Unit 5

Learning Objectives To talk about your hero To get some information about Nelson Mandela and other great persons To talk about Nelson Mandela’ greatness To summarize the main idea and retell the passage — Elias’ story To get more information about Nelson Mandela

Who is your hero? parents? a famous person or athlete a member of the military Who is your hero? brother or sister world leader parents? teacher or coach friend grandparents a character an ordinary person a concept

What adjectives would you used to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have? Discuss these great persons with your partner.

He was the first Chairman of People’s Republic of China. He was the main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Republic of China. He led the Chinese people in liberating themselves. wise brave determined …

creativity intelligent hard working dedicated … Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur (企业家), businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. creativity intelligent hard working dedicated …

Most great people are also famous people, but famous people may not be great people. A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others. Read the information about these six men. Discuss if they were/are great men. Give reasons.

William Tyndale (1494—1536) Britain

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 his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.

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 many Chinese soldiers.

Sun Yat-sen (1866 — 1925) China

He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood.

Mahandas 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 (1930—2012) USA

He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969 He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969. He said, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Nelson Mandela (1918—2013) South Africa

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 the black people get the same rights as white people.

Now let us talk about the great person Nelson Mandela.

1st black president of South Africa

African National Congress Born 18 July 1918 Died 5 December 2013 (aged 95) Nationality South African Political party African National Congress Occupation activist, politician, philanthropist (慈善家), lawyer Awards Sakharov Prize 萨哈罗夫奖 (1988) Bharat Ratna 印度国宝勋章 (1990) Nobel Peace Prize (1993) Order of Lenin 列宁勋章 Presidential Medal of Freedom 总统自由勋章

Life of Nelson Mandela 1918 born near Transkei, South Africa 1944 formed ANC Youth League 1952 set up law office to help poor black people in Johannesburg, later this year, law office was closed by government because he attacked anti-black law. 1961 became the commander of the ANC’s armed wing(武装组织), Umkhonto we Sizwe (民族之矛) 1962 sentenced to five years’ hard labour for encouraging violence against anti-black laws Life of Nelson Mandela 26

1963 ANC began to blow up buildings 1964 sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of the ANC leaders 1982 moved to a prison in Cape Town 1990 released from prison 1991 became President of the ANC 1994- 1999 President of South Africa 2013  died

Why is Nelson Mandela great? Nelson Mandela is great because of his long fight against bad government and racial prejudice. He became a hero to people all over the world. As South Africa’s President, he was respected for his courage and wisdom in bringing people together to live in peace.

Quotes From Nelson Mandela

Elia's Story

? Who is Elias? What’s the relationship between them? Elias Nelson Mandela

Skim the passage and fill in the blanks. Elias: a poor _____ ______ in South Africa black worker Nelson Mandela: a _____ _______ who offered guidance to poor black people in South Africa black lawyer The text tells us about _________ and what he did with _______________ to fight for _____________. Elias’ life Nelson Mandela black people

Timeline: please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years? 1940: 1946: 1948: 1952: Elias was born. Elias began school. Elias left school. Elias went to Nelson Mandela for advice.

1963: Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings.

1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. 1. Read the passage carefully and decide whether they are true or false and give a reason. 1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. 2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.

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.

2. Read the text again and fill in the blanks. He got to know Mandela. He was in need of help. Elias' story Mandela helped him. Black people had no rights. He helped Mandela.

He got to know Mandela. In 1952, he met Mandela when Mandela was helping black people with legal __________. problems

He was in need of help. His family was too poor to pay his __________ and the bus fare. He almost lost his job because he could not get his _________. school fees passbook

Mandela helped him. Mandela helped him to stay in _____________. He joined the ANC Youth League. Johannesburg

Black people had no rights. They could not vote. They could not get ideal ______. White people decided where black people lived. They lived in the ________ places. No one could grow food. jobs poorest

He helped Mandela. In 1963, he helped Mandela ________ some government buildings. blow up

1) Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela? 3. Answer the following questions. 1) Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela? Because he needed legal help. He was not legally allowed to work without a passbook. He did not have one because he was not born in Johannesburg. Nelson Mandela was able to help him get the passbook.

2) What did Mandela do to help black people? Mandela helped black people by offering guidance to them on legal problems. This prevented them from being badly treated by the government.

3) What was Elias’s attitude towards 3) What was Elias’s attitude towards the unfair situation black people faced? How do you know? He felt upset/angry. He tells us in the story that black people could not choose where to live, his job or his homeland outside the city.

4) Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal? Because he felt there was no other way of changing this unfair situation.

4. Discuss in your group how we should understand Mandela’s words “The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.” Explain the meaning in your own words.

In the past 30 years, more and more laws were passed to take away our rights and stop our progress. We were being given fewer and fewer rights. Today we have almost lost all our rights.

5. Paraphrase Mandela’s words“ 5. Paraphrase Mandela’s words“... we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government. We chose to attack the laws. 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.”

We had two choices: One was to accept the fact that we were not so important as the whites; the other was to fight for our rights. Of the two choices, we chose to fight against the law. At first, we broke the law in a peaceful way. We had no choice but to fight with violence when we were not allowed to solve the problem peacefully.

1. Fill in the blanks to finish the Summary of the text and then try to retell it.

to pay for whether out of work turned to guidance what more hopeful Elias had to leave school at an early age because his family couldn’t continue __________ the school fees and bus fare. Later he found a job in a gold mine, but he was worried about ________ he would become ____________ because he had no passbook. So he ________ Mandela, the black lawyer, for _________ on legal problems. Mr. Mandela told him ______ to do and he became ______________ about his future. Elias joined his organization and helped him ___________ some government buildings. Elias was happy to help Mandela because he knew Mandela would help them ________ their dreams of _________ black and white people ______. to pay for whether out of work turned to guidance what more hopeful blow up achieve making equal

2. Discuss in your group whether people should fight against injustice with violence. Give your reasons.

1. Find more information about Nelson Mandela. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字). guidance, hopeful, youth, stage, vote, attack, violence, as a matter of fact, blow up, equal. 3. Finish Using Words and Expressions on Page 70.