Unit 2: Pushing the Boundaries

UNIT 2: Pushing the Boundaries

• Achilles' heel - what is the source of this idiom? (Einbetten)
• What kinds of challenges do you predict this unit will be about?
• Aside from physical challenges, what other challenges do people face?
• How would you define the word disability? Provide examples of disabilities.
• What obstacles do you think athletes with disabilities need to overcome?
• Does Costa Rica have organizations for athletes with disabilities?
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• Should conditions like obesity, memory loss and phobias be considered disabilities and protected by law?
• Bildunterschrift: The expression "Achilles Heel" can refer to problems and obstacles that people face in their lives. Very similar to "push the boundaries"!

Listening Comprehension

• 1. What happened to Maysoon Zayid the day she was born?
• 2. According to her, on which occasions do people dream of being disabled?
• 3. What tactics did her father use to help her walk?
• 4. What had always been her dream?
• 5. Why did not she get the main character role in the show "They Dance Real Slow in Jackson"?
• 6. "If a wheelchair user can't play Beyonce then Beyonce can't play a wheelchair user". What is your opinion about this?
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• Bildunterschrift: Due to a medical condition at birth, Maysoon Zayid has cerebral palsy. The rejection she has faced in her daily life has not stopped her from approaching life with humor and pursuing a career in comedy, proving that she is the one who decides where her limits lie.. Link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/freedaesp/videos/maysoon-zayid/581960265924795/