新世界阶梯语 2 unit 7 Annette Kellerman.pptVIP

Unit 7 Annette Kellerman Pre-reading activity 1. Do you like swimming? 2. Have you ever swum in a race? Vocabulary 1. Polio: a serious disease of the nerves in the spine 脊髓灰质炎，小儿麻痹症 2. Metal supports: iron braces金属装置 3. Mermaid: [5mE:meid] n. (传说中的)美人鱼, 美女子游泳健将a legendary sea creature with a woman’s body and a fish’s tail, Questions 1. Who was Annette Kellerman? 2. What kind of disease did she have when she was a child? 3. How did she throw away his metal supports? 4. Was she the first woman to try to cross the English Channel? 1. Who was Annette Kellerman? She was born in Australia in 1887. And she was a great swimmer and actress. 2. What kind of disease did she have when she was a child? She had polio and couldn’t walk easily. 3. How did she throw away his metal supports? To make her legs stronger, her mother took her to swimming lessons every week. Swimming made her legs so strong that when he was 15 she was able to throw away her supports. 4. Was she the first woman to try to cross the English Channel? Yes, she is. summary 1. Annette Kellerman’ life 2. Her father took her to England 3. She tried to swim across the English Channel. 4. She was the first to try to cross the English Channel. * * ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????