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READY, SET, GOAL! d Match the highlighted phrasal verbs in the text to

the definitions below.
1 : to stop being involved in
something

2 : to stop trying to do something
3 : to do or complete a task
4 : to continue to do something
regularly
5 : to find or produce an answer
6 : to make somebody feel
night. Also, they hired a caregiver whose duty was to play
with Grandin and keep her from receding into a corner. disappointed or less hopeful
Besides, she found a school with sympathetic staff who 7 : to try to get something
wanted to work with a child with special needs. e Answer the following questions according to the
All these efforts made a significant breakthrough in text.
her life and it pulled her out of the isolationist shell of
autism. 1 What did her parents do for her to overcome
One day, she was incredibly stressed with the rotating the difficulties she had?
objects and the noise among her peers, she ran to her
aunt's cow barn. She found out the squeeze chute which
is used to calm animals down. She loved it because this 2 What were the difficulties that Grandin had
device helped her to get rid of her fears and attacks. during the school?
Then, she built her own squeeze chute in her room. Her
science teacher realised her interest in animal science
and encouraged her to study in this field. She had a 3 What was her main goal in her life?
goal to become a scientist. Years later, she went after
her dreams and made an important innovation. She
developed a version of squeeze chute which would be 4 Where did she realise the positive effects of
used to make animals not to move. squeeze chute on her feelings?
In spite of all the difficulties, Grandin accomplished
noticeable academic success. She got a degree in
Psychology in 1970. And, she carried out her research
in animal science at Arizona State University, earned a 5 What is the squeeze chute used for?
doctoral degree in animal science from the University
of Illinois. Many largest fast-food corporations started to
implement her handling eqipment design and asked her
consultancy for the meat industry.
Publicly, she has become famous after Oliver Sack’s
book that he wrote about her feelings in social
environment. Since then, she has been invited to give Quote of the day!
speeches about autism at the foundation of the Autism
Society of America.
In 2010, she was featured in a film that received five “I am different, but not less.’’
nominations in Emmy awards. Now, she lives in Colorado
and is an associate professor at Colorado State University.
She urges that the autism should be viewed in such a Temple Grandin
non-afflicted way that we could emphasise talent rather
than the disability.

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