Reading Elias' Story

? Elias Nelson Mandela

New words lawyer guidance legal fee hopeful stage n. 律师 n. 指导；领导 adj. 法律的;依照法律的 n. 费(会费、学费等);酬金 adj. （怀）有希望的 n. 舞台；阶段；时期

New words vote attack violence equal willing unfair vt. & vi. 投票；选举 n. 投票；选票；表决 vt. 进攻；攻击；抨击 n. 暴力；暴行 adj. 相等的；平等的 adj. 乐意的；自愿的 adj. 不公正的;不公平的

Expressions out of work as a matter of fact blow up in trouble turn to lose heart 失业 事实上 使充气；爆炸 在危险、受罚、痛苦、忧虑等的处境中 求助于；致力于 丧失勇气或信心

Fast reading Questions: 1.What problems did Elias have at that time? 2.What advice did Mandela give to Elias?

1. He had no passbook and was worried Possible answers: 1. He had no passbook and was worried about whether he would be out of work. 2. Mandela told Elias how to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg.

true or false? Elias went to see Nelson mandela when he was in trouble. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. T F T

4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League. 5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings. 6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. T F F

Intensive reading What problems did the black people like Elias have at that time? They had no . They couldn’t get they wanted. They had to live in . vote jobs the poorest areas

Intensive reading 2.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? how to get Mandela told him the correct papers so that he could keep his job.

Intensive reading 3.How did he support Mandela? He joined . He helped Mandela__________ some government buildings. the ANC Youth League blow up

Read again: 1.How many parts can the text be divided into? 2.Give the general idea of each part.

Part 1 （para 1-2） Part 2 （para 3-5） 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.

A timeline of Elias’s life. 1940— 1942— 1944— 1946— 1948— Elias was born. Elias was two years old. Elias was four years old. Elias began school. Elias left school.

A timeline of Elias’s life. 1950— 1952— 1954— Nelson Mandela opened his law firm. Elias was 12 and met Nelson Mandela. Elias was 14 and encouraged by Mandela.

Discussion 1: What personal qualities does Mandela have? helpful, warm-hearted, Persistent(执着的,不屈不挠的) brave, determined…

Discussion 2: 1.Who helps you most in your life? 2.What kind of person is he or she? 3.How he or she influences you?

Language points: 1. quality 1) Q______ is more important than quantity. 2) He has all the q________of a successful businessman. 3) One q_______of wood is that it can burn. uality ualities uality

2. He made another wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science. A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is 1)Which food do you think is healthy and which is unhealthy? 2)Choose the answer which you think is correct in the following.

ask, ask for 3. 1)We don’t know the answer. You can a____him. 2)A Mr. Simpson from Sydney is a_________ the manager. 3)Every time he gets home, he a ________ money. sk sking for sks for

4. 1) Where there is a w____,there is a way. 2) They are w______workers. 3) I’m w________ to help you. will, be willing to do ill illing illing

5. to stop believing that you can succeed 1) Please don’t l_________, there'll be plenty more chances for promotion. 2) She l___________ to him as soon as she saw the handsome soldier. lose heart ose heart ost her heart

6. 1) They d________ the people; their death is weightier than Mount Taishan. 2) Many people d_________ need of food. 3) I’m d________ a cup of water. die for ied for ied for ying for

7. They told the workers to f_________ their rights. We will have to f___________ difficulties. 3) If the enemy comes, we’ll f_________. fight for, fight against, fight back ight for ight against ight back

8. find-found-found 1)Have you f______your missing pen? found-founded-founded 2) The hospital was f_______ in 1920. ound ounded

He has decided to g_______ smoking. give up, give in 9. He has decided to g_______ smoking. You can’t win the game, so you may as well g_______. ive in ive up

prison 10. He has been i_____________ for five years. 2)Anyone who breaks the law will g_______. 3) The car thieves have been t_____________. 4) The killer tried to b_______________ but failed. n prison o to prison aken to prison reak out of prison

11. 1) She studied French history for a long p______ of time. 2) Let’s finish this p______ and have a break. 3) We have six p______of science a week. period eriods eriods eriods

12. 1) You are breaking the l____. 2) A new l____ has just been passed. 3) A l____ of nature states how things act. law aw aw aw

13. 1) What do you a_______ me to do? 2) I a_____ waiting till the proper time. 3) I a______ that he (should ) give up drinking. 4) Could you a_____me on the problem? advise dvise dvise dvise dvise

14. fee: amount paid for professional advice or service, e. g 14. fee: amount paid for professional advice or service, e.g. to private teachers, doctors, etc. pay the lawyer’s fees a bill for school fees fare: money charged for a journey by bus, ship, taxi etc. What is the bus fare to London? travel at half fare

15. out of work=without a job in work=have a job out of (NOT INVOLVED) prep. no longer involved in: She has been out of work for a year. He missed two practice sessions so he's out of the team. I'm out of the habit of cycling to work.

position 16. 1) Can you show me the p_______of your company on the map? 2) Whether or not you're given a car depends on your p_______ in the company. 3) In my present p______ I cannot help you. 4) She is a woman of high p_______. osition osition osition osition

17. 1) I want to c______ her a nice present. =I want to c______ a nice present for her. 2) We c_____ him as/for the team leader. 3) There are too many cakes to c______ from. choose hoose hoose hose hoose

18. Only in this way ______ to make improvement in the operating system. A. you can hope B. you did hope C. can you hope D. did you hope 1) Only by practising a few hours every day will you be able to master English. 2) Only yesterday did his father tell him the truth, which was a big surprise to him.

19. as a matter of fact /in (actual) fact used to add emphasis to what you are saying, or to show that it is the opposite of or different from what went before No I don't work._________, I've never had a job. "Have you always lived here?" “______ _____________(= The truth is) I've only lived here for the last three years". In fact As a matter of fact

20. blow (sb./sth.) up (DESTROY) phrasal v. to destroy sth. or kill sb. with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bomb炸毁 They threatened to __________ the plane if their demands were not met. He drove over a landmine and his jeep __________. blow up blew up

21. 1) Women demand e_____ pay for equal work. 2) All men are born e______. 3) I’m not e______to the position.(=I’m not fit for the position.) equal qual qual qual

22. trouble [U] a situation in which you experience problems, usually because of sth. you have done wrong or badly She'll be _____________if she crashes Sam's car. I hope you won't _______________ because of what I said to your dad. in big trouble get into trouble

The camp is a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them ____________. I hope I haven't landed you ________ with your boss. The company will be ____________ ________if we lose this contract. out of trouble in trouble in serious/real trouble

23. turn to sb./sth. (ASK FOR HELP) phrasal v. to ask a person or organization for help or support Without someone to ________for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult. Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to________. turn to turn to

There is no one else _____, is there? (2005北京) who to turn to B. she can turn to C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn. 分析：本题考查定语从句和词组搭配 turn to可表示求助于某人，‘she can turn to’作定语从句，省略了whom.

With no one to _______ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.(2006陕西) A. turn on B. turn off C. turn over D. turn to [分析]本题旨在考查考相似动词短语的区分。turn on 打开 turn off 关闭 turn over 翻转 turn to 求助

cloze When Elias lost his job and was __________ , his wife was very unhappy. She knew this meant he was in trouble when all she wanted was a ________ life with enough money every month. She tried to ______ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to ______ that in South Africa out of work peaceful advise accept

black people were not as important as white people black people were not as important as white people. But he was willing to _______ the fight and help Mandela win _____ rights for black people. For a _____ of time she felt helpless and ________, but Elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people worked and played together. continue equal period lost heart

Assessment: What have you learned from the lesson? And what can you do?

Homework: 1. According to discussion 2, write a short passage. Then hand in your composition the next day. 2. Please surf the Internet to get more information about Mandela.

Thank you!