What is he doing?

He is listening to music.

What is he doing?

He is watching TV.

Picture 4

She is reading book.

What is she doing?

Picture 5

He is singing.

What is he doing?

Which of the activities above do you think would be difficult for people who can’t speak, can’t hear or can’t see.

EX: Watching T.V is difficult for people who can’t see

1. What is he doing?

2. Is he reading in a normal way?/ Why?

=> He is reading in a special way ( by figures) because he can’t see.

=> He is reading

3. Do you think it is easy for him to learn?4. Can he learn in our class?

=>In a special class

Work in pairs, look at the Braille Alphabet, work out the message that follows

The message is: We are the world

A TEACHER IN A SPECIAL CLASS 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 finger one by one. She continued the demonstration until the children realise they had just learned how to add and subtract. The children have ever reason to be proud of their efforts. They know a new world is opening up for them.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Unit 4: Special educationPart A: Reading

* Vocabulary

Disabled (adj)

deaf (adj): /def/ điếc

tàn tật- - - - - -

Dumb (adj)

to make effort (V.p)to be proud of (V.p)

oppose (v) /əˈpəʊz/ opposed to (adj)

opposition (n) /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ. ə n/

câm

cố gắngtự hàophản đối-

blind (adj): /blaɪnd/ mù

/dis'eibld/

/dʌm/

- time-consuming (adj)

-gradually(adv) /ˈgræd.jʊ.li/

- mentally retarded(adj)

-demonstration (n)

/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃ ə n/

tốn thời gian

dần dần

sự thể hiện, sự thuyết minh

Braille Alphabet

/breɪl/ /ˈæl.fə.bet/

A B1. disabled2. mentally

retarded3. time-

consuming4.demonstration

5. gradually

a. taking or needing a lot of timeb. an act of showing or explaining

how to do something.c. unable to use a part of the

body in the normal wayd. slowly, over a long period of

timee. less mentally developed than

normal

II. PRACTICE:Task 1: Match the words or phrases in A with their definition in B

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1

4

3

2

Task 2: Choose one of these stars below and answer the questions behind them.

Task 3: Fill each the blanks of the summary below with a suitable word from the box.write disabled opposition time- consuming efforts fingers

Twenty-five(1) _________children have the chance of learning how to read and (2)_______ thanks to the (3)_______ of a young teacher, Pham Thu Thuy.

Although her idea, at first, met with(4)__________from the parents of the disabled children, more children attended her class later.

The teaching work in the special class is (5)_____________. For example, in a Maths lesson, the teacher has to use her arm and (6)_______ to teach the children how to add and subtract. The children are now proud and happy.

disabledwrite efforts

opposition

time-consuming

fingers

( adj ) ( v ) ( n )

( n )

( adj )

( n )

After you read: Look at the activities. Which ones do you

think would be difficult for blind, deaf, and mute children?

Activities Deaf

Mute

Blind

listen to teacherpronounce wordswrite a letterlisten to musicphone friendslook at the blackboardopen / close fingers

-Learn new words by heart

-Think of what you should do to help the disabled

- Prepare new lesson

Homework: