1. Imitation: The really great person is the person who makes everybody feel great. The really good thing is the thing that makes everyone feel good.

3. Lesson 4 Superhero

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5. Christopher Reeve What do you know about him?

6. A character who is very great in people’s heart He is always ready to help others He does his best to fight with enemies such as monsters to protect our human beings He is always in blue clothes and red robe and there is a letter “s” in front of his chest. He stands for ( 象征 ) justice and he has super power. Information about superman (character in films)

7. Can you tell something about the actor— Christopher Creeve?

8. 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 Reading — Match the topics with the parts of the article. 3 1

9. Read for answers Q1. When did Christopher start his life as an actor? Q2 What were his most famous films? Q3 How serious was the accident? Q4 What did he do after the accident? Q5 How did he get involved with charity work? Q6 Why did he raise a lot of money? Q7 What is the function of his making speeches ?

10. Read for answers Q1. When did Christopher start his life as an actor? Q2 What were his most famous films? Q3 How serious was the accident? He started his life as an actor when he was 8. Superman films. The doctor didn’t expect …, however,… He couldn’t … but… He would never … but…

11. Q4 What did he do after the accident? Q5 How did he get involved with charity work? Q6 Why did he raise a lot of money? Q7 What is the function of his making speeches ? He returned to…. He also… and he…. He knows a lot of disabled people need his help To Promote medical research into back injuries This not only drew attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged people living with all kinds of problems.

12. Name:_______________ __ Birthday:____________________ Most Famous Films:__________________ Time/YearWhat happened? 1960acted in___________________ ____________ acted in TV shows and____________ 1995 __________ his horse; __________his back From_______ _________________film making; ___________a lot of money to _____________medical research into back injuries; made ______________all over the USA; ________________________charity work. ________died Christopher Reeve(summary) Christopher Reeve September, 1952 Superman films his first school play in college films fell frombroke 1996 returned to raisedpromote speeches got involved with 2004

13. Christopher’s Family Before the accidentAfter the accident Christopher’s wife – Dana They have always___________. Their relationship _________________. Dana stayed in the hospital with Christopher and encouraged him. This helped him to ________________and their love and care ________ his life. Christopher’s parents They ________when Christopher was 4. They _____________since the accident. got on well has been fantastic pull through saved divorced got closer

14. Can you use a word to describe Christopher Reeve?

15. Thinking:

16. can you think of any person who is in the same situation as Christopher Reeve? What can we learn from them?

17. Christopher Reeve disaster injury give up disabled commit suicide get on well with get involved with pull through on his own

18. Homework: Carry out an interview with Dana asking as many questions as possible.

19. Listen to a song “ superman ”, and learn the inside world of the superman.

20. Superman (It's Not Easy) 超人 I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive I'm just out to find The better part of me I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane More than some pretty face beside a train It's not easy to be me Wish that I could cry Fall upon my knees Find a way to lie About a home I'll never see It may sound absurd But don't be naive Even heroes have the right to bleed I may be disturbed But won't you concede Even heroes have the right to dream It's not easy to be me Up, up and away Away from me Well...it's all right You can all sleep sound tonight I'm not crazy Or anything I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive Men weren't meant to ride With clouds between their knees I'm only a man in a silly red sheet Digging for kryptonite on this one way street Only a man in a funny red sheet Looking for special things inside of me,inside of me,inside of me,inside of me,inside of me I'm only a man in a funny red sheet Only a man looking for her dream I'm only a man in a funny red sheet It's not easy It's not easy to be me

21. Christopher Reeve disaster injury give up disabled commit suicide get on well with get involved with pull through on his own

22. be famous for/as fall from expect sb to do sth make amazing progress on one’s own raise money to promote medical research into back injuries draw/catch one’s attention to… come to do sth. come to terms with think of… 因为／作为 … 而著名 从 … 摔下 期待某人做某事 取得惊人的进步 单独地，独自地 筹很多钱来促进对背 部伤痛的医疗研究 令某人注意某事 达到某种状态 ( 开始 ) 终于接受，妥协 想到 …

23. give up — give in to sb/sth pull through moments of feel sorry for commit suicide get on/along with sb. react to sth get involved with be confident of sth. /that have/lose confidence in sth. 放弃 向 … 屈服 渡过难关，摆脱疾病 … 的时刻 为 … 感到难过 自杀 与某人相处 对 … 作出反应 参与，参加 确信，对 … 有信心 (adj.) 对 … 有信心 / 失去信心

24. Finding —Working out the meaning of new words A.disaster B.promote C.injury D.confident E.on her own F.get involved Back to China, Sang Lan began to in the Sang Lan was successful in her sport when she was young.But a ( ) happened to her when she was practicing for the Goodwill Games in 1998. She had a bad ( ) and since then, she has never been able to walk ( ). Back to China, Sang Lan began to ( ) in the study of journalism. Now she works as a TV presenter and tries her best to ( ) entertainment. Sang Lan is ( ) that she would be another winner in life by working hard. A C E F B D

25. Complete the sentences with the phrases below. pull through/come to /get involved be famous for/ react to 1.Don ’ t just sit there! ___________ and help the disabled people. 2.Beijiao___________ making electrical appliances. 3. I _______ understand his situation when he showed me a telegram. 4. How do your parents _______ the matter? 5. The doctor saved his life and finally he ______________. Get involved is famous for came to react to pulled through

26. 1. famous (well-known) E.g. Hang zhou is famous. That is to say it is__. A. well know B. known to all C. made know D. well known be famous for be famous as E.g. (1) Lincoln was ____________ his integrity. (2) Lincoln was ___________ a great American president. 林肯以一位伟大的美国总统而闻名于世． 2. on one’s own (alone) E.g. The old man lived on his own. ( =lived alone) of one’s own (belonging to oneself) E.g. I’d like a house of my own. Ｄ famous for famous as

27. 3. expect vt. 期待；盼望 (1) expect to do sth. 期望做某事 (2) expect sb. to do sth 期望某人做某事 (3) expect much of sb. 对某人寄予很大期望 (4) expect that… 期望 / 预计 / 认为 …… (5) As (was) expected… 正如所料， …… (1) 不要指望一个星期就能学会一门外语。 You can’t_____________________________________. (2) 我期望他明天回来。 _______________________________________________ (3) 大多数父母都对自己的子女寄予很大希望。 _______________________________________________ (4) 他又迟到了，正如预料的那样。 _______________________________________________ expect to learn a foreign language in a week I expect that he will be back tomorrow. Most of the parents expect much of their children. He came late again, as was expected. expect to do sth. expect sb. to do sth expect much of sb. expect that… As (was) expected…

28. ★拓展 :expectation n. 预料；期望 ◆理解：说出下列句中划线部分的意思。 (1)Against all expectations, the play was greatly welcomed. (2)We knew that Mary would do well, but she has succeeded beyond expectation. (3)Only by so doing could we live up to your expectations. 出乎意料的是 出乎意料的，比预期的更好 不辜负你们的期望

29. 4.come to 1)The bus line come to my house. 直通到我家．（ ） 2)The man came to a sad part of the family history. 谈到家中伤心的往事．（ ） 3)Disaster could come to me from what I was sure he’d done. 灾难可能会降临．（ ） 4)How much does it come to ? 一共花了多少钱？（ ） “ 到达 ” “ 谈到 ” 降临，发生 “ 共计 ”

30. 5. pull through/round ( 某人 ) 度过难关, 恢复健康 ; 使 ( 某人 ) 度过难关 They hoped that he would pull through. 他们希望这场大病他能逃过来。 She was so ill that it seemed unlikely that she would pull through. 她病得很厉害，看来不大可能康复了。 The doctor pull the patient through.

31. 6. confident adj. 自信的；有信心的 be confident of sth./ that 有把握，确信 (1) confidence n. 信心 (2) have/show confidence in… 对 …… 有信心 (3) lose confidence in… 对 …… 丧失信心 (1) 他确信他会赢得这场比赛。 He is confident of winning the competition. =_____________________________________________ (2) 我相信他会来。 I am confident that he will come. =_________________________ (3) 我对自己的学习能力非常自信。 ______________________________________________ (4) 不要对自己丧失信心。 ___________________________________________ He is confident that he will win the competition I am confident of his coming. I have confidence in my ability of learning. Don’t lose confidence in yourself. confidence have/show confidence in… lose confidence in…

33. be famous for/as expect sb to do sth —be expected to do sth —as expected on one’s own of one’s own promote growth/friendship/… pay attention to draw/catch one’s attention to… come to come to terms with Lesson4 因为／作为 … 而著名 期待某人做某事 应该做某事 正如所料 单独地，独自地 属于某人自己的 促进生长、友谊 注意 令某人注意某事 达到某种状态 适应，妥协

34. give up — give in to sb/sth pull through moments of feel sorry for commit suicide get on/along with sb. react to sth get involved with be confident of sth. /that have/lose confidence in sth. 放弃 向 … 屈服 渡过难关，摆脱疾病 … 的时刻 为 … 感到难过 自杀 与某人相处 对 … 作出反应 参与，参加 确信，对 … 有信心 (adj.) 对 … 有信心 / 失去信心