Lesson4Superhero.ppt

* Lesson 4 Superhero Objectives To develop strategies for working out meaning while reading. To develop word attack skills to cope with new vocabulary and phrasal verbs. To practise asking for and giving personal information. Pre-Reading What do you know about Christopher Reeve? A superwoman in China. Do you know her? Reading Look at the two pictures and answer the questions. 1. What was his most famous film character? Superman 2. What terrible thing happened to him in real life? He fell off his horse and broke his back. 3. What did he do afterwards? He promoted medical research and made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. Match the topics with the parts of the article. a) the riding accident ( 1 ) b) his marriage ( ) c) his feelings after the accident ( ) d) his death ( ) 4 3 8 e) his parents ( ) f) his belief ( ) g) how he get involved with charity work ( ) h) his work ( ) 5 7 6 2 Post-Reading True or False 1. After the accident, with his wife’s help, Christopher Reeve pulled through. T 2. Christopher Reeve got involved with charity work because he wanted to improve the quality of his life. F 3. Reeve was optimistic facing the fact that he couldn’t stand up any longer. 4. Both of Reeve’s parents loved their son. T T Language points 1. be famous for 以…而著名 He is famous for his songs. be famous as 作为…而出名 Li Lianjie is famous as an actor. 2. on ones own 独自；靠自己 She lives on her own.她一个人过。 3. experience (1)经验（不可数） Experience is their preparation for giving advice. 经验为她们进行咨询作了准备。 Experience teaches.; Experience does it.经验给人教训。;经验给人智慧。 (2)经历，阅历（可数） Please tell us your experiences in America. 请你告诉我们你在美洲的经历。 4 .suffer from 忍受, 遭受 suffer from cold and hunger 饥寒交迫 suffer from floods 遭受水灾 5. come to 涉及；谈及 When it comes to politics, I