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LESSON 1: Let’s communic8!
LESSON 2: Houston, we’re back!
LESSON 3: TEEN best-sellers!
UNIT 7
In our mind’s eye!
Have you got a great film in mind? E-mail us about it!
1 For me, Daredevil with Ben Affleck is an
amazing film! Daredevil is a comic hero who
has superpowers but he can't see! He's blind!
He fights bad people and he's in love with
Electra. Ben Affleck is really good in his role.
David
2 Have you seen Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks?
Great one! Don't miss it. Astronauts risk their
lives but they're also really lucky people,
I think.
Antonio
3 I love Matilda! It's based on the famous book. She's the cleverest girl in the world and she can lift objects
like pens or forks just by staring at them. But she's got problems at school because the head teacher doesn't
like her at all. You should see it!
Magda
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friend Laura talking.
Which film are they going to see?
READ
  • An article on the Braille system
  • An article on a space mission
  • Interviews with two authors
LISTEN TO
  • A student talking about two famous people
  • A space news programme
 TALK ABOUT
  • famous people of the past
  • An imaginary mission into space
  • Important moments in your life
WRITE
  • your name & secret messages in Braille
  • an article about your space mission
  • sentences about important moments in
    your life on a life line
LINK TO
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Lesson 1
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Reading
1
 Daredevil can't see but he is a superhero. How do people communicate?
What about those who can't see, hear or speak? Match words (a-f) with
pictures (1-6).
a. by speaking
b. by phone
c. by e-mail / letters
d. with their hands
e. with their eyes
f. with codes
2
 Which of these ways do you use to communicate in class / at home? Give examples.
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 Look at these dots. What are they? img
4
 Read the article from www.afb.org/braillebug on the next page and find...
a. the name of the code:
b. who it is for:
c. the name of the inventor: 		...................................
...................................
...................................
5
 Mrs Baker collects information for her class. Read the article again to complete this table.. Task 40 - p.188
THE BRAILLE SYSTEM
What
How many words / min.
How it works

About Louis Braille

You can see Braille signs 		A code of 1...... dots
Up to 2............ words
Braille symbols for each letter
E.g. letter F has dots 1, 2 and 3....
Blind after an 4............... when 3 yrs old
Invented the Braille system at the age of 5.......
In 6.................. places like airports and banks.
Let’s communic8!
The Braille system - What is it?
BRAILLE is not a language, but a 6-dot code. It helps blind people (people who
can't see) all over the world read. Braille readers can read 100-200 words in a
minute! They just touch the dots with their fingers.
THE BRAILLE CELL
Each dot has a numbered position on the cell.
Each letter has its dots. For example, the letter D has dots 1, 4 and 5.
Who was the inventor?

LOUIS BRAILLE (1809-1852) was from
a small town near Paris. He was born
on January 4. He was blind because
when he was only three years old he
had an accident in his father's
workshop.
Some years later, he was a student of
a special school in Paris. There were a
lot of blind students. Louis was very
bright and he wanted to read books.
So, at the age of 15, he invented the
Braille code.
TODAY, every country in the world
uses Braille. There are symbols for
music and maths. There are also
Braille signs in public places like
airports, banks and shops.
THE BRAILLE ALPHABET
adapted from www.afb.org/braillebug
6
 In pairs, look at the Braille alphabet and ...
a. find the letters of your name and tell the dot numbers for each one.
b. write your name in Braille
c. write a secret message in Braille for another pair of students.
UNIT 7
Lesson 1
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Vocabulary Link
Guessing words from context
1
 Find words or phrases in the article that mean: Task 41 - p.190
a. put your hand on something:
b. every:
c. a place with a number:
d. something bad that happens:
e. people make or repair things there:
f. ‘NO PARKING' is one: 		...................................
...................................
...................................
...................................
...................................
...................................
Punctuation Marks
2
 Match the punctuation marks with their names. Then, image listen and check.
a. full stop
b. comma
c. question mark
d. exclamation mark
e. capital letter
f. bracket
g. hyphen
h. apostrophe
3
 You are writing a message for the Braille website. In pairs, add the right
punctuation marks.
braille reading club BRC
do you want to talk with other kids about the new Braille best sellers
visit the reading club message board
you can learn about prices bookshops and authors
don t miss it
Disabilities
4
 What do you know about these people? Match (a-c) with (1-3)
a. The blind / Blind people
b. The deaf / Deaf people
c. The disabled / Disabled people 		1. can't hear and use the sign language.
2. can't use a part of their body.
3. can't see and read in Braille.
5
 Do you know any famous people with disabilities? In pairs, check
http://en.wikipedia.org and make a list.
e.g. Beethoven was deaf.
Let’s communic8!
Pronunciation Link
Intonation in questions
1
 image Listen to the following questions and complete the rules.
1. Where was Braille from, John?
2. Is there a reading club at your school, Tanya?
a. The voice goes up / down at the end of Wh-questions.
b. The voice goes up / down at the end of yes/no questions.
2
 Write down three yes/no questions and three Wh-questions you want to ask
any of your classmates or your teacher. Then, take turns to ask your
questions using the correct intonation.
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Grammar Link
The verb 'to be' in the Past Simple
1
 Study the example sentences and complete the Grammar table.
a. Louis Braille was French.
b. Nobel wasn't a president.
c. There were lots of blind students in Braille's school.
d. Braille's parents weren't blind.
e. Was the Braille alphabet easy?
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't. 		TO BE - Past Simple
I / he / she / it ..................
We / you / they ................
Yes, I .....................
No, they weren't.
There was / ....................
There ..................... / weren't .........
see Grammar Appendix, page 154.
2
 What were these famous people? Where were they from?
Tell each other and then the class.
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