北师大版（2019）必修第二册Unit 6The admirable Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman 课件(共39张PPT)

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Unit 6 The Admirable
Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman
Look at the two pictures of Christopher Reeve.
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What do the two pictures tell you about Christopher Reeve
What do you want to know about him Ask as many questions as you can.
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Why is Reeve known as the superhero behind Superman
Christopher Reeve
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The story of Christopher Reeve’s life is one that is almost impossible to imagine — from a wildly successful Hollywood career, to the horror of life-threatening injury; Reeve experienced both. Thus, not only is he known as a superhero in the Superman films, but he is also regarded as a superhero to many in real life.
Reeve was born on 25 September,1952 in New York — the son of Franklin Reeve, a teacher and novelist, and Barbara Pitney, a journalist. He found his passion in acting and starred in his first school play at the age of eight. Although he believed he would only ever act on stage, Reeve tried out for, and was eventually given the lead role in a Superman film.
Reeve starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987. He realised that his roles in these films had given him the opportunity to be a real-life superman, and he soon gained a
reputation for raising awareness for good causes. He visited sick children in hospitals and worked with organisations such as Save the Children, speaking out about health, education
and child protection to help those most in need.
Unfortunately, in 1995 disaster struck Reeve. While horseback riding, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe. At first, his doctors did not believe that he would survive. During this time, Reeve felt like he had lost all hope. Having once been a healthy and successful young man to being trapped in a broken body was like a living nightmare to him. He admitted that during the early stages of living with his injury, he wished that he was dead and even thought of ending his own life. He fell into a depression which lasted for many months. It was only due to the ongoing support of his wife, family and friends that he eventually found the will to live again. For the years that followed he focused his attention on his goal of one day walking again.
With a new sense of energy and commitment, Reeve undertook an intense exercise programme to help him achieve this goal. He engaged in a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress. Shortly after, he managed to return to his film career by directing, producing and even starring in films. He also wrote a biography and returned to his charity work. Reeve became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities, raising millions of dollars in support of medical research. “What I do is based on powers we all have inside us ... and you don’t have to be a ‘superman’ to do it.” His positive attitude inspired many people who were stuck in illness. “With the progress of new medical research, I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see, I’m too busy with living to think of giving up!”
Sadly, on 10 October, 2004, Christopher Reeve passed away. He will always be remembered as a superhero — in more ways than one.
Task 1 整体理解
1. Skim the passage and fill in the blanks
Part 1 Para.( ) Christopher Reeve is known as a ________.
Part 2 Para.( ) Different ________ of Christopher Reeve’s life.
Part 3 Para.( ) Christopher Reeve’s ________
superhero
stages
death
1
2-5
6
2. What is the text type of the passage
A. Narration (记叙文).
B. Argumentative Essay (议论文).
C. Expository Writing (说明文).
D. Practical Writing (应用文).
3. What’s the main idea of this passage
_______________________________________________________
The passage is mainly about the superhero: Christopher Reeve.
Task 2 细节探究
1. Choose the best answer.
(1)What does the first paragraph mainly talk about Christopher Reeve
A. His past and future.
B. His films and career.
C. His marriage and family.
D. His achievement and influence.
(2)From where did Christopher Reeve get the strength
A. The ongoing support of his wife.
B. The ongoing support of his family.
C. The ongoing support of his friends.
D. All of the above.
(3)Why did he spend most of his time on charity work
A. Because his wife asked him to do so.
B. Because he thought he would die soon.
C. Because he wanted to help disabled people.
D. Because he wanted people to remember him.
(4)What’s the meaning of “I’m too busy with living to think of giving up! ”in
Paragraph 5
A. So far I have been busy thinking of giving up.
B. I’m so busy that I have to think of giving up.
C. I have been so busy, so I have no time to think.
D. I’m so busy that I have no time to think of giving up.
(5)What can we know from the text
A. Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself.
B. His positive attitude encouraged a lot of people with problems.
C. The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine.
D. His parents got on well with each other before the accident.
Different stages of Christopher Reeve’s life
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Reeve’s life before he became a star
Becoming the star in Superman films
The accident
Right after the accident
Becoming a superhero in real life
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Reeve’s life before he became a star
Paragraph 2
“He found his passion in acting and starred in his first school play at the age of eight. Although he believed he would only ever act on stage, Reeve tried out for, and was eventually given the lead role in a Superman film.”
passionate and expectant
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Becoming a star in Superman films
Paragraph 3
He starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987. He realised that his roles in these films had given him the opportunity to be a real-life superman, and he soon gained a reputation for raising awareness for good causes. He visited sick children in hospitals and worked with organisations…, speaking out about health, education and child protection to help those most in need.
successful and popular
confident and hopeful
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The accident
Paragraph 4
His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe. At first, his doctors did not believe that he would survive.
shocked
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Paragraph 4
During this time, Reeve felt like he had lost all hope. Having once been a healthy and successful young man to being trapped in a broken body was like a living nightmare to him. He admitted that during the early stages of living with his injury, he wished he was dead and even thought of ending his own life.
scared and horrified
hopeless
desperate
Right after the accident
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Right after the accident
Paragraph 4
It was only due to the ongoing support of his wife, family and friends that he eventually found the will to live again.
hopeful
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Paragraph 5
With a new sense of energy and commitment, Reeve undertook an intense exercise programme to help him achieve this goal. He engaged in a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle and made remarkable progress. Shortly after, he managed to return to his film career by directing, producing and even starring in films. He also wrote biography and returned to his charity work.
active and hopeful
Becoming a superhero in real life
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Paragraph 5
Reeve became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities, raising millions of dollars in support of medical research. “What I do is based on powers we all have inside us… and you don’t have to be a ‘superman’ to do it.” His positive attitude inspired many people who were stuck in illness.
passionate, energetic and positive
Becoming a superhero in real life
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Paragraph 5
With the progress of new medical research, I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you see, I’m too busy with living to think of giving up!
confident and satisfied
Becoming a superhero in real life
Read the story again. Take notes of important fact about Christopher Reeve in the diagram below.
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Christopher Reeve
Becoming the star in Superman films
Becoming a superhero in real life
starred in four Superman films in 1978 to 1987
given the lead role in a Superman film
became an advocate for people with back
injuries and disabilities
raising millions of dollars in support of
medical research
raising awareness for good causes
Read the story again and answer the questions.
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1 What was Reeve’s “wildly successful Hollywood career” like
He raised awareness for good causes and spoke out about health, education and child protection to help those most in need.
Read the story again and answer the questions.
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2 How was he injured Why was it considered a disaster
He was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe. He was unable to continue with his charity work and his career.
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3 How did he come out of the “nightmare” From where did he get the strength
He gained the strength from the ongoing support of his wife, family and friends and from focusing on his goal to walk again.
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4 What did he do as an advocate for medical research
He advocated for people with back injuries and disabilities, raising millions of dollars in support of medical research.
长难句解读
1 The story of Christopher Reeve’s life is one that is almost impossible to
imagine — from a wildly successful Hollywood career, to the horror of
life-threatening injury; Reeve experienced both.
译文：克里斯托弗·里夫的一生几乎难以想象——从极其成功的好莱坞生涯，
到致命伤带来的恐惧，里夫都经历过。
分析：that引导的定语从句修饰先行词one，先行词在从句中作主语。插入语
部分也是用来解释说明克里斯托弗·里夫的一生。
长难句解读
2 He realised that his roles in these films had given him the opportunity to be
a real-life superman, and he soon gained a reputation for raising awareness
for good causes.
译文：他意识到自己在这些电影中的角色给了他在现实生活中成为超人的机
会，他很快就因提高人们对慈善事业的认识而获得了声誉。
分析：that引导的从句在谓语动词realised后面作句子的宾语。
good causes，意为“公益事业”。
长难句解读
3 Having once been a healthy and successful young man to being trapped in a
broken body was like a living nightmare to him.
译文：他曾经是一个健康、成功的年轻人， 现在却被困在一副受伤的身体
里，这对他来说就像一个真实的噩梦。
分析：划线部分为动名词短语，作句子主语 。非谓语动词的逻辑主语是he。
长难句解读
4 It was only due to the ongoing support of his wife, family and friends that
he eventually found the will to live again.
译文：是因为在妻子、父母和朋友的不断支持下，他才最终找到了重新生活
的意愿。
分析：本句为强调句。强调句式结构：It was / is + 被强调部分 + that / who +
句子其他部分。此结构强调的成分仅限于主语，宾语和状语。强调句
的连词只有两个，that和who。当强调的部分是人，且为句子的主语时，
才用"who"，其余用that。
Read the story again. Try to build up your empathy with the character.
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Build up your empathy with the character
Empathy means we try to put ourselves in others’ shoes and be aware of and sensitive to their feelings. We try to gain a deeper understanding of their perspectives.
It is important to understand the emotions, behaviours and intentions of characters in a story.
You’re not going to be able to experience every single thing that can happen to others, but you can use your imagination to think about how it might feel and use that understanding to empathise with them.
Imagine yourself in the following situations. Answer the questions.
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1 What emotional changes did Reeve’s wife, family and friends possibly go
through after the accident What might they have said to Reeve
2 After Reeve became an advocate for people with back injuries and
disabilities, what might he possibly have said to his audience
3 What might Reeve’s doctors have said to Reeve directly after the
accident and when he managed to return to his film career
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1 Explain the meaning of the sentence “What I do is based on powers we
all have inside us… and you don’t have to be a ‘superman’ to do it”.
The sentence means that normal people can do extraordinary things; we
are all talented and gifted and can use these strengths to change the lives
of others.
Think and share
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2 What’s your understanding of the title “ The Superhero Behind
Superman”
The title insinuates that Christopher Reeve is a Superhero, not just in
the movie but in everyday life. He showed extraordinary courage when
faced with being paralysed for life. Even though he lived in pain, he
devoted his life to worthy causes and charity and inspired many lives for
the better.
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3 What inspirations do you get from Christopher Reeve
(1) Never give up no matter how bad the situation is.
(2) Have a sense of obligation, including the obligation to family, the
obligation to society, etc.
(3) You don’t need to be a superman to help others. Everybody can help
others with the kindness inside you.
Find words from the story that complete the verbs or phrasal verbs below.
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1 act on 2 gain
3 raise 4 work with
5 fall into 6 engage in
7 undertake 8 be stuck in
stage
awareness
depression
an intense exercise programme
a reputation
organisation
exercises
illness
Complete the sentences with the phrases.
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act on stage gain a reputation fall into depression engage in exercises be stuck in illness
work with organisation raise awareness undertake an intense exercise programme
1 She has ______________________ as a role model for young people.
2 As a specialist he tried hard to ______________________ for environment protection.
3 John has devoted his spare time ________________________________ which help disabled people.
4 Unfortunately, two members of the team ______________________ before they started the journey.
5 Christopher Reeve started ______________________ when he was 8 years old.
6 When he realised his severe situation, Reeve ______________________.
7 Reeve _______________________________________________ to help him achieve his goal of
walking again one day.
8 Christopher Reeve ______________________ to help him rebuild muscle.
gained a reputation
raise awareness
to working with oraganisations
fell into depression
to act on stage
fell into illness
undertook an intense exercise programme
engaged in exercises
Complete the Word Builder with words from the story.
Focus on Language: Synonyms and Antonyms
1 job 1 healthy
2 finally 2 oppose
3 unusual 3 negative
4 serious 4 alive
sick
support
positive
dead
career
eventually
remarkable
severe
Word Builder
Synonyms
Antonyms
Complete the sentences with the words.
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career eventually remarkable severe
sick support positive dead
1 You’d better maintain a ________________ attitude no matter how much you lose.
2 Jenny’s injuries were so ________________ that she had to spend months in hospital.
3 He ________________ recovered and made his way back to England.
4 She once thought of giving up and wished she was ________________. Fortunately, she kept fighting
her disease and is now a successful writer.
positive
severe
eventually
dead
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