Unit 5 Nelson MandelaUnit 5 Nelson Mandela

----A Modern Hero----A Modern Hero天河区 75 中学 方菲

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Question Discussion :

Do you think they are great?

   Who else do you think is an great person? Why?

Marie Curie ( 1867- 1934 )

Polish scientist in 1903 the Noble Prize for Physics

In 1911 the Noble Prize for Chemistry

Albert Einstein

born in Germany

His theory in physics

the Noble Prize in 1921

lived the rest of his life in the USA

Nelson Mandela

South Africa

Prison

Sun Yat-sen

Republic

Three Principles

William Tyndale

Priest and scholar

the Bible

Neil Alden Armstrong

American pilot , astronaut the moon

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Norman Bethune

World War II

China

Gandhi

peaceful

An important person may be well-known but if he hasn’t gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause, he or she can’t be called a great person.

A great person is one who has followed his or her ideas and sacrificed something so that their ideas could be realized.

What good qualities make a great man?

good qualities

intelligentdetermined

generous

Kind

unselfish

hardworking confidentbrave

Be self-aware,

Make self-perfect

Learn from great people

READING

Elias’ Story

► Tell True or FalseTell True or False

1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. 1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. 2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. 2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. 3. Elias was unable to read or write because 3. Elias was unable to read or write because

he was lazy.he was lazy.4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. 4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. 5. Elias was happy blowing up government 5. Elias was happy blowing up government

building. building. 6. believed that black people were being 6. believed that black people were being

treated as well as white people in South treated as well as white people in South Africa. Africa.

7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a 7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. good way to help black people.

8. The government were happy with Nelson 8. The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. Mandela and the ANC.

FT

FT

F

F

F

F

ReadingReading Ss read and make a timeline of Elias’ life Ss read and make a timeline of Elias’ life

until he met Nelson Mandela.until he met Nelson Mandela.

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19421942 ___________________________ ___________________________

1944 1944 ___________________________ ___________________________

19461946 ___________________________ ___________________________

1948 1948 ___________________________ ___________________________

19501950 ___________________________ ___________________________

19521952 ___________________________ ___________________________

19541954 ________________________________________________

He was born

He was a two years old baby.

He was four years old.

He began school.

He left school.Nelson Mandela opened his law firm.

He was 12 and met Mandela.

He was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

How many parts can the text be divided into?

part Para. Main idea

Part 1

Part 2

1

3

5

The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.

The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

2

Read the text and then try to find the main idea of the text:

The life of Elias changed before and after he met Nelson Mandela, and what Mandela did.

Guiding questionsGuiding questions

1. 1. Why did Elias support Nelson Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?Mandela?

2. What problems did Elias 2. What problems did Elias have?have?

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

4. What would you have done if 4. What would you have done if you were Elias?you were Elias?

DiscussionDiscussion

1. Why did the white people not treat1. Why did the white people not treat black people fairly in South black people fairly in South

Africa?Africa?2. How do you think the white people2. How do you think the white people stopped the black people from stopped the black people from

being treated fairly?being treated fairly?3. Is it right for some people in one 3. Is it right for some people in one

country to treat other people in the country to treat other people in the same country differently? Give a same country differently? Give a reasonreason

Homework

1.Reccite the the passage.2. Preview the passage and

finish the exercise on Page 36.