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
sing B
write C
read D
make tools 5)When Louis became a teacher, he wan