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William Tyndale (1494—1536) Britain
He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.
Norman Bethune (1890 — 1939) Canada
He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.
Sun Yat-sen (1866 — 1925) China
He 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.
Mahandas Gandhi (1869—1948) India
He 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 (1918— ) South Africa
He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty years. He helped the black people get the same rights as white people.
Neil Armstrong ( ) USA
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.
A. Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student What’s the relationship between these two men?
The text mainly tells us the poor black worker 1. ______ got help and encouragement from 2. ______________. Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. Elias Nelson Mandela
Elias was born. Elias began school. Elias left school. Elias went to Nelson Mandela for advice. 1940: 1946: 1948: 1952: Timeline: please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years?
Decide whether they are true or false. 1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. 2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.
4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League. 5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings. 6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.
1. What is Elias? 2. What about his life when he first met Mandela? He is a poor black worker in South Africa. His life was very difficult. Read Para 1 and answer questions.
3. What did Mandela do to help the black? 4. Why was Elias grateful to Mandela? He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems. Because he was generous with his time when helping him.
Elias’s family was too poor to pay his ___________ and the bus fare. He almost lost his job because he could not get his _________. school fees passbook
Because he trusted Nelson Mandela. 1. Why did Elias join the ANC as soon as he could?
2. How do you comprehend Mandela’s famous saying “The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws… we have almost no rights at all”? For the last thirty years many laws have been passed. These laws have taken away our rights. They have stopped us from developing a better life. Now we have very few of these rights left.
1. Fill in the blanks about the truth of the black people. Black people could not _____ or ________ their leaders. They could not get the _____ they wanted. The parts of the town in which they had to live were ________ by white people. The places outside the towns where they were sent to live were the ________ parts of South Africa. No one could grow ______ there. votechoose jobs decided poorest food
2. How do you comprehend Mandela’s saying “... we were put into a position … we decided to answer violence with violence”? We were pushed into a very difficult situation. I had only two choices: to give up our rights and accept all the unfair laws, or to fight against the government for our rights. We decided to fight against the laws. First we fought the law in a peaceful way. When this was not allowed … we had no choice but to use violence because the government were violent to us.
3. What was Elias’s attitude towards the unfair situation black people faced? How do you know? He felt upset/angry. He tells us in the story that black people could not choose where to live, his job or his homeland outside the city.
Because he felt there was no other way to change the situation. 4. Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?
Did Elias like violence? Why did he help blow up some government buildings? No, he didn’t like. He helped blow up some government buildings because he knew it would help them achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.
The text can be divided into two parts. Give the general idea of each part. Part I (Para. 1-2) Part II (Para. 3-5) The life of Elias before he met Nelson Mandela. The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.
Elias is a poor _______ worker in South Africa. He studied only _____ years in a school. He had to ______ school because of his family’s ________ of money to pay the school _____ and the bus fare. When he was 12 years old, he was in _______, and he ____ met Nelson Mandela, a black lawyer who offered _________ to poor black people on their ______ problems. black two leave lacking fees trouble first guidance legal
Nelson Mandela gave him so much help that he didn’t lose his ____. When Mandela _________ the ANC Youth League, he ______ it as soon as he could. Finally, he realized the truth: the last 30 years has ____ the greatest number of laws stopping their rights and progress, and they had almost ___ rights at all. When Mandela saw it was no use fighting in a ________ job organized joined seen no peaceful
way, he changed to ________, and Elias helped _____ ___ government buildings. __________ he did not like violence, he was happy to help because he knew it would help them achieve their ________ of making black and white _______. Although dream equal violence blow up
Listen to the tape and read the quotes from Nelson Mandela on page 34, paying attention to pauses in the long sentences. Discuss in pairs and explain the quotes in your own words.