Unit 1 Living well
paragraph 5：the advantages of his disease.
2.scanning for detailed information
ask students to read the passage carefully to locate the detailed information.
(1)first ask students to read paragraph one and complete the chart below.
disease
difficulties
motto
suggested answers：
disease a muscle disease that makes him very weak.
difficulties he can't run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.sometimes he is clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture.
motto live one day at a time.
(2)next read paragraphs two and three and choose the best answer.
why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from marty's leg?
a.because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.
b.because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本).
c.because they would transplant(移植) the new muscle.
d.because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.
key：d
(3)read paragraph four and answer the following questions：
①what is marty's ambition?
②what is marty's achievement?
③what is marty's hobby?
suggested answers：
①marty's ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when he grows up.
②marty invented a computer football game and a big company decided to buy it from him.
③as well as going to the movies and football matches with his friends，he spends a lot of time with his pets.he has two rabbits，a parrot，a tank full of fish and a tortoise.
(4)ask students to find marty's advice in paragraph five.
suggested answers：
don't feel sorry for the disabled.don't make fun of them.don't ignore them.accept them for who they are.encourage them to live as rich and full a life as healthy people do.
step 4 consolidation
1.ask students to read the whole passage and choose the best answers.
(1)which of the following is false?
a.although there are a few students who look down upon him，marty never gets annoyed.
b.marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being disabled.
c.marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.
d.marty's disability has made him more independent.
(2)from the passage we can infer that ______.
a.marty asks others to feel sorry for him
b.marty never loses heart
c.marty is afraid of being made fun of
d.marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger psychologically
keys：(1)c (2)b
2.ask students to work together to write a mini biography for marty according to the text.
my mini biography
name
status
health
interests and hobbies
ambition
motto
