Unit 2 Lesson Four

Learning Objectives: (1) To improve your reading ability, especially the ability to find the topic sentences. (2) Learn to use context to figure out the meaning of new words. (3) To develop your speaking ability. (4) To know how to face the difficulty.

Lead-in Have you seen the famous film Superman? The main actor of the film is __________________.He is a famous __________ ， director and producer. Christopher Reeve actor supermanHe is not only a ___________in the films but also a superhero in real life. Why was his appearance on the platform greeted with a burst of applause ?

Please match the topics with proper paragraphs. 1. the riding accident 2. his marriage 3. his feelings after the accident 4. his death 5. his parents 6. his belief 7. how he get involved with charity work 8. his work 9. his life before the accident (2) (5) (4) (9) (6) (8) (7) (3) (1) Task One:

2.Try to get some information 1.Christopher was a successful _____,famous for the _________ film. 2. He fell from his ______ and broke his ______. 3.His wife _____ encouraged him a lot. 4. He got involved with charity work and helped _______ people. 5.Christopher Reeve died on ________________. actor superman horse back Dana disabled October 10, 2004 Task Two: Listen and read for detailed information 1. Listen and underline the new words.

3. Work out how Reeve’s relatives reacted to his riding accident. parents wife Reeve himself got closer still loved him/ supported him never gave up;pulled through ; made amazing progress; started a new life; promoted ; got involved with charity work…

1.A really bad thing happened in Our school burnt down. 2.He won’t be able to walk by himself ever again. 3.We’re trying hard to help in the development of world peace. 4.She’s sure that her mother’s hurt will heal. 5.You ought to quit smoking; It is bad for your health. 6.He was gradually able to see the problem in a new light. 7.Everyone was very concerned whether he would survive. 8.There are unconfirmed reports that he tried to kill himself. 9.The host fears the guests won't have a friendly relationship. 10.'How did he respond ?' — 'Very calmly. 11.Some people are no longer married these days. 12.Don’t just sit there! Take part and help disabled people. 13.She devoted her life to providing help to the needy. 14.Everyone can greatly improve the living standard of life. 15. I am sure that everything will come out right in time. disaster. injury came to. promote. get on. react on his own quality. confident charity. Get involved in give up Task Three Work out the meaning of these words from the text : divorced commit suicide pull through.

Before the accident Christopher Reeve: an actor make films is famous for About the accident fall from broke pull through give up After the accident return to raise died promote make speech to improve get involved with Linking words: but; Unfortunately ; In 1995; and ; when…; After…; …later; Task Four: Retell the story

Task Five ： Summary Christopher Reeve was born in September,1952 ， and he is most famous for his 1.________( 超人 )films. When he fell from his horse and broke his back ， 2.________ came. The doctors didn’t expect him to live but he learnt to breathe 3.________ his own. The second year after his accident ， he returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to 4.________( 促进 ) medical research into back 5.________. Though he had moments of feeling sorry 6.________ himself ， yet he never had any thoughts of 7.________ suicide. His marriage was very strong and the 8.________( 关系 )between him and his wife had always been fantastic. He got 9.________ in his charity work to improve the 10.________( 品质 )of life for all disabled people. superman disaster on promote injuries for committing relationship involved quality

Task Six ： Discussion 1. What can we learn from Christopher Reeve? SUPERHEROSUPERHERO Superhero trong-willed nique ersistent nthusiastic eliable elpful nergetic esponsible ptimistic 2.What is a hero?

is most famous for breathe on his own raise promote giving up came to understand pull through get involved with with the progress of new medical research

1. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films. be famous for 因 …… 而著名 be famous as 作为 …… 而著名 be famous to 为 …… 所熟知 He is famous as a writer. Michael Jordan is famous to basketball fans all over the world. The woman is known ________ a singer and she is most known ________ singing pop songs ， which is known ________ many young people. A ． to ； for ； as B ． as ； for ； to C ． for ； to ； as D ． as ； to ； for

2. At first ， he couldn’t breathe without a machine ， but he learnt to breathe on his own. Mr. Frank managed to sail across the Atlantic ________ his own last year. A ． of B ． by C ． for D ． on on one’s own 单独地，独自地 The old man lived on his own. ( =lived alone) Don’t help him. Let him do it on his own. (=by himself) of one’s own (belonging to oneself) E.g. I’d like a house of my own. catch one‘s breath 喘口气, hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸, be out of breath 上气不接下气, take one’s breath away 使某人大吃一惊 breathe vi / breath n.bathe vi /bath n.

3. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom. Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? We must raise public awareness of conservation( 环保）. We sold it so as to raise money. We want to raise our children to be decent men and women. raise vt 举高，提出；提高；筹措；养育； rise vi. / n. （日、月）升起, He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette. Luther rose slowly from the chair. Tony had risen early and gone to the cottage to work. He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen The building rose before him, tall and stately. Exports in June rose 1.5% to a record $30.91 billion... 上升, 站起来, 起床, 耸立, 增长

*The organization works to promote friendship between nations. *The famous U ． S. actress Anna Kendrick promoted her movie Up In The Air in Tokyo March 16,2010. *She worked hard and was soon promoted. promote vt. promotion n 促进, 提升 宣传, 4. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems. bring sth to one’s attention 使某人注意某事 call one’s attention to sth 提醒某人注意 draw [catch, attract] one’s attention fix one’s attention on sth 集中注意力于某事物 pay attention to 注意

4. Have you thought of giving up after the accident? Have you given up drinking whisky before breakfast? give in 屈服, 让步；上交 I gave in to him ， and I’ve regretted it ever since. give away 赠送；露出马脚；泄密； give off 放出（光、热、射线等）； give out 公布；分发；作 “ 用完 ” 讲时，无被动；筋疲力尽 *After a long time of walk, both the horse and its rider______. A. gave up B. gave in C. gave away D. gave out *Don’t ______the secret otherwise you should answer for what you have done. A. send out B. turn out C. give away D. leave out

5. Four days after the injury, I came to understand my situation. Come to the point! 有话直说 ! 苏醒； 到达, 达到； 共计； 突然想起 When he came to and raised his head he saw Barney. We hope she'll come to her senses and correct her mistakes. We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. After many years, his plans have come to fulfillment. These two items of expenditure( 开支 ) come to thirty dollars. I have come to an explanation with them about the matter. when it comes to… 一谈到；就 … 而论 come to understand/ know/ realize 强调渐渐 …

6. The doctor said I was not going to pull through. pull through 使从 ( 受伤 ) 中活下来；渡过难关 由 pull 构成的常见动词词组很多，常见的有： pull down 摧毁 pull in 进站，靠岸 pull out 拔出，出站 pull up 停车 We have taken some measures to pull through the crisis together. 用 pull 构成的短语填空 ① The traffic lights turned red and I __________. ② It is easier to __________ than to build up. ③ As the train __________ there was a rush to get seats. ④ With careful nursing the patient could __________. pulled up pull down pulled in pull through

7. We have always got on really well. get on 相处；进展 ① We should get on well with each other. ② How is everything getting on? 8. How did your parents react to the accident? react vi. 反应 react 后与不同的介词搭配具有不同含义； react to 对 …… 作出反应； react against 反抗、反对。 ① He didn’t react ________ the bad news. ② Once he has made a decision ， no one can react ________ him. to against

9. This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people. involve v. involve doing 需要 ; 包含 be/get involved in/with 介入 ; 卷入, 参与 *That's no concern of mine. I'm not involved. involve sb. in sth. 使某人介入 / 卷入 / 参加某事 Do we need to _______someone from the computer department at this stage of our discussion? A. involve B. join C. attend D. take part in Taking the job involve _____. A. living at abroad B. living abroad C. to live abroad D. in living abroad

10. With the progress of new medical research ， I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. We had no difficulty in finding his home with a boy ____the way. With the earthquake-hit areas ________ ， all the people feel satisfied.

11. Among them was Sharon MacAuliffe ， a high school teacher ， who was to be the first teacher in space. 本句为表语前置句。 Present at the meeting were President Hu Jintao ， Premier Wen Jiabao and other political leaders. At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River ________ ， one of the ten largest cities in China. A ． lies Chongqing B ． Chongqing lies C ． does lie Chongqing D ． does Chongqing lie ________ are days when teachers were looked down upon. A ． Gone B ． Go C ． To go D ． Going