1、北师大北师大 高一（高一（11）Unit 2Unit 2Pre-readingWhat do you know about Christopher Reeve?Have you ever watched Superman?Christopher Reeve acted in Superman films.Superman(1978)Superman II(1980)Superman III(1983)Have you ever dreamed of becominga superman who is supposed to beable to save the whole world?Read
2、ingLook at the pictures and answer the questions.1.What was his most famous film character?Superman2.What terrible thing happened to him in real life?He fell off his horse and broke his back.3.What did he do afterwards?He promoted medical research and made speeches all over the USA about his experie
3、nces.a)the riding accident ()b)his marriage ()c)his feelings after the accident ()d)his death ()254Match the topics with the parts of the article.9e)his parents ()f)his belief ()g)how he get involved with charity work ()h)his work ()i)Before the accident ()68731Post-ReadingTrue or False.1.After the
4、accident,with his wifes help,Christopher Reeve pulled through.T2.Christopher Reeve got involved with charity work because he wanted to improve the quality of his life.F3.Reeve was optimistic facing the fact that he couldnt stand up any longer.4.Both of Reeves parents loved their son.TTIn pairs,discu
5、ss the following:1.How would you describe Christopher Reeve?2.2.Do you think he is a hero?Why?Voice your opinion1.He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.be famous for 以.而著名e.g.He is famous for his songs.be famous as 作为.而出名e.g.Li Lianjie is famous as a
6、n actor.2.At first,he couldnt breathe without a machine,but he learnt to breathe on his own.on ones own=by oneself独自；靠自己oneself 亲自（作状语用）of ones own 属于自己的e.g.You dont need to help him,he can dress himself on his own/by himself.Ill go there by myself and do it myself.Now many young teachers have house
7、s of their own.3.Have you thought of giving up after the accident?give up 放弃e.g.Though I was very week in English,I never gave up.give in(to sb./sth.)(向.)屈服give away 送掉,分发give out 发出(气味、热等)4.The doctor said I was not going to pull through.pull through 康复,渡过难关e.g.I believe that you can pull through.W
8、e are excited to see our father have managed to pull through after the operation.我们兴奋地看到，父亲手术后已康复。5.We have always got on really well.get on 生活，融洽相处，进展 get on with sb.与人相处；过活，对付下去；进展、发展 e.g.They are getting on well now.他们现在相处融洽。How is your work getting on?你工作进展如何？How can we get on without water?没有水我
9、们怎么活？get through 通过get around 四处走动get away 走开，离开get down 写下，记下get over 恢复过来get in 收割6.How did your parents react to the accident?react to 与.起反应e.g.The eyes react to light.眼睛对光起反应。e.g.He stands there,with a book in his hand.他站在那儿，手里拿着一本书。With his head lowered,he came into the classroom.他低着头，走进教室。7.Wi
10、th the progress of new medical research,Im confident that with短语作状语 8.Im far too busy with living to think of giving up！本句含一个“too+adj.+to do”结构，意为“太以至于不能”。too可以用a little,a lot,rather,much 或far等修饰，但不能用very修饰。be busy with(doing)sth.忙于做某事。Exercises Work out the meaning of these words from the text and
11、use them to replace the underlined words in the sentences.on his own,promote,injury,confident,get involved,divorced,disaster1.A really bad thing happened in 2003.Our school burnt down.2.Were trying hard to help in development of world peace.3.Dont just sit there!Take partand help disabled people!dis
12、aster promote get involved 4.He wont be able to walk by himself ever again.5.Shes sure that her mothershurt will heal.6.Some people are no longer married these days.on his own confident injury divorced Choose the correct meaning for the phrasal e to a)to visit b)to reach a state2.pull through a)to s
13、urvive b)to walk3.think of a)to carefully consider b)to have an idea4.give up a)to be afraid b)to stop fighting5.get on a)to have a friendly relationship b)to escapeUse the phrasal verbs above to complete these sentences.1.Understanding his wife helps Christopher _ well with her.2.After the accident
14、,doctors warned Christopher that he wasnt going to _ and live.get on pull through 3.Talking with his family and friends helped Christopher _ terms 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 5.After Da
15、na told Christopher that he had her support and love,Christopher decided not to _ living.give up SpeakingWrite questions to ask your partner about changes in his/her life in the last three years.Example Have you started a new holiday or sport?Do you still like the same kind of music?WritingTry to know more about Zhang Haidi,then write an essay to depict(描写)her.Let everybody know that she is a superwoman.
