21世紀大學實用英語綜合教程一Unit2

Unit2Ⅰ.ObjectivesⅡ.SuggestedTeachingPlanⅢ.BackgroundInformationⅣ.ClassPresentationPreview2021/5/91Previewprev.Thisunittellsaboutpeoplewhoinventednewthingsandhelpedthedevelopmentofoursociety.IntheListeningandSpeakingsection,youwilllearnhowtoofferhelpandexpresswillingnesstohelp.IntheReadingandWritingsection,TextAtellsthestoryoftheblindyoungmanwhoinventedtheBraillesystem.TextBtellshowtomatoesbecomepartoftheAmericandiet.TextCrecordsbrieflythebeginningofaviationstartedbytheWrightbrothers.2021/5/92Ⅰ.ObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareexpectedtobeableto

Obj.graspthebasicskillsnecessarytoofferhelpandexpresswillingnesstohelp;2.understandthemainideasofTextsA,BandC,andmastertheusefulsentencestructuresandwordsandexpressionsfoundintherelevantexercisesofthefirsttwotexts;3.knowhowtousethepresentprogressiveandthepastprogressive;4.knowhowtofillinabookorderform;5.understandthedifferencebetweenthegeneralideaandthedetailscontainedinanEnglishparagraph.2021/5/93Ⅱ.SuggestedTeachingPlanSuggestedTimeandTeachingPlanforUnit2

TimeContentsPlanC.s.t.p.12periodsPreviewTheteacherexplainsthePreviewsothestudentswillhavesomeknowledgeofwhattheyareabouttolearninthisunit.Thentheteacherasksthestudentstodothefollowing:2021/5/94ListeningandSpeaking

1)OfferingHelpListentotheshorttalkinExercise1twiceandthenfillinthemissingwords;A.B.ListentothewholeshorttalkandthendoExercise2;A.GothroughthenewwordsinthefirstconversationofExercise3andthenlistentotheconversationtwicewhilefillinginthemissingwords;s.t.p.2

2)ExpressingWillingnesstoHelpTimeContentsPlan2021/5/95

Answerthequestionsabouttheconversationbywayofgroupdiscussionortraditionalteacherstudentinteraction;B.D.DoExercise4inpairsorgroups.TimeContentsPlans.t.p.33)ListeningPracticeC.Gothroughthesecondconversationwiththesamestepsasabove;Beforeendingclass,theteachertells2021/5/96TimeContentsPlan

s.t.p.4thestudentshowtodoExercises5-10astheirassignment.TheteacheralsotellsthestudentsthattheyshouldbepreparedtoanswerthequestionsinExercise9andgiveanoralpresentationwhentheynextcometoclass.2021/5/97TimeContentsPlan

3periodsReviewofthelisteningandspeakingskillsthestudentshavelearnedTheteacheraskssomestudentstoanswerthequestionsinExcises9oftheListeningandSpeakingsectionandinvitesafewotherstogivetheiropinionson“Toliveistogive.”ThentheteacherturnstoTextA.(Thissectionshouldbecompletedinhalfaperiod.)TextA&text-relatedexercisesTheteacherorganizesstudentsingroupdiscussioninordertonamethreeinventionsordiscoveriesthats.t.p.51)Starter2021/5/98TimePlan

theythinkarethemostimportantinhumanhistory,andexplainthereasons;thenasksonestudentfromeachgrouptoreporttheirdiscussion.Ifthestudentshavedifficultydoingthis,theteachercangivethemtheinformationprovidedinthefollowingPartIIIBackgroundInformation,andSomeFamousInventionsandDiscoveries.(halfaperiod)s.t.p.6Contents2)TextATheteacher2021/5/99TimePlan

A.letsthestudentsanswerthetextrelatedquestionswhichtheyhaveprepared,helpsthemidentifythemainideaofeachparagraphandanalyzessomedifficultsentencesandsomelanguagepointswhilediscussingthewholetextwiththestudents;(oneandahalfperiods)B.guidesthestudentsthroughtheexercises,focusingoncertainitemsorleavingsomeexercisesasthestudentshomework,accordingtothestudentsdifferentlevelsofEnglish.(oneperiod)s.t.p.7Contents2021/5/910TimePlan

s.t.p.81periodGrammarReviewPracticalWriting1)GrammarReviewTheteachertalksaboutthePresentProgressiveandthePastProgressiveand,atthesametime,asksthestudentstodothegrammarexercisesinclass.Contents2)PracticalWritingTheteachertellsaswellasshowsthestudentshowtofillinanEnglishbookorderformbydoingExercise11ofPracticalWriting,andthenrequiresthestudentstocompletetheforminExercise12withhis/herhelp.2021/5/911TimePlan

s.t.p.9TextB,TextC&text-relatedexercisesContents1)TextBWhilediscussingthetextwiththestudents,theteachercallsonthestudentstopayattentiontothestructureoftheparagraphsofthetext,introducingbrieflytheconceptofthetopicsentence.Exercises14and15canbedoneeitherinorafterclass.2periods2)TextCThistextshouldbereadashomeworkbythestudentsthemselvesordoneasfast-readinginclass.2021/5/912TimePlan

Contentss.t.p.10BasicReadingSkills3)BasicReadingSkillsTheteachermakesthemostofTextsAandB,analyzingandexplainingsomeoftheparagraphsinthetextsand,atthesametime,invitingstudentstoanalyzeothers.2021/5/913Ⅲ.BackgroundInformationLouisBraille(1809－1852)

BrailleTheVillageofCoupvray

TheBrailleFamilyHomeSomeFamousInventionsBISomeFamousDiscoveries2021/5/914BI-LouisLouisBraille(1809—1852)LouisBraillewasablindFrenchmanwhoinventedthebraillesystemofprintingandwritingfortheblind.HewasbornnearParis.Anaccidentatage3followedbyaseriousinfectionlefthimblind.HeenteredtheRoyalInstitutionforBlindYouthinParis(nowtheNationalInstitutionforBlindYouth)whenhewas10.Braillewasagoodstudent,especiallyofscienceandmusic,andhebecameachurchorganist.HeremainedattheInstituteasateacher.Therehedevelopedhissystemofreading.(Fromthe1998WorldBookMultimediaEncyclopedia)2021/5/915BrailleBrailleisacodeofsmall,raiseddotsonpaperthatcanbereadbytouch.LouisBraille,a15-yearoldblindFrenchstudent,developedaraiseddotreadingsystemin1824.TheideacametohimfromthedotcodepunchedoncardboardthatCaptainCharlesBarbierusedtosendmessagestohissoldiersatnight.In1829,Braillepublishedadotsystem,basingitona“cell“ofsixdots.Fromthe63possiblearrangementsofthedots,Brailleworkedoutanalphabet,punctuationmarks,numerals,and,later,asystemforwritingmusic.Hiscodewasnotofficiallyacceptedatonce.Butlateritwonuniversalacceptanceforallwrittenlanguagesandformathematics,science,andcomputernotation.Blindpeoplereadbraillebyrunningtheirfingersalongonthedots.Theycanwritebrailleona6-keymachinecalledabraillewriter,orwitha

pocket-sizemetalorplasticslate.Braillebooksarepressedfrommetalplates.Thecharactersarestampedonbothsidesofthepaperbyamethodcalledinter-pointing.Dotsononesideofthepagedonotinterferewiththoseprintedontheother.Intheearly1960’s,publishersbeganusingcomputerstospeedupproductionofbraillebooks.

Thetextistyped

BI-Braille-12021/5/916intoacomputerthatautoma-ticallytranslatesitintobraille.Thecomputerthentransferstheraisedbraillefiguresontopaperorontometalplatesforuseinapress.Byanothermethod,avacuumbrailleformerduplicateshand-transcribedbraillepagesonplasticsheets,whicharethenboundinvolumes.(Fromthe1998WorldBookMultimediaEncyclopedia)BI-Braille-22021/5/917TheVillageofCoupvrayBI-Village-1ThevillageofCoupvrayissituatedontheslopesofagrassyhillsetbetweentheBrieregionofFranceandthatoftheChampagneprovince.InspiteoftheproximityoftheMarneValley,itretainseventodaythecharacterofaruralvillage.Onemaystillseethesmallbrown-tiledroofs,thefarmyards,thefarmhousesandavillagegreensurroundedbytreeswhereareclusteredtogetherSt.PierreChurch(whereLouisBraillewaschristenedonJanuary8,1809),thevillagehall,andthemonumentsetupin1887andtoppedbyabustoftheinventorofthealphabetfortheblind.ThebodyofLouisBraillerestedinthevillagecemeterytill1952.Onhistombcanbeseenacasketinwhichtheremainsofhishandsarepreserved—thosehandswhichwerethefirstintheworldtofingertheraiseddotsoftheBraillealphabet.Allaroundisstillopencountry.2021/5/918BI-Village-2Hereandthereamidthegardensandorchards,smallgrassypathsmeanderacrossthehillside.And,onthelowerslopes,isanoldwash-housewithwoodenpostsandmossytileswheretheclearwatersflowswiftlyby,gentlymurmuring.(From/bg410002.htm)2021/5/919BI-cac1TheBrailleFamilyHomeTheBraillefamilyhomeisinthelowerpartofCoupvrayattheendofasmallstreetwhichinthepastwentbythenameofKnollStreet.Itisalargesolidhouse,builtinthelatterhalfofthe18thcenturyandrestoredatvarioustimessincethen.TheBraillefamilyalsoownedseveralfarmbuildingsintheyardandontheoppositesideofthestreet.Amarbletabletwasaffixedin1952tothewallofthehousefacingtheyard.Thetext,inFrenchandEnglish,reads:2021/5/920BI-cac2TheBrailleFamilyHomeInthishouseonJanuary4,1809wasbornLouisBrailleinventorofwritinginraiseddotsforuseoftheblind.Heopenedthedoorsofknowledgetothosewhocannotsee.(From/bg410002.htm)(Picturefrom.uy/louisb/index.htm)2021/5/921BI-inventions1SomeFamousInventions

Invention

YearInventor

Papermaking（造紙術） 105AD CaiLunCompass（指南針） 3rdcenturyAD unknownGunpowder（火藥） 8thcenturyAD unknownPrintingfrommovabletype（活字印刷術） 1045ADBiShengDynamite（炸藥） 1867 AlfredNobelTelephone（電話） 1876 Incandescentlamp（白熾燈） 1879 ThomasA.EdisonAlexanderGrahamBell2021/5/922BI-inventions2StanelyCohenandHerbertBoyer

Invention YearInventor

TheWorldWideWeb（萬維網） 1989-1991TimBernersLeeAirplane（飛機） 1903 theWrightbrothersComputer（計算機） 1936 KonradZuseMicrowaveoven（微波爐） 1947PercyL.SpencerCreditcard（信用卡） 1950FrankMcNamaraArtificialsatellite（人造衛(wèi)星） 1957theformerSovietUnionCellphone（手機） 1973Dr.MartinCooperThetechniqueofDNAcloning（DNA克隆技術） 19732021/5/923BI-DiscoveriesCopernicuspublishedhissuncenteredtheoryoftheuniverse（哥白尼發(fā)表日心說）.

Discovery

Year1543161017thcentury1905191619241928-1945SomeFamousDiscoveriesFlemingdiscoveredpenicillin（弗萊明發(fā)現(xiàn)青霉素）.Hubbleidentifiedanewgalaxy（哈勃發(fā)現(xiàn)新星系）.Einsteinpublishedhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity（愛因斯坦發(fā)表廣義相對論）.Einsteinpublishedhisspecialtheoryofrelativity（愛因斯坦發(fā)表狹義相對論）.Newtondiscoveredgravity（牛頓發(fā)現(xiàn)萬有引力）.Galileodiscovered3largemoonsofJupiter,supportingtheCopernicantheory（伽利略發(fā)現(xiàn)木星的三顆大衛(wèi)星，證明了哥白尼的理論）.2021/5/924Classlist-mainⅣ.ClassPresentationListening&SpeakingReading&WritingTimeforFun2021/5/925Classlist1OfferingHelpExpressingWillingnesstoHelpListeningPracticeListening&Speaking2021/5/926,oryou’llbecharged(罰款)foroverdue(過期的)books.It’sbadCP-offering-1Alibrarianisgoingtoprovideyouwithsomeinformationabouttheuseofthelibrary.Listentotheshorttalkcarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

OfferingHelp1.Thisisourlibrary.It’swellstocked(藏書).It’sopen.Youcanborrowallthebooksinthelibraryexcepttherarest(珍奇的)ones,orthose

onlyhere.Youcanborrowthemforseveraldaystoseveralmonths,butmustreturnthemmustbereadbytheirduedatessevendaysaweek_____________________________________________2021/5/927from(行為)towriteinpublicbooksormistreat(破壞)them.Tousethelibrary,youwillhavetoshowyourstudentID(學生證).Bytheway,youcangoonline(上網)hereorreadyourtextbooksCP-offering-22.Nowhelponeofyourclassmatestousethelibraryforthefirsttime.TrytousethelanguageyouhavejustlearnedinExercise1.inanyway___________inthelibrary__________inthereadingroom________________Intheevening.Enjoyyourreading.2021/5/928CP-help-13.ExpressingWillingnesstoHelpBeforeyoulistentothefirstconversation,readthefollowingwordsandexpressionswhichmaybenewtoyou.straightforward

簡單的terminal (電腦)終端periodical 雜志accounting 會計clickon 點擊database 數(shù)據(jù)庫enter 輸入author 作者title 書名wow(表示驚奇、欽佩,歡樂)哇Igotit. 我明白了。2021/5/929CP-help-2Listentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

WangYing:Excuseme.Librarian:Yes?Isthereanything?WangYing:Thisismyfirsttimeinthelibrary.CanyoushowmeLibrarian:Sure.It’sfairlystraightforward.Let’sgoovertoaterminaland.WangYing:Thanks.Librarian:Here.Areyoulookingforabookoraperiodical?WangYing:Abookonaccounting.Librarian:Nowyoucanthebooksdatabase.howtousethecomputerIcandoforyou__________________________________I’llshowyou___________yougo_______clickon_______？2021/5/930CP-help-3WangYing:Nowwhat?Librarian:Youcanenterorthetitleofthebook.WangYing:OK.Wow!Igotit.Thanksagain.Librarian: .theauthor’sname_______________foryouhelp_________Gladtohelp__________2021/5/931CP-help-4Nowlistentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatbookisWangYinglookingfor?She’slookingforabookonaccounting.2.WhyisWangYingaskingforhelp?Becausesheusesthelibraryforthefirsttime.3.HasWangYinggotthebook?How?Yes,shehas.Shegotitthroughthecomputer.4.IsiteasyforWangYingtogetherbook?Why?Yes,itis.Becausethelibrarianhelpsherfinditthroughthecomputer.5.Whatdoyouthinkofthelibrarian?He’shelpful.

2021/5/932LiMing:?WangYing:Mostofthem,butacouplewerecheckedout.Listentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

Didyoufindallthebooksyouneeded______________________________CP-help-5checkout 借出getusedto 習慣于，適應于Haveagoodread!=Enjoyyourreading!Seeyouaround. 回頭見。2)Beforeyoulistentothesecondconversation,readthefollowingwordswhichmaybenewtoyou.2021/5/933LiMing:

WangYing:Well,itwasmyfirsttime,andIwasabitslowlearningit.LiMing:Ittakesalittlegettingusedto.

WangYing:That’sverykindofyou,butIthinkIcanmanage.LiMing:WangYing:Thanks.LiMing:

WangYing:Youtoo.Bye.LiMing;Seeyouaround.CP-help-6DidyouhaveanytroubleusingthecomputerIfthere’sanythingIcando,I’dbehappytohelpIknowyouareafastlearnerHaveagoodread_____________________________________?__________________________________________._________________________.________________!2021/5/934CP-help-7Nowlistentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WherehasWangYingbeen?She’sbeentothelibrary.2.DidWangYinggetallthebookssheneeded?No.Shegotmostofthem.

3.DidWangYingusethecomputer?Whathappened?Yes,shedid,butshespentsometimegettingusedtoit.4.WhatdidLiMingtrytodo?Hetriedtobeofhelptoher.5.WhatdidLiMingsayaboutWangYing?Hesaidthatshewasafastlearner.2021/5/935CP-help-84.Makeadialoguewithoneofyourclassmates,statingaproblem,expressingwillingnesstohelp,askingsomeonetodosomethingandofferinghelp.Youcanusethestructuresgivenbelowforthetask.Wouldyoulikemeto(do)…?Icould(do)…(foryou),ifyoulike.Doyouwantmeto(do)…?IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?Ifthere’sanythingIcando,I’dbehappytohelp.CanIdoanything?CanIhelp?2021/5/936Lp-mainListeningPracticeListentopeopletalkinganddecidewhattheyaretalkingabout.Listentofivequestionsandchoosetheappropriateanswers.

Listentofiveshortdialoguesandchoosetheappropriateanswers.Listentothefollowingtalkandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Thetalkisgiventwice.Listentothetalkagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Haveafreediscussiononthetopicgivenbelow.2021/5/937ListeningPracticeListentopeopletalkinganddecidewhattheyaretalkingabout.1.A)Cake.

B)Peace.D)Help.W:I’dratherhaveanotherpieceofcake,ifImay.M:Certainly.Pleasehelpyourself.C)Coke.5.CP-lp1scriptKEY2021/5/9382.A.Weather.B)Lunch.

C)Work.D)Time.CP-lp2M:Excuseme,doyouhavethecorrecttime?W:Yes,itisjustaftertwelve.scriptKEY2021/5/939CP-lp33.A)Amethod. B)Atrip.C)Aplace.D)Acity.W:What’sthebestwaytogetfromheretoBeijing?M:Bytrain,Ibelieve.scriptKEY2021/5/940CP-lp44.Work.B)Money.D)Life. C)Help.W:Thanksforthehelp.M:That’sokay.Wherewouldwebeifwedidn’thelpeachother?scriptKEY2021/5/941CP-lp55.A)Abook.C)Aplay.B)Money.D)Afilm.W:Didyouseetheendoftheplay?M:No,Ionlysawthebeginning,thefirstfewminutes.scriptKEY2021/5/942CP-lp61.A)Yes,please.B)Nottoobad.D)Oh,prettygood.C)No,haveaseat.Listentofivequestionsandchoosetheappropriateanswers.6.DoyoumindifIsithere?

scriptKEY2021/5/943CP-lp72.C)It’sapleasure.A)Whatapity!B)Oh,notatall.D)That’sallright.WangYingissick.

scriptKEY2021/5/944CP-lp83.C)Yes,Ilikeit.B)No,thanks.D)No,itwasalie.A)Yes,Ido.Areyoutellingthetruth?scriptKEY2021/5/945CP-lp94.Well,I’mgladtobeofhelp.B)That’sverykindofyou.C)That’sforsure.D)I’mready.Shallwegonow?

scriptKEY2021/5/946CP-lp105.B)That’swhatIwanttosay.C)Me,too.D)Youbet.Itried,butnooneanswered.Ithoughtyou’dcall.

scriptKEY2021/5/947CP-lp111.

A)ContinuingtowatchTV.B)Readinginthelibrary.D)Asusual.C)Goingtothecinema.

Listentofiveshortdialoguesandchoosetheappropriateanswers.

7.M:Well,wecouldalwaysstayathomeandwatchTV?There’sagoodfilmontonight.W:Let’sdojustthat.Whydidn’twethinkofthatbefore?Q:Whataretheydoingtonight?scriptKEY2021/5/948CP-lp122.Rightway.Surelyheis.C)He’snotsure.D)Certainlynot.W:Youmusttakesomerest.You’vebeenworkingmuchtoohard.M:ButhowcanI?I’lltaketheexamtomorrow.Q:Isthemangoingtotakeanyrest?scriptKEY2021/5/949CP-lp133.A)Anaccountant.C)Asalesman.D)Ascientist.

B)Atechnician.W:Comeon,youreallymustthinkofthefuture.M:I’lltellyouwhat.I’dreallyliketobeatechnician.Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttobeinthefuture?scriptKEY2021/5/950CP-lp144.Thewomangotasurprise.B)Themangotasurprise.D)Themangotsick.C)Thewomangotsick.

M:What’sthematter?W:Idon’tfeelverywellthismorning.I’vegotaheadache.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?scriptKEY2021/5/951CP-lp155.A)Becausehecaughtacold.B)Becausehemadeamistake.C)Becausehemissedtheparty.D)Becausehefailedtopasstheexam.W:LiMing’supset—he’sfailedtheaccountingexam.M:Whatbadluck!StillI’msurehe’llpassnexttime.Q:WhyisLiMingupset?scriptKEY2021/5/952

Listentothefollowingshorttalkandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Thetalkisgiventwice.Menhavelivedtogetheringroupssincetheveryearliesttimes.Eachgrouptriedtokeeptogetherandtofindthatwouldkeepthegroupgoingafteritsoldmemberswere.Inorderforthegroupanditsvaluestosurvive(幸存),itwasfortheoldermemberstoteachchildrenallthattheyhadlearnedsothattheycouldsolvetheproblemstheywould.Youngpeoplehadtobetrainedtocarryonthecustoms(習俗),knowledge,andskillsofthegroup.Sotheof“education”existed(存在)longbeforetherewereactualschools.

8.CP-lp16waysgone_________necessary___________face_____idea____2021/5/953Butwhenletterswere,schoolsbecameanecessity.Special(專門的)

wasrequiredtomaster(掌握)thesymbols(符號).Andtheexistence(存在)ofthesesymbolsmadeitpossibletoaccumulate(積累)andtransmit(傳遞)knowledgeonascale(規(guī)模)thathadneverbeenbefore.Ordinary(普通的)lifeinthegroupdidnotprovide(提供)thistypeof.Soaspecialorganization(組織)wasneededtotakeovertheofprovidingit.Andthiswasthe.Nobodyknowsthefirstschoolsappeared.WedoknowthattheyappearedinEgypt(埃及)andperhapsinandinsomeothercountries5,000to6,000yearsago.

(197words)learningCP-lp12inventedpossibleeducationjobschoolwhenChina__________________________________________________2021/5/954Listentothetalkagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.1.Whydidtheoldermemberswanttoteachtheirchildren?Becausetheywantedtopassthevaluesandskillsoftheirgroupforitssurvival.2.Whatwastheearliestideaof“education”?Itwastrainingyoungpeopletocarryonthecustoms,knowledge,andskillsofthegroup.9.CP-lp132021/5/9553.Whenwasitnecessarytobuildschoolsinhumanhistory?Whenletterswereinvented.4.Whenwasthefirstschoolbuilt?Nobodyknows.5.Whatisthetopicofthetalk?Whywereschoolsstarted?CP-lp142021/5/95610.Haveafreediscussiononthetopicgivenbelow.Toliveistogive.CP-lp152021/5/957TextAExercises

ReadingAloudUnderstandingtheTextReadingAnalysisVocabularyStructureTextAExercises-mainTranslation2021/5/958

Readthefollowingparagraphsuntilyouhavelearnedthembyheart.

WhenLouiswas12,CharlesBarbier,aFrenchArmyofficer,cametotheschool.Barbierdevelopedanalphabetcodeusedbyarmysoldiers.Thecodewasusedtodelivermessagestothesoldiersatnight.Itwasmadeupofdotsanddashes.Itkeptthemessagessecretiftheenemysawthem,butthecodewastoocomplicatedfortheblind.Louisthoughtthecodewasslowandthedashestookuptoomuchspace.Onlyoneortwosentencesfitonapage.Overthenextthreeyears,Louisworkedtosimplifythecode.Onavacationathome,Louis,age15,pickedupabluntawl.Aha!Anideacametohim.Hemadethealphabetusingonlysixdots.Differentdotswereraisedfordifferentletters.Later,hemadeasystemfornumbersandmusic.Readingaloud1.ReadingAloud2021/5/959Answerthefollowingquestions.Understandling-Answer-11.WhowasLouisBraille?2.WhyisJanuary4namedBrailleDay?3.HowmanypeoplewerethereinLouis’sfamily?4.HowdidLouisbecomeblind?5.Asablindchild,didLouisgiveuphisschooleducation?Howcouldhekeepupwithstudiesinschool?6.WhatdidLouis’sparentsdecidetodowhenhewasnineyearsold?7.WhatwerethebooksfortheblindlikeintheschoolinParis?Whatwasthealphabetcodeusedbyarmysoldiersmadeupof?9.Whywasthecodenogoodfortheblind?10.HowlongdidittakeLouistodevelophisBraillesystem?11.HowdoestheBraillesystemwork?2.UnderstandingtheText2021/5/960

TopicsforDiscussion.1.“LouisBraille,atage15,changedthelivesofblindpeoplewhenhecreatedthesix-dotBraillesystem.”Nowdiscusswithyourclassmateswhatchangesthissystemcanbringtoablindperson’slife.2.“Necessityisthemotherofinvention.”DoyouagreethatBraille’sstoryprovesthissaying?Doyouknowanyotherexamplesthatprovethetruthofthissaying?Topics-13.2021/5/961Readtext-1

Openingremarks1

January4isBrailleDayinhonorof

and

Part Topic Paragraph MainIdeaⅠtheblind

ReadTextAagainandcompletethefollowingtable.LouisBrailleⅡ

LouisBraille’sinventionofBraillesystem234

LouisBraillewasborn

on

in

January4,1809FranceLouisbecameblindwhenhewasyearsold.three

Louiswenttoschoolandwasatthetopofhisclass4.ReadingAnalysis_____________________._____________,_________.________________________.2021/5/962Readtext-2

5

Louis’sparentsdecidedto

sendhimtoaschoolfortheblindinParis67Louiswasnotsatisfiedwiththebooksforblindpeopleandwanted

The

developedbyCharlesBarbierdidnotfittheblind.

abetterwaytoreadalphabetcode

Part Topic Paragraph MainIdea______________________________________.____________________.______________2021/5/963Readtext-3Nowretellthemainideaofthepassagebyusingtheinformationinthetableyouhavecompleted.

8

Atage,Louisdeveloped

hisown

onavacationathome.159LouisBraille’screationchangedthe

livesofblindpeopleⅢ

Closingremarks

Part Topic