(切去, 省略); out of breath (上气不接下气); all in all (总而言之); sit around (闲坐着); feel sorry for (同情某人); as well as; in many ways (在很多方面); make fun of (取笑); never mind; resign from (从.....辞职); with the assistance of (在.....的协助下); all the best (祝贺一路顺利); have access to (有权进入, 接近, 使用); meet with; one in million (凤毛麟角, 稀罕的人和事); in other words
Grammar: The use of infinitive.
Step 1 Warming up
1. Warming up by discussing:
Ask students to talk about people with a mental or physical disability to see how much they know about disabilities. Then show them some photos of people with disabilities by discussing the following questions.
1) Do you know any famous people who are disabled?
2) What difficulties do they have to overcome in their daily life?
3) What have they achieved?
(Suggested answers:
Steven Hawking has a muscle disease, but he made great contribution in science and puts forward his theory about black holes.
Beethoven was deaf in one ear when he was 26 and totally deaf at the age of 35, but he was a great composer.
Helen Keller was deaf and blind, but she was a great writer.)
2. Warming up by talking
First ask students to look at some pictures and read what these people have achieved even though they each have disability. Next work with partners to talk about what disability they might have according to each description below the picture
1) Rosalyn is in a wheelchair, she has walking difficulty.
2) Richard has difficulty with eyesight, so he can't read the questions or write the answers for his college entrance exams.
3) Sally has hearing problems (though not deaf as she can