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Unit 2-Lesson4-2
Superhero
Language Study
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to
• retell Reeve’s story;
• carry out an interview with Dana.
• guess word meanings from the context;
Objectives
disaster
injury
give up
disabled
commit suicide
get on well with
get involved with
pull through
on his own
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
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’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 got closer since the accident.
disaster pull through confident get on well get involved with
After the really bad accident, doctors warned Christopher that he wasn’t going to survive. But after Dana told Christopher that he had her support and love, Christopher decided not to give up on living. Understanding his wife helps Christopher have a friendly relationship with her. Christopher also took part in charity work to help disabled people. He was sure that people like him would be able to walk again one day. People all over the world will always remember Christopher as a superhero.
divorce
1. When Christopher was 4, his parents ________ but they’ve got closer since the accident.
divorced
Find the following words from the text and work out their meanings.
divorce,
give up,
pull through,
come to,
confident,
get involved with,
get o