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Helen Keller’s achievements are many but the crown jewel of her accomplishments might be the ability to speak. Indeed, the activist devoted a large part of her life to mastering oral communication and came out victorious, being able to speak three languages, give lectures, and offer inspirational addresses. The journey to arrive at that point was described in detail in her autobiography. Work with the audiobook in this section to learn more about this subject with the use of Keller’s own words.

Osiągnięć Helen Keller jest wiele, ale ich ukoronowaniem może być umiejętność mówienia. Rzeczywiście, aktywistka poświęciła dużą część życia na opanowanie komunikacji werbalnej i osiągnęła sukces: nauczyła się mówić trzema językami, wygłaszała wykłady i inspirujące przemówienia. Droga do sukcesu została szczegółowo opisana w jej autobiografii. Pracuj z audiobookiem w tej sekcji, aby dowiedzieć się więcej o życiu Keller, opisanym jej własnymi słowami.

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Learning to speak was one of Helen’s most important achievements
Nauczenie się mówienia było jednym z największych osiągnięć Helen
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Exercise 1
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Odpowiedz na pytania lub uzupełnij tekst. 1. Sullivan communicated with Keller with the use of … alphabet., 2. Helen Keller was the first … person to obtain a master’s degree., 3. Thanks to Sullivan’s methods, Helen became calmer and more … to learning., 4. Keller was the … for the American Foundation for the Blind., 5. At first, Helen was unruly but she soon became … and worked with Anne., 6. Keller’s … consists of, among others, numerous books about her life., 7. Anne Sullivan was … in Braille and manual alphabet., 8. Despite the difficulties at university, Helen would … and become an important historical figure.
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Exercise 2
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Based on the audiobook, order chronologically Helen’s journey with learning how to speak. Elementy do uszeregowania: 1. Behavioural issues rooted in the inability to conceptualise language, 2. Learning to communicate orally with the help of touch, 3. Being able to freely communicate with others and deliver speeches, 4. Becoming determined to master speech, 5. Coming to terms with limitations of her oral speech, 6. Imitating her teacher’s attempts at communication, 7. Experiencing the meaning of language with the help of outside stimuli
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Exercise 3
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Using the information from the audiobook, mark the sentences as true or false.
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Exercise 4

“Once she became aware of the power of language in full, she set out on her verbal journey,” says the narrator in the audiobook. What was Helen’s “verbal journey”? Answer in 5‑6 sentences.

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