Unit 4. Special education

* Write N in the blanks if the word blind is a noun , and A if it is an adjective
There are many blind children around the world .
In special schools for the blind , educational programs have been developed to help them learn how to adjust to a new way of life .
3. Blind students learn how to read and write in Braille .
4. New technology can even help the blind break through their dark world .
A
N
A
N
I. Word Study : Adjectives Used as Nouns
Lesson 7 : LANGUAGE FOCUS
TASK : Select the proper word to complete each sentence
……………. have a lot of experience of life and can deal with most situations .
He gets tired of eating the same ……………. things for breakfast .
In my opinion , miniskirts are strictly for …………….. .
The bird flew back to the nest to feed her ……………..
He was …………….. enough to face strong criticism .
………………. have no fear .
My uncle is a …………………… war veteran .
………………………. in my neighborhood are well cared for by the authorities .
He was found …………………..of a heart attack .
The title of the movie is “……………….... Have Returned”
old
the old
young
the young
brave
the brave
disabled
the disabled
dead
the dead
II. GRAMMAR :
Revision of the Past Simple and the Past Perfect
TASK A : Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form
A: What kind of language Helen Keller (1) ?.............................. ??.. before
Braille ? (learn)
B: It (2) ?????????.. a kind of sign language . Do you remember the way Ann
Sullivan (3) ???????? the alphabet in Helen?s hand to teach her the word
?water? ? (be , tap out )
A: Oh , yeah . And by nightfall Helen (4) ?????????. 30 words . (learn)
B: Exactly . She (5)??????????. so gifted that she (6)??????????.learn 625
words within six months . ( be , can )
A: So?. When she (7)?????????.. Braille ? (learn)
B: When she (8)????????.. ten ?. as I remember . (be)

had Helen Keller learnt
was
tapped out
had learned
was
could
did she learn
was
TASK B : Read part of the letter that Mai wrote to Lee, her pen pal in Korea, and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the box . One verb can be used twice .
be have plan take visit arrive inform show tell
Dear Lee
Yesterday we (1) ???? a special school near my neighborhood . We (2) ???? ??????? the school principal a week before , so he (3) ????????? a special program for our visit . When we (4) ????? at the school gate , a teacher was there to greet us and (5) ????.. us to the principal?s office . After a briefing , the principal (6) ???? us around the school building , and finally , to the auditorium where an interesting show was waiting for us . We (7) ?????. a pleasant surprise and were very touched when hearing and seeing blind students sing and dance . They (8) ?????. so good at singing and dancing . The principal (9) ?????? us that these students (10) ????????.. at the school for only six months , yet they are very competent. They have been learning various subjects such as Braille , mathematics , writing , physical education , arts , handicrafts , and walking courses .
Mai
visited
had
informed
had planned
arrived
showed
took
had
were
told
had been
TASK C : Complete the sentences , using the verbs in the past
simple or the past perfect .


1. When I was young ????????????????????????????????...
2. Helen Keller was a gifted and patient woman ????????????..
3. The guest speaker gave a talk ????????????????????????..
4. He had been at this special school before ????????????????
5. After he had finished middle school in his town , ??????????..