1. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela
— a modern hero
Reading : Elias’ story

2. How many paragraphs are there? Why do you think so?
The two quotes shouldn’t
be separated from the upper paragraph.

3. Read for general information Para1-2
1.What was Elias and Nelson Mandela?
2.When did Elias visit Nelson Mandela?
3.Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela?
4.What was Elias’ happiest day?

4. ? Read for general information Check the prediction. Why?
Nelson Mandela
Elias
Strangers
Friends
C. Father and son
D. Teacher and student ?

5. How many parts can this text be divided into?Why?
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
The life of Elias’ before he met Nelson Mandela.
The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.(para3)
The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela.

6. Read for detailed information para1-2
Time zone: find out what happened in Elias’ life
1940： Elias was born.
1946: Elias began school.
1948: Elias left school.
1952: Elias was 12 and met Mandela.
1940:
1946:
1948:
1952:

7. Elias’ life His family His schooling The distance to school
Read for detailed information
Elias’ life
His family
His schooling
The distance to school
The chances of work

8. What kind of life did Elias live?
His family
His schooling
The distance to school
The chances of work
poor
little
far
3 kilometres away
few

9. Understand the feeling of Elias :
Q1: How did he feel about his life?
Q2: Did he have any ideas of how to change his poor condition at that time?
sad, hard ,miserable, unhappy, upset ,worried about No

10. 1.He offered guidance to black people.
Words understanding:
1.He offered guidance to black people.
give advice or help

11. Words understanding:
2.He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.
official documents

12. 1.He offered guidance to poor black people .
1.What did Mandela do to help Elias?
1.He offered guidance to poor black people .
2.He told me how to get the correct paper so I could stay in Johannesburg.

13. 1.The greatest numbers of laws stopping their rights and progress
2.Find unequal treatment to
the black people.
Evidences:
1.The greatest numbers of laws stopping their rights and progress
2.Could not vote or choose their leaders
3.Couldn’t get the job they wanted
4.Had to live in the place decided by the white people

14. He felt upset /angry. Understand the feeling of Elias :
3.What was Elias’ feeling towards the situation black people faced?
He felt upset /angry.

15. 4.What did Elias do to change his poor condition at that time?
Joined the ANC Youth organized by Nelson Mandela.
Chose to attack the law
Helped Nelson Mandela blow up some government building to fight for their equal treatment.

16. Took an active part in politics.
Understand the feeling of Elias :
What was Elias’ attitude to the politics ?
Took an active part in politics.
Evidence:
I don’t like violence, but… .
But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people equal.

17. What stopped their rights and progress?
Sentences understanding:
1.The last twenty years have seen the great number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.(para3)
What stopped their rights and progress?
What stage have they reached?
The great number of laws.

18. What position were they?
Sentences understanding:
2.In fact as Nelson Mandela said:”We were put in a position in which we had either to accept or we were important or fight the government? (Para4.)
What position were they?

19. Further understanding
Homework:
Further understanding
What quality do you think Nelson Mandela have? Please give us your reasons.

20. Further understanding
What quality do you think Nelson Mandela have? Please give us your reasons.
friendly , brave
easygoing, warm-hearted, selfless, active, devoted, determined , persistent,

21. Find out the great qualities of Mandela according to the passage.
He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems.
He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.
(Helpful)
(Kind & Intelligent)

22. We were put in 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.
(Brave, Determined & Unselfish)