Unit 1 Living Well

Reading

Steven Hawking

physicist / mathematician

famous scientist known for his theory about

black holes and big bangs:A Brief History of Time

• 1. Have you ever seen the disabled?• 2. Do you feel sorry for them?• 3. What should you do when you meet them? A. show our pity B. encourage them at any time C. nothing special, treat them as if they are

normal.

Marty’s Story

• Scanning and skimming Questions: 1. What disease does Marty have? 2. What is his ambition? 3. What can we infer from the sentence “Live

one day at a time”? A. He is disabled, so he has to live a sad life. B. Although he is disabled, he tries to live a

happy life.

An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.

How the disease developed.

Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.

How his life has become easier.

The advantages of his disease.

2. Choose a topic for each paragraph.

A muscle disease that makes him very weak.

Clumsy and can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.

To live one day at a time.

Para.1 An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease.

Question

• What the meaning of “ one in a million”? Can you use easy English to answer the question?

Para.2 How the disease developed.

• The process of getting ill Time Symptom before 10 years old: ____________ then: _________________________ in the end: _____________________

Just like other children

became weaker and weaker

out of breath, clumsy, dropping things and so on

Questions

• 1. Why did doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg?

• 2. What does the author infer by saying “ a billion tests”?

• 3. What is the meaning of “ What the future holds”?

Para.3: Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.

• 1. Why Marty was laughed at school?

• 2. Why did Marty get poor result at school?

1. Marty’s ambition

2. Marty’s achievement

3. Marty’s hobby

To work for a software firm.

Invention of a football game.

Going to the movies and football matches. Spending a lot of time with his pets.

Para.4:How his life has become easier.

Translation of sentences

• 1. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed.

• 2. My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up.

1. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled.

2. Don’t make fun of them.3. Don’t ignore them.4. Accept them for who they are.5. Give them Encouragement to live

as rich and full a life as you do.

Marty’s five pieces of advice to the healthy:

Para.5:The advantages of his disease.

What can we learn for the Marty?

1. Marty has ____ disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg2. What was Marty’s dream when he was young? A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor. C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player.

3. Which of the following is false?A. Although there are a few students who look down

upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.B. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel

sorry for being disabled.C. Marty only spends time with his pets and never

with his friends.D. Marty’s disability has made him more independent.

4. From the passage we can infer that ____.A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him.B. Marty never loses heart.C. Marty is afraid of being made fun ofD. Marty will not accept any encouragement because

he has grown stronger

5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The doctor could give Marty’s disease a name.B. The doctor knew how to make Marty well.C. Someone in the world could cure the disease.D. No one could give Marty’s disease a name.

6. When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means ________

A. He is unique B. He has a rare disease C. He has a muscle disease D. He lives a hard but happy life7. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad B. Happy

C. Positive D. Negative

Thank you!