Unit 4. Special education

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
CHECK -UP
Pronounce the following underlined sounds.
1. Mary said stamps were very expensive then.
2. Ben was sad when Jane met him at the match.
Are they normal?
Can they get schooling?
UNIT 4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION

Vocabulary

What’s this?
It’s a Braille.
What are they like?
They are blind.
He can’t say anything.
He is d _ _ _
u
m
b
dumb = m _ _ _
u
t
e
They can’t hear anything.
They are d _ _ _
e
a
f

deaf
The boy is
m _ _ t _ _ _ y
r _ t _ _ _ _ d
e
n
a
l
l
e
a
r
d
e
blind
deaf
dumb
mentally retarded
disabled
She teaches them by
d _ m _ nstr _ tion
e
a
o
taking a lot of time
= time-consuming
A special class
A normal class

Checking vocabulary

Match A and B to find the definitions of the words
A
1. Disabled
2. Mentally retarded
3. Time-consuming
4. Demonstration
5. gradually
B
a. Taking a lot of time
b. Unable to use a part of the body in the normal way
c. Less mentally developed than normal
d. Slowly, over a long period of time
e. An act of showing how to do something

T / F prediction

Predict whether these statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. A few students in Ms Thuy’s class are disabled.
2. Disabled children couldn’t learn anything at all.
3. The parents of the disabled children were always pleased with their children’s schooling.
4. During a Maths lesson, students had to watch their teacher’s demonstration.
T / F statements
Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F)
Work in pars in 5 minutes.
1. Some students in Ms Thuy’s class are disabled.
2. Disabled children couldn’t learn anything at all.
3. The parents of the disabled children were always pleased with their children’s schooling.
4. Teaching disabled children is the time-consuming work.
2. Disabled children could learn something.
opposed to
F
F
F
T

Multiple choice

Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Work in pars in 7 minutes.
1. Thuy’s class is different from other classes because . . . . . . . . . .
A. there are 25 children in her class.
B. the children are learning how to read and write.
C. most of the children come from poor families.
D. the children are disabled.
2. At first, the parents were . . . . . . . the idea of sending their children to special classes.
A. opposed to
B. pleased with
C. satisfied with
D. interested in
3. At last, the parents of the disabled children found that . . . . .
A. the teacher couldn’t teach their children.
B. more children came to the special class.
C. the teacher was making great efforts to help their poor kids.
4. During a Maths lesson, Thuy had to continue the demonstration until the children understand how to add and subtract, which shows that . . . . . . . . .
A. Thuy’s work is admiring.
B. Thuy’s work is tiring.
C. Thuy’s work is funny.

Questions and answers
Ask and answer the following questions.
Work in groups in 5 minutes.
1. How many children are there in Ms Thuy’s class?
2. Why is Ms Thuy’s class different from other classes?
3. Were the parents pleased with sending their children to special classes at first?
4. What did the teacher do during a Maths lesson?
5. What do you think about the teacher of the special class?
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