E11 U4 GETTING STARTED

Unit 4: HELPING STUDENTS IN NEED

Lesson: GETTING STARTED

by Duyen Le

Vocabulary​

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disability = non-disabled people = the disabled

noun [ C or U ]

UK/ˌdɪs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/

​I'm preparing some Christmas gifts for secondary students with disabilities in the school we visited two months ago.

various

adjective

UK/ˈveə.ri.əs/

These are students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments.

cognitive impairments

/ˌkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv ɪmˈpeə.mənt/

These are students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments.

blind

adjective

UK/blaɪnd/

I have a neighbour who is blind, deaf and dumb, and needs a lot of help to get around. 

deaf and dumb

adjective

UK/dʌm/

I have a neighbour who is blind, deaf and dumb, and needs a lot of help to get around. 

talent

noun

UK/ˈtæl.ənt/

There are so many students with a disability who have talents and skills. 

integrate

verb

UK/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/

And we need to help them to become independent, integrate in the community and achieve success at school.

achieve

verb [ T ]

UK/əˈtʃiːv/

And we need to help them to become independent, integrate in the community and achieve success at school.

campaign

noun [ C ]

UK/kæmˈpeɪn/

Last month, the Youth Union in our school had a meeting, and decided to start a 'Special Christmas Gifts' campaign to collect gifts for local charities.

charity

noun

UK/ˈtʃær.ə.ti/

Last month, the Youth Union in our school had a meeting, and decided to start a 'Special Christmas Gifts' campaign to collect gifts for local charities.

donate

verb

UK/dəʊˈneɪt/

So far, the students in our school have donated more than 100 gifts. 

foreign

adjective

UK/ˈfɒr.ən/

I have an idea for a gift! A talking pen for learning foreign languages. 

meaningful

adjective

UK/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/

Great idea! What a meaningful gift!