Unit 1 Living Well

1. Unit 1 Living Well Reading

2. Steven Hawking physicist / mathematician famous scientist known for his theory about black holes and big bangs: A Brief History of Time

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 2. Choose a topic for each paragraph. Marty met a lot of difficulties at school. How his life has become easier. The advantages of his disease. An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease. How the disease developed.

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

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

8. Para.2 How the disease developed. • The process of getting ill TimeSymptom 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

9. 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”?

10. 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?

11. Para.4:How his life has become easier. • 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.

12. 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.

13. Para.5:The advantages of his disease. Marty’s five pieces of advice to the healthy: 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.

14. What can we learn for the Marty?

16. 1. Marty has ____ disease. A. a mental B. a muscle C. an eye D. a leg 2. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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 of D. Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger

19. 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.

20. 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 life 7. What is the tone of the text? A. Sad B. Happy C. Positive D. Negative

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