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BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 1 / 4 ASPERGERS (10.02 15.57) In this report we meet Declan who explains what life is like with Asperger syndrome.

1 BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 1 / 4 ASPERGERS ( ) In this report we meet Declan who explains what life is like with Asperger syndrome. What is Asperger syndrome? What causes the condition? How does it affect people who have it? What can people with Asperger s have difficulties doing? What are some things people with Asperger s might do in order to deal with the difficulties? Listening A Before watching the report, answer the questions below Asperger s is a condition which people a. are born with. b. develop as they get older. People with Asperger s tend to a. love joking around. b. take jokes very seriously.

2 BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 2 / 4 Listening B Before watching the report again, try to answer the questions 1. Declan is in which year of high school? 2. How old was Declan when he first learned he had Asperger s? 3. He struggled to deal with his condition in the beginning. T / F 4. What is one of the most difficult things Declan says he has to deal with? When things 5. What else is very difficult for him? Making 6. He prefers being a. with other people. b. by himself. 7. What hobby does he like doing and is good at? 8. What subject is he also good at? a. Geology b. Geography c. Biology

3 BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 3 / 4 Vocabulary A Match the words in Table 2 with the closest definition or synonym from Table 1 Table 1 manage, handle defective state of health, disorder easy to do, not complicated find the place or position of something habit, regular way of doing thing interruption to a normal activity brother or sister thoughtful, showing kindness, caring uneasy, awkward A B C D E F G H I Table 2 sibling (n) condition (n) deal with (v) routine (n) disruption (n) straightforward (adj) discomforting (adj) locate (v) considerate (adj)

4 BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 4 / 4 Vocabulary B Use words from the table to complete the sentences you may have to change the form of the word sibling routine discomforting condition disruption locate deal with straightforward considerate 1. A computer malfunction at the country s biggest airport caused a huge. At least 50 flights were cancelled and hundreds more were delayed. 2. As part of their after school, the siblings were expected to do at least 1 hour of homework and practice piano for 30 minutes. 3. Booking flights and hotels overseas and getting the best deals used to be a quite complicated and most people used the services of a travel agent. Now it is very and more and more people just book directly online. 4. Bullying is an act of aggression physical or verbal with the intent to cause embarrassment, pain or to another. 5. Having a chronic health doesn't necessarily mean an illness is critical or dangerous, although some like cancer and AIDS can be life threatening. Chronic illnesses can also include things like asthma, arthritis and diabetes. 6. The children found it very difficult to the death of their mother after a long battle with cancer. 7. The manager was very popular with her employees. She was regarded as a and fair person who was always willing to help and mentor her staff. 8. Tom had 6, 4 brothers and two sisters. 9. When the geography teacher asked her students to Japan on the map, she was surprised to find almost half were unable to do so.

5 BTN FEATURE STORY ACTIVITIES Published by Grabaword.com on September 16, 2014 Page 5 / 4 Answers are born with take jokes very seriously nine or ten 3. T 4. change 5. friendships 6. by himself 7. drawing 8. geography Table 1 manage, handle defective state of health, disorder easy to do, not complicated find the place or position of something habit, regular way of doing thing interruption to a normal activity brother or sister thoughtful, showing kindness, caring uneasy, awkward deal with condition straightforward locate routine disruption sibling considerate discomforting 1. A computer malfunction at the country s biggest airport caused a huge disruption. At least 50 flights were cancelled and hundreds more were delayed. 2. As part of their after school routine, the siblings were expected to do at least 1 hour of homework and practice piano for 30 minutes. 3. Booking flights and hotels overseas and getting the best deals used to be a quite complicated and most people used the services of a travel agent. Now it is very straightforward and more and more people just book directly online. 4. Bullying is an act of aggression physical or verbal with the intent to cause embarrassment, pain or discomfort to another. 5. Having a chronic health condition doesn't necessarily mean an illness is critical or dangerous, although some like cancer and AIDS can be life threatening. Chronic illnesses can also include things like asthma, arthritis and diabetes. 6. The children found it very difficult to deal with the death of their mother after a long battle with cancer. 7. The manager was very popular with her employees. She was regarded as a considerate and fair person who was always willing to help and mentor her staff. 8. Tom had 6 siblings, 4 brothers and two sisters. 9. When the geography teacher asked her students to locate Japan on the map, she was surprised to find almost half were unable to do so.

Kids Booklet 5 & on Autism. Create an autism awareness ribbon! Tips for parents & teachers. Activities puzzles

Kids Booklet 5 & on Autism. Create an autism awareness ribbon! Tips for parents & teachers. Activities puzzles Kids Booklet on Autism Create an autism awareness ribbon! Tips for parents & teachers 5 & Activities puzzles Take a look at what s inside! Questions and Answers About Autism page 2 Brothers and Sisters