1. Unit Nelson Mandela
------A Modern Hero

2. in 1903 the Noble Prize for Physics
Marie Curie
( )
Polish scientist
in 1903 the Noble Prize for Physics
In 1911 the Noble Prize for Chemistry

3. Neil Alden Armstrong
American pilot , astronaut
the first person to walk on the moon
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

4. William Tyndale
( )
Priest and scholar
translate the Bible into
Modern English

5. Albert Einstein
born in Germany
His theory in physics
the Noble Prize in 1921
lived the rest of his life in the USA

6. Neil Alden Armstrong
American pilot , astronaut
the first person to walk on the moon
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

7. “ Father” of the Chinese space program
One of the leading rocket engineers
Worked on top-secret projects all his life

8. Reading
Elias’ story

9. Guiding questions 2. What problems did Elias have?
1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?
2. What problems did Elias have?
3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?
4. What would you have done if you were Elias?

10. Nelson Mandela opened his law firm
Work out the years
1940
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
Elias was born
Elias began school
Elias left school
Nelson Mandela opened his law firm

11. T F T F F F F F Tell True or False
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.
4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.
5. Elias was happy blowing up government building.
6. believed that black people were being treated 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

12. Match the words and expressions
lose one’s job as a matter of fact
in fact league
be taken to prison lose heart
feel hopeless in trouble
have some difficult problems hero
brave man out of work
group of people organized
for a special purpose put in prison

13. Read the text and then try to find the main idea of the text:
The life of Elias’ changed before and after he met Nelson Mandela , and what Mandela did.

14. The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.
How many parts can the text be divided into?
part
Para.
Main idea
Part 1
The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. 1 2 3
The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.
Part 2 5

15. Detail studies 1.What do you think is the purpose of this passage ?
2. Do you think Elias tells his story
well ? Give reasons
3. What is the tone of Elias’ story ?
Do you like Elias because of the
way he tells his story ?
Give a reason.

16. Discussion Discusion 1. Why did the white people not treat
black people fairly in South Africa?
2. How do you think the white people
stopped the black people from being treated fairly?
3. Is it right for some people in one country to treat other people in the same country differently? Give a reason

17. Discuss the following question Activity
Are there people inside or outside
China that students feel are not treated fairly ?

18. Homework 1.Reccite the key sentences in the two texts.
2. Preview the passage and finish the
exercise on Page 36.

19. Thanks for your coming
Bye-bye!