This song is specially written for __________________ Nelson Mandela

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela - A modern hero

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Guessing game Pair work: One student comes to the blackboard and face the classmates. While the other student describes the person in the picture. Guess who the person described is.

Creative intelligent Invent diligent He invented light bulb. He has a very famous saying: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

The father of the hybrid rice

Act as a woman A comedian

A famous singer

Crazy English

Journey to the West

The first black president in the USA

Nelson Mandela

1. All his life, he fought for the black people and was in prison for many years. 2. It was he who founded ANC (African National Congress) Youth League( 非国大青年联盟 ). 3. He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people. 4. He was the first black president of South Africa.

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What’s the relationship between them? Elias A. Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student

The story para. 1-2 para. 3-5 Elias’ life he met Nelson Mandela. The change of Elias’ life he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.. before after Task: Divide the text into two parts.

Para 1&2 Para 3,4&5

EliasA poor black worker in South Africa Elias’ experience before meeting Mandela He began school at six years old and left school ______ years later because his family couldn’t afford the school ______ and the bus fare. After trying hard, he got a job in a gold mine. At that time because he didn’t have a ________ to live in Johannesburg, he would probably become ___________. two fees passbook out of work

The time when he first met Mandela He first met Mandela at ______ years old, in the year 1952, when Mandela was a black ______. Mandela helped poor black people to solve their ______ problems. twelve lawyer legal

How Mandela helped Elias Mandela told Elias ______ to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg. Elias ______ the ANC Youth League organized by Mandela to realize their dream of making black and white people ______. how joined equal

As a matter of fact, Elias ______ like violence. But in order to achieve their dream, in 1963, he helped Mandela ________ some government buildings. Though he was unwilling to do so, he was very ______ at that time. doesn’t blow up happy

What is the unfair situation black people faced? 1.They could not vote or choose their leaders. 2.They could not get the jobs they wanted. 3.The parts of town they live were decided by the white. 4.The places outside the towns were the poorest. 5.No one could grow food.

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. T T T F F F Comprehending Task 1: True or False?

1940: 1946: 1948: 1952: 1963: A timeline of Elias’ life Task2: Please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years?

Elias was born. Elias began school. Elias was 12 and went to Nelson Mandela for advice. Elias helped Nelson Mandela blow up some buildings. Elias left school :

Discuss in pairs and explain the quotes in your own words. 1.“The last thirty years have seen the greatest” number of laws stopping our right and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. 2. “… we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government. We chose to attack the law. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed… only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. ”

1. In 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.

2. We were pushed into a very difficult situation. We had only two choices: to give up our rights and accept the unfair fairs, or 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.

Before meeting Mandela, Elias was a poor_______ worker. He needed to get a passbook because he wanted to ________ doing his work. At that time black people in South Africa had no______. They couldn’t get_____ they wanted. Besides they had to live in___________________. At the age of 12, Elias met Mandela. summary

Mandela told him _____________the correct papers so that he would not be____________. He was so greatly moved by his __________(kind) that he joined the ANC Youth League. What’s more he helped Mandela _________some government buildings.

Before meeting Mandela, Elias was a poor_______ worker. He needed to get a passbook because he wanted to ________ doing his work. At that time black people in South Africa had no______. They couldn’t get_____ they wanted. Besides they had to live in___________________. At the age of 12, Elias met Mandela. black continue vote jobs the poorest areas summary

Mandela told him _____________the correct papers so that he would not be____________. He was so greatly moved by his __________(kind) that he joined the ANC Youth League. What’s more he helped Mandela _________some government buildings. how to get out of work kindness blow up