Unit 7 Think again! Before you watch Match the words to the meanings. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 activist survive frustrated symbol graduate struggle vote statue deaf a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) try hard to do something difficult annoyed and impatient someone who tries to achieve social or political change a large human or animal image made of stone or wood a picture or shape that represents something complete your studies in college unable to hear choose a particular politician or political party stay alive despite an illness or injury While you watch 1 Watch the video and discuss in pairs how each word from Ex. 1 relates to Helen’s story. 2 Watch the video again and choose T (true) or F (false). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Helen was born deaf and blind. As a child, Helen hurt members of her family. Anne Sullivan was a teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind. Helen’s first word using finger spelling was “water.” Helen graduated from Radcliffe College when she was 20. It took Helen a very long time to learn to speak. There is a statue of Helen at Radcliffe College. T T T T T T T / / / / / / / After you watch Complete the conversation with the correct tag questions. We have to write a paper about an inspirational woman, (1) don’t we ? Who are you writing about? Jane: I thought I’d write about Helen Keller. She had such an amazing life, (2) isn’t she ? Olivia: Yes, good choice. She was deaf and blind, (3) wasn’t she ? Jane: Yes, that’s right. Olivia: But she wasn’t born that way, (4) was she ? Jane: No, she got very sick when she was young and lost her sight and hearing. Olivia: That would be very difficult, (5) wouldn’t it ? Jane: Yes. Apparently, she did get very frustrated because she couldn’t communicate. Then her teacher, Anne Sullivan, started to teach her to finger spell. Olivia: That’s where you sign letters onto someone’s hand, (6) isn’t it ? Jane: Yes, that’s right. Olivia: © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 F F F F F F F Over to you 1 Look at these statements about Helen Keller. Discuss in pairs if you think they are true or not. Use must, can’t, or might/may/could be true to explain your answers. 1 Helen Keller is still alive. False, she cannot still alive 2 Anne Sullivan was also blind. True, she must become blind a very young age 3 Helen and Anne met for the first time in 1887. True, they might meet in the school 4 Helen’s first book was published in 2003. False, it cannot be because she died in 1968 5 Today, Helen’s grave is a popular tourist attraction. It could be false because for respect 2 Discuss these questions in pairs. 1 What famous person do you see as a role model? Why? Audrey Hepburn, because she was a philanthropist, polyglot and a very smart woman, her personality was unique. She had a good style and she was very classy and elegant 2 Do you think it is important to keep challenging yourself? Why or why not? Yes, but we need to have a limit too, we have to an effort for ourselves every day, but we have to avoid get frustrated 3 What is one of the most useful things you have ever learned? Patience and the value of things 4 Have you ever learned anything you now consider useless? No, because everything taught it can be useful in some moment in my life, or it can be only experience © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
