Unit 17 DisabilitiesＬｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ） Lead-in• 1) What would happen if you were in a wheelchair?• 2) What difficulties and dangers would you face if you were blind?• 3) What could you do to overcome the difficulties if you were deaf?• 4) Can you think of ways to make public places safer and better for the disabled? Listen to part 1 of the tape and choose the best answers to the following questions.1)Louis Braille lived in _________•A. Italy B. France C. Germany D. Spain2)Louis became blind as the result of __________•A. a fire B. a fight C. an explosion D. a fall3)He had to use ___________ to find his way around.•a stick B. a dog C. a friend D. his hands4)In Paris, Louis learnt to _________ in a special school.A.sing B. write C. read D. make tools 5)When Louis became a teacher, he wanted to find a better system of ____for blind people.reading B. writing C. walking D. traveling6)He heard about something called ___________.A. blinding writing B. finger writing C. night writing D. circle writing• Listen to the tape again. Answer the questions below.• 1)retell in your own words the story of how Louis became blind.• 2) louis discovered a new system in Paris. Who had created it ? why?• 3) describe how the new system worked.• Listen to part 2 of the tape and complete the tasks bellows.• 1) Number the dots according to the information on the tape.• 2) Color in dots to make up the character for the following letters and marks.• 3) Now do the same for the following letters.• 4) Use what you have learnt from the tape to read the message below.Talking• Work in groups of four. Each group member represents one of the five senses. Everyone should complete the role card and use it to persuade the other group members that your sense is the most important. Share your decision with the class when you have finished.• You think that __________ is the most important sense. It helps us stay safe because if we couldn’t __________, we wouldn’t be able to ___________. It also helps us enjoy life because if we can ________, we can _____. The least important sense is __________ because__________.
