Unit 5 Nelson Mandela —— a modern hero (warming-up and reading )
Let’s enjoy a beautiful song.
Guess the name of the song
who is the composer
What is the purpose of the composer to write this song?
伊莱亚斯的故事
我的名字叫伊莱亚斯。我是南非的一个穷苦的黑人工人。第一次见到纳尔逊•曼德拉的时候。，是我一生中非常艰难的时期。(当时)我才12岁，那是在1952年，曼德拉是我寻求帮助的一位黑人律师。他为那些穷苦黑人提供法律指导。他十分慷慨地给予我时间，我为此非常感激。
由于我所受的教育很少，所以我需要他的帮助。我六岁开始上学。我仅仅在那里读了两年的学校有三公里远。我不得不辍学，因为我的家庭无法继续支付学费和交通费。我既不太会读，也不怎么会写。几经周折，我才在一家金矿找到一份工作。然而在那个时候，你要想住在约翰内斯堡就非得要有身份证不可。糟糕的是我没有这个证件，因为我不是在那里出生的，我很担心我是不是会失业。
纳尔逊•曼德拉给予我帮助的那一天是我一生中最高兴的日子。他告诉我要想在约翰内斯堡立住脚，应当如何获取所需证件。我对自己的未来又充满了希望。我永远也忘记不了
他对我的恩情。当他组织了非国大青年联盟时，我马上就参加了这个组织。他说：“过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利，阻挡我们的进步，一直到今天，我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。”
他说的是真话。当时黑人没有选举权，他们无权选择他们的领导人。他们不能做自己想要做的工作。他们所能住的城区都是由白人决定的。他们被打发去住的城外地区是南非最贫穷的地区。在那儿，没有人能够种庄稼。事实上，就像纳尔逊•曼德拉所说的：
“……我们被置于这样一个境地：要么我们被迫接受低人一等的现实，要么跟政府作斗争。我们选择向法律进攻。首先我们用和平的方式来破坏法律，而当这种方式也得不到允许时，……只有到这个时候，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。”
事实上，我并不喜欢暴力……但是在1963年的时候，我帮助他炸毁了一些政府大楼。那是很危险的事情，因为如果我被抓住了，可能就会被关进监狱。但是，我乐于帮忙，因为我知道，这是为了实现我们的黑人和白人平等的梦想
Who is he?

Guessing Game
He is a famous director (导演).
2.He is a Chinese.
3.He directed the film Hero.
4.He is the general director of the opening and closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games（奥运会）.
Zhang Yimou
He is an American and died last year.

2. He was one of the founders (创始人) and the CEO (执行总裁) of the Apple (苹果公司).

3.He has changed people’s life.
Steve Jobs
Sun Yat-sen
1.He founded the first Republic in China in 1911after many years’ fighting.
2. He strongly believed in the three principles(三民主义): nationalism; People’s rights; people’s livelihood.
(Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), China
孙中山)
Norman Bethune
1.
He died during World War II.
2.
He saved a lot of soldiers on the battle field.
3.
He worked in China, but he was not Chinese. He was Canadian.
4.
He was a doctor.
Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canada 白求恩
1.He is a Chinese.

2.When there happened something terrible, such as natural disaster, he must be the first political leader(政治领导人) to console (慰问) the suffering people.
3.He is our premier (总理).
Wen Jiabao
famous people are those who are well-known and work harder and make a huge success.
great people are those who devote their life to helping others and usually have important influence in the world.
In my opinion…

What is a great person?
I think …
As far as I am concerned
A great person is someone
who devotes himself to helping others.
I feel that…
What qualities (品质) do you think a great person should have?
qualities
of the great
people
determined
brave
confident
warm-hearted
responsible
selfless
honest
reliable
generous
kind
easy-going
hard-working
devoted
helpful
independent
Nelson MandelaSouth Africa
1.He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.

2. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.

3.He was the first black president (总统) in South Africa.
New words and expressions
2.guidance
3.legal
5.out of work
7.hopeful
8.Youth League
9.passbook
10.stage
11.vote
13.attack
15.blow up
16.as a matter of fact
17.equal
1.lawyer
4.fee
14.violence
律师
指导，领导
法律的
费，酬金
失业
有希望的
青年团
身份证
阶段， 舞台
选举
攻击
暴力
爆炸
事实上
相等的，平等的
Elias’ Story
Reading
What’s the relationship between them?
Reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading.
Pre-reading
Elias’ story
Strangers
Friends
C. Father and son
D. Teacher and student
?
Read fast to prove your guess and get the main idea.
1.What’s the relationship between Mandela and Elias?
Strangers B. Friends
C. Father and son D. Teacher and student
2.What is the general idea of the story?
the poor life of black people in South Africa.
the life of Mandela.
how Mandela helped black people.
how Elias met Mandela.
The story is about __________ .
skimming
step1
Part 1
（para ）
Part 2
（para ）
Divide the whole passage into two parts and grasp the main idea for each part.
1-2
3-5
The life of Elias ________ (after/before) he met Nelson Mandela.

The life of Elias________ (after/before) he met Nelson Mandela .
before
after
Step2 Fast reading
Step 3 .Scanning and inferring(推测)  Get to know Elias
Elias’ life
Elias was born
Elias began to go to school
Elias left school
Elias met Mandela
Elias helped Nelson blow up some government buildings
Elias was a two-year-old baby
1.Elias went to see Nelson mandela when he
was in trouble.
2.Elias left school because the school was too
far from his home.
3.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.
4.Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined
the ANC Youth League.
5.Elias was willing to blow up government
buildings.
6.Nelson Mandela thought violence was a
good way to help black people.
Careful reading ：true or false?
F
T
T
T
F
F
Step4
What disadvantages did Elias have in finding a job?

(poor education; no passbook to live in Johannesburg )
Questions:
Step5:
2. How were black people treated that time?
3. Why was Elias happy to help Mandela?
could not vote or choose their leaders, could not get the jobs they wanted ,
lived in the poorest parts of South Africa.
achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.
4. Is it right to treat others badly for the color of skin , eyes or the race（种族) one belongs to? Give a reason.
No, because there is nothing one can do to change or improve the situation.
5. What do we call it when some people are badly treated because of their race ?
racial discrimination 种族歧视
Discussion:
1.What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?
bravery,
persistence (坚韧不拔）,
kindness,
determination，
belief… …
Step6:
2. What kind of person are you?
Homework
1. Write an article about a great person who you admire.
2. Memorize new words and phrases.
Thanks for your coming
Bye-bye!