HELEN KELLER

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in America. At the age of 19 months, she was a happy, healthy child and was saying a few words.

Then, she had a high fever which caused her to become deaf and blind. She could no longer see or hear. She was a bright child but because of her inability to communicate, she became angry and began to throw tantrums.

Her parents did not know how to help her, so they employed teacher to help Helen. She was Anne Sullivan. Anne was patient and understanding person. Her firm and caring ways slowly calmed Helen down. Helen became an obedient child. Anne taught Helen the hand alphabet and she would spell the words on her palm to communicate with her. This opened up a whole new world to Helen. Later, Helen learned to read and write using Braille (raised letter in the form of dots which Helen ‘read’ by running her fingers over the dots.

Helen began to lead a normal life. She attended a college. Anne went with her and tapped out the words of the instructions into her hand. Helen worked tirelessly for women’s rights, the disabled, the poor and spoke against child labour. She wrote books, made films and gave lectures around the world.

She died in 1968 after a life of determination. She was successful in helping others because of her determination and help from Anne who stayed with her for 50 years.

Tick ( / ) the correct sentence.

1. Helen Keller was born in 1888 in America. ( )2. Anna Sullivan was a patient and understanding person. ( ) 3. Helen learned to read and write using Braille. ( )4. Anne stayed with Helen until Helen’s death in 1968. ( )

HELEN KELLER

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in America. At the age of 19 months, she was a happy, healthy child and was saying a few words.

Then, she had a high fever which caused her to become deaf and blind. She could no longer see or hear. She was a bright child but because of her inability to communicate, she became angry and began to throw tantrums.

Her parents did not know how to help her, so they employed teacher to help Helen. She was Anne Sullivan. Anne was patient and understanding person. Her firm and caring ways slowly calmed Helen down. Helen became an obedient child. Anne taught Helen the hand alphabet and she would spell the words on her palm to communicate with her. This opened up a whole new world to Helen. Later, Helen learned to read and write using Braille (raised letter in the form of dots which Helen ‘read’ by running her fingers over the dots.

Helen began to lead a normal life. She attended a college. Anne went with her and tapped out the words of the instructions into her hand. Helen worked tirelessly for women’s rights, the disabled, the poor and spoke against child labour. She wrote books, made films and gave lectures around the world.

She died in 1968 after a life of determination. She was successful in helping others because of her determination and help from Anne who stayed with her for 50 years.

Tick ( / ) the correct sentence.

1. Helen Keller was born in 1888 in America. ( )2. Anna Sullivan was a patient and understanding person. ( ) 3. Helen learned to read and write using Braille. ( )4. Anne stayed with Helen until Helen’s death in 1968. ( )

HELEN KELLER

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in America. At the age of 19 months, she was a happy, healthy child and was saying a few words.

Then, she had a high fever which caused her to become deaf and blind. She could no longer see or hear. She was a bright child but because of her inability to communicate, she became angry and began to throw tantrums.

Her parents did not know how to help her, so they employed teacher to help Helen. She was Anne Sullivan. Anne was patient and understanding person. Her firm and caring ways slowly calmed Helen down. Helen became an obedient child. Anne taught Helen the hand alphabet and she would spell the words on her palm to communicate with her. This opened up a whole new world to Helen. Later, Helen learned to read and write using Braille (raised letter in the form of dots which Helen ‘read’ by running her fingers over the dots.

Helen began to lead a normal life. She attended a college. Anne went with her and tapped out the words of the instructions into her hand. Helen worked tirelessly for women’s rights, the disabled, the poor and spoke against child labour. She wrote books, made films and gave lectures around the world.

She died in 1968 after a life of determination. She was successful in helping others because of her determination and help from Anne who stayed with her for 50 years.

Tick ( / ) the correct sentence.

1. Helen Keller was born in 1888 in America. ( )2. Anna Sullivan was a patient and understanding person. ( ) 3. Helen learned to read and write using Braille. ( )4. Anne stayed with Helen until Helen’s death in 1968. ( )