Unit 5 Nelson Mandela

— A modern hero

Jin Xiaoling

Minhou No.4 Middle School

Look at the sentences Look at the sentences and pictures of some and pictures of some important or great people important or great people and try to guess who and try to guess who they are .they are .

Guessing Game:

Sun Yat-sen

1.He founded the first Republic in China in 1911after many years’fighting.2. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; People’s rights; people’s livelihood.3.He is thought as the Chinese people’s “ Father of the Nation.

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

1. He was born on July 3rd ,1983 in Putuo Shanghai China.

2. He is 1.83 meters tall and 74 kg.

3.He runs fastest and got the medal of 100m hurdles in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Liu Xiang

1.He is the richest man in the world now.2.He set up Microsoft Company and makes his own software.

Bill.Gates

1.He was born in Germany.

2. His theory is in Physics.

3. He won the Nobel Prize in 1921.

Albert Einstein

Nelson Mandela(1918- ), 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.

Great Person

Do you think a great

person is far away from us ?

Elias’s Story

Great personOrdinary person

Fast Reading

Part1 Paragraph ( ) the life of Elias’ life

before he met Nelson

Mandela

Part2 Paragraph ( ) the change of Elias’ life

after he met Nelson Mandela

and what Mandela did

1-2

3-5

Please read the text quickly and divide the partsPlease read the text quickly and divide the parts according to the main ideas.according to the main ideas.

Further Reading

1940 ….

1946 ….

1948 ….

1952 ….

1963 ….

He was born

He began school

He left schoolHe was 12 and met

Mandela

Biography( 人物 传记）

The time of orderThe time of order

He helped Mandela He helped Mandela blow up some blow up some

government buildingsgovernment buildings

Please try to finish timeline of Elias’ life.Please try to finish timeline of Elias’ life.

Please read the text carefully and finish the True or False Please read the text carefully and finish the True or False questions and tell why.questions and tell why.

1. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. ( ) 1. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. ( )

2. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. (2. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. ( ) )

3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. ( ) 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. ( )

4. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings.4. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. ( ( ) )

5. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated 5. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa.as well as white people in South Africa. ( ) ( )

6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to 6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. help black people.

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Questions:Questions:

1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?

-----Group1

2.What problems did the black people like Elias have?

-------Group2

3.Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it? -------Group3

4.What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? -------Group 4

1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?(Group1)

Because Nelson Mandela used to help him in Johannesburg. And Elias joined the ANC Youth League which was organized by Nelson Mandela.

Possible answers:Possible answers:

2. What problems did the black

people like Elias have?(Group2)

Black people had no vote and could not choose who ruled them. The parts of town where they lived were places decided by white people. They could not get jobs they wanted. The places they were the poorest areas in South Africa. No one could grow food there.

3. Why did he support

violence when he did

not agree with it?(Group3)

Because he wanted to realize

their dream of making black and white people equal.

4. What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?(Group4) Helpfulness Bravery( 勇敢） Persistence （坚持不懈） Kindness （亲切，仁慈 ) Determination （坚定）

Discussion:Discussion:

How to be a great person?

( First, a group of 3-4 students

discuss together.

Second, the group leader make a brief report of your group’s discussion. )

How to make a great person?

Do their best

set up an aim

insist on what they pursue

Never lose heart when in great trouble

never give up

PracticePractice

1.Group of people organized for a special purpose

2.Feel hopeless

3.Lose one’s job4.Brave man5.In fact6.some difficult

problems7.Be taken to prison

Out of work

In trouble

league

Put in prison

Lose hope

As a matter of fact

hero

AssignmentAssignment

• 1.Find out the useful words 1.Find out the useful words and expressions in the text. and expressions in the text.

• 2.Write a passage on hero.2.Write a passage on hero.