Unit 5 Nelson MandelaUnit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero—a modern heroPeriod 2 Reading a famous person: a great person:Pre-reading Jay Chou Mao ZedongA famous person is a well-known person who works harder at their jobs and makes a huge success.A great person is one who has followed their ideas and made a great contribution( 贡献 ) to human beings. ELIAS’ STORYELIAS’ STORYTime zone: Please find out more information about Elias and fill in the form. 19401942194419461948195019521954Elias was born.Elias was a two years old baby.Elias was four years old.Elias began school.Elias left school.Elias worked in a gold mine.Nelson Mandela opened his law firm.Elias was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.1.What disadvantages did Elias have in finding a job?2.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?3.What problems did the black people like Elias have?4.Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?Pair work: Discuss the following questions with your partners and give your answers. Group work: Discuss the following questions and try to present your own views. 1. How did the new government in South Africa treat the white people? 2. 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. Text structure analysis:Q 1: How many parts can the text be divided into? Give the general idea of each part.Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-2) The life of Elias before he met Mandela.Part 2 (Paragraphs 3-5) The change of Elias’ life after he met Mandela and what Mandela did.Q 2: What can we learn from Mandela according to the text? (helpful, kind, intelligent, brave &determined) Text summary Elias could not … to study at school and had to find … in a gold mine, but he … about being … without a …. Luckily, Mandela … Elias to … for the passbook. At that time, … in South Africa were put … in which they had either to … they were less important or … the Government. As a follower of Mandela, Elias … some government buildings in 1963 and later on was …. As …, Elias didn’t like…, and his dream was to … black and white people …. Homework:• 1. Write a passage about the text based on the oral practice in class.• 2. Find out some attributive clauses in the text.
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