北师大版（2019）必修第二册Unit 6 The admirable Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman课件（共54张）

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Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman
Unit 6 The Admirable
LEADING IN
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Look at the two pictures of Christopher Reeve. What do the two pictures tell you about him
LEADING IN
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
What do you want to know about him Ask as many questions as you can.
Christopher Reeve
Why is Reeve known as the superhero behind Superman
READ AND EXPLORE
Get the main idea of each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
A superhero in real life.
Regarded as superhero in films and real life.
Get the lead role in Superman.
Para 4
Struggle with his injuries and return to his film career.
Para 5
He was dead.
Para 6
Suffer from injuries and regain confidence to live.
READ AND EXPLORE
Tell true (T) or false (F)．
(　　) 1. Reeve is known as a superhero only in his roles in films.
(　　) 2. He first played a school play when he was in college.
(　　) 3. Save the Children was a famous film that Reeve starred in.
(　　) 4. After the accident, the doctor of Reeve thought he could survive.
(　　) 5. Reeve raised much money to support medical research.
F
F
T
F
F
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(　　) 6. He is regarded as a superhero to many people in real life.
(　　) 7. He donated himself to helping children in need.
(　　) 8. In 1995 a severe injury made him depressed for years.
(　　) 9. Reeve rebuilt the will to live again with support from his wife, family and friends.
(　　) 10. He returned to his film career and charity work at last.
T
T
F
T
T
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Christopher Reeve Born Born on 25 September, 1. ________ in New York.
The star in films He found his 2. ___________ in acting and starred in his first school play at eight. He starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987.
The superhero in real life He realised that his roles in films had given him the 4. ______________ to be a real life superman and gained a 5. ____________ for raising awareness for good causes.
1952
passion
opportunity
reputation
READ AND EXPLORE
Struggle with injuries In 1995, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. He had no 7. ____________ or feeling in his body at all. He felt like he had lost all hope. He even thought of 8. ____________ his own life, but he eventually found the will to live with the help of his wife, his family and his friends. He undertook an intense exercise 9. ________________ and managed to return to his film career.
Dead On 10 October, 10. ____________.
movement
ending
programme
2004
READ AND EXPLORE
Group Work Read the story again. Take notes of important facts about Christopher Reeve in the diagram below. Then talk about him in groups.
Christopher Reeve
Becoming the star in Superman films
Becoming a superhero in real life
READ AND EXPLORE
Christopher Reeve
Becoming the star in Superman films
· given the lead role in a Superman film
· starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987
Becoming a superhero in real life
· raising awareness for good causes
· became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities
· raising millions of dollars in support of medical research
When did Christopher Reeve start to act
A. At the age of 8.
B. In college.
C. After he broke his back.
D. When he was chosen to be the lead role in Superman.
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READ AND EXPLORE
READ AND EXPLORE
Christopher Reeve was most well -known for ________.
A. plays　　　
B. TV shows
C. Superman films
D. charity work
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READ AND EXPLORE
How many Superman films did Reeve star in
A. Two.　　　　　　
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Christopher was still able to walk after the accident.
B. Christopher was full of hope when he broke his neck.
C. Christopher even thought of giving up after the accident.
D. Christopher got involved with charity work to make himself famous.
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READ AND EXPLORE
We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the doctors thought the accident was not serious
B. Christopher thought of committing suicide after the accident
C. Reeve's wife encouraged Christopher to face the situation
D. Christopher's parents made no reaction to the accident
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READ AND EXPLORE
After the injury, what invoked Reeve's hope to live again
A. The Superman films.
B. The ongoing support of his wife, family and friends.
C. The intense exercise program.
D. The progress of new medical research.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Which of the following statements about the injury is NOT true
A. The injury happened in 1995.
B. Reeve had no feeling in his body.
C. Reeve never gave up his life.
D. The injury threw Reeve into a depression for months.
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READ AND EXPLORE
What did "I am too busy with living to think of giving up." mean
A. Reeve was very busy and tired.
B. Reeve wanted to give up.
C. Reeve would give up if he was not busy.
D. Reeve had a positive attitude towards life.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Christopher got involved with charity work because ________.
A. his wife asked him to do so
B. many disabled people need help
C. the doctors advised him to do so
D. no one helped the disabled people
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READ AND EXPLORE
Which is NOT the reason why Reeve is remembered as a superhero
A. His early acting experience.
B. His roles in the Superman movies.
C. His positive attitude towards life after experiencing severe injury.
D. His charity work in medical research.
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READ AND EXPLORE
Read the story again and answer the questions
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.
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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.
READ AND EXPLORE
Read the story again and answer the questions
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 friend and from focusing on his goal to walk again.
READ AND EXPLORE
Read the story again and answer the questions
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.
READ AND EXPLORE
Christopher Reeve was born 1. ___________ 25 September, 1952 in New York. He found his passion in 2. ___________ (act) and starred in his first school play at eight. He starred in four Superman 3. ___________ (film) from 1978 to 1987.
He realised that his roles in films 4. ___________ (give) him the opportunity to be a real life superman and gained a reputation for raising 5. ___________ (aware) for good causes.
on
acting
films
had given
awareness
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In 1995, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. He had no 6. ___________ (move) or feeling in his body at all. He felt 7. ___________ he had lost all hope. He even thought of ending his own life, but he 8. ___________ (eventual) found the will to live with the help of his wife, his family and his friends. He undertook an intense exercise programme and managed 9. ___________ (return) his film career. On 10 October, 2004, he passed 10. ___________.
movement
like
eventually
to return
away
READ AND EXPLORE
Read the story. Pick out the expressions that you feel are the most impressive. Read them aloud and explain why you chose them.
READ AND EXPLORE
Imagine yourself in the following situations. Answer the questions.
1. What emotional changes did Reeve's wife, family and friends possibly go through after the accident What might they have said to Reeve
READ AND EXPLORE
2. After Reeve became an advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities, what might he possibly have said to his audience
Imagine yourself in the following situations. Answer the questions.
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Imagine yourself in the following situations. Answer the questions.
3. What might Reeve's doctors have said to Reeve directly after the accident and when he managed to return to his film career
READ AND EXPLORE
Skill Builder
Build Up Your Empathy with the Characters
· Empathy means you try to put yourself in others' shoes and be aware of and sensitive to their feelings, You 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.
Group Work
Think and share
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".
2. What's your understanding of the title "The Superhero Behind Superman"
READ AND EXPLORE
Find words from the story that complete the verbs or phrasal verbs below. Then complete the sentences with the phrases.
1. act on _____________
2. gain _______________
3. raise ______________
4. work with ____________
stage
a reputation
awareness
5. fall into __________________
6. engage in ________________
7. undertake
________________________________
8. be stuck in _______________
a depression
exercises
an intense exercise programme
illness
organisations
READ AND EXPLORE
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.
gained a reputation
raise awareness
to working with organisations
were stuck in illness
READ AND EXPLORE
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.
to act on stage
fell into a depression
engaged in exercises
undertook an intense exercise
programme
VOCABULARY
1. regard
be regarded as 被认为；被看作
have a high regard for 对……高度评价
give one's regards to 代……向……问好
with/ in regard to 关于；有关
练习：Her work is very highly ____________.
regarded
VOCABULARY
2. passion
have a passion for 对……有强烈的爱好
find one's passion in 发现某人对……的热情
with passion 满怀激情地
练习：He spoke with great ______________.
passion
VOCABULARY
3. reputation
gain/ earn/ establish/ build a reputation
获得/ 赢得/ 确立/ 树立声誉
have a good/ bad reputation 有好/ 坏名声
damage/ ruin sb.'s reputation 有损/ 毁坏某人的名声
练习：This college has a good academic _______________.
reputation
VOCABULARY
4. organisation
organise vt. 组织；安排
organiser n. 组织者
organised adj. 有组织的；有条理的
练习：He's the president of a large international _______________.
organisation
VOCABULARY
5. depression
depress v. 压抑；使沮丧；使萧条
depressive adj. 抑郁的；压抑的
depressing adj. 令人沮丧的；造成萧条的
depressed adj. 沮丧的；萧条的
练习：The country is in the grip of economic _____________.
depression
VOCABULARY
6. awareness
raise awareness of 提高……意识
aware adj. 知道的；明白的；意识到的
be aware of... 觉察到……；意识到……
be aware that... 意识到……
make sb. aware that... 使某人意识到……
make sb. aware of... 使某人意识到……
练习：There was an almost complete lack of _____________ of the issues involved.
awareness
VOCABULARY
7. commitment
made a commitment to sb./ doing 承诺……
commit vt. 投入，犯(罪)；做(错事等)；把……委托于，交付
commit sb./oneself to (doing) sth. 承诺某人/自己(做)某事
commit sb./oneself to do sth. 承诺某人/自己做某事
commit to... 忠于……，全身心地投入……
commit a crime 犯罪
练习：A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent _____________.
commitment
VOCABULARY
8. engage
engage in doing sth. 参与做某事
be engaged in 参与……
engage with sb./ sth. 与某人/某事建立密切关系
engage sb. to do sth./ as sth. 聘请某人做……
engaged adj. 忙碌的；使用中的；已订婚的
be engaged to sb. 和……订婚
练习：Its mission is to ___________ in research and development in education.
engage
VOCABULARY
9. design
design sth. for... 指定某物作某用途
be designed for/ as... 被打算用来作……
be designed to do sth. 被打算做……；目的是……
by design 故意地
练习：They asked me to ___________ a poster for the campaign.
design
VOCABULARY
10. opportunity
opportunity to do sth. 做某事的机会
have an/ the opportunity 有机会
take/ seize/ use an opportunity 把握住/抓住/利用机会
miss/ lose/ waste an opportunity 错过/失去/浪费掉机会
练习：He missed an _____________ to go abroad for further study.
opportunity
VOCABULARY
11. strike
It strikes/hits sb. that...＝It occurs to sb. that... 某人突然想起……
be struck with/ by 被……打动
strike...into one's heart 使……刻骨铭心
be on strike 在罢工(状态)
go on strike 举行罢工(动作)
end/call off a strike 结束罢工
练习：The management have made no move to settle the ___________.
strike
VOCABULARY
12. severe
be severe on/with sb. 对某人严格
suffer from a severe shortage of water 遭受严重缺水
severe injuries 重伤
severe economic problems 严重的经济问题
a severe illness 严重的疾病
severe criticism 严厉的批评
练习：She was confronted with ___________ money problems.
severe
VOCABULARY
13. undertake
undertake to do sth. 承诺做某事，答应做某事
undertake to do sth.＝promise to do sth. 答应做某事
undertake a task/ job/ project/ research 承担任务/工作/项目/研究
undertake the responsibility for 承担起……的责任
练习：University professors both teach and ___________ research.
undertake
VOCABULARY
14. energetic
feel energetic 感到精力充沛的
traditional sources of energy 传统能源
full of energy 精力充沛
have the energy to do sth. 有精力做某事
练习：He seemed a dynamic and ___________ leader.
energetic
VOCABULARY
15. attitude
an attitude to/ towards 对……的态度
have/ take/ adopt an attitude towards 对……持某种态度
an attitude of mind 心态
练习：A lot of drivers don't take a serious ___________ to safety.
attitude
VOCABULARY
16. try out for
try one's best 尽某人最大努力
try out 试验；提炼；考验
try to do sth. 尽力做某事；努力做某事
try doing sth. 尝试做某事
have a try 尝试；努力
try for 谋求；争取；申请
练习：Why don't you _____________ the basketball team
try out for
VOCABULARY
17. due to
be due to sb. 应付给某人
be due to do sth. 预定做某事……
be due for 应得到
练习：The money is __________ me, but I haven't got it yet.
due to
VOCABULARY
18. fall into
fall into ruin 灭亡；荒芜
fall out 脱落；解散
fall down 跌落；脱离；下降
fall over 摔倒；被……绊倒
fall off 质量降低；减少
fall behind 落在后面
练习：The problems generally __________ two categories.
fall into
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