ASL
Watch the video clip and discuss: What did Hellen Keller learn to communicate with others? Name the ways deaf people use to communicate with others.
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Script
I know one family of four who were all deaf—mother, father, sister and brother. While the older sister was (1)__p_r_o_fo__u_n_d_l_y__d_e_a__f _ according to her audiogram, she chose to wear two hearing aids, loved to use her voice when she signed, joined a (2)_s_i_g_n_/_d_a__n_c_e__g_r_o_u_p__ and LOVED to listen to music. I found it interesting that she referred to herself as “hard of hearing” even though she had very (3)_l_it_t_le__h_e_a__ri_n_g__a_b__il_it_y__. Her brother, however, had more hearing ability than his sister.
Active reading 2: embarkation
How do deaf people identify themselves?
Listen and fill in the blanks with words you hear from the passage.
Words to know before listening:
Mapping Embarkation Navigation Destination Resources
Active reading 2: Mapping
Interpreting underlining meanings Developing story telling ability with the use of time adverbials
Situation 2: introduce yourself to a new person online
Situation 3: sell yourself at a job interview
Situation 4: introduce yourself to a family friend (older generation)
Active reading 2: Embarkation
Embarkation: index
ASL
Introducing yourself
Predication How deaf people identify themselves Making predictions
Active readiniogram (医)听力敏度图
hearing aid 助听器
sign
v. 打手势表达
hard of hearing adj. 听觉差的；有点
聋的
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identify themselves script
I know one family of four who were all deaf—mother, father, sister and brother. While the older sister was (1)____ according to her audiogram, she chose to wear two hearing aids, loved to use her voice when she signed, joined a (2)____ and LOVED to listen to music. I found it interesting that she referred to herself as “hard of hearing” even though she had very (3)____. Her brother, however, had more hearing ability than his sister. He was (4)____ “hard of hearing” according to his audiogram, but he refused to wear hearing aids, used (5)____ only, did not use his voice, and did not enjoy (6)____. He identified himself as “deaf”. They were both welladjusted kids and had a (7)____. However, it always fascinated me about how they chose to (8)____ to others and I wondered what leads deaf people to choose their identity. Is it family influence, (9)____, educational influence or (10)____?
Active reading 2: embarkation
Introducing yourself
Work in pairs to role play a situational dialogue — different pairs with different situations.
Situation 1: introduce yourself to someone of a different nationality