Students are asked to write the opening 1 or 2 sentences of the text. They should say something about who Zhang Yuncheng is, how old he is, what his disability is, and what he has achieved.

When students have finished the opening sentences, they will be asked to write the rest of the text.

Sample writing:

Although Zhang Yuncheng (25) is unable to walk or even get out of bed without help, he has achieved his ambition to write a book.

Because of his disability, Yuncheng went to school for only one day. However, when he was 12 years old, he taught himself to write. When he was 17, Yuncheng wrote to a newspaper about his life and his ambition to write a book. Zhang Danuo, an editor at the newspaper helped him by setting him writing assignments every week. These assignments have now been turned into a book, which many people have bought.

Yuncheng says that because his life will not be a long one, he must do as much as he can within the time he has left.

Step Ⅲ Speaking

If time allows, deal with SPEAKING TASK on Page 52.

Sample talk:

Hello, my name is Liu Hui. I have been deaf since I was 12 years old. I go to a special school where some lessons are in sign language and some lessons are in spoken language which I must lip-read. As well as ordinary school subjects, I also go to speech classes to make sure my speech remains easy to understand. You see, when you cant hear yourself speaking, you can't correct your speech. This is why it is hard to understand some deaf people.

My favourite subjects at school are art and sewing and I hope to go to design school when I am older, so that I can become a fashion designer.

My life is very much the same as any other teenager. I go out with both hearing and deaf friends. My hearing friends just have to remember to touch my arm to get my attention and to make sure I can see their mouth when they talk. I play table tennis and I'm in the school swimming team. I like watching foreign movies because they have Chinese subtitles which can read.

Being deaf doesn't stop me enjoying life. There are a few things I can't do, like talking with my friends on the telephone and some things that are more difficult for me than for non-deaf people, but there are still plenty of other things I can do.

Step Ⅳ Homework

Finish PROJECT on Page 53.

Sample project:

We are going to design a school where disabled students can get the same education as their fellow able-bodied students. The school will employ extra assistants and teachers who have been trained to work with disabled people. The school will not discriminate against disabled pupils for a reason relating to their disability. The school will promote the inclusion of disabled children in all aspects of school life.

The school will make an accessibility plan, which shows how to improve accessibility for disabled pupils. It will outline how the school will: