1. Unit 2 Lesson4 Superhero ( 第二课时 )

2. What can we learn from Christopher Reeve? Never give up when facing difficulties! To die and live in the hearts of others is not to die at all. Goodbye, Chris. We will never forget you.

3. Have you ever met new words or phrases you don’t know while reading ? Voice your voices How do you deal with them

4. Guess the meaning Look up them in a dictionary from the words we know from the opposite meaning from the word formation … suggestions

5. Reading Strategies:  Find the word in the text.  Is the word a noun, verb, adjective,etc?  Think about the context. Working out meaning ( 猜词 )

6. Can you find the phrase “get involved with” in the text? How did you get involved with charity work? Working out meaning He raised a lot of money… He made speeches all over the USA… get involved with = take part in do Let’s work out its meaning from the text ！

7. Sentences before or after the words; Context Background information （上下文） How do we work out the meaning

8. 1. Can you find the following words or phrases in the text? disaster come to pull through think of give up get on well confident (4) (2) (8) (5) 2. Are you able to work out the meanings of the phrases from the text?

9. 1. disaster a) something happy b) something very bad 2. Are you able to work out the meanings of the phrases from the text? 3. pull through a) to survive b) to walk 4.think of a) to carefully consider b) to have an idea 5. give up a) to be afraid b) to stop fighting 6. get on well a) to have a friendly relationship b) to escape 7. confident a) sure b) not sure 2. come to a) to visit b) to reach a state

10. 1. A really bad thing happened in 2003. Our school burnt down. 2. We’re trying hard to help in the development of world peace. 3. Don’t just sit there! Take part and help disabled people! disaster Get involved promote 3. Can you replace the underlined parts with these words? disaster on his own promote pull through confident get involved injury

11. 4. He won’t be able to walk by himself ever again. 5. She’s sure that her mother’s hurt will heal. 6. Many people’s parents are no longer married these days. on his own confident injury divorced disaster on his own promote divorce confident get involved injury

12. 通过上下文猜测词义就是根据一个词所处的 具体的语言环境，运用有关线索，如同义词、 反义词、举例、重述或定义推测词义，也可运 用逻辑推理和其他 的知识，如生活经验、普通 常识等推理。 猜词技巧是一种很重要的应试技巧，在诸 多的英语测试中，几乎都包含有判断生词或关 键词词义的题目。 掌握了一定的猜词技巧，就能很好地利用 上下文所提供的线索很快猜测出生词的词义， 同时又能在不中断阅读的情况下对文章上下文 的理解程度，因此对提高阅读能力很有帮助。 小结

13. Let’s read about another Superhero! Spider-man 2

14. S piderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who ① his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has ② friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has ③ powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. tosl riq eimvcpw amazing lost few

15. H e no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben had told him, that “with great power, there must also come great ④, ” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do ⑤ things to people. And so, Spiderman is born. unkltracring vupkl responsibility cruel

16. 题型训练 Practice

17. 1). He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something, he won’t give it up halfway. A. strong B. firm C. kind D. clever 2)Mr. Brown is now working at Princeton University far away from home. For this reason he has to rent a room near the office where he works. A. to work to live B. to eat to live C. to teach to live D. to pay to use 3)A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. A. students B. people who watch a play C. people who act on the stage D. people who listen to something

18. 4) The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an engineer. A. work B. study C. name D. interest 5) Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs which was so different from that inside the city. A. town B. capital C. country D. house 6) You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in Schools, or English Learning. A. dictionaries B. story-books C. magazines D. newspapers

19. 7) Most women in Ghana--- the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old--- work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well deserved. A. Repeated B. reiterated. C uneducated D. sick 8) Since I have finished my paper now, I am going to give myself a treat tonight. I am going to watch a movie on campus, an action movie called “Face Off”. A. an action movie B. something pleasant to enjoy C. a rest D. something nice to eat

20. Homework 1. Finish off Exercises 2. Write a life story about yourselves.

21. Thank you!

22. Unit 2 Lesson4 Superhero ( 第二课时 )

23. Choose the correct meaning for the phrasal verbs. Come to ( ) a. to visit b. to reach a state 2.Pull through ( ) a. to survive b. to walk 3.Think of ( ) a. to carefully consider b. to have an idea 4.Give up ( ) a. to be afraid b. to stop fighting 5. Get on ( ) a. to have a friendly b. to escape relationship b a b b a

24. Group competition: Make an interview Let’s form 2 groups! Task for group 1: you are Christopher Reeve. Try to answer interviewers’ questions! Task for group 2: you are interviewers, and try to ask Christopher as many questions as you can!

25. As an interviewer, you may say: Good morning, Mr./Mrs….. I am the reporter from (CCTV/China Daily/CNN/BBC/ABC…) You may ask: When did you…? What did you do when/after/before…? Have you thought of…? Did you think that…? How did you feel about…? What would you think/say/do…? After getting the answer, don’t forget to say “Thank you”.

26. After the really bad accident, doctors warned Christopher that he wasn’t going to survive. But after Dana told Christopher that he had her support and love, Christopher decided not to give up on living. disaster pull through 3. Can you replace the underlined parts with these words? Understanding his wife helps Christopher have a friendly relationship with her. Christopher also took part in charity work to help disabled people. He was sure that people like him would be able to walk again one day. People all over the world will always remember Christopher as a superhero. disaster pull through confident get on well get involved with get on well got involved with confident

27. Reading strategies: Working out meaningWorking out meaning

28. Retell a story of Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve was a brave man. he was not only a successful actor but also a hero, a superman. He was ________ and he had a _______ will to struggle against the difficulties and never said giving up. He was kind, too. And he got involved with the ________ and made speeches all over the USA about his experiences and ___________ a lot of people. So he was a great man, a superhero. But he died because of heart failure,52 years old. confident strong charity encouraged

29. 2. work out the meanings of the above phrases in the text? disaster: pull through: get on well : confident: bad things survive have a good relation sure

30. Use the reading strategies to help you to do Ex5. & Ex6.on Page 29

31. Ex.5 Answers: 1.disaster2.promote3.Get involved 4.on his own 5.confident ; injury 6.divorced Ex.6 Answers: 1. b 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a

32. II. Choose the correct meaning for each word. 1.Disaster ( ) a. something happy b.something very bad 2. Remarkable ( ) a. surprisingly bad b. surprisingly good 3. Campaign ( ) a. great effort b. great plan 4. Research ( ) a. serious study to discover new ideas b. money raised for charity 5.impressive ( ) a. admirable b. dangerous 6. Confident ( ) a.sure b.not sure b b a a a a

33. Christopher Reeve Birthday: September, 1952 Most famous films: Superman films Time / YearsWhat happened ? 1960acted in his first school play in collegeacted in TV shows and films 1995fell from his horsel broke his back From 1996 Returned to film making Raised a lot of money to promote medical reseach into back injuries; Made speeches all over the USA; got involved with charity work. 2004 died. Christopher Reeve

34. Before the accidentAfter the accident Christopher ’s wife— Dana They have always get on well. Their relationship has been fantastic. Dana stayed in the hospital with Christopher and encouraged him. This helped him to pull through and saved his life. Christopher ’s parents They divorced when Christopher was 4 They got closer since the accident. Christopher’s Family

35. Christopher Reeve

36. give up pull through disabled get involved with get on well with commit suicide on his own injury disaster save