Welcome to our class!
Look at the pictures
and answer the questions
A. WARM - UP
She is listening to music.
She is singing.
She is reading book.
They are watching TV.
Reading books
Singing
Watching TV
Listening to music
Which one is difficult for
blind, mute and deaf people?
All of these activities are dificult
for them to do.
Unit 4: Special Education
A: Reading (the 1st period)
Activity 1: Look at the activities. Which ones do you think would be difficult for blind, deaf, and mute children?
B. BEFORE YOU READ
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The Braille Alphabet
These dots represent the alphabet of a language for the blind.
What is the name of the language?
(1809-1852, in France)
Who invented the Braille Alphabet?
- Became blind
(nearly 4 years old)
- 1824: invented the Braille Alphabet
Louis Braille
The message: We are the world
Activity 2. Work in pairs, look at the Braille Alphabet, work out the message that follows
- disabled(adj) [dis`eibld]:khuyết tật
UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - A: READING
Activity 3. Vocabulary
They are disabled
- dumb  (a) /dʌm/
Câm
- deaf  (a) /def/
khiếm thính, điếc

- blind  (a) /blaind/

khiếm thị, mù

- mentally retarded / `mentəli ri`tɑ:did/
Chậm phát triển trí tuệ

- subtract (v) /səb`trækt/

- add (v) /æd/

Trừ

cộng

- arm (n)

- finger (n)

cánh tay

ngón tay
- disabled (a) /dis`eibld/ khuyết tật
- dumb  (a) /dʌm/ = mute khiếm thanh, câm
- deaf  (a) /def/ khiếm thính, điếc
- blind  (a) /blaind/ khiếm thị, mù
- mentally retarded / `mentəli ri`tɑ:did/ chậm phát triển trí tuệ
- add (v) /æd/ cộng
- subtract (v) /səb`trækt/ Trừ
- arm (n) cánh tay
- finger (n) ngón tay
- schooling (n) sự giáo dục ở nhà trường
- oppose to (v) / ə`pouz/ phản đối
opposition (n) = protest /,ɔpə`zi∫n/ sự phản đối
- gradually (adv) / `grædʒuəli/ dần dần
- effort (n) /`efət/ sự nỗ lực
- time-consuming (a) / `taim kən`sju:miη/ taking a lot of time
- demonstration (n) / ,deməns`trei∫n/ sự minh họa, thể hiện
Structure:

- prevent + O (sb) + from + V-ing: ngăn cản ai làm gì
EX: He prevented us from parking our car here.
Warm- up: Miming
One student goes to the black board, do not say anything only using sign language to express what you mean. The others try to guess what you mean.
 Checking vocabulary
effort
opposition
finger
khiếm thính, điếc
sự giáo dục ở nhà trường
khiếm thị, mù
A TEACHER IN A SPECIAL CLASS
Like other teachers, Pham Thu Thuy enjoys her teaching job. However, her class is different from other classes. The twenty-five children, 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 realized 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 finger one by one. She continued the demonstration until the children realise they had just learned how to add and subtract. The children have ever reason to be proud of their efforts. They know a new world is opening up for them.
C. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
Q
R
S
T
P
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Car
Kid
Finger
Arm
Deaf
Look at the Braille alphabet again and find out the words.
Homework
Learn by heart all the new words
Read the reading passage again.
Prepare Task 2 in While you read and After you read.
Thanks for your attention!
Task 1
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b
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C. WHILE YOU READ
C. WHILE YOU READ
Task 2:
Read the passage again and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
TASK 2: Read the passage again and circle the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
TASK 2
1. Thuy’s class is different from other classes because the children…….
A. are from large families.
B. are less mentally developed.
C. love Maths very much
D. are disabled.
*The evidence
(Line 2 to 4 in paragraph 1)
“Thuy’s class is different from other classes.
The twenty-five children, who are learning how to read
and write in her clas, are disabled”
2. At first the parents were.........the idea of sending their children to the special class.
A. interested in
B. opposed to
C. satisfied with
D. worried about
TASK 2
*The evidence
(Line 1 to 5 in paragraph 2)
“At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents
of the disabled children. They used to believed that
Their children couldn’t learn anything at all”
TASK 2
3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been……
A. a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class.
B. a lot of protest from the parents against the class.
C. a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability.
D. a belief in the parents’ opposition
*The evidence
(Line 4 to 9 in paragraph 2)
“In the first week, only five children attended the class.
Gradually more children arrived. Their parents realised
that the young teacher was made great efforts to help
their poor kids”
TASK 2
4. The writer describes how Thuy teaches the children to add and subtract in order to prove that……..
A. the children like Maths.
B. the teacher is proud of her work.
C. the teaching work takes time.
D. adding and subtracting are important.
The evidence
(Line 1 to 5 in paragraph 3)
“Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how
time-consuming the work is. During the maths lesson,
she raised both arms and opened up her fingers one by
one until all ten stood up. She then closed the finger
one by one”
TASK 2
5. The writer’s attitude towards Thuy’s work in the passage can be described as.......
A. humorous.
B. angry.
C. suspicious.
D. admiring
D. After you read
UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING
AFTER YOU READ: Filling
read write disabled efforts opposition
time- consuming Maths arms fingers proud
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
( adj )
( v )
( v )
( n )
( n )
( adj )
( n )
( n )
( n )
( adj )
Look at the activities. Which ones do you think would be difficult for blind, deaf, and mute children?
Unit 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION
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Ex: What/ you/ teach/ them
You: What do you teach them?
Ms. Thuy: They learn how to read and write.
You: How many/ children/ class?
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Ms. Thuy: ………………………………….
You: it/ difficult/ teach / the special class?
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Ms. Thuy: .......................................................


You: you/ meet/ any opposition?
…………………………………………………?
Ms. Thuy:........................................................
You: How/ children/ feel?

Ms. Thuy: ........................................................
After you read
How many children are there in your class?
There are twenty-five children in my class?
Is it difficult to teach (children) in the special class?
Yes, for example, during a maths lesson, I had to raise both arms and opened up my finger one by one until all ten stood up and then I closed the finger one by one to help them learn how to add and subtract
Do you meet with any opposition?
Yes, at first there was a lot opposition from children’s parents.
How do these children feel ?
I think they may be proud of their efforts.
Homework
Learn by heart all the new words
Do the gap-filling exercise in your textbook (page,46).
Thanks for your attention!
Warm- up: Miming
One student goes to the black board, do not say anything only using sign language to express what you mean. The others try to guess what you mean.
Eat 6. Read books
Brush teeth 7. Swim
Phone friends 8. Play football
Sleep 9. Sing a song
Listen to music 10. Go to school
Activities
How many children are there in her class?

2. How are they ?

3. Do they live in poor or rich families?

4. What does the teacher use to teach the children maths?
UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION - LESSON 1: READING
Task 3: Read the passage again and answer the following questions
There are 25 children in her class.
They are disabled.
They live in poor families.
The teacher uses her fingers to teach the children maths