Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero Reading task

Fill in the proper phrases or words to finish the following sentences : 1. The teacher often ______ us __ how to learn English. The teacher gives some _____ on how to learn English 2. You’ve ___ me ___ a very difficult _______. 3. Please don’t _________, you still have more chances. advises on advice put in position lose heart

4. Mr Green ________________ his son who was having an operation. 5. He is still very _______ politics though he has retired. 6. It’s impolite to laugh at the people who are _________. was worried about active in in trouble

7. He is studying for his Doctor’s ______ in Japan. 8. Though it was raining, they ________ working in the fields. 9. She received his invitation, but I don’t think she’ll ______ it. degree continued accept

10. The criminal was ___________ for murder. 11. All men are born _____. 12. He _____ not to go home until later. put in prison equal chose

Who, do you know and do you think, is the richest person in the world? Is he / she a great or a famous person?

Reading Task Bill Gates

Useful words and expressions: set up a company computer language from Britain to China make a lot of money be against sb. break…into… be (un) fair to sb. stop sb from doing sth. do what sb. can to do sth.

make sure that… compete with sb. (in) that/this way get a large part of… work on doing sth. make things fair make…into… get rich by fair means a computer bully

Bill Gates, father of Microsoft, what kind of man he is in your heart? I think he is a great man because… I think he is not a great man because…

Remember that is your point of view, now read through the evidence on page 73 carefully, then fill in the information sheet on page 74.

INFORMATION ABOUT BILL GATES Job Achievements What did he give up for his beliefs? Generosity Why does he have enemies? Chief executive officer Produced Microsoft None Gave money to the causes For children’s education and health Other people are jealous of his success.

Why attacked by the government? They think he is too big and too powerful and unfair to his competitors.

Afterthought Now you have to decide what you think of Bill Gates. He is a successful and rich man but is he a great man? Has he given up anything (not money) in his life to help other people and made things fairer in the world?

William Tyndale was a great person of the s_______ century, who first t________ the Bible into English from the Greek and Hebrew languages. His dream was to translate the Bible into the language of the common people. And he was ixteenth ranslated

d_________ to realize his goal even though he was not allowed to work in England-- his country. He had to left for B______ in 1524 and spent the next 11 years translating and publishing his work. He was h___________, but unfortunately, he was caught in May 1535, and in 1536 he was k____ and etermined elgium ard-working illed

burned outside Brussels(布鲁塞尔) burned outside Brussels(布鲁塞尔). He gave up a lot for others and died for his belief. He was so b____ that people in British will always remember him. It is said that William Tyndale established an excellent standard for the translation of Bible which is still used today. rave

Homework 1. Write a little composition with the following topics: “Bill Gates, A Great Man” ; “Bill Gates, Not A Great Man”. 2. Review the whole unit.