2. Unit5 Nelson Mandela-- A Modern Hero

3. Guessing game Who is he ?

4. 1.He is very famous among teenagers, especially among girls. He wrote a lot of pop songs for himself and for other pop singers. He is quite good at singing the songs in a low and unclear way that most of us can’t distinguish what he is singing. His English name begins with J. 2. 3. 4. Jay

5. Norman Bethune 1. He died during World War II. 2. He saved a lot of soldiers on the battle field. 3. He worked in China, but he was not Chinese. He was Canadian. 4. He was a doctor. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canada 白求恩

6. Sun Yat-sen 1.He founded the first Republic in China in 1911after many years’ fighting. 2. He strongly believed in the three principles( 三民主义 ): nationalism; People’s rights; people’s livelihood. 3.He is thought as the Chinese people’s “ Father of the Nation. ( Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), China 孙中山 )

7. 1. He gave up a rich life for his ideas. 2. He fought for his country – India to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. 3.He was thought as Indian People’s “ Father of the Nation.” Gandhi

8. 1.He is an astronaut( 宇航员） in China. 2.He is the first astronaut piloting a spacecraft( 航天器）,traveling in the space on board Shenzhou-5 in 2003. Yang Liwei

9. 1.He comes from Shanghai, China. 2.He is the best basketball player in our country. 3..He enters the NBA in America. Yao Ming

10. Nelson Mandela South Africa 1.He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. 2. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people. 3.He was the first black president in South Africa.

11. Do you think a famous man is same as a great man? Why? famousgreat

12. Great persons are important in a long history. Famous persons are important in a certain time.

13. Who can be called a great person? As far as I know To my understanding I feel that… A great person is someone who is breave\helpful \devoted to helping others

14. What qualities do you think a great person should have?

15. Qualities of the great people selfless determined generous kind easy-going warm-hearted honest hard-working brave confident devoted helpful independent responsible

16. Great Person Do you think a great person is far away from our life ? Great Person Do you think a great person is far away from our life?

17. Skimming to get general ideas

18. Elias’s Story Great person Ordinary person ? Reading strategies: Make a guess according to title before reading What’s the connection between them? A.strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student

19. quality generous devotedevoted principle lawyer

20. 吝啬的 自私的卑鄙的 积极的活跃的 自我自身 自私的 无私的忘我的 忘我地 建立建设 和平的安宁的 平静的

21. Ⅱ. 短语天地 1 ． devote oneself ________ 献身于 2 ． believe ________ 信任 3 ． be mean ________ 对 …… 吝啬 4 ． be ________trouble 在危险、受罚、痛苦、 忧虑等处境中 to in to in

22. Reading Elias’ Story

23. How many parts can we divide the text into? What’s the main idea of each part?

24. 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) Main ideas of each part.

25. 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. careful reading Reading Comprehension True or false

26. 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. Scanning

27. Time Events 1940 1946 1948 1952 He was born. He began school. He left school. Elias was worried and went to Mandela for advice. Why? Because.. school fees and bus fare… Scan for the detailsPara 1 & 2

28. 1.Preview the new words and expressions. 2.Think of a person you admire and respect! Write a passage describe him or her with the title -- “ My hero ”. Homework

29. Qualities of the great people selfless determined generous kind easy-going warm-hearted honest hard-working brave confident devoted helpful independent responsible Review