Unit 5 Nelson Mandela --A Modern Hero

Who do you think is a great person? Give your reasons. Warming up Who do you think is a great person? Give your reasons.

Words about qualities: active 积极的,活跃的 careful 办事仔细的 confident 有信心的 easy-going 随和的 devoted 忠实的 friendly 友好的 strong-willed 意志坚强的 tireless 孜孜不倦的 calm镇静的 lovely 可爱的 handsome 帅气的

hard-working 勤劳的 honest 诚实的 intelligent 理解力强的 wise 明智的 warm-hearted 热心的 brave 勇敢的 selfless无私的 generous 慷慨的 reliable 可信赖的 responsible 负责的 sincere 真诚的 willing to help 助人的 determined 坚定的

lazy 懒惰的 cruel 残酷的 mean 吝啬的 unkind刻薄的 selfish 自私的 stubborn顽固的

Pre-reading Yao Ming He was one of the best basketball players . He played basketball in NBA.

Jay Chow He wrote a lot of pop songs for himself and for other pop singers. He is very popular with teenagers.

Sun Yat-sen (1890-1925,China) He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ frighting. He believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood.

Norman Bethune (1890-1939, Canada) He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II .He worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved a lot of Chinese soldiers.

Are these famous people also great people?

Great people are those who devote their life to helping others. famous people: great people: Great people are those who devote their life to helping others. Famous people are those who are well-known and work harder and make a huge success.

William Tyndale (1484-1536), Britain He translated the Bible into Modern English so all people could read it. He died for his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), India He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.

Neil Armstrong American astronaut; He was the first person to walk on the moon in July 1969. He said “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Brief introduction about Nelson Mendela 1. All his life, he fought for the black people and was in prison for about thirty years. 2. He founded the ANC Youth League.(非国大青年联盟) 3. He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people. 4. He was the first black president of South Africa. Nelson Mandela

He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He visited China twice, in 1993 and 1999.

Elias

How many parts can the text be divided into? Skimming for structure How many parts can the text be divided into?

Part 1 Part 2 Main ideas of each part: (Paragraph 1-2) (Paragraph 3-5) The life of Elias _____ he met Mandela. before Part 2 (Paragraph 3-5) The change of Elias’ life ____ he met Mandela and what Mandela did. after

Homework: Read the passage carefully and finish the exercises on page 35. What qualities does Nelson Mandela have?.Why do you think so? ●

Thank you!