Period 2 Reading I

Period 2 Reading I Unit 5 Nelson Mandela----a modern hero Period 1&2: 幻灯片9-31页

I.Pre-task Game : Can you guess? Who is my hero/heroine? Why do I admire him/her most?

Warming up-II-----sharing (1m) I.Pre-task ?

What outstanding qualities do they have in common?

Warming up-III----discussion (2m) What qualities make a great person? never give up intelligent help others pay more time Never lose heart when in great trouble insist on what they pursue do your best get on well with others set up an aim be active in society activities Be willing to do public service

Summary As a great person, he or she should help others, get on well with others, be willing to do public service, be active in society activities and never lose heart when he or she is in great trouble and so on.

1.He was chosen as the first black president of South Africa. 2.He was sentenced to imprisonment because he fought for black people. a modern hero 3. He was given the Nobel Prize for peace in 1993.

Task cycle Ⅱ Pre-reading----prediction(1m) What’s the connection between them? ? Elias Nelson Mandela

Pre-reading Elias Nelson Mandela Elias’ story reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading. What’s the connection between them? • Strangers • Friends • C. Father and son • D. Teacher and student

Ⅲ While-reading SkimmingRead the passage quickly and choose the main idea of this passage. A. A woman traveled alone to the North Pole to celebrate her 50th birthday. B. A woman made a solo travel to Antarctica when she was 60. C. Penguins are the only animal species living in Antarctica.

Reading-----scanning (3m) Read the Para1-2and fill in the chart 1940: 1942: 1944: 1946: 1948: 1950: 1952: 1954: Time zone Time zone: find out what happened in Elias’ life 1942: 1944: 1946: Elias began school. 1948: Elias left school. 1950: 1952: Elias was 12 and met Mandela. 1954:

Intensive reading They had no . They couldn’t get they wanted. They had to live in . vote • What problems did the black people like Elias have at that time? jobs the poorest areas Mandela told him the correct papers so that he could keep his job. how to get 2.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? the ANC Youth League He joined . He helped Mandela some government buildings. 3.How did he support Mandela? blow up

Close reading How many parts can the text be divided into? Give the general idea of each part. Part I Paragraph 1-2 The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. Paragraph 3-5 The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. Part II

Language focus (I).Appreciation of good sentences • The time when I first met Nelson Mandela, was a very difficult period of my life. • After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. • Only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.

(II).Analysis of difficult sentences • The last thirty years have the seen greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. • We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government. The last thirty years have theseen greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government.

Retell the passage in third person with the help of the following words. Elias black worker South Africa at the age of 12 little education difficulties Mandela with sb’s help moved kindness Elias’ time life for the blacks hard rights choose ANC Youth League equal rights unequally join peaceful way law dream violence with violence not allow

Discussion (4m) Students discuss the following question in groups of four. After the discussion, the representatives from each group present your views. Is it fair to treat others badly for things they cannot change, like the color of skin or eyes or the race one belong to? Give a reason.

Discussion 2: 1.Who helps you most in your life? 2.What kind of person is he or she? 3.How he or she influences you?

Model Elias was a _______worker in South Africa. He just received _______education when he was young. So he had some difficulties in his work. When he was at the age of 12, he met _________and solved his problems with his help. He was greatly moved by his kindness. During Elias’ time, life for the black_______ was hard. They had no rights to choose and were treated____________. black little Mandela people unequally

So when Mandela ___________the ANC Youth League to fight ____the equal rights of the blacks, Elias ________it as soon as he could. At first they tried some ________way to ______the law but it was not allowed. As a result, they had to answer violence with ________to realize their dream of making black and white people_______. organized for joined peaceful break violence equal

Homework Surf the Internet to find more information about Nelson Mandela and you are expected to present it to your peer in the next class.

Period 2 Reading I