Unit 17 Discussion History is full of examples of successful people with disabilities. Can you think of any?Step 1. Pre-reading:海伦 · 凯勒 Hellen Keller （ 1880—1968 ） American writer Disabilities ： blind deaf dumb 罗斯福 Roosevelt（ 1882—1945 ） American 32nd President 张海迪 著名残疾人作家 全国政协委员 Zhang Hai-dia famous disabled writer郑智化 a famous disabled singerZheng Jieping ,who is a calligrapher( 书法家） , is teaching handwriting in a school.He Junquan ,who has no arms ,got four gold medals in the men’s swimming event in the Paralympics （残奥会） in 2004 in Athens .He is known as “a hero without arms”. Hu Yizhou ConductorMentally disabledJiang Xintian 姜馨田compere ( 主持人） Deaf They can’t talk. They are dumb.The dancing is performed by 20 deaf girls at the Spring Festival Evening Party.It is shocking China and the world.Kwan-yin of 1,000 Hands1. What can be inferred from the title " Disabled, not me”? _____A.The disabled are not satisfied with their condition.B. The disabled always dream of becoming normal ones.C. They are sure they can play a valuable role and make contributions to society as normal people.D. They want to escape from the reality of being disabled.A. Read the text and choose the best answer:Step 2. Reading: 2. In Para2, the word “fair” in the sentence “…receive an award at her province’s science fair.” has the same meaning as the one in __.A. It is not fair to separate blacks from whites.B. Tom is a tall man with fair skin.C. As the weather forecast predicted, it turned fair in the afternoon. D. Many VIP will attend the food fair to be held in Shanghai.3.With more opportunities, what can disabled people do? A. Develop their potential, B. Live...
