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Activity 7

To deny something can mean "to refuse to give or to withhold something."

Her parents denied her permission to attend college.

She was denied permission to attend college.

What are the following people likely to be denied?

1.A child misbehaves at the dinner table.

2.A student with a low grade point average applies for college.

3.While taking a driving exam, a driver hits a stop sign.

4.A child goes to a liquor store to buy a bottle of whiskey.

5.A teenager who doesn't have a job goes to a bank and wants to borrow money.

Activity 8

To deserve something means "to be entitled to or to be worthy of something."

The scientist deserved credit for the innovation.

The murderer deserves a severe punishment.

Refer again to the sentences in Activity 7. What does each of the people deserve?

Whereby means "by which means" or "through which."

The woman studied French, whereby she was able to communicate when she vacationed in France.

Complete each of the following sentences, choosing appropriate verbs from the column on the right.

Activity 10

To assess something can mean "to determine the ability or value of something."

They assessed the paraplegic girl's ability to use her legs and determined that she could learn to use crutches.

The banker assessed the value of the house at $150,000.

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Activity 13

To appeal can mean "to awaken a favorable response; to be interesting to someone."

Hot coffee does not appeal to me when the weather is hot. Cartoons appeal to small children.

To whom might each of the following appeal?

Activity 14

Put a v in front of items that are visible, an A in front of items that are audible, а в in front of items that are both audible and visible, and an N in front of items that are neither audible nor visible.

Activity 15

In pairs or small groups, discuss the following questions.

1.What is your favorite food? Describe why it appeals to you.

2.From which of the following are you exempt?

3.Handicapped people are sometimes the victims of discrimination. What other groups are discriminated against?

4.Describe a memory from your childhood that you remember vividly. Why do you think this memory has remained so vivid?

5.What special accommodations would you make if a wheelchair-bound friend were coming to your home for dinner?

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6.Are any parts of your school inaccessible to a quadriplegic person? If so, what renovations are needed to make them accessible? (Consider every room and as many details as possible.)

7.Following is a list of commonplace tasks. Place them in order according to how physically exhausting they might be to a paraplegic.

8. Paraphrase the title of this chapter.

PUTTING WORDS INTO SENTENCES

Ten words have been selected from the original vocabulary list for closer study. These words and their related forms are charted below.

Activity 1

To acquire something means "to gain or to get something, sometimes as a result of one's own effort or work."

The doctor recently acquired a new X-ray machine, but the technician was not happy with the new acquisition.

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To Whom It May Concern:

(a) I was recently informed of your denial of my request for wheelchair repair, and I was very disappointed, (b) I don't understand why you rejected my request,

(c) Perhaps I could have understood your rejection if the chair had been old. (d) However, there is no doubt that the chair is new. (e) I therefore request that you study your records and that you reevaluate the reason why you decided not to allow this repair.

Activity 3

Access refers to "the state of being available" or "being able to come near."

I have access to all of the books in the university library because I am a student.

The adjective accessible and the noun accessibility refer to the ease of availability.

Library books are accessible to all university students, but not aJJ students take advantage of this accessibility.

Imagine that you are temporarily confined to a wheelchair because of a leg injury. Write sentences about your experiences in public places, usingAhe provided words in the given order. The first one has been done for you.

1. Upstairs offices/inaccessible/elevator

Upstairs offices are inaccessible to me unless there is an elevator.

2.Public telephones/inaccessible/high

3.access/library books/aisles

4.accessibility of/grocery store/depends on

5.public sidewalks/accessible/ramp

Activity 4

The adjectives disabled and disabling and the noun disability are most often used in reference to people, and usually refer to physical or mental incapacities.

The child described her father's disability to her teacher. The disabled veteran depended on his wheelchair.

On the other hand, the forms enable, ability, and ably can be used in reference to both people and things.

The strong wind enabled the glider to float in the air /or a long time. Its ability to catch the wind reminded us of how ably a bird can float in the breeze.

Following is a diagram of a van that has been modified so it can be entered and operated by a person in a wheelchair. Write sentences describing this van, using the provided words in the given order. The first one has been done for you.

1. enables/paraplegic

The wheelchair lift enables a paraplegic to enter the van while seated in the wheelchair.

2.disability/automatic door opener

3.person in a wheelchair/able/hand-operated accelerator and brake

4.exterior door opener/accessible/disabled person

5.wheelchair lockdown/driver/ability/wheelchair

Activity 5

To exclude something means "to keep out or leave out something." It is often followed by jrom and is often used in the passive form.

Public schools once excluded handicapped children because the schools did not have adequate facilities.

I was excluded _from the conversation because I didn't speak French.

Create passive sentences telling who is excluded from each of these experiences. Explain why the exclusion occurs.

1.entering a bar

2.getting a driver's license

3.playing on a tennis team

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Activity 6

Exclusive and exclusively are used to describe things that are not shared with others.

Some rides at the amusement park are for the exclusive enjoyment of children. The copy machine in the principal's office is reserved exclusively for teachers.

Name something that is reserved for each of the following people or groups. Create sentences using the forms in parentheses.

When used colloquially, exclusive can refer to a place that is very expensive and sophisticated. Although anyone who can afford it can enter, it is still considered exclusive.

We took the business client to an exclusive restaurant to create a positive impression.

Activity 7

Mobile and mobility refer to someone or something that has freedom of movement.

The computer programmer was willing to move to a different town. He was hired because of this mobility.

Mobile often appears as a medical term referring to the ability to move, and can be used in reference to a person or to parts of the body.

Although my grandfather had major surgery, he was mobile only three days later.

When mobile is used in reference to an object, it suggests that the object was built with the intention of being moved.

The truck moved the mobile home from California to Arizona.

When something is forced to stay in one place, its effectiveness may be limited. Mobility can improve the situation in various ways. Create sentences that explain such improvements or the need for such improvements by combining the following groups of words. You may need to change the word order.

Automobile literally means "self-moving." This meaning has been extended to other noun forms like bloodmobile and bookmobile.

The bloodmobile travels to different locations to make it convenient for people to donate blood.

Activity 8

To mobilize something means "to organize or to assemble something for use." The noun form mobilization also refers to this process.

During the 1960s, efforts were made to mobilize the many handicapped people who formerly had been discriminated against. This mobilization had a signifi - cant impact on public policy.

Change each of the sentences below to include the words mobile, mobility, mobilize, or mobilization.

1.After the earthquake, the Red Cross organized many volunteers to help in the rescue effort.

2.This effort was successful because there were volunteers whose jobs allowed them to leave home.

3.Once they arrived at the site of the disaster, they realized that they would have a limited ability to move throughout the city because many roads were destroyed.

4.Because they had access to large earth-moving equipment, they were able to open the roads and restore the people's ability to move about the city.

5.Ultimately, these efforts to find the needed equipment and to use it to open the roads enabled many lives to be saved.

Activity 9

To paralyze something means "to cause something to be unable to move itself." It is primarily used in reference to parts of the body, and is often used to exaggerate personal feelings.

As a result of the insect bite, my hand was paralyzed for two hours. I was paralyzed with /ear when I first realized I couldn't move it.

To immobilize something means that external forces have restricted movement or the ability to move around.

The skiing accident immobilized me for a week.

The doctor immobilized my arm so I wouldn't irritate the sprain.

Change each of the sentences below to include the words paralyze, paralyzed, and paralysis, immobilize, immobilized, or immobilization. More than one answer may be appropriate.

1.As a result of the accident, the man was a quadriplegic.

2.We got off the freeway because of the traffic jam.

3.The movie was so frightening that we couldn't move.

4.The two paraplegic men played wheelchair basketball.

5.Because the child was so active, the doctor restricted the movement of his leg so he wouldn't aggravate the cut.

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