第一课时学案
Word bank: adjectives
Adjectives that are used to describe Helen Adjectives that are used to describe Anne Other new words
I. Fast reading: Read the text quickly and decide what the text is about.
• How Helen learned words
• Helen’s college education
• Helen’s family background
• Helen’s teacher
• Helen’s achievements
II. Read the first two paragraphs and answer the following questions:
➢ How was Helen Keller different from other children?
➢ What do you know about Anne Sullivan?
III. Supplementary reading: Helen’s desire to communicate
The desire to express myself grew. The few signs I used were not enough to make myself understood and
this made me feel angry. I felt as if something was holding me, and I tried very hard to free myself. I often felt
very tired and broke down in tears. I wanted to communicate with others so much that I found it unbearable. My
troublesome behaviour occurred daily, sometimes hourly.
IV. Scan the text (Para. 3–12) and find out the words Helen learned and which paragraphs they are in:
Words Paragraphs
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V. Read the text and work in pairs to find out how Anne Sullivan taught the words to Helen. Fill in the
blanks with words or phrases.
VI. Read Para. 3 & 4 again and fill in the chart in pairs.
Words Significance of the process
Doll
Helen thought this ____________.
She did not know that _____________.
It was _____________ imitation.
Water The world of words was ____________ to her.