Reading & Speaking“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.” Helen Keller was one of the most famous American writers in the twentieth century. When she was 19 months old, she survived a fever but she found she could no longer see or hear. And she also found it very difficult to speak. However, she grew up and become a world-famous public speaker . While she was still at college she wrote the famous book ---- “The Story of My Life” .famous American writers world-famous public speaker What success did she achieve in her life? “The Story of My Life” Learning Objectives• In this period, you will be able to1. Learn to use some useful reading strategies: • to predict the general idea • to guess unknown words from the context.2. Find out detailed information in the text.couldn’t see couldn’t hear• blind • deaf= (severe ) restrictionsWhat were her problems? couldn’t speak; readcouldn’t communicatePre-readingReading strategy: prediction• Before reading, look at the title, pictures. • Read the first two or three lines of the text.• Try to guess what the text is going to be about.a. Look at the title----b. look at the picturesc. Read the first couple of lines: Helen Keller was a very special girl who needed a superb teacher. By the time she was seven years old, she still couldn’t speak, read or write.PredictionHelen KellerCan you guess what the passage is about?The passage may talk about how Helen Keller learned something withthe help of her teacher. Read fast to find out which of the following is mentioned in the text. A. how Helen Keller learned to play games.B. how Helen Keller communicated with her teacher.C...
