1. Unit 5
Nelson Mandela
-- a modern hero
Warming up & Pre-reading

2. Warming up-I
Guessing game
Who is he/she? 1 2 3 4 5

3. 1.He was chosen as the first black president of South Africa.
2.He was put into prison for 28 years because he fought for black people.
3. He was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Nelson Mandela

4. great people
famous people

5. Discussion Are famous people also great people ?
Are great people also famous people ?

6. Discussion Great people Famous people
What’s difference between famous people and great people?
(1) go through many struggles and difficulties
Great people
(2) selflessly give up something
(3) make great contributions(贡献) to society
(4) sacrifice to fight for the freedom or the rights
(1) known to most of us
(2) be successful in some fields, organizations or events.
Famous people

7. A great person is someone who_______ his/her life to helping others
devotes
A famous person is a well-known person who works
harder at their jobs and makes a huge
suceess
Most great people are also famous people,
but famous people may not be great people.

8. Great people are important in a long history.
Famous people are important in a certain time.

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

10. Pre-reading
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11. Let there be justice for all.
让所有人得享正义
Let there be peace for all.
让所有人得享和平
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
让所有人得享工作,面包,水和盐.

12. Elias’s Story ?
Elias
Nelson Mandela
Ordinary person
Great person

13. Fast Reading What is the narrator(叙述者)’s name?
Please read the text quickly and finish the following multiple choices.
What is the narrator(叙述者)’s name?
A. Johannerburg B. Nelson Mandela
C. Elias D. the ANC Youth League

14. Fast Reading 2. What was Elias grateful for?
A. Mandela told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannerburg
B. He offered guidance to Elias and he was generous with his time.
Mandela paid the school fees and the bus fare for him.
Mandela helped Elias blow up some government buildings.

15. Fast Reading
3. Which of the followings was not the truth of black people at that time?
A. They were sent to live in the poorest parts of South Africa.
B. They could not vote or choose their leaders.
They could get the jobs they wanted.
They had as many rights as white people.

16. Fast Reading What is the narrator(叙述者)’s name?
Please read the text quickly and finish the following multiple choices.
What is the narrator(叙述者)’s name?
A. Johannerburg B. Nelson Mandela
C. Elias D. the ANC Youth League

17. Fast Reading 2. What was Elias grateful for?
A. Mandela told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannerburg
B. He offered guidance to Elias and he was generous with his time.
Mandela paid the school fees and the bus fare for him.
Mandela helped Elias blow up some government buildings.

18. Fast Reading
3. Which of the followings was not the truth of black people at that time?
A. They were sent to live in the poorest parts of South Africa.
B. They could not vote or choose their leaders.
They could get the jobs they wanted.
They had as many rights as white people.

19. Fast Reading Part1 Paragraph ( ) the life of Elias’ life
Please read the text quickly and divide the parts
according to the main ideas.
Part 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
1-2
3-5

20. Intensive Reading(I)
Timeline of Elias’ life Work out the year and Elias’ age to fit the events in his life
year
Elias’age
events
born
Elias was born.
Elias began school.
Elias left school. …
Elias got a job but was worried about losing it.
1952
He joined______________________
He helped Mandela___________ some government buildings and helped to fight for their _________ .
1940
1946 6
1948 8 12
Elias met Nelson Mandela .
the ANC Youth League
blow up
1963 23
equality

21. 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 ( ) F
2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer ( ) T
3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. ( ) F
4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job ( ) T
5. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. ( ) F
6. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated
as well as white people in South Africa ( ) F
7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to
help black people.
( F )
8. The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC.
( ) F

22. two fees passbook out of work Elias
A poor black worker in South Africa
Elias’ experiences before meeting Mandela
He began school at six years old and left school ______ years later because his family couldn’t afford the school ______ and the bus fare.
After trying hard, he got a job in a gold mine. At that time because he didn’t have a ________ to live in Johannesburg, he would probably become ___________.
two
fees
passbook
out of work

23. twelve lawyer legal The time when he first met Mandela
He first met Mandela at ______ years old, in the year 1952, when Mandela was a black ______.
Mandela helped poor black people to solve their ______ matters.
twelve
lawyer
legal

24. how joined equal How Mandela helped Elias
Mandela told Elias ______ to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg.
Elias ______ the ANC Youth League organized by Mandela to realize their dream of making black and white people ______.
how
joined
equal

25. Discussion Questions: 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

26. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?(Group1)
Possible answers
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.

27. 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.
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）

28. Homework:
Review new words and expressions of Unit 5