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C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the vowel sound /e/.

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Let’s Listen

As you listen, fill the gaps.

Helen Adams Keller was born
in Alabama in 1880. When she
was __________ months old,
she contracted a mysterious

__________ that left her
__________ and blind.

By the age of __________, Helen
was using over 60 signs with
her family. She knew she could

communicate.

In 1886, her mother read Charles
Dickens' book ‘American Notes’
about the successful __________
of a deaf and blind child. She
decided to seek help for Helen and was put in touch with 20-year-old

__________ Anne Sullivan. She became Helen’s instructor and friend
for the next 49 years. Helen learnt __________ and used it to learn
French, German and Greek.

Helen Keller was an __________ author, activist and lecturer. She was
the first American deaf and blind person to __________ from college.

She became a famous author and __________ for women’s and
worker’s rights. Keller wrote __________ books and many articles on
social issues. She is also an __________ to millions.

Keller died in her __________ in 1968, when she was 87.

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