Unit 4. Special education

Welcome to our class
Game:
Guessing
1. He was born on July 1st,1822 in Gia Dinh.
2. He is a great poet.
3. He is famous for the story of “ Luc Van Tien”.
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Nguyễn Đình Chiểu (1822-1888)
Name some special shools you know.
- Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind.
- Special School for Disabled Children in Go Vap District.
- Special School for the Mute and the Mute-Deaf in Lai Thieu, Binh Duong.
- Nhan Ai Special School for the Mute and the Deaf Children in My Tho City.
Special Education
Lesson 1: Reading
Unit 4
These people are using their hands to express what they mean. Guess their disability
They are dumb
American Sign Language ( ASL )
The woman is using her fingers to read. Guess her disability
She is blind
These dots represent the alphabet of a language for the blind. What is the name of the language?
I
SEE
CANNOT
The Braille
I
SEE
CANNOT
Quiz
What do you call a person who can not see?
The blind
What do you call a person who can not hear?
The deaf
What do you call a person who can not speak?
The dumb
Hi! I’m Helen Keller! Nice to meet you, my dear! Read the text about me and do the tasks followed
pump(v):
bơm
painstakingly (adv):
kiên trì, chịu khó
break through (v):
vượt qua
alphabet code (n):
mã chữ cái
dedicated (a):
tận tâm, tận tụy
gifted(a):
talented
consciousness (n):
ý thức, nhận thức
Vocabulary
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fingertip alphabet (n):
Bảng chữ cái đọc bằng đầu ngón tay
tap out(v):
gõ nhẹ theo nhịp
TASK A : Put the following events of Helen Keller`s life into chronological order .
1.
She was born in 1880 .
2.
3.
4.
She became blind and deaf .
She met Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell .
She met Anne Sullivan .
A. She met Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell .
B. She became blind and deaf .
D. She was born in 1880 .
C. She met Anne Sullivan .
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TASK B : Which of the following ideas is not
mentioned in the first and second paragraphs ?

A. “Water” was the first word she learned .
B. At six , Helen Keller could not see,hear,or speak .
C. Her parents took her to an expert to help her .
D. She learned more than 600 words in six months.
sorry
good
Oh,no
WRONG
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TASK C : Answer the following questions .
1. What happened to Helen at the age of six ?
2. How old was she when she first met Anne Sullivan ?
3. What kind of language had Helen Keller learned before Braille?
Unit4: Reading
TASK C : Answer the following questions .
1. What happened to Helen at the age of six ?
 She was blind and deaf.
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TASK C : Answer the following questions .
2. How old was she when she first met Anne Sullivan ?
 She was seven years old .
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TASK C : Answer the following questions .
3. What kind of language had Helen Keller learned before Braille?
 She had learned sign language .
Unit4: Reading
TASK C : Answer the following questions .
1. What happened to Helen at the age of six ?
2. How old was she when she first met Anne Sullivan ?
3. What kind of language had Helen Keller learned before Braille?
 She was blind and deaf.
 She was seven years old .
 She had learned sign language .
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TASK D : Work in pairs to discuss:
1. Was Helen Keller blind and deaf when she was born?
Yes, certainly.Because she couldn’t see and hear anything the teacher said.
2. Did she have a lot of difficulty in study?
3. What kind of teacher did she have?
4. How did Ms Sullivan help her?
 Maybe not. She was a healthy child. She became blind and deaf in years later.
 She had a dedicated and loving teacher.
She was steadily pumping cool water into one of Helen’s hand
while repeatedly tapping out an alphabet code of five letters in
the other- first slowly then rapidly.
Learn new words by heart
Homework
Prepare new words in the 3rd paragraph.
Answer the questions:
What do you think of Helen Keller’s success?
Thanks for your attention