UNIT 4:
LESSON 1+2 : READING
HELEN KELLER
(1880 ? 1968 )
VOCABULARY :

. special education
. Braille (n.)
. blind (adj.)
blindness (n.) , blind (v.)
. deaf (adj.)
deafness (n.) , deafen (v.)
. mute (adj.)
. dedicate (v.) ( to sth. / to doing sth. )
dedicated (adj.) ( to sth.)
dedication (n.)
. pump (v.) (sth. into sth.)












. tap out (v.)
. painstaking (adj.)
. struggle (v.) (n.)
. signal (n.)
. conscious (adj.)
. gift (n.), gifted (adj.)
. master (v.)
. preparatory school
(n.)
. cum laude (n.)
. interprete (v.)



















TASK A : Put the following events of Helen Keller's life into chronological order . The first one has been done for you

a. She met Dr. Alexander Graham
Bell .
b. She graduated from Radcliffe
College .
c. She gave lectures and traveled
to many countries .
d. She learned Braille .
e. She became blind and deaf .
f . She was born in 1880 .
g. She met Anne Sullivan .

1. She was born in 1880 .






She became blind and
deaf .
She met Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell .
She met Anne Sullivan .
She learned Braille .
She graduated from
Radcliffe College .
She gave lectures and
travelled to many
countries .













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TASK B : Which of the following ideas is not
mentioned in the first and second paragraphs ?


A. At six , Helen Keller could not see , hear , or speak .
B. Her parents took her to an expert to help her .
C. “Water” was the first word she learned .
D. She learned more than 600 words in six months .

TASK C : Answer the following questions .
1. What happened to Helen at the age of six ?
2. How old was she when she first met Anne Sullivan ?
3. What kind of language had Helen Keller learned
before Braille?
4. What does the phrase “cum laude” in the third
paragraph mean ?
5. What was the role of Ann Sullivan during Helen’s
years at college ?


ANSWERS :
1. At the age of six , Helen Keller was taken by her parents to see Dr. Alexander Graham Bell to find some ways to help her .
2. She was seven years old .
3. She had learned sign language .
4. It means ?with honors?.
5. She was a companion and interpreter who helped
Helen Keller understand lessons and discussions in
class .
TASK C : Work in group to discuss
Helen Keller’s disabilities and her efforts to overcome them


2. The significance of Helen Keller’s success