Unit4 reading

efforts opposition Although her idea, at first, met with 5 __________from the parents of the disabled children, more children attended her class later... • Learn by heart all the new wor[r]

English 10 Period 21.Unit 4: Special Education Lesson 1: Reading Period 21.UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING f e B I d a e r u o y e or I Before you read Try to make a list of your daily activities and Do you think which ones are difficult for the dumb, the blind and the deaf people ? studying watching TV listening to music talking doing exercises routines singing going shopping playing games playing volleyball playing football reading newspapers Work in pairs, look at the Braille Alphabet, work out the message that follows The message is: We are the world II While you read Like other teachers, Pham Thu Thuy enjoys her teaching job However, her class is different from other classes The twenty five children, who are learning how to read and write in her class, are disabled Some are deaf, some dumb and others mentally retarded Most of the children come from large and poor families, which prevents them from having proper schooling At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children They used to believe that their children could not learn anything at all In the first week, only five children attended the class Gradually more children arrived Their parents realized that the young teacher was making great efforts to help their poor kids Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time - consuming the work is During a maths lesson, she raised both arms and opened up her fingers one by one until all ten stood up She then closed the fingers one by one She continued the demonstration until the children realized they had learned how to add and subtract The children have every reason to be proud of their efforts They know a new world is opening up for them Period 21.UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING Vocabulary - disabled (adj) [dis'eibld] : khuyết tật - time-consuming (adj): tốn thời gian - demonstration(n)[deməns'trei∫n]:sự thể hiện, thuyết minh - mentally retarded: chậm phát triển trí tuệ - opposition (n) [,ɔpə'zi∫n] : phản đối - make an effort: cố gắng, nỗ lực Task 1:The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions in B B A disabled a taking or needing a lot of time b an act of showing or explaining mentally retarded how to something time – consuming c unable to use a part of the body in the normal way demonstration d attempt or try opposition e less mentally developed than normal make an effort f disagreement Period 21.UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING h W I I d a e r u o y e il 2.Task 2: • Read the passage again and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING Thuy’s class is different from other classes because the children…… A are from large families B are less mentally developed C love Maths very much D are disabled *The evidence (Line to in paragraph 1) “Thuy’s class is different from other classes The twenty-five children, who are learning how to read and write in her clas, are disabled” UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING At first the parents were .the idea of sending their children to the special class A interested in B opposed to C satisfied with D worried about *The evidence (Line to in paragraph 2) “At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children They used to believed that Their children couldn’t learn anything at all” UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been…… A a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class B a lot of protest from the parents against the class C a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability D a belief in the parents’ opposition *The evidence (Line to in paragraph 2) “In the first week, only five children attended the class Gradually more children arrived Their parents realised that the young teacher was making great efforts to help their poor kids” UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING The writer describes how Thuy teaches the children to add and subtract in order to prove that…… A the children like Maths B the teacher is proud of her work C the teaching work takes time D adding and subtracting are important The evidence (Line to in paragraph 3) “Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is During the maths lesson, she raised both arms and opened up her fingers one by one until all ten stood up She then closed the finger one by one” UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING The writer’s attitude towards Thuy’s work in the passage can be described as A humorous B angry C suspicious D admiring UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING f A I II d a e r u o y r te Fill each of the blanks of the summary below with a suitable word from the Reading passage Twenty-five (1) _children disabled have the chance of learning how to (2) _ to the read and (3) _thanks write (4) _of a young teacher, Pham Thu Thuy efforts opposition Although her idea, at first, met with (5) from the parents of the disabled children, more children attended her class later The teaching work in the special class is (6) _ time-consuming Maths For example, in a (7) lesson, the teacher has to use arms and (9) _ fingers to teach the children how to her (8) _ add and subtract The children are now (10) _ proud and happy Homework • Learn by heart all the new words •Read the passage fluently and translate it into Vietnamese • Prepare lesson 2: Speaking UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING Task 3: Read the passage again and answer the following questions How many children are there in her class? There are 25 children in her class How are they ? They are disabled Do they live in poor or rich families? They live in poor families What does the teacher use to teach the children maths? The teacher uses her arms and fingers to teach the children maths Thanks for your attention!