Lesson 37 Touch the World water New wordswell-known (adj.) writer (n.) educator (n.) blind (adj.) deaf (adj.)sight (n.)hearing (n.)courage (n.)众所周知的作家教育家失明的；瞎的聋的视力；景象听力；听觉勇气；胆量 Listen and answer:1.Was Helen a blind and a deaf girl when she was born ? No, she wasn’t .2. When did the young teacher help her ? She helped her in 1887.3. Did Helen finish her university ? Yes, she did . Read and Answer:1.What was Helen Keller?2.When and where was she born?3.What happened to Helen when she was nineteen months old?4.How was she different from before after that?5.Who was Anne Sullivan?6.What did Anne Sullivan do for Helen Keller?7.How did Helen study at university?8.What did Helen do after she finished university? 9.When did Helen die?幻灯片 6★ Answers:1.Helen Keller was the well-known writer and educator.2.She was born in 1880 in the United States.3.When she was nineteen months old, she had a high fever. It made her blind and deaf.4.After that, she became difficult and wild.5.Anne Sullivan was Helen’s teacher. (In 1887,Anne Sullivan became Helen’s teacher.)6.Anne Sullivan helped Helen learn to read, write and speak.7.When Helen studied at university, Anne Sullivan sat beside her and spelled professor’s words onto her hand.8.After Helen finished university, she visited many counties and spoke about her life to help other people who were blind and deaf.9.On June 1,1968, Helen died at the age of 88. 幻灯片 5◆ Fill in the blank Helen Keller was the well-known ________________. She was born in ____ in ________________. When she was nineteen months old, she _____________. It made her ____________. After that, she became_____________. In ____,Anne Sullivan became Helen’s _______. As Helen grew older, Anne Sullivan helped Helen learn to __________ _________. When Helen studied at university, Anne Sullivan sat ______ her and _______ the professor’s words ____ her hand. After Helen finished university, she visited ____ ________ and spoke about ________ to help other people who were _____________. On ___________, Helen died at the age of __. She will be greatly missed. writer and educator1880the United Stateshad a high feverblindand deafdifficult and wild1887teacherread, write and speakbesidespelledontomanycountriesher lifeblind and deafJune 1,196888幻灯片 9▲ Exercises: 1> My sister is good at playing football. ( ) A. gives up B. does well in C. puts up D. writes down 2> Helen Keller is a well-known writer and educator. ( ) A. famous B. old C. rich D. kind 3> I think Liu Mei’s puzzle is fun. ( ) A. long B. good C. interesting D. big 4> He was greatly moved by my words. ( ) A. very B. a lot of C. great D. badly 5> --- What’s wrong with you? ( ) --- I’ve got a fever. A. have B. has C. had D. have hadBACAA Translate the following sentences: 1> 什么使你失明了？ What made you blind?2> 我在7岁时会游泳了。
I could swim at the age of 7.3> 她以她的勇气而闻名 She is famous for her courage.4> 李老师尽他最大的努力帮助穷人 Mr. Li does his best to help the poor people.5> 他是个难以相处的人 He is a difficult person. Discuss: What can we learn from Helen Keller? Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. 虽然这个世界充满了苦难，但也充满了征服苦难的事情 Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world. 自怜是我们最大的敌人，如果我们对自怜让步，我们就无法在世上做任何 好事。
Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. 千万不要低头，应该把头抬的高高的，眼睛直视世界 When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. 当一扇幸福之门关闭时，另一扇会打开；但经常我们总是注视那扇关闭的门太久，以致于无法看到那扇已为我们打开的门 Homework: Write something about a hero. 1> How old is he or she? 2> What is his or her job? 3> What great or interesting things has he or she done? 4> …… Thank You ! 。