T: Ok. You are right. Though Marty has a muscle disease, which causes many difficulties to his life, he still lives well. He is living a busy and satisfying life. He is very optimistic. Then continue to discuss the next two questions on Page3.

Deal with the next two questions in the same way.

Suggested answers:

1. I think Marty is very optimistic. He is strong and independent. He has learned to enjoy life.

2. I think when others make fun of him or feel sorry for him, he may feel hurt and get annoyed.

3. Maybe at the beginning I will feel very low and disappointed, but Marty's story will encourage me to overcome the difficulties. I will learn to adapt to the disability and try to live a positive and satisfying life.

Careful reading

Ask students to read the text carefully and then finish Ex3 on Page 4.

T: Now let's read the text again and try to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.

Several minutes later check the answers with the whole class.

Suggested answers:

Paragraph 1: I have a muscle disease, which is very unusual.

Paragraph 2: No one knows how the disease develops.

Paragraph 3: The difficulties I have in daily life.