2. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela - a modern hero (Reading)

3. Let’s enjoy a beautiful song.

4. There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt will disappear

5. Warming up: 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.

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9. A questionnaire: What kind of person are you?

10. Do you always help others? Do you help others with their work if they ask you? Do you get on well with your classmates? Are you willing to do public service work without pay? Are you active in school activities? Do you easily lose heart when you are in trouble?

11. Discussion What qualities do you think a great person should have? Something typical of a person or thing;characteristic n.

12. Great person smart modest unselfish warm-hearted confident determined active honest brave persistent Make great contributions to people Never lose heart when in great trouble Be willing to do public service be active in society activities

13. Do you have the qualities to be a great person?

14. Guessing game

15. Thomas Edison Karl Marks Shakespeare

16. Confucious Madam Curie Premier Zhou

17. William Tyndale (Britain 1494-1536) He wrote the bible in English.

18. Norman Bethune (Canada 1890-1939) He worked in China during World War II.

19. Sun Yat-sen (1890-1925,China) He founded the first Republic in China.He believed in the three principles.

20. Gandhi (1869-1948,India) He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.

21. Neil Armstrong He landed on the moon in 1969.

22. Matin Luther King 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”.

23. Are they all great people? Why?

24. Discussio n Of these six persons,who do you think are the great persons or are just important persons? Why? Work in pairs and give your opinions. You can use these sentence structures: 1.Who do you think…? Why do you think so? What’s your opinion? 2.I agree\don’t agree. I prefer… I am afraid…

25. Great persons are important in a long history. Important persons are important in a certain time.

26. New words and expressions 2.law 法律 3.advise 4.continue 继续 6.gold 黄金 7.worry about 8.out of work 9.Youth League 青年团 10.passbook 11.stage 舞台 12.vote 选举 13.position 位置 15.accept 接受 16.blow up 17.as a matter of fact 18.put … in prison 投入监狱 19.equal 1.period 5.fee 14.violence

27. Nelson Mandela Former President, African National Congress Former President of South Africa

28. 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.

29. Elias’ Story Reading :

30. a great person A great person is one who has followed his ideas and gave up something to realize his dream.

31. What’s the connection between them? Reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading. Pre-reading Elias’ story A.Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student

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

33. What kind of writing is the text, can you guess? A personal report, not a history lesson.

34. reading strategies : It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story. Time Place Characters events In the middle of 1900s South Africa Elias and Mandela How Mandela helped Elias and black people in South Africa. scanning

35. How many parts can we divide the text into? Scan the text and answer the question.

36. Main ideas of each part. Part I Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. Part II The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. ( Para.3-5) (Para.1-2)

37. Detailed reading Read the story carefully and do some exercises. Step 1 True or FalseTrue or False Step 2 Get to know EliasGet to know Elias

38. Comprehending exercises (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. 5.Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. 6.Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people. 7.The government were happy with Mandela and the ANC. 4.Nelson Mandela helped Elias keep his job. F T F F F F T

39. Write out the right order according to what happened to Elias in the following years. 1. 1940___ A. Elias began school. 2. 1942___ B. Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela. 3. 1946___ C. Elias left school. 4. 1948___ D. Elias was born. 5. 1952___ E. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings. 6. 1963___ F. Elias was a two-year-old baby. D F A C B E A timeline of Elias’ life and other events in his life.

40. What was Elias’ change? I was worried about whether I would be out of work. I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white equal.

41. Why did Elias 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. B and C. D

42. What situation were the black people in at that time? no money could not write or read out of work no right to vote

43. How did Mandela help Elias and other black people ? He opened a black law firm. He organized the ANC Youth League. He broke the law in a peaceful way first. He blew up some government buildings

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

46. Retell Elias’ story Before meeting Mandela (Group 1 & 2) born began school leave got a job worried about out of work After meeting Mandela (Group 3 & 4) get … stay … joined the ANC Youth League blow up put in prison happy realize our dream

47. More information about Nelson Mandela http://www. news.xinhua net.com http:// www. anc.org.za

48. Learning about Language

49. Match the explanations with new words in Unit5 A truth or belief that is accepted as a base for reasoning or action n._______ An act of making a choice or decision on a matter by means of voting n.______ Rough treatment; use of physical force on others n._______ The same in size, number, value, rank, etc. v._________ A sum of money paid for professional services to a doctor, lawyer, private school, etc n.________ principle vote violence equal fee

50. You will do sth and are ready to do that a. ______ Always doing new things a.__________ Feel discouraged,hopeless, phrasal verb ___________ Have a serious problem phrasal verb __________ A desire for political independence or a great love for one’s country n. _________ A period of life before being a fully mature adult_____ willing active lose heart in trouble nationalism youth

51. A group of people,clubs joined together n.________ part of process,a period,a platform in a theatre n.______ agree to take sth or to do sth v.________ Destroy by explosion phrasal verb. ________. Great fear,sth that makes people frightened n. ________ sth you get after you have done sth useful n.v.______ The person who has the highest position in a republic country, in an organization. n. _______ A person who has committed crime n. _______ A judge states in a court their punishment v. ________ league stage accept blow up terror reward president criminal sentence

52. Ex. 1 of Learning about Language Alternative expressionsWords and expressions from the text group of people organized for a special purpose feel hopeless lose one’s job brave man In fact league lose heart out of work hero as a matter of fact Word-consolidation

53. have some difficult problems be taken to prison some time be ready to money paid for going to school tell somebody what to do go on in trouble put in prison period willing fees advise continue

54. always doing new things what people to in a war a yellow metal for making a ring agree to take go against a law quiet and calm active fight gold accept break the law peaceful

55. 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

56. ★ Summary ＆ homework 1. Tell something about Mandela to your partner in your own words. 2.Read “ Notes to the text” for U5 ( P84-86). 3. Find out the difficult sentences

57. There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt will disappear

59. See you!