1、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 onAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel
2、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 yourselfAnd the emptiness you felt will disappearUnit 5Unit 5Nelson Mandela a
3、modern heroHe fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.He helped the black people to get the same right as white people.3Do you know him?Nelson Mandela a modern heroFormer President of African National Congress(ANC)Former President of South AfricaHe fought for the black people
4、and was in prison for thirty years.He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people.Elias StoryReadingFast ReadingReading strategy 1 It is a story,so we should find out the essential items in a story:when,where,who and what.Please look through the passage and find out them.When
5、Where WhoWhat(the main idea)In the middle of 1900sSouth AfricaElias and Mandela Four essential items of the storyThe text is mainly about_.A.the poor life of black people in South Africa B.the life of Mandela C.Elias life and how Mandela helped black people D.how Elias met MandelaDetailed ReadingRea
6、ding strategy 2 Before reading,please look through the tasks,then read part by part.While reading,youd better underline some key words or sentences.The story can be divided into two parts.Please make sure how to divide.two partsElias Life before meeting MandelaThe change of Elias life and What Mande
7、la didPart(Para1-2)Part(Para3-5)Elias life before meeting MandelaRead part 1 and then do the tasks:1.Fill in the blanks.Information of EliasElias problemHe was a poor _ worker.He needed to get a _ because he wanted to continue doing his work.blackpassbook1.Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he wa
8、s in trouble.2.Elias left school because 3.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.2.True or false questions.not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare.my family couldthe school wastoo far from his home.Black peoples situation at that timeRead part 2 and then do the tasks:1.Fill in the blan
9、ks.They had no money.They couldnt _.They couldnt get _ they wanted.They were sent to live in _.votejobsthe poorest areasElias life after meeting MandelaMandelas helphis support for MandelaMandela told him how to get the _ _ so that he could keep his job.He joined the_.He helped Mandela _ _ some gove
10、rnment buildings.ANC Youth Leagueblow upcorrect papers1.Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.2.Elias was willing to blow up government buildings.3.Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.2.True or false questions.Elias does not like violence,but
11、 in 1963 he helped Nelson Mandela blow up some government buildings.1940:_1946:_1948:_1952:_ 1963:_ _Comprehending1.Make a timeline about Elias life.Elias was born.Elias began school.Elias left school.Elias went to Mandela for advice.Elias helped Mandela to blow up some government buildings.2.Choose
12、 the best answers:2.Choose the best answers:1.Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela?A.Because he was in prison at that time and he wanted Nelson Mandela to save him.B.Because he needed legal help from Nelson Mandela to keep his job.C.Because he knew Nelson Mandela before.D.Because he wanted to join the
13、 ANC Youth League.2 What did Mandela do to help black people?A.Mandela help black people to organize ANC Youth League.B.Mandela helped black people by offering them food and jobs.C.Mandela helped black people by giving them passbooks.D.Mandela helped black people by offering guidance to them on lega
14、l problems.3 What was Elias attitude towards the unfair situation black people faced?A.Elias felt upset/angry about the unfair situation black people faced.B.Elias was indifferent(漠不关心漠不关心)to the unfair situation black people faced.C.Elias thought black people should be badly treated.D.The passage d
15、oesnt tell us this.4.Why did Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?A.Nelson Mandela thought violence was the best way to deal with everything.B.Nelson Mandela liked violence.C.Nelson Mandela turned to violence because he felt there was no way of changing this unfair situation
16、.D.Nelson Mandela hated white people,so he applied violence.5.How did Mandela help Elias and other black people?A.He opened a black law firm.B.He organized the ANC Youth League.C.He broke the law in a peaceful way first,then answered violence with violence when that was not allowed.D.All of the abov
17、e.Elias was a black worker in _.He just received a little _ when he was young.So he had some _ in his work.When he was 12,he met Nelson Mandela,with whose help Elias solved his _.He was moved by his _ deeds.During Elias time,life for black people was hard.They had no rights to _ and were treated une
18、qually.So when Mandela organized the _ to fight for the _ of the blacks,Elias _ it as soon as he could.They had to answer violence with _ to realize their dream of making black and white people _.ConsolidationSum up the main idea of the passage:Sum up the main idea of the passage:South Africaeducati
19、ondifficultiesproblemskindvoteANC Youth Leagueequal rightsjoinedviolenceequalDiscussionWhat qualities(品质品质)can we learn about Nelson Mandela from the text?Is he a great person?helpfulness,bravery,persistence(坚韧不拔坚韧不拔),kindness,determination，devotion Is your hero/heroine a great person?What kind of p
20、erson can be called a great person?A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others.We should learn from them forever.Homeworkl1.Surf the Internet to find more information about Nelson Mandela.l2.Read the quotes from Nelson Mandela on page 34 and try to explain the quotes in your own words.
