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5. Read the text and choose a suitable title.
a. The Misfortunes of a Girl b. Hard Life c. From Dark to Light

This is the inspiring story of a courageous woman, Helen Keller. She was born
in Alabama, the U.S.A., in 1880. When she was 19 months old, she lost both
her eyesight and hearing ability due to an illness. As Helen grew into childhood,
she developed a limited communication by using more than sixty signs that
she had invented. In 1887, her parents contacted Alexander Graham Bell. He
was working with deaf children at that time. He advised them to take her to a
special school, Perkins School for the Blind. There she met her teacher Annie
Sullivan, and their 49 years of friendship began that day. Ms. Sullivan was such
a determined woman that she didn’t give up on Helen despite her stubborn
behaviors. The first word that Helen understood was ‘water’. Her teacher began
to teach the words by spelling them on her hand, first. A year later, she learned
to read and write in Braille. Next, she attended different schools and studied
on many subjects. She learned to write using a special typewriter. In 1900, she
was ready to attend Radcliffe College as a regular student. Ms. Sullivan helped her by translating every
word in her hand. In 1903, she wrote her first book The Story of My Life. At the age of 24, she became the
first deaf-blind person to graduate from a college. Her mission in life was to help other people, therefore
she became an advocate for people with disabilities. Then, she founded the Helen Keller International
Organization in 1915. Keller and Sullivan traveled to many countries including Japan. She inspired people
in her speeches about ‘not to give up’ and she fought for the women’s rights for equality. In 1955, she
became the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Harvard University. Finally, she wrote 14 books,
many essays and articles. In 1968, she died peacefully in her sleep, but her dreams are still alive with us.

6. Read the text again and write 1-7 to put the events in the correct order.
__ Three years later, she wrote her first novel.
__ Her parents made connections to educate her in a better way.
__ During her lifetime, she wrote many books and made speeches in different parts of the world.
__ Helen was 20 when she attended the college.
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__ Helen became both blind and deaf almost two years after she was born.
__ When she was 35, she founded an organization by her name.
__ Her teacher Annie Sullivan started teaching her how to read and write.

7. Choose your legendary figure and write a paragraph telling his/her life story using the words below.

Then Next First Finally

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