VenusA disabled person is one who has a condition called a disability that interfere with his or her ability to perform one or more activities of everybody living.Warming Up Could you name some other famous disabled people and briefly introduce them? (disability, achievement)Steven HawkingSpeech impaired损害physicist / mathematicianFranklin Rooseveltthe 32nd president of the USA Zhou Zhoumentally disableda famous conductor Zhang Haidi has no feeling below the waist, uses a wheel chair writerBeethoven Deaf MusicianTai Lihuadeaf and dumba famous dancerThe Thousand-hand Bonhisattvadeaf, a great inventor,more than 1000 inventions in his life Thomas EdisonHellen Keller(1882-1968)Blind,deaf and dumba famous writerSang Lana famous gymnastseriously hurt in a competition THINKINGWhat does these peoples stories tell us?As long as they dont lose heart, the disabled can also make great contributions with their efforts. Some are even better than normal people.PREDICTING1.What does the family village include in this website?2.What kind of articles can you read in this website?3.What is the value of the website?3.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE WEBSITE?1.Share the disableds stories with other disabled people.2.Non-diabled people understand mour about how challenging life can be for people with disablities.Please read the family village websiteReadingMartys StoryLets read Martys Story which is from the family village website. Then do the following exercises. MARTYS MINI BIOGRAPHYMartys diseaseMartys symptomsMartys ambitionMartys achievementMartys hobbyMartys mottoMartys adviceA muscle diasaseWeak,clumsy, tiredTo work in the computer industryInvented a computer game Watching movies and football natches, keeping petsDont feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them but accept them and encourage themMAIN IDEAPara1.Para2.Para3.Para4Para5Para6An introduction to Marty and his muscle diseaseHow the disease developed/startedThe difficulties Marty has to deal with every dayHis leading an easier life because his classmates accept him for who he isHis interests,hobbies and ambitions The advantages of his disease2. Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Martys leg?A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本标本).C. Because they would transplant the new muscle.D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.D.3. From the passage we can infer that _.A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him.B. Marty never loses heart.C. Marty is afraid of being made fun of.D.Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger.B.4. Whats Martys dream? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player. A.5. Which of the following is false?A. Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.B. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.C. Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.D. Marty disability has made him more independent.C.Comprehending1. Read Martys story and fill in the chart. Problems caused by his disability1.weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as others2. clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture 3. sometimes too tired to get out of bed4. has missed a lot of school and lessons5. feels stupid because of behind the others after a long absence from schoolWhat Marty does in spite of his disability2. invented a computer football game.3. looks after pets4. Disability has made him grow stronger and more independent .1 enjoys writing and computer programming2 Discuss these questions with others in your class. 1 What kind of person do you think Marty is?2 What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?1. What kind of person do you think Marty is? Marty seems to be a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life. He is realistic about his disability but does not let this stop him doing as much as he can. He is a mentally strong, independent boy. 2. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?Missing lots of school, not being able to run around and play sports like other boys at his age, people not understanding that he has a disability.3.HOW WOULD YOUR LIFE CHANGE IF YOU WERE TO DEVELOP A MUSCLE DISEASE LIKE MARTYS?Maybe at the beginning I will feel low and disappointed but Martys story will feel encourage one to overcome the difficulties. Ill learn to adapt to the disability and try to live a positive and satisfying life.It is not frightening if you are disabled in a body, but it is so if you are not healthy in mind.