Unit 4. Special education

TO OUR CLASS 10
2008
1. Can they see?
No, they can’t.
2. What do you call the
people who can not see?
The blind
Look at the pictures and answer the questions
3. Can she speak?
No, she can’t.
4. What do you call
the people who
can not speak?
The dumb.
5. What are they doing?
6. How do they talk?
They are talking.
They use their hands.
7. Why do they have to
use their hands?
Because they can not
hear.
8. What do you call the people who can not hear?
The deaf.
9. What do you call the people who can not see,
speak or hear?
They are disabled ones.
Look at the activities. Which ones do you think would be difficult for blind, deaf and dumb students?
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Reading
Unit 4
Special Education
Look at the Braille Alphabet then work out the message that follows.
We
are
the
world
a teacher in a special class
Like others teachers, Pham Thu Thuy enjoys her teaching job. However, her class is different from other classes. The twenty-five chidren, 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 realised 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 fingers one by one. She continued the demonstration until the children realised they had just learn how to add and subtract. The children have every reason to be proud of their efforts. They know a new world is opening up for them.
Vocabularies
Task 1:
Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B.
Thuy’s class is different from other classes because the children ________
are from large families
are less mentally developed
love Maths very much
are disabled
2. At first the parents were ______ the idea of sending their children to the special class.
Interested in C. satisfied with
Opposed to D. worried about
Task 2:
Read the passage again and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D
D
B

3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been ______
a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class
a lot of protest from the parents against the class
a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability
a belief in parents’ opposition

Task 2:
Read the passage again and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D
A
4. The writer describes how Thuy teaches the children to add and subtract in orfer to prove that______
The children like Maths
The teacher is proud of her work
The teaching work takes time
Adding and subtracting are important
5. The writer’s attitude towards Thuy’s work in the passage can be described as _________
A. humorous B. angry C. suspicious D. admiring
Task 2:
Read the passage again and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D
C
D
After you read
Work in groups of four and summarize the reading passage
Fill each of the blanks of the summary below with a suitable word from the reading passage.
Twenty five(1)................children have the chance of learning how to(2)..............and(3)..............thanks to the(4)..............of a young teacher,Pham Thu Thuy.
Although her idea, at first, met with(5)...................from the parents of the disabled children, more children attended her class later. The teaching work in the special class is(6).............................For example, in a(7)...........lesson, the teacher has to use her(8)..........and(9)................to teach the children how to add and subtract. The children are now(10)..........and happy.
disabled
read
write
efforts
opposition
time-consuming
Maths
arms
fingers
proud
CONSOLIDATION
Look at these pictures

Who are they?
What are they doing?
Where are they?
They are disabled children.
They are in class
They are learning/writing
Homework
Review the vocabulary and exercise
Retell the special class by heart
Make the sentences with : disabled children, make efforts, proud of …
THANK YOU
&
GOODBYE!!!!!