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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — A modern hero. Jin Xiaoling Minhou No.4 Middle School. Guessing Game:. Look at the sentences and pictures of some important or great people and try to guess who they are. Sun Yat-sen.
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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — A modern hero Jin Xiaoling Minhou No.4 Middle School
Guessing Game: Look at the sentences and pictures of some important or great people and try to guess who they are .
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.
Yao Ming 1.He comes from Shanghai,China. 2.He is the best basketball player in our country. 3..He enters the NBA in America.
Liu Xiang • 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.
Bill.Gates 1.He is the richest man in the world now. 2.He set up Microsoft Company and makes his own software.
Albert Einstein 1.He was born in Germany. 2. His theory is in Physics. 3. He won the Nobel Prize in 1921.
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 Elias Nelson Mandela Ordinary person Great person
Fast Reading Please read the text quickly and divide the parts according to the main ideas. 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
Further Reading Please try to finish timeline of Elias’ life. 1940 …. 1946 …. 1948 …. 1952 …. 1963 …. Biography(人物 传记) He was born He began school He left school The time of order He was 12 and met Mandela He helped Mandela blow up some government buildings
Please read the text carefully and finish the True or False questions and tell why. 1. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. ( ) T 2. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. () F T 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. ( ) 4. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. ( ) F 5. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa. ( ) F 6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. ( F )
Questions: • 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
Possible answers: • 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.
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.
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: 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? Never lose heart when in great trouble insist on what they pursue Do their best never give up set up an aim
Practice 1.Group of people organized for a special purpose Out of work In trouble 2.Feel hopeless league 3.Lose one’s job Put in prison 4.Brave man 5.In fact Lose hope 6.some difficult problems As a matter of fact hero 7.Be taken to prison
Assignment • 1.Find out the useful words and expressions in the text. • 2.Write a passage on hero.