高中英语 18(Unit 1 Reading aand writing)课件 新人教版选修7 课件VIP免费

新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修(模块）7-1.8ReadingandWritingWarmingupBrailleBlindedbyanaccidentinhisearlychildhood,15yearoldLouisBraille(1809-1852)inventedasystemofreadingandwritingbytouch.ABraillecellconsistsofsixraiseddots.Byarrangingthedotsinvariouscombinations,64differentpatternscambeformed.Braille,atruealphabet,isreadbymovingthehandfromlefttorightalongeachline.Readersaverageabout104-125wordsperminute.Somecanread250wordsbyusingbothhands.BrailleBlindedbyanaccidentinhisearlychildhood,15yearoldLouisBraille(1809-1852)inventedasystemofreadingandwritingbytouch.ABraillecellconsistsofsixraiseddots.Byarrangingthedotsinvariouscombinations,64differentpatternscambeformed.Braille,atruealphabet,isreadbymovingthehandfromlefttorightalongeachline.Readersaverageabout104-125wordsperminute.Somecanread250wordsbyusingbothhands.Listeningtask1.WhatcountrydidLouisBraillecomefrom?2.Whatdisabilitydidhehave?3.WhatdidbooksfortheblindlooklikewhenLouiewasaboy?4.WhatinventiongaveLouietheideaforhissystem?YearAgeEvent1809______________18134_____________________181910_____________________182112_____________________________________________________________182415__________________________________________182718________________182543_______________BornBecamecompletelyblindSenttoschoolinPairsHeardasoldiertalkaboutacodeconsistingofaraisedsystemofdotsCompletedtheBraillesystemoftouchreadingFirstBraillebookpublisheddiedListeningtextMYHERO:LOUISBRAILLEPaul’steacherhasaskedeveryoneintheclasstoprepareatalkaboutagreatinventor.ListentoPaul’stalkaboutLouisBraille.Goodafternoon,everyone.TodayIwouldliketotellyouaboutamanwhoseinventionhasbenefitedmillionsofpeople.HisnameisLouisBrailleanditismostlybecauseofhimthatblindpeopleareabletoreadandwriteandusecomputers.Louiswasbornin1809,andwhenhewasalittleboyhehadanaccidentwhileplayingwithhisfather’sshoemakingtools.Bythetimehewasfouryearsold,hewascompletelyblind.Attheageof10,LouiswasluckyenoughtobesenttoParistooneofthefirstschoolsfortheblind.Attheschooltheyhadspecialbooks.TheywerewritteninordinaryFrenchbuttheletterswereraisedupoffthepagesothatblindpeoplecouldfeelthewordsandsoreadwiththeirfingers.Butthelettershadtobeverybigandthebookswerehugeanddifficulttoread.Theywerealsoveryexpensiveandtheschoollibraryhadonly14ofthem.Louis,whowasverycleverandcreative,thoughtthattheremustbeabetterwayforblindpeopletoread.In1821,whenLouiswasjust12yearsold,asoldiercametovisittheschool.Thismanhadinventedacodeforsoldierstosendandreceivemessagesinthedark.Theideawasthatsoldierscouldpushawireintoapieceofpaperandthenreadthemessagebyfeelingtheraiseddotsontheothersideofthepaper.Howeverthecodewastoodifficultforsoldierstolearn.Louistookthesoldier’sideaandbeganexperimentingtomakethecodesimpler.Bythetimehewas15,hehadinventedacodethatusedonlysixdots.Overthenextfewyears,hecontinuedtoimprovehiscode.Healsoinventedcodesforreadingandwritingmathematicsandmusic.Thenin1827,thefirstbookinbraillewaspublished.However,ittookalongtimebeforepeoplerealisedwhatawonderfulinventionitwas.Infact,Louisdidnotlivetoseethesuccessofhissystembecausehediedin1852whenhewasonly43yearsold.Today,thebraillesystemhasbeenadaptedtoalmosteverylanguageintheworld.Blindandweak-sightedpeopleareabletoreadandwriteindependently,thankstoLouiseBraille’sinvention.从懂事那天起，我就面临只能活28岁的无情命运。10岁，我只能举起一个枕头；12岁，我只能拄...