Listen&Learn: Helen Keller
Posted by: Jaksyn PeacockPre-listening vocabulary
- activist: someone who fights for social change
- deaf: unable to hear
- blind: unable to see
- advocate: to speak up in support of something
- award: a prize or acknowledgement of someone’s accomplishments
Listening activity
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Gapfill exercise
Comprehension questions
1. Helen Keller first learned to communicate by
Helen Keller first learned to communicate by signing on people's hands.
2. Helen Keller mainly advocated for the rights of
Helen Keller mainly advocated for the rights of people with disabilities.
3. The purpose of the American Civil Liberties Union is to
The purpose of the American Civil Liberties Union is to protect human rights in the United States.
Discussion/essay questions
- People with disabilities still face many disadvantages in society. What are some of these disadvantages? What can people and governments do about them?
Transcript
Helen Keller was an American author and activist. She was born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. When she was very young, Keller developed an illness that caused her to become deaf and blind. A teacher named Anne Sullivan taught her to communicate by signing on people’s hands. Keller later learned to read Braille at a school for blind children. As she got older, Keller started to write about her experiences. She also gave lectures to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. Keller even helped found the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization meant to protect human rights in the United States. Throughout her life, Keller received many awards for her work. She died in 1968, at the age of 87.
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16 comments
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English Club Indonesia says:
We can find that many public facilities are not friendly to people with disabilities. This needs to be improved by the government, as disabled people have the right to be in public areas as well.
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rosy says:
thank you for sharing it
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Nur alyaa says:
People around world mock and curse her pysicality .The goverment and people can give a support to them for always excited.
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F.A says:
the disadvantage that have been faced by people with disabilities is that they were always being insulted by the society. People can help them with not taking it as a joke and try to appreciate them more. Next, is that People with disabilities tend to get lower chances in activities that need to use their body. Government can help with organizing activities that are special only for People with disabilities.
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Adem says:
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risma says:
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Alfonso says:
People with disabilities still face many disadvantages in society. What are some of these disadvantages? What can people and governments do about them?
All of this situatión it’s so complicate for this people because another people don’t respecful their abilities reject them of any jobs and rigths, for them, it’s impossible do “normal activities”, however someones looking for the way to do the impossible, possible to avoid many perjuice to anothers.
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Emmanuel NYANTE FONDJA says:
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Christine PENNEC says:
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Gita Nath says:
Very good practice material. The rate of speech was perfect for ESL students.
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Thinh says:
These kinds of methods beef up my listening, my new words and help us make articles more concisely +coherently.Thank you Team of Editors sooo much
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Lai Ping Lau says:
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The King Of Love From IRAN says:
Thank you for sharing it with us,