Able man 1
He graduated from which university?
What is 'graduated from?
He graduated from Waseda University.
Graduated from.... - finish school/university
What`s the name of his book?
What is 'perfect'?
The name of his book is No One`s Perfect
Perfect - ideal, best, excellent
He was born with a condition called Neon-tetra.
It is a common condition.
Children with this condition are born without legs or feet.
What is condition?
False - Tetra-amelia
False - It is a rare condition.
False - Children with this condition are born without arms or legs.
Condition - illness/sickness/disease/health problem
He worked hard at which sports?
What is 'work hard' ?
He worked hard at sports such as baseball, basketball, and swimming.
Work hard - work a lot/ work non-stop/try a lot
His full name is Herotata Otodage.
His family members and classmates call him 'Oto'.
He wrote about his life in a bestseller in 1998.
What is 'bestseller'?
False - His full name is Hirotada Ototake.
False - His friends call him Oto.
True
Bestseller - very popular book/ a book that sells very well
After graduating, he worked as a who?
Mr.Ototake has what?
After graduating he worked as a journalist
Journalist - news writer
Mr.Ototake has a disability.
Disability - a health proble, that you can`t use a part of your body
Oto helped who at the school?
He helped them learn about what?
Oto helped his classmates.
He helped his classmates about people with disabilities.
It was easy for him to get a job.
What is 'get a job'?
Oto`s parents didn`t want him to go to a special school for children with disabilities.
What is ' a regular school'?
False - He worked hard to get a job.
Get a job - Have a new job/start a new job
True
A regular school - a school where normal/healthy children study
Oto believes that if you want something.............?
Where Oto works now?
Oto believes that if you want something, you have to work hard for it.
Now he works as an elementary school teacher in Tokyo.
He still works a sports journalist.
Hirotada Ototake is a happy and successful man because he is rich.
What is 'successful'?
False - Now he works as an elementary school teacher.
False- He is a happy and successful man because he worked hard/studied at university/has a family and children/a popular writer
When Oto was born?
When Oto got married?
How many children he has now?
What is 'get married'?
He was born in 1976.
He got married in 2001.
He has two sons.
What he teaches at school now?
What is science?
Oto believes that his students will learn what?
He teaches science and social studies.
Science - knowledge/natural sciences
Oto believes that his students will learn that people are the same with or without disabilities.
In 2017, he decided to change his job.
What is 'change job'?
He wrote a book after graduating from university?
False - In 2007. he decided to change his job.
Change job - move to a new job/ stop an old job and have a new job
True - After graduating, in 1998 he wrote a book.
Did Oto`s disability make him different and how it made him different?
Yes, it did.
It taught him to be strong and to work hard
In 2007, he decided to change his school.
He teaches at a secondary school.
What is 'decide'?
What is 'secondary school'?
False - in 2007, he decided to change his job.
False - He teaches at an elementary school.
Decide - make a plan
Secondary school - school from 5th grades to 11th grades
What is the text about? (give a full answer!)
The text is about:
- a very able man
- nothing is impossible
- anything is possible if you work hard
- if you want something, you need to work hard
- people with disabilities are the same as normal people
'A very able man' means what?
A very able man:
- very strong
- can work hard
- successful
- intelligent
Oto shows us that some thing are impossible.
What is 'impossible'?
False - Oto shows us that anything is possible if you work hard enough.
Impossible - unreal/not real/very difficult
Why Oto worked hard?
- He worked hard to get into the university
- He worked hard to get a job
- He worked hard to show that everyone is the same
He changed his job before getting married.
It is easy for people to feel comfortable around disabled people.
False - He got married in 2001. He changed his job in 2001. He changes his job after getting married.
False - It is hard for people to feel comfortable around disabled people.