1、Unit2 Lesson 4 Superhero Christopher Reeve诸佛庵中学：金波Step1 Warm-upWhat do you know about Christopher Reeve?in the movien Supermanin real lifeGuess:What has happened in his real life?Step 2 Fast reading Task1.Read the passage and choose the best answers.1.What kind of disaster happened to Christopher?()
2、A.He fell from his horse and broke his back B.He had a car accident C.He fell from a tree while acting in a film2.Why did Christopher involve himself with charity work?()A.To improve the quality of life for all disabled people.B.To show his love to children C.To help cure heart disease.3.What do you
3、 think of Christopher?()A.He was a superhero in films but not in reality.B.He was a superhero both in films and in his life.C.He was no more than an actor.AAB、Task2.Read the text and then match the topics with the parts of the article.a)the riding accident b)his marriage c)his feelings after the acc
4、ident d)his death e)his parents f)his belief g)how he get involved with charity work h)his workI)before the accident 254968731Step 3 Careful readingTask3 Work out the meaning of these words from the text and use them to replace the underlined words in the sentences.Disaster，on his own（by oneself）,in
5、jury,Which word comes to your mind when you see the pictures?disasterWhich word comes to your mind when you see the pictures?injury8 years old boy,be able to pack up his schoolbag The boy is 8 years old and he is able to pack up his school-bag on his own.Which word comes to your mind when you see th
6、e picture and the phrases?1.Unfortunately，_ came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back.2.He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back _.3.At first,he couldnt breathe without a machine but he learnt to breathe _.Find the missing words from the text and work out
7、 their meanings.disasterinjurieson his e to(4)a)to visit b)to reach a state2.pull through(4)a)to survive b)to walk3.think of(4)a)to carefully consider b)to have an idea4.give up(4)a)to be afraid b)to stop fighting5.get on (5)a)to have a friendly relationship b)to escapeTask4 Choose the correct meani
8、ng for the phrasal verbsUse the following phrasal verbs to complete these sentences.1.Understanding his wife helps Christopherwell with her.2.After the accident,doctors warned Christopher that he wasnt going toand live.get on pull through come to pull through think of give up get on3.Talking with hi
9、s family and friends helped Christopherterms with his disabilities.4.Christopher says there is so much happening in his life right now that he is too busy to giving up and e to think of come to pull through think of give up get on 5.After Dana told Christopher that he had her support and love,Christ
10、opher decided not to.give up come to pull through think of give up get onStep 4 SummaryStep 4 Summary Christopher liked acting very much.Although he acted in many films and TV shows,he is most 1._ for his Superman films.However,2._came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and received serious back 3.
11、_.The doctors didnt expect him to pull 4._.But because of his wifes encouragement,he has never thought of 5._up or committing 6._.He was busy with 7._work.Its clear that they 8._on really well.Although hisparents 9._when he was young,theyve got closer since the accident.Christopher died in 2004 but
12、he will be remembered as a 10._.famousdisasterinjuriesthroughgivingsuicidecharitygotdivorcedsuperheroStep 5 Voice your opinion What do you think of Christopher Reeve?bravewarm-hearteddeterminedhardworkingoptimisticstrong-mindedStep 6 HomeworkChoose one of the topics and write a shortpassage.Topic 1If a disaster happened,how should we start a new life and search for happiness?Topic 2If you were a superman,what would you like to do to change the world?
