Unit 2 Developing ideas Reading 课件 (3)-(2022）新外研版高中《英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、Unit 2 Lesson 3Three Days to SeeWarm-up1.Look at the charts and answer the questions.1)Are the numbers different from what you expected?In what way?2)What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in thier daily lives?People with limited mobility problems could use wheelchairs,walk

2、ing sticks,handrails.People who have reduced vision could use special pavements for the blind,Braille signs.About the AuthorHelen Keller(1880-1968)was an American writer,lecturer and social activist.Aged just 19 months old,she became ill and lost both her hearing and sight.With the help of her teach

3、er,Ann Sullivan,she overcame her disabilities and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.She was the first deaf blind person to get a degree from college.2.Read the passage and find out what the author would do if she could see.On the first dayOn the first day:she would wantto seethe kind people

4、who have helped her and accompanied her through life.Then she would like to see the books which have opened her mind.In the afternoon,she would take a long walk in the woods and appreciate the beauty of nature.On the second dayOn the second day,she would like to see a display of the progress of civi

5、lization.She would go to the museums and spendthe eveningat a theatre or at the movies.On the third dayOn the third day,she would again greet the dawn,anxious to discover new delights,new revelations of beauty.She will spend the third day observing people in their day-to-day life.Vocabularyblessing

6、n 幸事，幸运appreciative adj 感激的worthy adj值得尊敬的；值得赞赏的 worthy of 值得的mere adj 仅仅，只不过gentleness n 和蔼，温和companionship n 友谊；友好交往fingertip n 指尖outline n 外形，轮廓intoxicate v 使兴奋，使陶醉pageant n 盛大的（露天）演出the pageant of（历史事件的）缤纷场景dawn n 黎明，破晓delight n 使人高兴的事revelation n 展现，显示workaday adj 平凡的；平淡的amid prep 在之中 haunt n.（

7、某人）常去的地方 permanent adj 长久的；永久的 descend v 降临；来临 mighty adj强有力的；雄伟的 strains of 音乐的曲调或旋律 orchestra n.（大型的）管弦乐队 tactile adj 触觉的 perfume n 香味 relish n 享受，乐趣 morsel n.（尤指食物的）一小片，一小块 delightful adj.讨人喜欢的SkimmingMatch the main idea with each paragraphPara 1.We should be appreciative of our sight and hearing

8、.Para 2.A survey:a normarl person found nothing particular after a walk.Para 3.What should I like to see if given the use of my eyes for three days?Para 4.What Id like to do on the first day.Para 5.My plan on the second day.Para 6.What Id like to do on the third day.Para 7.My feeling when the time i

9、s up.Para 8.I who am blind can give one hint to those who see.ScanningScanning1.Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.1.According to Hellen,if a man were stricken blind,he would A.be more appreciative of sight B.be more curious about everythingC.be more interested in everythin

10、g around D.be more appreciative of his fingers 2.What did her seeing friends discover after an hours walk through the woods?A.The beauties of nature.B.Nothing worthy of note.C.The perfume of flower.D.Too many people walking.Little Bee education resources3.Where should she visit on the second day?A.M

11、arket B.The hauntC MuseumsD.Cinema4.What does the text mainly tell us?A.We should learn new skills.B.Were never too old to learn.C.Interest is the best teacher.DWe should treasure our senses.Key:ABCD2.Which is the authors purpose?1)To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.2)To make rea

12、ders without disabilities appreciate what they have.3)To persuade readers to care about the blind.3.Which sentence in the passage reflects the authors purpose?Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight;silence would teach him the joys of sound.Post-readingPost-readingThink&ShareLearning to learnSummarySummarize what we have learnt today.HomeworkHomeworkRecite the words and expressionsWrite a short passage within 80 words about what you will do when you are in trouble.