BeethovenHe was born in Germany.He was a great composer.He lost his hearing by accident.He is famous for his symphony-the fate.He cant walk and has to depend on the wheelchair.He is British scientist.He is expert in physics.One of his books is “a brief history of time”.He is teaching in Cambridge University.Stephen HawkingShe was born in the US in 19th century.She is a famous writer.She could not speak, see or hear.She wrote one bookthree days to see.Helen KellerBlind, deaf and dumbHelen Keller led a successful life.Annie Sullivan taught her how to speak, read and write.Helen spent the rest of her life encouraging people, esp. those who got wounded in the war.Helen grew up to be an amazing woman.What have you learned from her life story?LISTENING TASK ON PAGE 501. Do you know what Braille is?2. How did it get its name?3. How does it work?It is a system for It is a system for the the blindblind to read and write to read and write by touch. The system by touch. The system consists of consists of six raised six raised dots.dots. By arranging the By arranging the dots in dots in various various combinationscombinations, , 6464 different patterns can different patterns can be formed. be formed. 1. Do you know what Braille is?Louis Braille (1809-1852), who became blind Louis Braille (1809-1852), who became blind by an accident, invented the system when he by an accident, invented the system when he was 15. was 15. 2. How did it get its name?3. How does it work?The various combinations of the raised dots can carry different meanings. The most powerful search engine-GoogleLISTENING 1. What country did Louis Braille come from?2. What disability did he have?3. What did books for the blind look like when Louie was a boy?4. What invention gave Louie the idea for his system?1.What country did Louis Braille come from? Louis Braille came from France.2. What disability did he have? He was blind.3. What did books for the blind look like when Louie was a boy? Books were very large because the words were written in the ordinary alphabet but were raised above the surface so blind people could feel the letter.4. What invention gave Louis the idea for his system? A system of code to be used by soldiers to send and receive messages in the dark.Year Age Event 1809 _1813 4 _1819 10 _1821 12 _ _ _ Heard a solider talk about a code consisting of a raised system of dots. He was BornSent to school in Parisbecame completely blindYear Age Event 1824 15 _ _1827 18 _1825 43 _Completed the Braille system of touch readingFirst Braille book publishedDiedREADING Read about how guide dogs and their blind owners are trained. Then make a time line that shows the different stages in a guide dogs training. The first stage: 1-12 months: The puppy lives with a sighted family.The second stage13-17 months: It begins five months training at a guide dog school.The third stage 18th months: When it is trained, it meets its new owner and the two live at the guide school for a month to learn to work together.The last stage: A trainer goes to the owners home to teach the dog and its owner how to get round in their own town or city.Sara, who is blind, has just returned home from a guide school where she learned how to work with her new guide dog. A teacher from the school has come to Saras house to teach her and her dog how to find their way around their own town. Listen to the following details.LISTENING Name of Saras teacher: _Name of Saras mother: _Name of Saras guide dog: _What Sara wants to teach the dog first: _ _PhilJane RobinsonLucySara and Phil will first teach Lucy totake Sara to work.1. How did Sara get to work before she got her guide dog?2. Has Sara always been blind? Which sentence tells you this?3. What did Lucy learn in her first lesson at Saras home?4. What is Lucy going to learn after lunch?Listen again and answer the questions.1.How did Sara get to work before she got her guide dog? Her mother drove her in the car.2. Has Sara always been blind? Which sentence tells you this? No. “She told me how much you have helped her since her accident.”3. What did Lucy learn in her first lesson at Saras home? Lucy learned how to take Sara to work.4. What is Lucy going to learn after lunch? How to get to the train station and onto the train.Listen to the first part of the tape againand complete the dialogue below. Thenact out the dialogue.SARA: Mum, _ Phil. Phil,_PHIL: _, Mrs. Robinson.MOTHER: Please, _ Jane.this isthis is my motherPleased to meet you.call mePHIL: Umm, right, Jane. Saras_.MOTHER: Only_, I hope.PHIL: _ She told me how much youve helped her since her accident.told me a lot about yougood thingsDefinitelyShould the disabled students be put into normal school or should there be a special school for them? Briefly express your ideas and try to use the words and phrases we have learnt so far.feel annoyed, make fun of, laugh at, clumsy, live a fulfilling life, stupid, encouragementindependent, dignity etc.