节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-07-06
难易度:Medium
关键字:trauma, motivational, handicap, outgoing, cerebral palsy, International
Wheelchair and Amputee Sport
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And I'm Carolyn.
And you're joining us for the third day about our lesson about Christian
Salvation Service, and they are celebrating life this week.
And of course, we have learned a lot about this organization who helps women and
children in crisis.
Well, Carolyn, what's something that we have learned about Christian Salvation
Service?
Well, we were able to talk with Paula on the first day of this lesson.
And she told us how she and her partner are like bookends, B-O-O-K-E-N-D-S, that
they are able to be on either end of the organization and keep it together.
That's right.
So it's good to have a partnership like that.
Now we were talking to Paula separately, and she told us a little bit about the
adoption kind of process.
And maybe, I don't know if you're interested in adopting, maybe in the future,
but the adoption process is that you pick a family based on what the child
needs.
So many people think that maybe you can go to an adoption agency and just kind
of pick which child you what.
Actually, that's not the best way to do it.
You need to pick a good family for the child.
That's something to keep in mind.
Well, it's time for us to learn more about some kids who were rescued, or
helped, with the assistance of Christian Salvation Service.
(Music).
Christian Salvation Service Celebrates Life.
Steve - born in 1988, lives in the USA.
Steve and his twin sister, Emily, were adopted together by a family through CSS.
As a result of birth trauma, Steve has cerebral palsy (CP).
Sometimes at school kids bullied him, but he didn't give up.
He trained for sports and has won medals in the International Wheelchair and
Amputee Sports Federation World Games (IWAS).
Steve's goal is to be a motivational speaker!
Roel - born in 1991, lives in the Netherlands.
Roel was born with no left arm and only three fingers and no elbow on his right
arm.
His birth parents did not feel capable of meeting his educational and medical
needs, so at 1 1/2, Roel was adopted.
(Music).
Well, these are some very interesting cases that we're learning about with these
adopted children.
The first one we were reading about today is Steve - born in 1988, lives in the
USA.
So he was adopted by a family in the United States.
We read that Steve and his twin sister, Emily, were adopted together by a family
through CSS.
And this is wonderful.
He and his sister were able to stay together and be adopted by the same family.
That's right, he and his twin sister here.
And as a result of his birth... or as a result of birth trauma, rather, Steve
has cerebral palsy, sometimes known as CP.
Well, let's take a look at that.
Cerebral palsy is a kind of disease that may affect or cause disability in
certain movements.
And many people are born with CP, and Steve was because of birth trauma.
That's right.
And "trauma" is a word from our Word Bank, so we'll look at that.
Trauma is any sort of serious injury.
It could be a physical injury or even a mental injury if you experience
something that is very hurtful and you aren't quite sure how to deal with it
emotionally.
That's right.
I think that's important to think about.
It's not just falling down on the ground.
That's not a trauma.
Birth trauma is something serious or big that happened at birth.
And it affects him maybe emotionally, like Carolyn said.
It makes me think of the adjective of this word, T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-C, traumatic.
If you had a traumatic experience, you will never forget that bad experience.
That's right.
Well, continuing learning about Steve, we see that sometimes at school kids
bullied him, but he didn't give up.
So many times when someone has a disability or they look a little bit different,
(he has cerebral palsy,) he might get bullied at school.
But he didn't give up.
What did he do instead, Gabe?
Well, he trained for sports and has won medals in the International Wheelchair
and Amputee Sports Federation World Games.
OK. That's a long name for a big competition, an international competition -
IWAS.
Carolyn, what is an amputee?
Well, an amputee is a person who has lost perhaps an arm or a leg, or even a
finger.
Just a part of their body has had to be removed.
And so these are games kind of like the Olympics, but they are for people who
are in wheelchairs or have uh, pieces of them missing.
That's right, for these amputee competitors.
Now Steve is one of these, and he has won multiple medals, which is great.
We continue learning about him: Steve's goal is to be a motivational speaker!
A wonderful goal.
Let's talk about that wonderful word from our Word Bank: motivational.
If you are a motivational speaker, that means you are speaking with the goal of
encouraging others in their lives.
That's right.
So you want to help people to feel good about themselves, to know that they can
reach their dreams.
It is possible for them to succeed.
If you are a motivational speaker, that's what you're doing.
But you also might say: Wow! That speech was very motivational. I feel
motivated.
You know, you might recognize the name Nick V... I always forget his last
name... Vujicic.
He is a wonderful motivational speaker.
He has no arms and no legs, and he says he has no worries.
And he goes around; he is a motivational speaker.
I also know of some other people with cerebral palsy who are motivational
speakers.
And they really are very encouraging.
I think if you have something encouraging to say to other people, and maybe if
you're good at speaking, you, too, can consider being a motivational speaker.
That's right.
Well, we have another person that we are talking about today.
Roel - born in 1991, lives in the Netherlands.
Roel was born with no left arm and only three fingers and no elbow on his right
arm.
So he would also be considered someone who could participate in the IWAS.
All right.
Well, his birth parents did not feel capable of meeting his educational and
medical needs, so at 1 1/2, Roel was adopted.
OK. I think this might be a common story for people.
They don't feel capable of meeting someone's needs, and so they put them up for
adoption.
CSS helped out.
Well, it's time for us to take a little break right now.
But first, let's spend some time with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.