Elias had a life that was very common to many people who helped Nelson and fought for the equality of the blacks

Nelson Mandel spent 30 years in prison fighting for equality for black people in South Africa.

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela--- a modern hero

ReadingELIAS’ STORY

Look at the title of the passage:

ELIAS’ STORY

Try to predict:

What is the text about and how is the information organized?

Discussion of text structure:

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.

Write out the right order according to what happened to Elias in the following years.

ELIAS’ STORY

It is about ________________ and the information is organized in_______________.

Elias’ life and what Nelson Mandela did

the order of time

Elias’ lifetimeline

1940

1942

1946

1948

1952

1963

Elias’ life ______he met Nelson Mandela.

The _______of Elias’ life _______he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

How many parts can the text be divided into? And what’s the main idea of each part.

Part 1: Paragraphs 1-2

before

Part 2: Paragraphs 3-5

changeafter

Read the passage and finish the multiple choices below and tell the reason.1.Why did Elias think the day when he

met Mandela was one of the happiest days in his life?

A. Because he admired Mandela too much.

B. Because it was to change his life.

C. Because Mandela gave him a job.

D. Because he was able to join the ANC.

2.We can infer from the passage that Mandela was strongly against _______.

A. being rich

B. setting up a free country

C. being treated unfairly

D. freedoms of the slaves.

3. What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?

A. Bravery.

B. Kindness.

C. Determination

D. All of the above.

An introduction of a person

What do we write about a person?

Place of birth

Appearance/ looking

Name

Characters/qualities

Date of birth

Education / schooling

Interest / Hobbies

Praise/Evaluation

Achievements

Brainstorm

What to write about a person?

Guess:

WHO WAS HE?

1.他出生于 1918 年 7 月 19 日。他是南非的民族英雄。

2.他是伊莱亚斯寻求帮助过的黑人律师。

3.他组织了非国大青年联盟。

4.经过多年的战争，他使得国民享有与白人平等的权力。

5.1993 年他获得了诺贝尔和平奖。

Use the skills you have learned about describing a person with time order and decide who he was.

He was born on July 19,1918. He was a folk hero for South African blacks.

He was the black lawyer to whom Elias went for advice

He organized the African National Congress (ANC) and helped found its influential Youth League.

He shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with South Africa’s president.

After many years’ hard struggle he helped his people get the same rights as white people in his country.

Nelson Nelson MandelaMandela

Guess:

WHO IS HE?

He is a great computer engineer.

He and his wife set up a fund to improve global health and education.

After graduation from high school, he entered Harvard,

He became one of the wealthiest men in America in his thirties.

He is well-known for his kindness.

Bill Gates

where he dropped out in 1975 to spend his time writing programs.

He was presented with a KBE( 爵士勋衔 ) in 2004.

Guess:

WHO IS HE?

He has a gift for music

He was born in Taiwan. He is popular among young people.

At the age of 21, he was able to release his firstrecord.

He has a wish that he could receive a Grammy Award one day.

He is famous for his R&B music. He has starred in a few movies.

One of his record was named after his mother.

Jay Jay ChouChou

and began to learn to play musical instruments when he was a little boy.

Guess:

WHO IS HE?

Though now just in his twenties, he is already an international sparkling star.

He was born in a sporting family.

He is now 2.26 meters tall and 134 kg in weight.

He is regarded as the best basketball player in China.

He joined Shanghai basketball team in 1997 and became a member of China national team in 1998.

Yao MingYao Ming

He is nicknamed “The Little giant”

He became the third Chinese player in NBA history in1998.

Guess:

WHO IS HE?

He was born in Liaoning Province.

He joined the PLA when he

was 18 years old.

He attended the College of the PLA Air Force in 1987

He was the first man in China who was sent into outer space in Shenzhen 5,

Yang LiweiYang Liwei

which made China the third country to independently send people into space.

and graduated with a Bachelor's degree.

Please draw a conclusion of what you have learned in this class .

1. Please find out the useful expressions in the text .

2. Use the writing skills you have learned about describing a person with the order of time to write an introduction of a famous person.

Useful expressions 1. 乐意做某事 2. 无偿的 3. 在…活跃 4. 失去信心 5. 处在不幸中 6. 为…而死 7. 与…做斗争 8 . 信仰…

1be willing to do 2without pay3be active in 4lose heart5be in trouble 6die for7fight against 8believe in

9. 放弃… 10. 为…而战11. 坐牢 12. 开黑人律师事务所13. 就…方面给建议 14. 三公里远15. 在做…后 16 金矿

9give up 10fight for11be in prison 12 open a black

law firm 13advise on 14be three

kilometers away15after doing 16a gold mine

17 担心… 18 失业19 违法 20 以暴制暴21 爆炸 22 事实上23 被关进监狱

17be worried about

18be out of work19break the law 20answer

violence with violence

21blow up22as a matter of

fact23be put in prison

23 被关进监狱 24 被阻止做某事25 自我感觉良好 26 受到较好的教

育27 上台 28 建立29 被判处…

23be put in prison 24be stopped

from doing25feel good about

oneself 26be better

educated 26come to power27set up 28be sentenced to