Unit 5 Nelson Mandela – a modern hero Warming up &pre-reading

Review some words 1.质量____________ 2.吝啬的__________ 3.积极的__________ 4.慷慨的___________ 5.专心于__________ 6.建立_____________ 7.和平的__________ 8.selfish____________ 9.selfless__________ 10.republic__________ 11.principle_____________ 12.mankind____________ 13.devoted_____________ quality mean active generous devote found peaceful 自私的 无私的 共和国 法则、原则 人类 忠实的、深爱的

Warming up and pre-reading Look at the book and try to divide the adjectives into two groups. Positive: (积极的) Negative: (消极的) hard-working friendly warm-hearted determined wise active generous easy-going reliable brave selfless devoted handsome nice honest famous calm lovely lazy cruel mean unkind selfish stubborn

Look at some pictures and find out who is a great person. Yao Ming Jay Chow

Zhou Enlai Mao Zedong

What is a great person? A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others.

Let’s get to know some great persons and learn some language points;

He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for（为…而死，因…而死）his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today. William Tyndale (1494-1536), Britain 威廉·汀代尔

die for 为……而死 die from 死于……（外因） die of死于……（内因） 那个英雄为了他的国家而死 。 Nowadays many people ____________ cancer. His father ______________ an accident last year. The hero died for his country. die of died from

He fought against（与……作战，和……作斗争） the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canada 诺曼·白求恩

fight against 和……作斗争 fight for 为……而战 我们应该和困难作斗争。 我们应该为我们的理想而战 We should fight against difficulties. We should fight for our dream.

He founded （创立，建立）the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles（原则）: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), China 孙中山

found (_________ ,___________)建立，创立 The hospital was ____________ in 1993. Believe in 信任，信仰 believe 相信 I believe in you .__________________ I believe you.____________________ founded founded founded 我信任你。 我相信你（说的话）

in a peaceful way以和平的方式 He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful（和平的） way. be free from 摆脱 in a peaceful way以和平的方式 Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), India 莫罕达斯·甘地

He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty years He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty years. He helped black people get the same rights as white people. Nelson Mandela (1918- ), South Africa 纳尔逊·曼德拉

be in prison 坐牢 翻译句子： 他现在在坐牢。 He is in prison now.

He was the first man to land on（着陆） the moon in July 1969 He was the first man to land on（着陆） the moon in July 1969.. He said, “That’s one small step for (a) man ,one giant leap for mankind.” （人类） the first man to do sth 第一个做……的人 He is the first man to arrive at the top of the mountain. Neil Armstrong (1930- ), USA 尼尔· 阿姆斯特朗

Review some phrases: 1.为……而死_____________ 2.死于……（外因）______________ 3.信任，信仰______________ 4.和……作斗争__________________ 5.摆脱____________________ 6.以和平的方式_____________________ 7.坐牢_____________________ 8.第一个做……的人__________________ die for die from believe in fight with be free from in a peaceful way be in prison the first man to do sth

Homework Review the language points.

Heroes Great person ?

As a great person, Should he help others? Should he get on well with others? Should he be willing to do public service? Should he be active in social activities? Should he never lose heart when he is in great trouble?

What qualities make a great person? easy-going friendly warm-hearted selfless reliable generous devoted What qualities make a great person? wise active determined hard-working

Reading ELIAS’ STORY

Task1 Part 1 （para. 1-2） Part 2 （para 3-5） How many parts does this text can be divided into ? Give the general idea of each part. Part 1 （para. 1-2） The life of Elias before he met Nelson Mandela. Part 2 （para 3-5） The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

Task2 Read part1(para.1-para.2) carefully and answer these questions. 1. Who was Elias? Elias is a poor black worker. 2. Where did the story happen? In South Africa.

3. When did Elias first meet Nelson Mandela? When he was twelve years old. 4.What did Mandela do to help black people? He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems.

5. Why did Elias have to leave school? Because his family couldn't afford the school fees and the bus fare. 6.What kind of work did Elias get? Why did he worry about his work? He got a job in a gold mine. Because he didn’t have a passbook.

Task3 Read part2(para.3-para.5) carefully and answer these questions. 1.Why did Elias become more hopeful about his future? Mandela helped him get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg.

2.According to the part2, what was the situation for black people in South Africa ? Black people had no ____. They couldn’t get ____ they wanted. They were sent to the _______ areas where ______could grow food. vote jobs poorest no one

3.How did the ANC Youth League fight against the government? First, they broke the law in a ______ way, but this was not _____. Then they decided to answer ______ with ______. peaceful allowed violence violence

4.How did Elias’ life change after he met Mandela? He joined ________________. He helped Mandela _______some government buildings. ANC Youth League blow up

5.According to the text, how did Mandela do to achieve their dream? Ⅰ.He was the black lawyer and offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems. Ⅱ. He organized the ANC Youth League. Ⅲ. He broke the law in a peaceful way first. Ⅳ. He blew up some government buildings to answer violence with violence.

Task4 Find out the great qualities of Mandela according to the passage. ‘’He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems.’’ (warm-hearted, generous & friendly) ‘’He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.’’ (kind, easy-going & wise)

‘’We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government. We chose to attack the law. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed… only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.’’ (determined, brave)

Elias’ life before meeting Mandela Elias’ life after meeting Mandela Elias’ story Elias’ life before meeting Mandela Elias’ life after meeting Mandela Information of Elias Mandela’s help Black people’s problems Elias’s problems Support to Mandela

Elias’s problem: Six ,leave, not pay ,gold mine, Johannesburg, passbook, worried about

Mandela’s help: Tell, correct papers, stay, forget, join, ANC Youth League

Black people’s problems: No rights, vote, job, poorest, areas, not grow food

Support to Mandela: Position, accept ,fight, peaceful , blow up, equal

Homework: What you have learned from the text about Nelson Mandela? Please write down a short passage.