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Do you know anything about Nelson Mandela? Lead in Do you know anything about Nelson Mandela?

Nelson Mandela (1918-- ),South Africa http://mp3.baidu.com/m?f=ms&tn=baidump3&ct=134217728&lf=&rn=&word=Mandela+&lm=-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFnJmz5pWc4 Nelson Mandela is known as the leader of the African National Congress, which was banned from 1948, He was imprisoned for more than 30 years, and in 1990, he was freed by white government. He shared the1993 Nobel peace prize with South Africa's president . In 1994, he was elected president of South Africa .

Reading---Elias’ Story The Second Period Reading---Elias’ Story

Comprehending Read these statements. Tell whether they are true or false and why. 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.

Read the text again and make a timeline of Elias’life until he met Nelson Mandela. －1940 －1942 －1944 －1946 －1948 －1950 －1952 －1954 He was born. He was a two-year-old baby. He was four years old. He began school. He had to leave school. He worked in a gold mine in Johannesburg. He was twelve and first met Mandela. He was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

Q1：How many parts can we divide the text into？ Main ideas of the passage Q1：How many parts can we divide the text into？ Q2：What’s the main idea of each part？

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

Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks black He was a poor worker. Information of Elias Elias’ life before meeting Mandela passbook He needed to get a because he wanted to continue doing his work. Elias’ problem vote They had no . They couldn’t get they wanted. They had to live in . Black people’s problems jobs The poorest areas how to get Mandela told him the correct papers so that he could keep his job. Mandela’s help Elias’ life after meeting Mandela He joined . He helped Mandela some government buildings. the ANC Youth League. support for Mandela blow up

Understanding ideas 1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? 2. What problems did Elias have? 3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it? 4.How did the ANC Youth League fight the government？

Discussion What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela？ bravery，persistence，kindness and determination.

Interview Situation: Supposing one of you acts as a journalist and the other as Elias . The Journalist is interviewing Elias. Please work in pairs and act out the dialogue.

Summary: Retell the text by using some key words and phrases.

Homework .Rewrite the text in about 100 words. Read the passage more and get your favorite sentences and difficult sentences. Finish Ex 1，Ex 2 on SB.P35-36. .Rewrite the text in about 100 words.

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