1. Unit 5
Nelson Mandela
- a modern hero

2. Period 1
Warming up
and reading

3. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with correct words
Task 1 Listening
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with correct words

4. And then a ____ comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can _____ So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the ____ That a ____ lies in you
hero
Hero
There's a ____ If you look inside your ____ You don't have to be ____
Of what you are There's an ____ If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away
hero
heart
afraid
survive
answer
truth
hero

5. Who is your hero/heroine?
Task 2 Free Talk
Who is your hero/heroine?
Why?

6. Jay Chow a popular Taiwanese musician
good at singing the songs in a low and unclear way that most of us can’t distinguish what he is singing.

7. Yao Ming
a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association
He is excellent in his field and has won a lot of honors

8. Andy Lau
Bruce Lee

9. Chris Lee
Crystal

10. Are they all great people?
Why?
Most great people are also famous people, but famous people may not be great people.

11. Zhou Enlai Lincoln The 16th U.S. president
Reunificate (统一） the north and south of America
Eliminate slavery （废除奴隶制）
One of the main founders of Chinese
PLA
Served as prime minister for 26 years
Contribute his life-long effort to his country and people
Zhou Enlai
Lincoln

12. Thomas Edison Karl Marks
The founder of scientific socialism, the international proletariat mentor 国际无产阶级导师
Famous works Das Kapital 《资本论》
One of the greatest inventors in history
Has more than 1300 inventions during his life
Most important inventions: lamps, movies, generators ect.
Thomas Edison
Karl Marks

13. Confucious Madam Curie A great female scientist
Research on the phenomenon of radioactivity放射性 found two radioactive elements polonium镭 and radium钋
Win two Nobel prize
The earliest of ancient China's greatest writers, historians, philosophers, educators, politicians
The founder of our country's first private school in history
The first literary work "The Book of Songs”
Confucious
Madam Curie

14. Of these six people, who do you think is the greatest
Of these six people, who do you think is the greatest? Give your reasons.
In my opinion, …is the greatest person.
The reasons are as follows,
First of all, he is warmhearted…
Besides, he serves the people heart and soul…
Lastly,…

15. Try to guess the name of the person accoding to the description
Task 3 Guessing game
Try to guess the name of the person accoding to the description

16. He fought against the German Nazis and
Guess
Norman Bethune
He fought against the German Nazis and
Japanese invaders during World War II
He saved many Chinese soldiers.
He is a Canadian

17. He founded the first Republic in China in 1911.
Guess
Sun Yat-sen
He founded the first Republic in China in 1911.
He strongly believed in the three principles:
nationalism; people’s rights; people’s
livelihood.
He is a Chinese.

18. He fought for his country to be free from the UK.
Guess
Mohandas Gandhi
He fought for his country to be free from the UK.
He fought in a peaceful way.
He is an Indian.

19. 1.He was chosen as the first black president of South Africa.
2.He was put into prison for 28 years because he fought for black people.
3. He was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Nelson Mandela

20. He was American, and he was the first man to land on the
Moon in July 1969.
Neil Armstrong
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
登月对于个人来说是迈出了一小步,但是对整个人类来说却是跨出了一大步.

21. √ √ √ √ 〤 famous/important or great? Sun Yat-sen Norman Bethune
Mohandas Gandhi √
Neil Armstrong
Nelson Mandela
famous/important or great? √ 〤

22. Try to get more information of Nelson Mandela
Task 4 Pre-reading
Try to get more information of Nelson Mandela

23. Nelson Mandela
Former President of South Africa
He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.
( )
He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people.

24. Nelson Mandela What’s the connection between them?
Reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading.
What’s the connection between them?
Nelson Mandela
Elias
Strangers
Friends
C. Father and son
D. Teacher and student

25. What’s the relationship between them?
Read fast to prove your guess.
What’s the relationship between them?
Strangers B. Friends
C. Father and son D. Teacher and student

26. Task 5 Reading

27. What is the general idea of the story? The story is about __________ .
skimming
What is the general idea of the story? The story is about __________ .
the poor life of black people in South Africa.
the life of Mandela.
how Mandela helped black people.
how Elias met Mandela.

28. How many parts can the text be divided into
How many parts can the text be divided into? Give the general idea of each part.
Paragraph 1-2 The way of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.
Part I
Paragraph 3-5 The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.
Part II

29. It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.
In the middle of 1900s
Time
Place
Characters
events
South Africa
Elias and Mandela
How Mandela helped Elias and black people in South Africa.

30. Careful Reading True or False
1.Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. T
2.Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. F
3.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. T
4.Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League. T
5. Elias was willing to blow up government
buildings. T
6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people. F

31. Time zone: please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years?
1940:
1942:
1944:
1946:
1948:
1950:
1952:
1954:
Elias was born.
Elias was a two years old baby.
Elias was four years old.
Elias began school.
Elias left school.
Nelson Mandela opened his law firm.
Elias was 12 and met Mandela.
Elias was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

32. Comprehending questions
Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela?
（ Para 2)
2. What did Mandela do to help black people?
(Four main points in Para1 、3、4、5）
3. What was Elias’ attitude towards the unfair
situation black people faced? How do you know?
（He agreed with Nelson Mandela. Para 4、5）
4. Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?
（Para 4 )

33. What was Elias’ change?
I worried about whether I would become out of work.
I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white equal.

34. D Why did Elias change? A. Elias changed himself.
B. Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.
C. Nelson Madela’s qualities influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white equal.
D. B and C. D

35. What situation were the black
people in at that time?
no money
almost no rights at all
could not get the job they wanted
live in the poorest places where no
one could grow food.
no right to vote

36. How did Mandela help Elias and other black people ?
He opened a black law firm.
He organized the ANC Youth League.
He broke the law in a peaceful way first.
He blew up some government buildings

37. Discussion: bravery, persistence (坚韧不拔）, kindness, determination，
What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?
bravery,
persistence (坚韧不拔）,
kindness,
determination，
belief… …

38. Talking According to the questions, try to find:
What kind of person are your partner?
What qualities does your partner have?
Do you think he will become a great person in the future? 38

39. Homework Retell Elia’s story Before meeting Mandela (Group 1 & 2)
born began school leave
got a job worried about out of work
After meeting Mandela (Group 3 & 4)
get … stay … joined the ANC Youth League
blow up put in prison happy
realize our dream

40. See you!