Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero

李晓琴

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela----a modern hero

What words will we use to describe a person?

Group work:

Adjectives for describing a person: kind ,honest, brave, loyal, happy, wise, smart , friendly, warm, cheerful, popular, generous, hard-working, diligent, weaks, stupid, lazy, dishonest, mean, tense, cold, unkind, miserable, dull, strong-mind, determind,etc

What qualities can we find in a great person?

Can you name some great people?

What are the qualities that great people have in common?

William Tyndale believed that the Bible should be able to be read by everyone. At that time Christianity was the religion of England but the Bible was only read and understand by priests and religious people. It was written in several different ancient languages and there was no version in English. William Tyndale made it his life’s work to translate the Bible into easily readable English for the people of his time. William Tyndale was put in prison and died for his ideas but his work was later used in the Bible.

Norman Bethune was a Canadian and also a communist. He had a very strong feeling against injustice. He was also a very important doctor in his own country who made many important changes to the way surgery was carried out. He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II, and saved many Chinese soldiers. He died helping the Chinese army as a doctor.

Sun Yat-sen founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood.

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

Nelson Mandela fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was a pilot in the American Air Force and later joined the astronaut programme. He was chosen to be the first man to walk on the moon.

As a great person,

Should he/she help others?

Should he/she get on well with others?Should he/she be willing to do public service?Should he/she be active in society activities?

Should he/she never lose heart when he/she is in great trouble?

What qualities make a great person?

pay more time

never give up

intelligent

Never lose heart when in great trouble

do your best

set up an aim

get on well with others

insist on what they pursue

help others

be active in society activitiesBe willing to do public

service

Warming up-III----discussion (2m)

As a great person, he/she should be determined ,hard-working,unselfish and generous,he should follow his ideas and never lose heart when he is in trouble.He usually gives up something to achieve his goals, He should be willing to do public service work without pay,be active in social activities,get on well with others and help others,etc

What kind of person are you? Do you have the qualities to be a great person?

Please finish the questionnaire on P33.

Who is your hero/heroine? Why do you admire him/her most?

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Warming up-I----sharing (1m)

What kind of writing is the text, can you guess?

What’s the connection between them?

Pre-reading----prediction (1m)

Fast reading How many parts can the text be divided into? Give the

general idea of each part.

Part I Paragraph 1-2 The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.Paragraph 3-5 The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

Part II

Reading-I----fast reading (2m)

Pair work, discuss

1.How the ANC Youth League fights the government?

2.What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?

Time zone: please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years?

1940: Elias was born.

1942: Elias was a two years old baby.

1944: Elias was four years old.

1946: Elias began school.

1948: Elias left school.

1950: Nelson Mandela opened his law firm.

1952: Elias was 12 and met Mandela.

1954: Elias was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

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1950:

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Reading-II----skimming (2m)

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 buildings.

6. Nelson Mandela 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.

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Detail ReadingReading-III----detailed reading (5m)