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Superhero Look at the two pictures and answer the questions. Reading 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 headings with the paragraphs. 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 2 5 4 9 6 8 7 3 1 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 Post-Reading True or False 3. Reeve was optimistic facing the fact that he couldn’t stand up any longer. 4. Both of Reeve’s parents loved their son despite his disabilities. T T Name: Christopher Reeve Birthday: September, 1952 Most Famous Films: Superman films Time/ Year What happened? 1960 acted in his first school play in college acted in TV shows and flims 1995 fell from his horse; broke his back from 1996 returned to film making; raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries; made speeches all over the USA; got involved with charity work. 2004 died Christopher Reeve Christopher’s Family Before the accident After the accident Christopher’s wife–Dana They have always got on well. Their relationship has been fantastic. Dana stayed in the hospital with Christopher and encouraged him. This helped him to pull through and saved his life. Christopher’s parents They divorced when Christopher was 4. They have got closer since the accident. Christopher Reeve disaster injury give up disabled commit suicide get on well with get involved with pull through on his own superhero afterwards superman disaster on one’s own promote injury give