1、 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela -a modern hero (Reading)Lets enjoy a beautiful song.Theres a hero If you look inside your heart You dont have to be afraidOf what you areTheres an answerIf you reach into your soulAnd the sorrow that you knowWill melt awayAnd then a hero comes alongWith the strength to carry o
2、nAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd youll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in youIts a long roadWhen you face the world aloneNo one reaches out a handFor you to holdYou can find loveIf you search within you
3、rselfAnd the emptiness you felt will disappearWarming up:1.Who is your hero/heroine?2.Who do you admire most in your heart?Why?3.Do you think he/she is a great person?4.What do you think of a hero/heroine?A hero or heroine is someone who is admired for his or her bravery,goodness,or great ability.Ya
4、omingYaomingJordanJordan Are they all great people?Why?A great person is a person who has followed his or her ideas and sacrificed(牺牲牺牲)something so that they could be realized.8Most great people are also famous people,but famous people may not be great people.What adjectives below What adjectives b
5、elow would you use to would you use to describe a great person?describe a great person?And what qualities And what qualities does a great person does a great person have?have?A great personhard-workingintelligentdeterminedgenerouskindbraveconfidentunselfishhelpfulhonestGet on well with othersNever l
6、ose heartBe active in society activitiesDo public service work without payMake great contributions to mankindenergeticpassionate10Great persons are important in a long history.Important persons are important in a certain time.Guessing gameThomas EdisonThomas EdisonKarl MarksKarl MarksShakespeareShak
7、espeareConfuciousConfuciousMadam Madam CurieCuriePremier Premier ZhouZhouWilliam TyndaleWilliam Tyndale(Britain 1494-1536)He wrote the bible in English.Norman BethuneNorman Bethune(Canada 1890-1939)(Canada 1890-1939)He worked in China during World War II.Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen(1890-1925,China)(1890-
8、1925,China)He founded the first Republic in China.He believed in the three principles.GandhiGandhi(1869-1948,India)(1869-1948,India)He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.He helped the black people to get t
9、he same right as white people.Nelson Mandela,South Africa19Nelson MandelaFormer President,African National CongressFormer President of South AfricaNeil ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongHe landed on the He landed on the moon in 1969.moon in 1969.One small step for man,one giant leap formankind is remembered by
10、 all the people in the world.-Neil Armstrong(1930-)22Elias StoryWhats the connection between them?Reading strategies:Make a guess according to the title before reading.Pre-reading Elias storyA.Strangers B.Friends C.Father and son D.Teacher and studentRead fast to prove your guess and get the main id
11、ea.Whats the relationship between them?A.Strangers B.Friends C.Father and son D.Teacher and studentWhat is the general idea of the story?A.the poor life of black people in South Africa.B.the life of Mandela.C.how Mandela helped black people.D.how Elias met Mandela.The story is about _.skimming readi
12、ng strategies:It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.Time Place CharacterseventsIn the middle of 1900sSouth AfricaElias and Mandela How Mandela helped Elias and black people in South Africa.scanningMain ideas of each part.Part IElias life before he met Nelson Mandela.Part
13、 IIThe change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.(Para.3-5)(Para.1-2)Detailed readingRead the story carefully and do some exercises.Step 1 True or False Step 2 Comprehending questions Step 3 Get to know EliasComprehending exercises(True or False)1.Elias went to see Nelson
14、 Mandela when he was in trouble.2.Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.4.Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.6.Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people.5.Elias was willing to blow up government buildings.3.Nelson Ma
15、ndela helped him keep his job.TFTFFTComprehending questions 1.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 Mandel
16、a.Para 4、5）4.Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?（Para 4 )Make a timeline of Elias life.Not all years will have information to be added.1.1940_ A.Elias began school.2.1942_ B.Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela.3.1944_ C.Elias left school.4.1946_ D.Eli
17、as was born.5.1948_ E.Elias helped Mandela blow up some6.1950_ government buildings.7.1952_ F.Elias was a two-year-old baby.8.1954_9.1963_DFACBEA timeline of Elias life and other events in his life.Why did Elias change?Why did Elias change?A.Elias changed himself.A.Elias changed himself.B.Nelson Man
18、dela helped him B.Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.when he was in trouble.C.Nelson MadelaC.Nelson Madelas qualities s qualities influenced him a lot and made him influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white realize to make black and white equal.equal.D.B and C.D.
19、B and C.D DWhat situation were the black people in at that time?no moneycould not get the job they wantedlive in the poorest places where noone could grow food.no right to votealmost no rights at all 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 blow up Discussion:What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?bravery,persistence(坚韧不拔）坚韧不拔）,kindness,determination，belief See you!
