1. Let’s enjoy a beautiful song.

2. There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt will disappear

3. What is hero / heroine? A hero or heroine is someone who is admired for his or her bravery, goodness, or great ability.

4. Discussion What qualities do you think a great person should have?

5. qualities of the great people determined brave confident warm-hearted responsible selfless honest generous kind easy-going hard-working devoted helpful

6. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela ---a modern hero 西宁三中 辛元霞 Period 2 Reading Elias’ Story

7. Get to know about Nelson Mandela 1918 Born in South Africa 1940 finished law degree at the university 1944—1980 1982 put into a prison 1990 released from prison 1993 won the 1994became President( 总统 ) of South Africa. 1918 Born in South Africa 1940 finished law degree at the university 1944—1980He fought for the rights( 权利） of black people for all the time. 1982 put into a prison 1990 released from prison 1993 won the Nobel Peace Prize ( 诺贝尔和平奖 ) 1994became President( 总统 ) of South Africa.

8. What’s the connection between them? A.Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student

9. I. Skimming ( Fast Reading ) ① It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story. Time Place Characters Events In the middle of 1900s South Africa Elias and Mandela How Mandela helped Elias and the black people in South Africa.

10. Part 1 （ para ） Part 2 （ para ） ② Divide the whole passage into two parts and grasp the main idea for each part. 1-2 3-5 The life of Elias ________ (after/before) he met Nelson Mandela. before after

11. II. Careful reading(para 1-2) 1.Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. 2.Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. 3.Nelson Mandela offered guidance to poor write people on their legal problems. 4.Elias began school at twelve years old. 5.Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. 6.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. please tell “T” or “F”. F T F F F T

12. Answer the following questions: 1.How old was Elias when he first met Nelson Mandela? 3. When did Elias help Mandela blow up some goverment buildings? ( In 1952 ) ( In 1963 ) 2. Did Elias like Violence? ( No, he didn’t. )

13. 1.What problems did the black people like Elias have at that time? They could not. They couldn’t get they wanted. They had to live in. vote jobs the poorest areas III. Further reading(para 3-5)

14. 2.How did Elias support Mandela? He joined ______________________. He helped Mandela__________ some government buildings. the ANC Youth League blow up

15. 3. How did the ANC Youth League fight against the government? A. They fought against the government in a peaceful way. B. They shoot the government officials. C. They decided to answer violence with violence.

16. 4. Why did Elias help Mandela blow up some government buildings? A.Because he liked violence. B. Because it was not dangerous. C. Because he thought it was a way to make black people and white people equal. D. Because he wanted to be famous.

17. 5.Get to know Elias Elias’ life Elias was born Elias began to go to school Elias left school timeline 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1963 Elias met Mandela Elias helped Nelson blow up some government buildings Elias was a two-year-old baby

18. What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? I think In my opinion, To my understanding, I feel that he is … VI. Discussion and Thinking Generous Active Determined Brave Devoted persistence ( 坚韧不 拔 ) kind selfless…

19. Elias’ Story who is a poor worker in South Africa tells us about and what he did with to fight for. Eliasblack his life Nelson Mandela black people V. Summary

20. Retell the story 1.Elias was a poor black worker in South Africa. 2. The time when he first met Mandela was a period of his life. very difficult 3. He could not well.read and write 4. He worried about whether he would become out of work. 5.After he met Mandela, his life changed. For example, he became more hopeful about his future. 6.In 1963 he helped Mandela blow up some goverment buildings. 7.He was happy to help because he knew it would making black and white people help them achieve their dream of equal.

21. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. 让所有人得享正 义。让所有人得享 和平。让所有人得 享工作、面包、水、 盐分。

22. Here are two useful websites about the Nelson Mandela. Log on them and learn more by yourselves http://www.answers.com/ http://www.nobel-paix.ch/bio/mandela.htm

23. Homework ● Remember the new words ● Read the passage more and get your favorite sentences and difficult sentences.