Unit 6 The Admirable Lesson 3 The superhero behind superman 课件 2023-2024学年高一英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 6 Lesson 3 The Superhero behind Superman (1) 新 课 导 入 Let’s talk Do you know who he is? Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve was an American actor, best known for playing the leading role in the film Superman and its three sequels. However, he was paralyzed by an accident from the neck down and had to depend on a wheelchair to walk and a ventilator to breathe. 课 堂 学 习 Pre-Reading What do you want to know about him? Ask as many questions as you can! 2 Christopher Reeve Why is Reeve known as the superhero behind Superman? Read the story below. Have you found the answers to any of your questions? Underline the answers that you have found. 3 While-reading Read again. Take notes of important facts about Christopher Reeve in the diagram below. Then talk about him in groups. 4 Becoming the star in Superman films given the lead role in a Superman film starred in four Superman films in 1978 to 1987 raising awareness for good causes became an advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities raising millions of dollars in support of medical research Christopher Reeve Becoming a superhero in real life Read again and answer the questions. 5 1 What was Reeve’s “wildly successful Hollywood career” like? 2 How was he injured? Why was it considered a disaster? He raised awareness for good causes and spoke out about health, education and child protection to help those most in need. 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? 4 What did he do as an advocate for medical research? He gained the strength from the ongoing support of his wife, family and from focusing on his goal to walk again. He advocated for people with back injuries and disabilities, raising millions of dollars in support of medic