READING Elias’ Story

Expressing your ideas: ★ I think /don’t think…. ★ I agree/don’t agree…? ★ I am afraid… ★ In my opinion…? ★ Good idea. ★ That’s an excellent idea. … Talking about preference: ★ I prefer…. ★ I like … better because…. ★ I am fond of…. ★ My favourite hero is…. ★ I like … best … Maybe the following expressions can help you in your Presentation.

Do you know who is my hero? Nelson Mandela I think he is a modern hero. Because he is brave, intelligent, determined and hardworking….

Let’s Watch! hero 英雄 prison 监狱 law degree 法律学位 form ANC 成立 ANC sentence v. 判决 life sentence n. 终身监禁 freedom fighter 自由战士 continue 继续 president 总统 work together 合作

Competition Rules: You are divided into 13 groups. The questions are divided into 2 types. One kind you have to answer, the other you have to rush to answer. Answer one question, you will get one or more points for your group! The loser will have a special dictation next Monday.

Reading: Elias’ Story Elias: a poor black worker in South Africa. He knows Nelson Mandela very well. If you want to know more about Nelson Mandela, you should find him.

Where is South Africa? Try to find it out in the following map. Where can we find him?

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Preparation: Guess the words or phrases according to the following meanings: 1.group of people organized for special purpose League 2.lose one’s job out of work 抢答题

3.in fact as a matter of fact 4.be taken to prison put in prison 5.length or portion of time period 6.money paid for going to school fees

7.tell somebody what to do advise 8.agree to take accept 9.quiet and calm peaceful

Good News I am going to tell you my story. Listen and read. Then try to find out what I did in the following years.

: : : : : : : He was born. Elias was two years old. Elias was 4 years old. Nelson Mandela opened his law firm. He began school at six. He had to leave school. He helped to blow up the government buildings and then was put into prison. 必答题 ( 可以补答）：

Read the Elias’ story again How many parts can the story be divided? Summarize the general idea of each part. Reading Tasks Page 35 （必答题）

How many parts can the text be divided into? partPara.Main idea Part 1 Part The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. 2 4

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. F T F T Tell True or False 抢答题

5. Elias was happy blowing up government building. 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. F F F F

Discussion to understand the text better: How does the ANC Youth League fight the government? At first, they fight against the government in a peaceful way. But when they failed, they began to use violence.

Listen to the new words and expressions. Make sure that your pronunciation is correct.

Homework 1. 以组位单位，准备至少三个有关 Language point 的问题，并思考如 何去回答。在下一节课，采取 1 组 向 2 组提问， 2 组回答，然后以此类 推 …… 2. 抄写 Unit 5 的单词，每个单词抄写 2 遍 （要写中文） 3. 课后熟读课文，周一抽查。 4. 预习 page 38 的 Reading

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