Unit+2+Onwards+and+Upwards+Developing+ideas+Reading+高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册+

Unit2OnwardsandUpwardsFREETALKHaveyoumetsomeonewithadisability?Haveyouhelpedthem?Imaginehowyouwouldliveifyoulostyoursightoryourhearing.Watchthevideoandexperiencethelifeofablindperson.WhatdoyouknowaboutHelenkeller?Introduceherandhermainworktotheclass.HelenKellerHelenKeller(1880-1968)wasanAmerican

writer,lecturerandsocialactivist.Agedjust19

monthsold,shebecameillandlostbothher

hearingandsight.Withthehelpofherteacher,

AnneSullivan,she

overcameherdisabilitiesand

wentontoearnaBachelorofArtsdegree.Vocabularyblessingbless

vt.祝福blessed adj.有幸具有的；幸运的beblessedwith

有幸得到It'sablessingthat

幸好……练习：Lackoftrafficisoneofthe___________(bless)ofcountrylife.blessingsVocabulary2.appreciativeappreciate

v.感激；欣赏；理解appreciation n.感激；欣赏；理解beappreciativeof 感激……anappreciativeaudience 有欣赏力的观众appreciativelaughter/applause 赞赏的笑声/掌声练习：Iwrotehimalettertoshowmy____________(appreciate)ofhisthoughtfulness.appreciationVocabulary3.worthybeworthyof+n.

值得……的beworthdoing 值得做(动名词的主动形式表被动意义)beworthyofbeingdone=beworthytobedone

值得做It'sworthwhiledoingsth./todosth.

做某事是值得的练习：Sheisanordinarywomanbutsheisreallyworth___________(respect)

respectingVocabulary4.apply…to…apply(tosb.)forsth. (向某人)申请某物applyto... 适用于……applyoneselfto(doing)... 致力于(做)……，专心于(做)……练习：Ihaveapplied________ascholarship.forVocabulary5.pickuppickupacoin 捡起一枚硬币pickupthephone

接起电话pickupspeed 加速pickoneselfup (跌倒后)站起来pickout 挑选；辨认出picksb.'spocket

扒窃；掏包儿pickonsb. (跟某人)闹别扭；故意刁难挑剔练习：Pick___________(you)upandbrushyourselfdown.yourselfVocabulary6.embarrassedembarrass v.使尴尬，使窘迫

embarrassment n.尴尬窘迫embarrassing adj.令人尬的，使人难堪的be/feelembarrassedabout/at 因……而感到beembarrassedtodosth. 尴尬地做某事withembarrassment 尴尬地toone'sembarrassment 使某人尴尬的是anembarrassingquestion/situation/moment/mistake令人难堪的问题/处境/时刻/错误练习：Hewasembarrassed__________(know)hissuggestionwasrejectedagain.toknowVocabulary7.beawareofawareness

n.认识，意识beawarethat... 意识到/知道......makesb.awareof/that... 使某人意识到......asfarasIamaware 据我所知raiseone'sawarenessof 提高某人的……意识developanawarenessof 培养……的意识练习：Peoplearoundtheworldshouldbeaware________therealsituationofthewatershortage.ofLookatthewordcloudandthepicture.Predictwhatistalkedaboutintheinterview.Lookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.1Arethenumbersdifferentfromwhatyouexpected?Inwhatway?2Whatspecialassistancecanpeoplewithdisabilitiesmakeuseofintheirdailylives?Peoplewithlimitedmobilityproblemscouldusewheelchairs,walkingsticks,handrails...Peoplewhohavereducedvisioncouldusespecialpavementsfortheblind,Braillesigns...Readthepassageandfindoutwhattheauthorwoulddoifshecouldsee.Onthefirstday,shewouldwanttoseethekindpeoplewhohavehelpedherandaccompaniedherthroughlife.Thenshewouldliketoseethebookswhichhaveopenedhermind.Intheafternoon,shewouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandappreciatethebeautyofnature.Onthesecondday,shewouldliketoseeadisplayoftheprogressofcivilisation.Shewouldgotothemuseumsandspendtheeveningatatheateroratthemovies.Onthethirdday，shewouldagaingreetthedawn,anxioustodiscovernewdelights,newrevelationsofbeauty.Shewouldspendthethirddayobservingpeopleintheirday-to-daylife.Para.1 A.Makingbestuseofeyescangetmuchpleasure.Para.2 B.WhatIwilldowithmygoodeyesonthefirstdayPara.3 C.Darknesswouldmakeonemoreappreciativeofsight;silencewould teachonethejoysofsound.Para.4 D.WhatIwilldowithmygoodeyesonthesecondday.Para.5 E.Theauthoroftentestswhatherseeingfriendssee.Para.6 F.Ablindpersongivesadvicetonormalpeople.Para.7 G.WhatIwilldowithmygoodeyesonthethirdday.Para.8 H.Atmidnightpermanentnightwouldcloseinonmeagain.Matchtheparagraphstotheirmainideas.1.Whydoestheauthorthinkitisablessingifpeopleareblindanddeafforafewdays?A.Peoplewilllearntoappreciatesightandenjoysound.B.Sufferingissomethingeveryonemustexperience.C.Shewantsotherstogothroughthesamepainasher.D.Thedisabilitywon'tlastlong.2.Whatwouldn'ttheauthordoonthefirstdayifsheweretorestorehervision?A.Toseethepeoplewhohaveaccompaniedher.B.Toseethebooksthathavebeenreadtoher.C.Towalkinthewoodsandenjoythebeautyofnature.D.TostayupwithherfamilyandfriendsReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.3.Whydoestheauthorintendtogotothemuseums?A.Tovisitoneofherfriends.B.Toknowmoreabouttheprogressofhumanbeings.C.Totouchthethingssheknows.D.Tolearnmoreaboutthedevelopmentofthemovies.4.Thehinttheauthorgivestothosewhoseeisthat___________.A.theyshouldlistentothemusicofvoices,thesongofabirdandthemightystrainsofanorchestraB.theyshouldtoucheveryobjecttheywanttotouchC.theyshouldsmellfowersandtrydeliciousfoodD.theyshouldusetheireyesasiftheywouldbestrickenblindtomorrowChoosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageandgiveyourreasons.Read

thediaryagainandthencompletethestructureofit.1.mythoughtaboutsightandsound2.testmyseeingfriends3.askmyself4.onthefirstday5.onmyseconddayablessing,darkness,silence...seethepeople/bokks,takealongwalk,intoxicatemyeyes6.onthelastday7.giveonehint.........useeyes-bestrickenblindhear-bestrickendeaf...Whatarethemainwishesoftheauthor?Giveanexample.Doyouknowofanystoriesaboutpeoplewithdisabilities?Shareonewiththeclass.Howshouldweinteractwithpeoplewithdisabilities?Whatqualitiesdobothreadingpassagesinthisunitconvey?Think&shareTheauthorwouldliketobeabletoseeforthreedays.Shewouldliketobeabletoseethepeoplewhohavehelpedherandwithwhomshespendshertime.Shewouldliketoseethebooksshehasread.Facingdifficultiesandsetbacksinlifewithapositiveattitude.Readthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.Whatsentencestructureisusedrepeatedly?Whatfigureofspeechisit?Howdoesthistechniquehelptoexpresstheauthor’semotions?Itisparallelism.Theuseofparallelisminspeechorwritingallowsspeakersorwriterstomaintainaconsistencywithintheirworkandcreatesabalancedflowofideas.Moreover,parallelismcanbeusedasatoolforpersuasion.Parallelism“That’sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind.”—NeilArmstrong燕子去了,有再来的时候；杨柳枯了,有再青的时候；桃花谢了,有再开的时候。——朱自清《匆匆》春天像刚落地的娃娃，从头到脚都是新的，它生长着。春天像小姑娘，花枝招展的，笑着，走着。春天像健壮的青年，有铁一般的胳膊和腰脚，领着我们上前去。——朱自清《春》Nowmakeyourownsentencesusingthistechnique.Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutyouropiniononthesentencefromthepassage.1Readanddiscussthemeaningofthesentenceanddecide

whetheryouagreeordisagreewithit.2Organiseyourtalkandmakenotes.3Giveyourtalktotheclass.Nowthinkaboutyourperformanceduringgroupdiscussion.Didyouactivelyparticipateandcontributeideas?Workingroups.Discussandpresentyouropinionoftheequationfromthepassage.Nowthinkaboutyourperformanceinthisactivity.Whatcontributiondidyoumaketoyourgroup?Howcouldyouimproveyourperformance?WritingaboutanexperienceReadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:(1)Whydidtheauthorgotothe"darkrestaurant"?(2)Whatdifficultiesdidtheauthorhaveduringthemeal?(3)Howdidtheauthorfeelafterfinishingthemeal?Becausetheauthorwantedtounderstandtheexperienceofbeingblind,thinkingeatingwouldbethemostdifficultactivity.a.Theauthorknockedoverglassesanddroppedfood.b.Theauthoratemuchmoreslowly,tryingtoguesswhatwasbeingeaten.c.Pouringwaterwasverydifficult.d.Afterfailingtopickupanyfoodwithaforkforfiveminutes,theauthordecidedtousehands,butstuckonehandintoabowlofwarm,thicksoup.e.Evenusingaspoon,theauthorspilledmostofthesouponhis/hershirt.Theauthorlefttherestaurantfeelinghungry,thoughmuchmoreawareofthechallengesthatblindpeopleface.Trytoexperiencewhatitisliketohaveadisabilityandmakenotes.Nowwriteashortpassagetodescribeyourexperience.Todayinclass,weplayedagamecalled"theblindtraveler",inwhichonehastowalkthroughsomebarrierswiththeireyesblindfolded.ItisthroughthisexperiencethatIstartedtorealisehowinconvenientlifecouldbeforablindperson.Notbeingabletoseewherelwasgoing,Ikeptgoingoffthepathandturninginthewrongdirection.What'smore,withouttheabilitytoaccuratelylocatethepositionofthebarriers,loftenfelloverthem,eventhoughIwasmovingatanextremelyslowspeed.Andalossofbalanceincreasedthedifficultyofthisshortjourney.Afterfallingovermorethantentimes,Ifinallyreachedmydestinationonhandsandknees.SampleWithoutsight,Icouldn'tevencompletethisshortjourneyofnomorethan15metressmoothly,letaloneovercomealltheothervariousdifficultiesindailylife.Idorealisethatlifemustbemuchmorechallengingfortheblindpeople.SampleReadthetwopointsofviewandexplaintheirmeaningsinyourownwords.Activity1Workingroupsanddecidewhichopinionyouagreewithmore.Thinkofargumentstosupportyourpointofviewandmakenotes.Activity2Workingroupsandd