1. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela
-a modern hero
Warming Up and Reading

2. Interview Work in group of four. one is a
reporter to interview others.

3. 1. Who is your hero/heroine?
2. Who do you admire most in your heart ? Why?
3. Do you think he/ she is a great person?
4. What do you think of a hero/heroine?
A hero or heroine is someone who is
admired for his or her bravery, goodness, or
great ability.

4. Yao Ming
Jordan

5. Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
Deng Yaping
Liu Xiang

6. Are they all great people?
Why?

7. Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong

8. Karl Marks
Shakespeare
Thomas Edison

9. Madam Curie
Confucious
Premier Zhou

11. Matin Luther King
马丁·路德·金（美国黑人运动领袖）
He was a great political leader in the USA. He fought for black people to get the same rights in the USA. He made a great speech “I have a dream”.

12. Most great people are also famous people, but famous people may not be great people.
A great person is a person who has followed his or her ideas and sacrificed(牺牲) something so that they could be realized. 12

13. What adjectives below would you use to describe a great person
What adjectives below would you use to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have?

14. A great person hard-working Do public service work without pay
intelligent
Be active in society activities
determined
A great person
generous
Never lose heart
helpful
kind
Get on well with others
honest
brave
Make great contributions to mankind
energetic
confident
passionate [ˈpæʃənɪt]热情的；
unselfish 14

15. Who is he?

16. Matin Luther King
马丁·路德·金（美国黑人运动领袖）
He was a great political leader in the USA. He fought for black people to get the same rights in the USA. He made a great speech “I have a dream”.

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18. Norman Bethune诺尔曼白求恩 gave up his career in Canada and fought against the German Natis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.
Norman Bethune 18

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20. Sun Yat-sen(SunZhongshan1866-1925),China
He founded the first Republic in China in1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles:
nationalism(民族)；
people’s rights (民权);
people’s livelihood(民生).
Sun Yat-sen(SunZhongshan ),China 20

21. He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his
country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.
Gandhi,India 21

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23. He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it
He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for his ideas but his work was later used in the Bible.
William Tyndale
( ), Britain
威廉姆。丁道尔
（改教先锋）

24. He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969
He was the first man to land on the moon in July He said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Neil Armstrong
尼尔.阿姆斯特朗

25. Nelson Mandela
尼尔森.曼德拉
Former President of South Africa

26. 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.

27. New words and expressions
1.quality
12.principle
2. mean
13.peace
3.active
14. prison
4.generous
15.mankind
5.selfish
16.leap
6.devoted
17.giant
7.selfness
18.fight for
8.easy-going
9.Bible
19.fight against
10. found
20.devote oneself to..
11.republic
21. believe in

28. Elias’ Story

29. Elias’ story ? Nelson Mandela What’s the connection between them?
Make a guess
What’s the connection between them?
Nelson Mandela
Elias ?

30. skimming 6m 1.What’s the relationship between Mandela and Elias?
Read fast to prove your guess and get the main idea.
1.What’s the relationship between Mandela and Elias?
Strangers B. Friends
C. Father and son D. Teacher and student
2.What is the general idea of the story?
The story is about __________ .
the poor life of black people in South Africa.
the life of Mandela.
how Mandela helped black people.
how Elias met Mandela.

31. A timeline of Elias’s life.
1940—
1946—
1948—
Elias was born.
Elias began school.
Elias left school.

32. A timeline of Elias’s life.
1952—
1954—
Elias was 12 and met Nelson Mandela.
Elias was 14 and encouraged by Mandela.
Elias helped blow up some government building.

33. The general idea of each para:
Para1: meet
Para2: tell the trouble
Para3: help get correct papers.
Para4: help know about the position of black people.
Para5: Elias blew up government buildings.

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

35. Paragraph 1 Questions What is Elias?
What did Mandela do? Why did Elias go to visit Mandela?
How did Mandela help the black people?

36. Paragraph 2 Questions Why did Elias need Mandela’s help?
2. What was Elias’ situation?

37. Careful Reading Part 1. (para 1-2)
Decide whether they are true or false.
Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble.
Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.
Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.
Elias had to get a passbook to keep his job. T T F T

38. Paragraph 3 Questions Did Mandela help Elias? Was Elias happy?
What did Elias join?

39. Paragraph 4
Questions
What was black people’s unfair situation?

40. Paragraph 5 Questions How did Elias help Mandela?
Was Elias happy to help? Why?

41. Part 2. (para 3-5)
What kind of unfair situation did black people in South Africa face?
⑴Black people could not ______ or choose their leaders.
⑵Black people could not get the ______ they wanted.
⑶The place where they lived were______________.
⑷They couldn’t __________ there.
2. Why did Elias help Mandela blow up some government buildings?
It would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people equal.
vote
job
the poorest areas
grow food

42. 2. 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.

43. 3. Why did Elias help Mandela blow up some government buildings?
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.

44. Why did Elias’ life change?1m
thinking
Why did Elias’ life change?
A. Elias changed himself.
B. Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.
C. Nelson Madela’s qualities influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white equal.
D. Both B and C.
in danger or have difficulties D

45. Comprehending exercises (True or False)
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 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.

46. Find out three sentences from the passage that show the great qualities of Mandela .
He had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.
He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.
(Helpful)
(Kind & Intelligent)

47. We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government. We chose to attack the law. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed… only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.
(Brave, Determined)

48. 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… …

49. When Elias lost his job and was __________, his wife was very unhappy
When Elias lost his job and was __________, his wife was very unhappy. She knew this means he was _________ when all she wanted was a _______ life with enough money every month. She tried to _______ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to ______ that in South Africa black people were not as important as white people. But he was willing to _______ the fight and help Nelson Mandela with equal rights for black people. For a ______ time she felt helpless and ________, but Elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people worked and played together.
out of work
in trouble
peaceful
advise
accept
continue
period
lost heart

50. Unit 5 language points
－－余秋雨
成熟是一种明亮而不刺眼的光辉 ，一种圆润而不逆耳的音响，一种不再需要对别人察言观色的从容，一种终于停止向周围申诉求告的大气 ，一种不理会哄闹的 微笑，一种洗刷了偏激的淡漠,一种无需声张的厚实，一种能够看得很远却又并不陡峭的高度。

51. quantity 数量 a large /small quantity of large /great quantities of
1. quality n. 质量 （不可数n.）
品质；特性（可数n.）
quantity 数量 a large /small quantity of
large /great quantities of
2).products of good /poor quality
1).Quality is more important than quantity.
质量好/坏
3).She shows qualities of leadership.
领导特质

52. eg.A car is a means of transportation.
2. mean adj 吝啬的
vt. 意味着，意思是
(mean to do sth
mean doing sth )
means n. 方法
eg.A car is a means of transportation.
He is mean to everyone.be mean to sb 对某人吝啬
It is mean of you to tease her. It is mean of sb to do sth 某人做---真卑鄙
He is mean about money.be mean with/over/about sth 对---很吝啬
打算做某事
意味着

53. 3. active
be active in 在----方面很积极
take an active part in 积极参加----
她校运会上表现积极。
generous adj 慷慨的 大方的
Your uncle is very generous to buy that car for you.
He is generous with his money.

54. 4.vt. devote...to... 奉献,把---致力于
He devoted his life to promoting world peace.
devoted adj 忠实的，深爱的
be devoted to 对---忠实，对---深爱
eg. a devoted friend
She is devoted to her husband.

55. doing 介词的to （后接动词ing） devote to look forward to stick to
pay attention to
doing

56. eg.The story is founded on/upon facts.建立在---基础上
5.found v. founded founded 建立
1).The PRC was founded in 1949.
2).be founded on/upon
eg.The story is founded on/upon facts.建立在---基础上

57. 6. be out of work 失业
= lose one’s job
= be unemployed

58. out of breath
out of petrol out of use
out of order
out of control
out of danger
out of sight
上气不接下气
汽油用完了
没用了
出故障了
失控了
脱离危险了
看不见了

59. 不时兴 过时
out of fashion
out of date

60. 翻译
The little boy ran out of the room.
He took my books out of my schoolbag. ② ④

61. 7. hopeful adj 怀有希望的
be/feel/hopeful about/of ---
对---抱有希望
Are you hopeful about your future?
We should feel hopeful of our success.
We are hopeful that our dream will come true.

62. vote for/against 投票支持/反对
8. vote on 投票表决
vote for/against 投票支持/反对
Let’s vote on it.
It’s certain that I will vote for it.
He has right to vote against it.
We’ll vote to decide whether to carry out the plan.
vote to do sth 投票决定做某事

63. 9. attack
v.The enemy attacked us at night.
n. The death of the actor is due to a heart attack.
心脏病突发

64. He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn’t.
in fact
He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn’t.
In fact, we knew each other, but we didn’t contact with each other for many years.
事实上，实际上

65. A balloon expands when it is blown up.
11.blow up
A balloon expands when it is blown up.
The government buildings were blown up.
使充气，爆炸，炸毁 充气 炸毁

66. Tom is equal to John in height.
12.equal adj
be equal to
Tom is equal to John in height.
相等的
与-----相等

67. 13. be in trouble 有麻烦，处于不幸中
get into trouble 陷入困境
He has got into /is in trouble. We must help him.
补充:
make trouble 制造麻烦
have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
take trouble to do sth. 费心做某事

68. 。
It’s unkind to laugh at a person who is in trouble.

69. be willing to do sth 愿意做某事 I’m very willing to vote for the plan.
14.willing adj 乐意的，自愿的
will n 意志， 意志力 ， 意愿
be willing to do sth 愿意做某事
I’m very willing to vote for the plan.
Where there is a will, there is a way.

70. 15. turn to 求助于，致力于
You can turn to the people’s police for help, no matter what kind of trouble you are in.
I have turned to all the well-known reference books for help, but so far without success.

71. 1. He was one of the national __________(英雄).
2. Do you know he is ___(不愿意) to leave?
3. In his ___________(青年时代) he loved football very much.
4. He was put in _____________(监狱) for his stealing the jewels.
5. Q________ is more important than quantity.
6. The People’s R________ of China was founded in 1949.
7. Don’t stop. Let’s c____________ with our work.
8. Everyone is e___________ before law.

72. Thank you