47937 information exchange

Ask your partner to get enough information about Helen Keller. (Student A)

HELEN KELLER – A DETERMINED LIFE
Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child on June 27, 1880 in
(1)_____________. At the age of (2)__________, she was stricken with a severe
illness which left her blind and deaf. Helen realized that she was different and it was
extremely difficult to let others know what she needed. She sometimes got frustrated,
kicking and hitting other people in anger
At the age of six, the half-wild, deaf and blind girl was taken by her parents to see (3)
_____________________________. Because of her visit, Helen was united with her
teacher Anne Sullivan. After Helen's miraculous break-through at the simple wellpump, she proved so gifted that she soon learned (4) ___________________ and
shortly afterward to write. By the end of August, in six short months, she knew 625
words.
By age 10, Helen had mastered Braille as well as the manual alphabet and even learned to use the typewriter. By the time
she was 16, Helen could (5)_____________ well enough to go to preparatory school and to college. In 1904 she was
graduated "cum laude" from (6)_____________________________.


Helen Keller, the little girl, became (7) ____________________________________. She dedicated her life to improving
the conditions of blind and the deaf-blind around the world, lecturing in more than (8)______ countries on the five major
continents. Wherever she appeared, she brought new courage to millions of blind people.


Ask your partner to get enough information about Helen Keller.(Student B)

HELEN KELLER – A DETERMINED LIFE
Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child on (1)_______________in Alabama.
At the age of 19 months, she was stricken with a severe illness which left her blind
and deaf. Helen realized that she was different and it was extremely difficult to let
others know what she needed. She sometimes (2) ________________________other
people in anger.

At the age of (3) ______, the half-wild, deaf and blind girl was taken by her parents
to see Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. Because of her visit, Helen was united with her
teacher (4)_________________. After Helen's miraculous break-through at the
simple well-pump, she proved so gifted that she soon learned the fingertip alphabet
and shortly afterward to write. By the end of August, in six short months, she knew
(5) _______ words.
By age 10, Helen had mastered Braille as well as the manual alphabet and even learned to use (6)________________. By
the time she was 16, Helen could speak well enough to go to preparatory school and to college. In (7)________ she was
graduated "cum laude" from Radcliffe College.


Helen Keller, the little girl, became one of history's remarkable women. She dedicated her life to (8)___________
_________________________________around the world, lecturing in more than 25 countries on the five major
continents. Wherever she appeared, she brought new courage to millions of blind people.