Unit 2: The Achilles Heel

All we Can!

Normally in our lives we have come to see a disabled person and have seen many of them have managed to do things that would never have believed that they could do and many times we wonder what was their secret ?.

The key to success is to believe in yourself and not in our limitations , having perseverance, faith and giving our best . Also remember that things are not given the overnight but everything in life is a process that often tends to be fast or slow.

All our lives we have had to overcome obstacles tiny compared with those who suffer a disability and there is no better example to learn from them . Most of the time we see the biggest problems are and what we live in a nursing ourselves and these are the first steps we need to erase before a problem.

We must always keep dreaming mind and seek to go beyond the limitations that are based on trust and faith in himself and an attitude that despite the fall re- raise to keep going.

Vocabulary

Collapsed: fell down suddenly.
Crushed: pressed something so hard it broke.
Crutches: special sticks used under the arms to help a person walk.
In store for: planned for.
Landscape: a view across an area of land.
Limitations: things that keep you from going beyond certain boundaries.
Overcome: succed in controlling a problem.
Proof: facts or evidence that prove that something is true.
Revelation: insight, sudden realization.
Scars: marks left on skin from a cut or wound.
Soared: flew very high or fast.
Scattered: to cause to seperate and go in different direction.
Inspiration: the condition of being so stimulated.
Recognition: an awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
Courageous: brave
Perseverance: Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a pourpose.
Ramp: An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels.
Proof: the evidence or argument that compels the mind to acept an assertion as true.
Empowerment: the giving of an ability, enablement or permission.
Altitude: a high location or area.

Grammar: Gerounds and infinitives

Gerounds: To form gerunds add -ing to the base form of the verb.

Uses:
1. As the subject of a sentence
2. The gerund after a preposition, such as for, in, of and about.

Examples:

Getting to the top of the mountain was a great achievement for the athletes.
Troughout his childhood, Richard throught about walking again.

Infinitives: To form use to and the base form of the verb.

Uses:
1. Use the infinitive after a be + adjective combination such as easy, difficult, hard, happy, possible, willing and prepared.
2. Use the infinitive after certain verbs, including agree, decide, expect, hope, learn, mange, need, try and want.

Examples:

It was very hard for the Achilles Track Club to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
One of the Achilles athletes did not expect to reach the summit and almost turned back several times.

Video: Gerunds and infinitives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoSx7wxIkWs

Referencias

The free dictionary by farlex. Consulted the date november 28.  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/empowerment.