Unit 1

Wonderful World (2)

Part 1 Warm up

Look and say.

• How do blind people communicate with other people?

• Can blind people read magazines?
• How do blind people read? By hands or with their eyes?
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

• publish
Louis Braille first published his system in 1829.
• raised dot
The page has many raised dots.
• shape
The dots make shapes.
• elevator
You can find braille in elevators.
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

• speech recognition system

This computer has a speech recognition system.
• translate
A speech recognition system can translate what users say into text.
• printer
There is a printer in the office.
• print
There are also special printers that can print text in braille.
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

Not only do they use their hands to feel, but they

also use them to read. There is a reading and writing
system called braille that is designed for people who
are blind. A Frenchman called Louis Braille first
published his system in 1829. The person in this
photo is reading a magazine in braille.
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

The page has many raised dots on it. The dots make
shapes and each different shape represents a letter
or a number. You can find braille in many places
these days: in elevators, on restaurant menus, on
medicine boxes and even on sidewalks.
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

Braille is also available for computers even though a

computerized voice can read what is on a computer
screen and a speech recognition system can
translate what users say into text. There are also
special printers that can print text in braille.
Part 2 Let s learn

Look and read.

Braille is a kind of decoding. There is another kind of

decoding called abbreviations or acronyms. We usually use
them when we text. Can you guess what they mean?

CU later. See you later.

How RU? How are you?
I will do it ASAP. I will do it as soon as possible.
UR my BFF. You are my best friend forever.
I’m LOL. I’m laughing out loud.
Part 3 Let s practice

Read and write.

Hints: shape raised dots elevators published

1. Louis Braille first _________ his system in 1829.

2. The page has many _________ on it.
3. Each different _________, represents a letter or a number.
4. You can find braille in _______________.
Part 3 Let s practice

Read and write.

Hints: shape raised dots elevators published

published his system in 1829.

1. Louis Braille first _________
raised dots on it.
2. The page has many _________
shape
3. Each different _________, represents a letter or a number.
elevators .
4. You can find braille in _________
Part 3 Let s practice

Read and write.

Hints: print translate printer

1. A speech recognition system can __________ what users say

into text.
2. There are special __________ for the blind people, they can
__________ text in braille.
Part 3 Let s practice

Read and write.

Hints: print translate printer

translate what users say

1. A speech recognition system can __________
into text.
printer
2. There are special __________ for the blind people, they can
print
__________ text in braille.
Part 3 Let s practice

Read and tick. Draw ✔ in the boxes of the correct answers.

Where can you find braille?

In elevators On medical boxes

On restaurant menus In cinemas

On TV On sidewalks
Part 3 Let s practice

Look and answer

What can a computer do for blind people?

Can we print braille?

Part 3 Let s practice

Look and answer

What can a computer do for blind people?

Computers can read what is on the screen

and translate what users say into text.

Can we print braille?

Yes, we can. There are special printers

that can print text in braille.
Part 4 Review

Look and read

Blind people can’t see, so they can have some communication problems.
For example, they can’t see labels on medicine boxes, street signs or
menus in restaurants. They also can’t see a person’s facial expressions or
gestures.

However, blind people use other senses – especially hearing and touch –
more than people who can see. When talking to someone, they can’t see
the person’s face, but they can understand the person’s emotions from
the tone of his or her voice. They can also use their hands to feel what
they can’t see.
Part 4 Review

Look and read

Not only do they use their hands to feel, but they also use them to read.
There is a reading and writing system called braille that it designed for
people who are blind. A Frenchman called Louis Braille first published his
system in 1829. The person in this photo is reading a magazine in braille.
The page has many raised dots on it. The dots make shapes and each
different shape represents a letter or a number. You can find braille in
many places these days: in elevators, on restaurant menus, on medicine
boxes and even on sidewalks.
Part 4 Review

Look and read

Braille is also available for computers even though a computerized voice

can read what is on a computer screen and a speech recognition system
can translate what users say into text. There are also special printers
that can print text in braille.
Braille is a kind of decoding. There is another kind of decoding called
abbreviations or acronyms. We usually use them when we text.
Home Complete the homework
work

Make sentences with these words:

Publish: ______________________________________________

Shape: ______________________________________________

Elevator: ____________________________________________

Braille: _____________________________________________
 Thank you!
See you next class!