Unit1LivingwellWarmingUp1.Doyouknowanyonewithamentalorphysicaldisability?Let’slistentoapieceofmusic.Canyouguesswhoisthewriter?Doesthisdisabilitymakeitdifficultforthemtodosomethings?Whathavetheytriedtodotoovercomethesedifficulties?Deaf-mute21位舞者是生活在无声世界的聋哑人,他们平均年龄17岁,最小的只有13岁。邰丽华:我感觉残疾不是缺陷,而是人类多元化的一个特点,残疾不是不幸,只是不便,其实每个人的人生都是一样的,有圆,有缺,有满,有空,这是你没有办法选择的,但是你可以去选择看人生的角度,然后带着一颗快乐而感恩的心态去面对人生的不圆满。这就是我对生活的感悟。HearingproblemLudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),wasborninBonn.Ludwiggavehisfirstpublicperformanceasapianistwhenhewaseight.Around1798Beethovennoticedthathewassufferingfromahearingdisorderandwaseventuallyleftcompletelydeaf.By1820hewasabletocommunicateonlyinwriting.Thefinalyearsinhislifeweredarkenedbysevereillness.Whenhedied,aboutthirtythousandpeoplewerepresentatthefuneralprocessiononMarch26,1827.mentaldisabilityZhouZhou,whowasmentallydeficientfromhischildhood,nowhasbecomeafamousconductorinChina.blindanddeafHelenKeller(1882—1968)blindanddumblearntoreadBraille(盲文),tospeakandwrite.FinishedthestudiesinRadcliffCollege.Becameafamouswriter---“ThreedaysToSee.”paralysisZhangHaidi,whorecoveredfromaseverediseaseandbecameparalyzed,nowisamarvelouswriterandtranslatorinourcountry.paralysisStephenHawking,whowassufferedfromaseveredisease,speakingandhearingproblem,aswellaswalkingdifficulty,isoneofthegreatestscientistinCambridgeUniversity.DengPufang:sonofDengXiaoping,paralytic,chairmanoftheChineseDisabledUnion.Sanglan(桑兰)afamousgymnast(体操运动员).Shehurtherselfseriouslyinacompetitionandcan’tstand.Shehelpedtobid2008OlympicGamesandhelpedorganizetheParalympics(残疾人运动会)2.LookatthepicturesonPage1andreadwhatthesepeoplehaveachievedeventhoughtheyeachhaveadisability.disability.n.disabled.Adj.Disability既有可数又有不可数。表示“残疾”用作可数,表示“无能，劳动能力丧失”用作不可数;disabled表示“残疾的,伤残的”,常用于thedisabled表“残疾人”Henevergivesuphislifeinspiteofhisphysical_________.Andnowhecallsonthepeoplealloverthecountrytocareforthe_________.disabilitydisabledNewWordsLookingatthefollowingpicturesanddiscussaquestion:•Isitrightforsomemembersofsocietytogetextrahelpbecausetheyhaveadisability?lossofanarmorlegblinddumbanddeafparalyzed(瘫痪)Whatdoyoulearnfromthesedisabled?They’rebrokeninbodybutfirminspirit.(身残志坚)Shoulddisabledstudentsbeallowedtogotocollege?Shouldtheygetanyextrahelp?Whyorwhynot?Yes,theyshould.Becausetherearemanygifteddisabledstudents,theycanmakeacontributiontothesociety.Theyshouldgetsomeextrahelpintheireverydayactivities.1.adj.able--unablebeable/unabletodov.enable—disablen.ability—disability/inabilityadj.disabled~people=peoplewithdisabilities1)Teaenablesmetokeepawake.2)Anaccidentdisabledhislefteye.3)theability/inabilitytohearWordsandexpressions2.ambitionn.抱负,雄心,志气(与不定式连用,后接某事物)e.g.Hisambitiontobecomeprimeministerislikelytoberealized.他要做首相的雄心可能会实现。Hehasgreatambitions.他胸怀大志。fullofambition充满志气ambitiousadj.充满野心的,雄心勃勃的,有抱负的be~ofsth./be~todosth.beambitiousforsb希望某人成功e.g.Mothersareoftenhighlyambitiousfortheirchildren.3.benefitn./v.Igotalotofbenefitfromlearningaforeignlanguage.beneficialadj.有益的,受益的如:Fruitisbeneficialtoyourheath.bebeneficialtobeofbenefitto对……有益如:Thate...
