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1、Three Days To SeeHelen Keller1Three Days To SeeHome ReadingFast ReadingFast ReadingExercises of the TextAnalysis of the TextIntroduction of the WriterContent2If I were stricken blind and deaf, I would in darkness in silencesadnervousterriblelonely (孤独孤独)stay at homedo nothing3Helen Keller American f
2、amous author and lecturer blinddeaf4?53Honor &Contributions 1Life Experiences2Learning ExperiencesIntroduction of the Writer6born with the ability to see and hear. bornillmeetAnnefamousAt 19 months old, she fell ill.On March 3, 1887, Helen met Anne.She proved how magnificent the blind and the deaf c
3、ould be. Helen Keller (1880-1968)7Learning Experiences At the age of seven she had invented over 60 different signs by which she could talk to her family.But even so she had limitations. Own Efforts8 Before Helens seventh birthday, the family hired a private tutor Anne Sullivan.Anne Sullivan had los
4、t the majority of her sight at the age of five.Sullivan opened the outer world to Helen. Sullivan has become Helens mentor. They had profound relationship.Met Anne Sullivan9Pre-readingHelens Early Writing10What Did She Learned?Helen Keller with Anne Sullivan in 1888finger spellread and write in Brai
5、llelearn to read peoples lipsspeakride horse, swim, row a boat, and even climb trees. 11At the age of 16 Helen passed the admissions examinations for Radcliffe College. On 28 June 1904 Helen graduated from Radcliffe College, becoming the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.Helen
6、 Keller at Radcliffe College12Honor & ContributionA famous writer: The Story of My Life, The World I Live In, Out of the DarkVice-president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United KingdomMany books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life.She wa
7、s invited abroad and received many honors from foreign universities and monarchs. Honor13Help blind and deaf people by collecting money, making speeches, and trying to change peoples attitudes.An excellent social innovator: active in various campaigns (birth control, trade unionism, child labour, ca
8、pital punishment).Give lectures after lectures.Affect and inspire many people. Contribution14Everyone is an apple bitten by God, so nobody has no defect! Maybe someone has a bigger one, that is only because God especially love his or her sweet-smelling.Saying15 A nice house A lot of money An exotic
9、car Good health Peace of mind A rich collection of books Career achievement Some good friends Good reputation A chance to travel all over the world Good personalities Time shared with the familyWhat do you value much in life? Why?16Unit 8Three Days to See （extract）17 What would you want to do if you
10、 have only a limited time to live?Question18 1. Become more appreciate the meaning of life; 2. Review the past; 3. Think about how to spend the limited time; When confronted with the impending death, people will19Be merryBe merryPlayPlayDrinkDrinkEatEatEpicurean Motto20When you look, do you see? Whe
11、n you listen, do you hear? Consider these questions: 21Background of the Speech 1.Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing.2.Her heart cries out with longing to see all things.3.However, most of us take it for granted. Aim: tell us 22As Helen convinced： When we see, we see nothing; When we hear, we h
12、ear nothing!23Skimming and Scanning1.Find out the differences between Helen and her friends when referring to seeing and listening.2. What would Helen do if she could see?3. Finish the exercises after the text.24Lets discuss together!25 Helens seeing friends saw in the woods: Nothing in particular,
13、even though just walked an hour through the woods. And, what about Helen? Nothing, too? Helen found hundreds of things to interest her through mere touch in the woods.Contrast 26Delicate symmetry of a leaf;Smooth skin of a silver birch;Rough, shaggy bark of a pine;27Delightful, velvety of a flower;H
14、appy quiver of a bird in full song;Cool water of a brook rush;28personGentlenessKindnessCompanionshipWhat Would Helen See?291st friendsanimate and inanimate2nd history of man and nature3rd world of the present Sight would be the most delightful sense.What Would She See in the Three Days? 30 There we
15、re two miraculous people in the 19th century, one was Napoleon and the other one was Helen Keller. Mark TwainConclusion & Enlightment 31 Helen was a tough person. She learned about the whole world only through mere touch, and got the admirable achivement through her unimaginable will.She longed to s
16、ee the world, and imagined the days that she could see.Conclusion32 We should make full use of our seeing and hearing abilities and never take life for granted.Enlightment3334Goat Island山羊岛山羊岛Horseshoe Falls加拿大瀑布加拿大瀑布=马蹄瀑布马蹄瀑布35Homework1. Prepare a presentation about five disable but determined people like Helen Keller. 2. Finish home reading of this unit.3637
