Unit 5 Nelson Mandela – A modern hero Huang Haishao

Look at the sentences and pictures of some important or great people and try to guess who they are. Guessing Game:

1.He comes from Shanghai,China. 2.He is the best basketball player in our country. 3..He enters the NBA in America. Yao Ming

1.He was born on July 3 rd,1983 in Putuo Shanghai China. 2. He is 1.83 meters tall and 74 kg. 3.He runs fastest and got the medal of 100m hurdles in the 2004 Olympic Games. Liu Xiang

Yang Liwei 1.He is an astronaut( 宇航员） in China. 2.He is the first astronaut piloting a spacecraft( 航天器）,traveling in the space on board Shenzhou -5 in 2003.

1.He is the richest man in the world now. 2.He set up Microsoft Company and makes his own software. Bill.Gates

1.She was a Polish scientist. 2. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in She won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911 Marie Curie

1.He was born in Germany. 2. His theory is in Physics. 3. He won the Nobel Prize in Albert Einstein

Sun Yat-sen 1.He founded the first Republic in China in 1911after many years’fighting. 2. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; People’s rights; people’s livelihood. 3.He is thought as the Chinese people’s “ Father of the Nation.

1. He gave up a rich life for his ideas. 2. He fought for his country –India to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. 3.He was thought as Indian People’s “ Father of the Nation.” Gandhi

Nelson Mandela (1918- ), South Africa 1.He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. 2. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people. 3.He was the first black president in South Africa.

Question:What should a great person be like? What qualities should a great person have? hard-working determined diligent Strong-minded wise loyal brave Great Person generous confident helpful responsible unselfish ……

Great Person Do you think a great person is far away from us ?

Elias’s Story Great person Ordinary person ?

Fast Reading Part1 Paragraph ( ) the life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela Part2 Paragraph ( ) the change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did Please read the text quickly and divide the parts according to the main ideas. according to the main ideas.

Intensive Reading(I) … … … … …. He was born He began school He left school He was 12 and met Mandela Biography( 人物 传记） The time of order Please read the passage carefully and try to finish timeline of Elias’ life He helped Mandela blow up some government buildings

Intensive Reading(II) Please read the text carefully and finish the True or False questions and tell why. 1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. ( ) 1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. ( ) 2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. ( ) 3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. ( ) 3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. ( ) 4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. ( ) 5. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. ( ) 6. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa. ( ) as well as white people in South Africa. ( ) 7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. 8. The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. ( ) F T F T F F ( F ) F

Questions: 1.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? -----Group1 2.What problems did the black people like Elias have? Group2 3.Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it? Group3 4.What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? Group 4

1.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?(Group1) Because Nelson Mandela used to help him in Johannesburg. And Elias joined the ANC Youth League which was organized by Nelson Mandela. 2. What problems did the black people like Elias have?(Group2) Black people had no vote and could not choose who ruled them. The parts of town where they lived were places decided by white people. They could not get jobs they wanted. The places they were the poorest areas in South Africa. No one could grow food there. Possible answers

3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?(Group3) Because he wanted to realize their dream of making black and white people equal. Possible answers 4.What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? (Group4) Helpfulness Bravery( 勇敢） Persistence （坚持不懈） Kindness （亲切，仁慈 ) Determination （坚定）

Discussion: How to be a great person?(3m) (First,a group of 3-4 students discuss together; Second, the group leader make a brief report of your group’s discussion )

Do their best How to make a great person? pay more time never give up intelligent Never lose heart when in great trouble set up an aim get on well with others insist on what they pursue help others be active in society activities Be willing to do public service unselfish determined

Practice 1.Group of people organized for a special purpose 2.Feel hopeless 3.Lose one’s job 4.Brave man 5.In fact 6.some difficult problems 7.Be taken to prison In trouble Out of work league Put in prison Lose hope As a matter of fact hero

Homework 1.Find out the useful words and expressions in the text. in the text. 2.According to the timeline,try to retell Elias ’ s story