1. Nelson Mandela ——a modern hero
Unit 5
Nelson Mandela ——a modern hero
福清二中 吴章云

2. Listening and filling the blanks
There's a ____ If you look inside your ____ You don't have to be ____
Of what you are There's an ________
If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away
hero
heart
Hero
afraid
answer
And then a ____ comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can _____ So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the ____ That a ____ lies in you
hero
survive
truth
hero

3. Who is your hero/heroine? Why do you admire him/her most?
Free talking
Who is your hero/heroine? Why do you admire him/her most?

4. What kind of person do you think is a great person?
conclusion
A great person is someone who___________ his/her life to helping others.
devotes
devote one’s life to doing sth.
为做……而献身

5. … Former President of South Africa
Some information about Nelson Mandela
Former President of South Africa
Nelson mandela
( )
He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.
He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people. …

6. Reading :
Elias’ Story

7. 2.What happened between Elias and Mandela?
Fast reading
1.Who is Elias?
He was a poor black worker in South Africa.
2.What happened between Elias and Mandela?
Mandela helped Elias when he was in trouble and changed his life.

8. It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.
In the middle of 1900s
Time
Place
Characters
Events
South Africa
Elias and Mandela
How Mandela helped Elias and other black people in South Africa.

9. Careful Reading (I)
How many parts can the text be divided into? Give the general idea of each part.
Paragraph 1-2 The way of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.
Part I
Paragraph 3-5 The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.
Part II

10. What was Elias’ life like before meeting Mandela?
born
1940 ▼ ▼
1946
began school ▼ ▼
1948
leave couldn’t write or read ▼ ▼
Trying hard
got a job ▼ ▼
Later
be worried about out of work

11. What was Elias’ life like after meeting Mandela?
The day when …
get … to … stay ▼ ▼
When he organized …
joined … ▼ ▼
1963
helped him blow up
I was happy to …

12. What was Elias’ change?
He worried about whether he would become out of work.
He was happy to help because he knew it would help them achieve their dream of making black and white equal.

13. Why did Elias change? A. Elias changed himself.
B. Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.
C. Nelson Mandela’s qualities influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white equal.
D. B and C.

14. T F T T F F Careful Reading (II)
1.Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. T
2.Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. F
3.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. T
4.Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League. T
5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings. F
6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people. F

15. Careful reading (III) Q1:What kind of unfair situation did black
people in south Africa face?
vote
(1) They could not ____.
(2) They could not get they wanted.
jobs
(3) They had to live in____________________.
the poorest areas
Q2: What was Elias’ attitude towards the
unfair situation black people faced?
He felt_______ about the unfair situation.
A grateful B angry C concerned D willing B
Q3: why did Mandela turn to violence to make
black and white people equal?
He felt there was no other way of changing this
unfair situation

16. Discussion: bravery, persistence (坚韧不拔）, kindness, determination，
What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?
bravery,
persistence (坚韧不拔）,
kindness,
determination，
belief… …

17. Interview
Today we’ll have an interview with Nelson Mandela. Suppose you are a journalist and want to ask some questions……

18. Do an interview in pairs
Do an interview in pairs. You are interviewing Mandela with the following questions:
Can you tell me why you opened a black law firm?
Can you tell me why you organized the ANC Youth League?
Can you tell me about the problems that the black people are facing?
Maybe the government of the white people hate you and want to murder/kill you, are you afraid? Why? ……
role play ●
Welcome to our TV station, we know you are a hero in your country and you did lots of things for the blacks, so … Thank you for coming to our TV station.

19. Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
MY TIPS
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。
Success belongs to the persevering.
胜利属于有毅力者。

20. Homework
1.Go over the passage and underline
the useful words and expressions
2.retell the story.

21. Thank You!