Lesson4Superhero

1、Unit2 Lesson 4 Superhero,Teaching Objectives,By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify the main idea of each paragraph; tell each other the story of Christopher Reeve; voice your opinion about Christopher Reeve; learn the new words and phrases.,Whats the movie about? Whos the actor?,Ch

2、ristopher Reeve acted in Superman films.,Superman (1978) Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983) Superman IV (1987),Pre-Reading,What happened to him in real life?,Christopher Reeve,“After the accident, Dana was told to say goodbye and people were talking about funeral（葬礼）”,title,pictures,pictures,cap

3、tion (图片说明),How to predict the main idea of a text?,The passage is mainly about _. A. Christophers success as an actor B. Christophers accident C. Christophers life after the accident,Read and check your prediction,C. Christophers life after the accident,Reading Strategy 1: Get the main idea of a te

4、xt according to the title, the pictures and the caption.,The 1st reading,Reading Strategy 2,Find the topic of each paragraph according to 1. the first sentence of each paragraph; 2. the question in bold （粗体）before each paragraph.,Match the topics with the paragraphs of the article.,Read and match,(E

5、x.3, P29),The 2nd reading,a) the riding accident b) his marriage c) his feelings after the accident d) his death e) his parents f) his belief g) how he got involved with charity work h) his work i) before the accident,2,5,4,9,6,8,7,3,1,Topics,Para.,Read and match,(Ex.3, P29),The 2nd reading,4,before

6、 the accident the riding accident his work his feelings after the accident his marriage his parents how he got involved with charity work his belief his death,1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,Topic,Para.,Structure,Part1 (Para.1) his life before the accident,Part2 (Para. 2-8) his life after the accident,Part3 (Para.9

7、) his death,The 2nd reading,The 3rd reading: design a chart of Reeve to get familiar with the details of him.,September,1952,superman films,his first school play,films,fell from,broke,returned to,raised,promote,injuries,speeches,2004,in college,giving up,feeling sorry for,committing suicide,confiden

8、t,got on well,fantastic,divorced,pull through,got closer,Part 1(Para. 1): What kind of person is Christopher?,Ex. II,The 4th reading,(Para. 2) The doctors didnt expect him to live. (caption) After the accident, Dana was told to say goodbye and people were talking about funeral(葬礼).,The 4th reading,P

9、art 2: What information can you figure out about the result of his accident?,He had a serious/deadly accident!,If you were Christopher, how would you feel or what would you do?,Think!,Who helped Christopher pull through?,stay alive after being badly injured,Part 2(Para. 2-8) Who helped Christopher p

10、ull through?,The 4th reading,Part 2(Para. 2-8) Use adjectives to describe Christophers qualities and find support.,The 4th reading,Eg: He is optimistic. Support: (Para4) Ive never had any thoughts of committing suicide.,The 4th reading,Part 3(Para. 9): Why will people all over the world always remem

11、ber Christopher as a superhero?,Acting as Superman in the movie made him well-known and helping others like a Superhero in real life made him remembered forever!,promote medical research; make public speeches; get involved in charity work; ,introduce the story to your group with the given informatio

12、n, and choose one to show it in class!,Retelling!,Part1. Before the accident:,Christopher Reeve: an actor,make films, is famous for,Part2. About the accident:,fall from, break his back, pull through, give up,return to, raise, promote, make speech, to improve, get involved with, died, remember,Linkin

13、g words(连接词): but; Unfortunately ; In 1995; and ; when; After; later;,P3 After the accident:,Christopher Reeve was a successful actor. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is famous for his superman films. Unfortunately, in 1995, he fell from his horse and broke his back. His wife, Dana

14、 helped him pull through and he never thought of giving up. After the accident, he returned to film making. He raised lots of money to promote medical research. To improve the quality of life for all disabled people, he got involved with charity work and made speeches all over the USA. Christopher R

15、eeve died at the age of 52. But people will always remember him as a superhero.,Retelling!,Life if full of ups and downs, but if we can face difficulties and challenges bravely and try our best to prove our value of existence (存在的价值), we can become superheroes like Christopher Reeve !,Summary:,I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere(不屈不挠) and endure(忍受) in spite of overwhelming obstacles(巨大的困难). -Christopher Reeve,一个英雄就是在巨大的困难和障碍面前不屈不挠的普通人。 克里斯多夫里夫,Homework,Compulsory: 1.Write a com