Unit 6 The Admirable Lesson 3 教学设计 2021-2022学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 6 The Admirable

Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman 教学设计

科目：英语 课题：Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman 课时：1课时

教学目标与核心素养：

知识目标：Students can learn some new words and expressions and synonyms and antonyms.

能力目标：Students can have a further understanding of the passage.

情感目标：Students can think individually and learn cooperatively.

教学重难点

教学重点：How to learn the new words and expressions and synonyms and antonyms.

教学难点：How to make students have a better understanding of the passage.

课前准备：多媒体，黑板，粉笔

教学过程：

一、Pre-reading

1. Greeting

2. Leading-in

ACTIVATE AND SHARE

(1) 教师活动：教师提问

Look at the two pictures of Christopher Reeve. What do the two pictures tell you about him?

(2) 教师活动：教师提问

What do you want to know about him? Ask as many questions as you can.

二、While- reading

READ AND EXPLORE

1. 学生活动：阅读文章，回答问题。

Read the story below. Have you found the answers to any of your questions?

Underline the answers that you have found.

2. 学生活动：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 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

3. 学生活动：阅读文章，回答问题。

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

4. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。

Read the story. Pick out the expressions that you feel are the most impressive. Read them aloud and explain why you chose them.

5. 学生活动：回答问题。

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?

2. After Reeve became an advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities, what might he possibly have said to his audience?

3. What might Reeve's doctors have said to Reeve directly after the accident and when he managed to return to his film career?

三、After-reading

1. 学生活动：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"?

2. 学生活动：完成练习。

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 ______________

5 fall into ______________     6 engage in ______________

7 undertake ______________   8 be stuck in ______________

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.

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.

(Answers:

1 stage  2 a reputation  3 awareness  4 organisations  5 a depression  

6 exercises  7 an intense exercise programme  8 illness

1 gained a reputation   2 raise awareness  3 to working with organisations   

4 were stuck in illness  5 to act on stage   6 fell into a depression