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THE BISHOP’S CO-ED.

SCHOOL,
KLN
CLASS-3A-G
SUBJECT- English literature
TOPIC- helen keller learns to speak
Date: 22.01.2o21
Helen Keller was born in 1880, in
America. When she was a little
more than a year old, an illness left
her both blind and deaf. But she
not only learnt to read and speak,
but also went to college. This text
from her book, ‘The Story of My
Life’, tells us how she got over
some of her difficulties.
I cannot remember what
happened during the first
months after my illness. I only
held on
know thattight I sat in my mother’s
lap or clung to her dress as she
went about her
felt things as
work at home.
thing
My hands
they movedfelt every object and
noted every movement. In this
way, I learnt many things.
Soon, I began to make crude
signs. A shake of the head very simple

meant “No” and a nod, “Yes”; a


pull meant “Come” and a push,
“Go”.
copy by saying or
If Idoing
wanted bread,
the same thing I would

imitate the way we cut slices of


bread and buttered them.
I do not remember when I first knew that I was
different from other people. But I had noticed that my
mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when
they wanted anything done, but talked
with their mouths.
this way did not
Sometimes, I stood between two
personshelpwho
Helenwere talking and touched their lips, but it
did not work. This made me so angry at times that I
kicked and screamed until I was tired.
The most important day in all my life was just
before I turned seven. It was the day my
teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.
From the beginning, Miss Sullivan spoke to me
as she would speak to any child who could
hear. The only difference was that she
saywrote
what I
was thinking
the words on my hand instead of speaking
them. If I did not know the words to speak my
thoughts, she gave them to me. This went on
for several years.
How Helen Keller Learnt To Talk – To know click on the link given
below :-

https://youtu.be/KLqyKeMQfmY
Word Meanings

1. clung – held on tight.


2. object – thing.
3. noted every movement – felt things as they moved.
4. crude – very simple.
5. imitate – copy by saying or doing the same thing.
6. it did not work – this way did not help.
7. speak my thoughts – say what I was thinking.
Recap
Q1. When and where was Helen Keller born?
A1. Helen Keller was in America in 1880.

Q2. How did Helen Keller try to speak at first?


A2. She made crude signs.

Q3. In Helen’s sign language, what did a pull and a push mean?

A3. A pull meant come and a push meant go.

Q4. What did Helen notice about others?

A4. She noticed that others did not use signs as she did but talked with their mouths.

Q5. What was the name of Helen Keller’s teacher?


A5. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan.

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