Elias had a life that was very common to many people who helped Nelson and fought for the equality of the blacks Nelson Mandel spent 30 years in prison fighting for equality for black people in South Africa.

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela --- a modern hero Reading ELIAS’ STORY

Look at the title of the passage: ELIAS’ STORY Try to predict: What is the text about and how is the information organized? Discussion of text structure:

:_____A. Elias began school :_____B. Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela :_____C. Elias left school :_____D. Elias was born :_____E. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings :_____F. Elias was a two-year-old baby. Write out the right order according to what happened to Elias in the following years.

ELIAS’ STORY It is about ________________ and the information is organized in_______________. Elias’ life and what Nelson Mandela did the order of time

Elias’ life timeline Elias’ life ______he met Nelson Mandela. The _______of Elias’ life _______he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. How many parts can the text be divided into? And what’s the main idea of each part. Part 1: Paragraphs 1-2 before Part 2: Paragraphs 3-5 change after

Read the passage and finish the multiple choices below and tell the reason. 1.Why did Elias think the day when he met Mandela was one of the happiest days in his life? A. Because he admired Mandela too much. B. Because it was to change his life. C. Because Mandela gave him a job. D. Because he was able to join the ANC.

2. We can infer from the passage that Mandela was strongly against _______. A. being rich B. setting up a free country C. being treated unfairly D. freedoms of the slaves.

3. What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? A. Bravery. B. Kindness. C. Determination D. All of the above.

An introduction of a person What do we write about a person?

Place of birth Appearance / looking Name Characters/qualities Date of birth Education / schooling Interest / Hobbies Praise/Evaluation Achievements Brainstorm What to write about a person?

Guess: WHO WAS HE?

1. 他出生于 1918 年 7 月 19 日。他是南非的民族英雄。 2. 他是伊莱亚斯寻求帮助过的黑人律师。 3. 他组织了非国大青年联盟。 4. 经过多年的战争，他使得国民享有与白人平等的权力。 年他获得了诺贝尔和平奖。 Use the skills you have learned about describing a person with time order and decide who he was.

He was born on July 19,1918. He was a folk hero for South African blacks. He was the black lawyer to whom Elias went for advice He organized the African National Congress (ANC) and helped found its influential Youth League. He shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with South Africa’s president. After many years’ hard struggle he helped his people get the same rights as white people in his country. Nelson Mandela

Guess: WHO IS HE?

He is a great computer engineer. He and his wife set up a fund to improve global health and education. After graduation from high school, he entered Harvard, He became one of the wealthiest men in America in his thirties. He is well-known for his kindness. Bill Gates where he dropped out in 1975 to spend his time writing programs. He was presented with a KBE( 爵士勋衔 ) in 2004.

Guess: WHO IS HE?

He has a gift for music He was born in Taiwan. He is popular among young people. At the age of 21, he was able to release his first record. He has a wish that he could receive a Grammy Award one day. He is famous for his R&B music. He has starred in a few movies. One of his record was named after his mother. Jay Chou and began to learn to play musical instruments when he was a little boy.

Guess: WHO IS HE?

Though now just in his twenties, he is already an international sparkling star. He was born in a sporting family. He is now 2.26 meters tall and 134 kg in weight. He is regarded as the best basketball player in China. He joined Shanghai basketball team in 1997 and became a member of China national team in Yao Ming He is nicknamed “The Little giant” He became the third Chinese player in NBA history in1998.

Guess: WHO IS HE?

He was born in Liaoning Province. He joined the PLA when he was 18 years old. He attended the College of the PLA Air Force in 1987 He was the first man in China who was sent into outer space in Shenzhen 5, Yang Liwei which made China the third country to independently send people into space. and graduated with a Bachelor's degree.

Please draw a conclusion of what you have learned in this class.

1. Please find out the useful expressions in the text. 2. Use the writing skills you have learned about describing a person with the order of time to write an introduction of a famous person.

Useful expressions 11. 乐意做某事  2 2. 无偿的 33. 在 … 活跃 44. 失去信心 55. 处在不幸中 66. 为 … 而死 77. 与 … 做斗争 88. 信仰 …  1be willing to do  2without pay  3be active in  4lose heart  5be in trouble  6die for  7fight against  8believe in

99. 放弃 … 110. 为 … 而战 111. 坐牢 112. 开黑人律师事务 所 113. 就 … 方面给建议 114. 三公里远 115. 在做 … 后 116 金矿  9give up  10fight for  11be in prison  12 open a black law firm  13advise on  14be three kilometers away  15after doing  16a gold mine

117 担心 …  18 失业 119 违法  2 20 以暴制暴 221 爆炸 222 事实上 223 被关进监狱  17be worried about  18be out of work  19break the law  20answer violence with violence  21blow up  22as a matter of fact  23be put in prison

 23 被关进监狱  24 被阻止做某事  25 自我感觉良好  26 受到较好的教 育  27 上台  28 建立  29 被判处 …  23be put in prison  24be stopped from doing  25feel good about oneself  26be better educated  26come to power  27set up  28be sentenced to