1. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela- a modern hero 三明九中 韩小芳 (Reading)

2. Jay Zhou Yaoming

3. A questionnaire: What kind of person are you?

4. Do you always help others? Do you help others with their work if they ask you? Do you get on well with your classmates? Are you willing to do public service work without pay? Are you active in school activities? Do you easily lose heart when you are in trouble?

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

6. Great person smart modest unselfish warm-hearted confident determined active honest brave persistent

7. Do you have the qualities to be a great person?

8. William Tyndale (Britain 1494-1536) He wrote the bible in English.

9. Norman Bethune (Canada 1890-1939) He worked in China during World War II.

10. Sun Yat-sen (1890-1925,China) He founded the first Republic in China.He believed in the three principles.

11. Gandhi (1869-1948,India) He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.

12. Are they all great people? Why?

13. Great persons are important in a long history. Important persons are important in a certain time.

14. Neil Armstrong He landed on the moon in 1969

15. Nelson Mandela Former President, African National Congress Former President of South Africa

16. 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.

17. Elias’ Story Reading :

18. New words and expressions 2.law 法律 3.advise 4.continue 继续 6.gold 黄金 7.worry about 8.out of work 9.Youth League 青年团 10.passbook 11.stage 舞台 12.vote 选举 13.position 位置 15.accept 接受 16.blow up 17.as a matter of fact 18.put … in prison 投入监狱 19.equal 1.period 5.fee 14.violence

19. How many parts can we divide the text into?

20. Main ideas of each part. 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)

21. Listen to the tape,and fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.

22. Comprehending exercises (True or False) 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. 5.Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. 6.Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people. 7.The government were happy with Mandela and the ANC. 4.Nelson Mandela helped Elias keep his job. F T F F F F T

23. A timeline of Elias’ life and other events in his life. 1940: 1946: 1948: 1952: 1963: He was born.... He left school He was 12 and met Mandela. He began school He helped blow up some government buildings.

24. What situation were the black people in at that time?

25. Discussion: What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? (bravery, persistence, kindness, determination)

26. Language points

27. *fight against/with… 为反对 … 而斗争, 和 … 作斗争 eg: to fight for their rights. eg: to fight against/with difficulties. eg: England fought against/with Germany. fight: *fight for… 为 … 而战斗

28. prison *be in prison 坐牢 *be in the prison 在监狱里 eg. He told me that he had been in prison for three years. *put sb in prison 把 … 投入监狱 eg: The robber has been put in prison.

29. eg: I received his invitation but I didn’t accept it. … we were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, …

30. The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress. eg: Yesterday saw a terrible car accident in front of the school.

31. More information about Nelson Mandela http://www. news.xinhua net.com http:// www. anc.org.za

32. Homework Read “ Notes to the text” for U5 ( P84-86). Write a short passage about Nelson Mandela. * *