1. There's a hero 有一位英雄 If you look inside your heart 如果你往你的内心深处寻觅 You don't have to be afraid 你无需恐惧 Of what you are 自己是什么 There's an answer 会有一个答案 If you reach into your soul 如果你往你的灵魂深处探索 And the sorrow that you know 你所了解的悲伤 Will melt away 将会消散 And then a hero comes along 然后一位英雄走来 With the strength to carry on 充满了力量继续着 And you cast your fears aside 把你的恐惧甩到一旁 And you know you can survive 你明白你能活下来 So when you feel like hope is gone 所以当你感觉希望破灭之时 Look inside you and be strong 正视自己并且要坚强 And you'll finally see the truth 最后你终将发现这个事实 That a hero lies in you 你就是英雄

2. Unit 2 Heroes Can you think of some heroes or heroines? Wen Tianxiang national hero Yuan Longping scientist

3. astronaut sports stars film stars

4. Who is the man in this film? Superman

5. Christopher Reeve acted in Superman films. Superman (1978) Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983) Who acted superman films?

6. What can we infer( 推断） from the two pictures? A terrible thing happened to Christopher. What on earth happened to him?

7. Lesson 4 Superhero

8. Fast-reading 1.What terrible thing happened to him in real life? 2. What did he do afterwards? Read the text quickly to find out the answers to the two questions. He fell off his horse and broke his back. He returned to _________. He promoted ___________ and made _______ all over the USA about his _________. film making medical research speeches experiences

9. Task 1: Match the topics with the parts of the article. (Ex 3) Careful reading Read the passage again carefully and complete the two tasks. Task 2: Decide if the sentences below are T or F. 1. Christopher Reeve began to act in films after he graduated from college. 2. Reeve had an accident in 1995, and would never walk again. 3. After the accident, he thought giving up. 4. His parents divorced after he was injured. 5. He got involved with charity work because he wanted to improve the quality of life for disabled people.

10. 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 3 1 2 5 4 9 6 8 7

11. 1. Christopher Reeve began to act in films after he graduated from college. 2. Reeve had an accident in 1995, and would never walk again. 3. After the accident, he thought giving up. 4. His parents divorced after he was injured. 5. He got involved with charity work because he wanted to improve the quality of life for disabled people. F T F F T

12. Name:Birthday: Most Famous Films: Time/Year What happened? 1960Acted in _______________ In ______Acted in TV shows and ____ Christopher ReeveSept, 1952 Superman films his first school play college films Detailed-reading Listen to part 1and complete the table. 1. What do you know about Christopher?

13. Listen to part 2 What terrible thing happened to him? Time/YearWhat happened? 1995 ___________ his horse; ________ his back. Fell from Broke

14. Listen to part 3 What did he do after the accident? Time/YearWhat happened? From 19__ _________ film making; ________ a lot of money to _________ medical research into back injuries; Made ________ all over the USA Returned to Raised Promote speeches 96

15. Before the accident After the accident Chris’ wife-- Dana Loved Christopher very much Chris’ parents Still __________Christopher ； have always ________very well; have ___________relationship __________ when he was four ___________ since the accident Listen to part 4 How did his family feel? loves got on fantastic Divorced Got closer

16. How would you describe Christopher Reeve? 1. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage. 2. “I have never thought of giving up.” 3. “I know a lot of disabled people need my help.” 4. “I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again.

17. Strong-willed 意志坚强的 Unique 独一无二的 Persistent 坚持的 Enthusiastic 热心的 Reliable 可信赖的 Helpful Energetic 精力充沛的 Responsible 负责任的 Optimistic 乐观的 He is not only a hero in his films, but also a superhero in real life.

18. What can we learn from him? When face up to difficulties

19. Homework Try to retell the story of Christopher Reeve