlelegs,buttherewasnofeeling,nocontrol,nothing.Yethisdeterminationthathewouldwalkwasasstrongasever.Whenhewasn’tinbed,hewasconfinedtoawheelchair.Onesunnydayhismotherwheeledhimoutintotheyardtogetsomefreshair.Thisday,insteadofsittingthere,hethrewhimselffromthechair.Hepulledhimselfacrossthegrass,dragginghislegsbehindhim.Heworkedhiswaytothewhitepicketfenceborderingtheirlot.Withgreateffort,heraisedhimselfuponthefence.Then,stakebystake,hebegandragginghimselfalongthefence,resolvedthathewouldwalk.Hestartedtodothiseverydayuntilheworeasmoothpathallaroundtheyardbesidethefence.Therewasnothinghewantedmorethantodeveloplifeinthoselegs.Ultimatelythroughhisdailymassages,hisironpersistenceandhisresolutedetermination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkhaltingly,thentowalkbyhimself—andthen—torun.Hebegantowalktoschool,thentoruntoschool,torunforthesheerjoyofrunning.Laterincollegehemadethetrackteam.StilllaterinMadisonSquareGardenthisyoungmanwhowasnotexpectedtosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun—thisdeterminedyoungman,Dr.GlennCunningham,rantheworld’sfastestmile!2.HelenKellerHelenKeller(1880~1968)wasafa...
