unit 5 nelson mandela - a modern hero (reading) let’s enjoy a beautiful song
TRANSCRIPT
There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraidOf what you areThere's 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 like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in youIt's 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 disappear
Warming 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.
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?
Discussion
What qualities do you think a great person should have?
Something typical of a person
or thing;characteristic n.
Great person
smart
modest
unselfishwarm-hearted
confident
determined
active
honest
brave
persistent
Make great contributions to people
Never lose heart when in great trouble
Be willing to do public service
be active in society activities
Sun Yat-sen
(1890-1925,China)
He founded the first Republic in China .He believed in the three principles.
Matin Luther King
He was a great political leader in the USA. He fought for black people to get the same rights in the USA. He made a great speech “I have a dream”.
DiscussionOf these six persons,who do you
think are the great persons or are just important persons? Why? Work in pairs and give your opinions.
You can use these sentence structures:
1. Who do you think…? Why do you think so? What’s your opinion?
2. I agree\don’t agree. I prefer… I am afraid…
New words and expressions
2.law 法律 3.advise4.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
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.
a great person
A great person is one whohas followed his ideas and gave up something to realize his dream.
What’s the connection between them?
Reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading.
Pre-reading Elias’ story
A.Strangers
B. Friends
C. Father and son
D. Teacher and student
Read fast to prove your guess and get the main idea.
What’s the relationship between them?A.Strangers B. Friends
C. Father and son D. Teacher and student
What 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
reading strategies :
It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.
Time
Place
Characters
events
In the middle of 1900s
South Africa
Elias and Mandela
How Mandela helped Elias and black people in South Africa.
scanning
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)
Detailed reading
Read the story carefully and do some exercises.
•Step 1 True or False•Step 2 Get to know Elias
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
Write out the right order according to what happened to Elias in the following years.
1. 1940___ A. Elias began school.2. 1942___ B. Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela.3. 1946___ C. Elias left school.4. 1948___ D. Elias was born.5. 1952___ E. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings.6. 1963___ F. Elias was a two-year-old baby.
DF
ACB
E
A timeline of Elias’ life and other events in his life.
What was Elias’ change?
I was worried about whether I would be out of work.
I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white equal.
Why did Elias change?
A. Elias changed himself.
B. Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.
C. Nelson Madela’s qualities influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white equal.
D. B and C.D
What situation were the black
people in at that time?
no money
could not write or read
out of work
no right to vote
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
Discussion:
What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?
bravery, persistence ( 坚韧不拔) ,kindness, determination ,belief 。。。。
Retell Elias’ story
Before meeting Mandela (Group 1 & 2)
born began school leave
got a job worried about out of work
After meeting Mandela (Group 3 & 4)
get … stay … joined the ANC Youth League
blow up put in prison happy
realize our dream
Match the explanations with new words in Match the explanations with new words in Unit5Unit5
A truth or belief that is accepted as a base for reasoning or action n._______
• An act of making a choice or decision on a matter by means of voting n.______
• Rough treatment; use of physical force on others n._______
• The same in size, number, value, rank, etc. v._________
• A sum of money paid for professional services to a
doctor, lawyer, private school, etc n.________
principleprinciple
votevote
violence
equal
fee
•You will do sth and are ready to do that a. ______
•Always doing new things a.__________
•Feel discouraged ,hopeless, phrasal verb ___________
•Have a serious problem phrasal verb __________
•A desire for political independence or a great love for one’s country n. _________
•A period of life before being a fully mature adult_____
willingwilling
activeactive
lose heartlose heart
in troublein trouble
nationalism
youth
•A group of people,clubs joined together n.________
•part of process,a period,a platform in a theatre n.______
•agree to take sth or to do sth v.________
•Destroy by explosion phrasal verb. ________ .
•Great fear,sth that makes people frightened n. ________
•sth you get after you have done sth useful n.v.______
•The person who has the highest position in a republic country, in an organization. n. _______
•A person who has committed crime n. _______
•A judge states in a court their punishment v. ________
league
stage
acceptaccept
blow up
terrorterror
rewardreward
presidentpresident
criminalcriminal
sentencesentence
Ex. 1 of Learning about Language
Alternative expressions Words and expressions from the text
group of people organized for a special purpose
feel hopeless
lose one’s job
brave man
In fact
league
lose heart
out of work
hero
as a matter of fact
Word-consolidation
have some difficult problems
be taken to prison
some time
be ready to
money paid for going to school
tell somebody what to do
go on
in trouble
put in prison
period
willing
fees
advise
continue
always doing new things
what people to in a war
a yellow metal for making a ring
agree to take
go against a law
quiet and calm
active
fight
gold
accept
break the law
peaceful
When Elias lost his job and was __________, his wife was very unhappy. She knew this means he was _________ when all she wanted was a _______ life with enough money every month. She tried to _______ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to ______ that in South Africa black people were not as important as white people. But he was willing to _______ the fight and help Nelson Mandela with equal rights for black people. For a ______ time she felt helpless and ________, but Elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people worked and played together.
out of work
in troublepeaceful
adviseaccept
continue
periodlost heart
★ Summary & homework
1. Tell something about Mandela to your partner in your own words.
2.Read “ Notes to the text” for U5 ( P84-86).
3. Find out the difficult sentences
There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraidOf what you areThere's 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 like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in youIt's 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 disappear