Listen&Learn: Helen Keller

Posted by: Jaksyn Peacock

A famous author and disability rights activist.

Pre-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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Comprehension questions

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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

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.
rosy says:

thank you for sharing it
Nur alyaa says:

People around world mock and curse her pysicality .The goverment and people can give a support to them for always excited.
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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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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Gita Nath says:

Very good practice material. The rate of speech was perfect for ESL students.
Thinh says:

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Lai Ping Lau says:

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The King Of Love From IRAN says:

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