Презентация по английскому языку на тему: "Helen Keller" (9 класс)

Helen Keller 1880-1968

Helen Keller was born in the United States in 1880. Then, when she was only 19 month old, she was very sick. Afterwards, she couldn't see and hear. Helen Keller could make sounds, but they were not words. No one could understand her.

Her parents wanted to help her. So they found a teacher. Her name was Ann Sullivan.

Ann pressed letters into Helen's hand. Helen felt Ann's throat when she spoke. And so Helen learned to speak.

Finally she learned to read in Braille. She learned to write on a special typewriter.

Helen Keller was a very clever student and she went to university. Later on she helped many deaf and blind people.

She spoke to people around the world and wrote many books. Helen Keller died in 1968.

«Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it».

«Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye».

«One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar».

«The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart».

«The highest result of education is tolerance».

ABOUT THE STORY OF MY LIFE

«The Story of My Life», a remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most well-known, inspirational figures in history.