How many different types of disabilities do you know?blindlamedeaf-mutearmlessleglesshandlesshunchbackedparalyticDisabled people dwarfTypes of DisabilitiesPhysically disabledMentally disabledblindcant seedeafcant hearmutecant speaklamecant walk normallyparalytichave no feeling in a certain part of the bodyarmlessleglesshandlesslose a certain part of the bodydwarfa very short and small personhunchbackhave a hump(驼峰驼峰) on the backcant behave properly or normallyCan you name some other great disabled people? And what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?Stephen Hawking (Black holes theory) Steven Hawking 1942 England Speech impaired, can only move one of his fingers Physicist / mathematician made a research in the beginning of space, matter and time.Helen KellerBlind, deaf and dumbHelen Keller18821968United StatesBlind, deaf and dumb learn to read Braille (盲文) , to speak and write .Finished the studies in Radcliff College. Became famous writer - “Three days To See.”Zhang Haidi: writer , paralytic, in a wheelchair BeethovenDeafComposedHu yizhou 1978- ,China some problems in his brain. His IQ is only 30. A famous conductor (指挥家） in the Chinese Disabled Art GroupDeng Pufang: son of Deng Xiaoping , paralytic, wheelchair , chairman of the Chinese Disabled Union .Sanglan（桑兰） 1981 -, China. a famous gymnast (体操运动员).She hurt herself seriously in a competition and cant stand. She helped to bid 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics （残疾人运动会） What do you learn from these disabled?Theyrebrokeninbodybutfirminspirit.（身残志坚）Unit 1Martys StorySkimmingReading Comprehension I1. Whats the main idea of the text?Though he is a _ person, Marty never feels _ for himself and he _ his life.disabledsorryenjoysRead the passage quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.1. An introduction to Marty and his 2. muscle disease.2. How his disability developed.3. Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.4. How his life has become easier.5.The advantage of his disease.Read the passage again and fill in the chart below. Problems caused by his disabilityWhat Marty does in spite of his disability1 weak and cant run or climb stairs as quickly as others2345scanningReading Comprehension IVProblems caused by his disability1. weak and cant run or climb stairs as 2. quickly as others2. clumsy and often drop things or bump into furniture 3. cant play football and can only enjoy football matches from a bench at a stadium4. has missed a lot of school5. feels stupid because of being behind the othersWhat Marty does in spite of his disability2. invented a computer football game3. looks after pets4. Disability has helped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independent1. enjoys writing and computer programming1. 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.scanningReading Comprehension III2. Whats Martys dream when he was a child? 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. 3. When Marty says “ I am one in a million”, he really means he_. A. is unique B. has a rare disease C. has a muscle disease D. lives a hard but happy life4. 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.5. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad. B. Happy . C. Positive. D. Negative.SummaryMarty has a muscle disease that makes him very weak. Sometimes he is very _ and drops things or _ into furniture. However he is very _ and has learned to _ his disability. Though _, he doesnt look any different from others, clumsybumpsoutgoingadapt todisabledso sometimes some children in his primary school would laugh at him when he got _ after running a short way. His life is a lot easier at high school because his _ students have accepted him. _, he has a good life. He is happy to have found many thins he can do. His _ is to work for a firm that develops computer _ when he grows up. out of breathfellowAll in allambitionsoftware