Welcome to
Emma’s class
Guess:
WHO IS HE?
He is now 2.26 meters tall and 134
kg in weight.
He is regarded as the best basketball
player in China.
He became the third
Chinese player in NBA
history in 1998.
Yao Ming
Guess:
WHO IS HE?
He has a gift for music and began to learn to play
musical instruments when he was a little boy.
He was born in Taiwan. He is popular among
young people.
He is famous for his R&B
music. He has starred in a few
movies.
Jay Chou
Guess:
WHO IS HE?
He was a folk hero for South African blacks.
He organized the African National Congress
(ANC).
He helped his people get the same rights as white
people in his country.
He shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with South
Africa’s president.
Nelson Mandela
Unit 5 Nelson Mandela
--- a modern hero
Reading
ELIAS’ STORY
Nelson Mandela spent
30 years in prison
fighting for equality for
black people in South
Africa.
Elias, a black man in
south Africa, had a life
that was very common
to many people.
Reading
ELIAS’ STORY
What happened to Elias?
Skimming: Write out the right order according to what
happened to Elias in the following years.
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.
Divide the text into two parts and summarize
the main idea of each part.
timeline
Elias’ life
1940
Part 1:
Paragraphs 1-2
1942
before
Elias’ life ______he
met Nelson Mandela.
1946
1948
1952
1963
Part 2:
Paragraphs 3-5
change Elias’
The _______of
after
life ______he
met
Nelson Mandela
and what Mandela
did.
Elias’ story
Elias’ life and what
It is about ________________
Nelson Mandela did
and the information is organized
in_______________.
the order of time
Further reading:
1.What is the type of writing of this story?
A. An explanation(说明文)
B. A narration(叙事文)
C. An argumentation(议论文 )
Detailed reading:
2. Make up four choices to the
following questions according to the
passage within your group. The other
groups compete to answer it.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about
Elias according to the passage?
2. The black were put into a less important
position. All of the statements are true
except that ______?
Discussion 1:
What connects Elias and Mandela?
Discussion 1:
What connects Elias and Mandela?
Tips: no rights, no own leader,
live in poorest…
Tips: make black and white people
equal
The black’s problems and their
dream.
Discussion 2:
What’s the author’s purpose of writing
the passage?
A. to introduce Elisa’s life.
B. to introduce Nelson Mandela’s qualities,
abilities and belief by Elias’ story.
C. to introduce Nelson Mandela’s attitude
towards violence.
D. to introduce the connection between
Elisa and Mandela.
Summary:
Read the following sentences and use some adjectives
to describe the qualities of Mandela .
1. He offered guidance to poor black people on
their legal problems. He was generous with his
time, for which I was grateful.
Mandela’ qualities: helpful, educated, selfless
2. He told me how to get the correct papers so I
could stay in Johannesburg.
Mandela’ qualities: kind, reliable
3. “We were put in a position in which we had
either to accept we were less important, or fight
the Government. We chose to attack the law. We
first broke the law in a way which was peaceful;
when this was not allowed… only then did we
decide to answer violence with violence.”
Mandela’ qualities: brave
wise, devoted,
determined
Summary: What adjectives can you use
to describe Nelson Mandela?
educated
wise
brave
kind
selfless
Nelson
Mandela
helpful
determined
generous
reliable
devoted
Assessment:
Get your own Ability Radar Chart（5 is the
best while 0 is the worst）
Know more
about Mandela
5
4
3
Read for the
detailed
information
I still need more
practice in …
2
1
0
Read for the
main idea
narration skills
in the order of
time
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Find the useful expressions in the story.
1.为…而死
2.与…做斗争
3.放弃
4.为…斗争
5.脱离
6.以和平的方式
7. 坐牢
8 .提供指导
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9.法律问题
 18.被投入监狱
10.三公里远  19.违法
11.学费
 20.以暴制暴
12.车费
 21.事实上
13.金矿
 22.爆炸
14. 曾经有一段时间
15.担心
 23.实现梦想
16. 失业
17.对…变得更有希望
 1.为…而死
 die
for sth
 2.与…做斗争
 fight against sth
 give up
 3.放弃
 4.为…斗争
 fight for sth
 be free from…
 5.脱离
 6.以和平的方式  in a peaceful way
 be in prison
 7. 坐牢
 offer guidance
 8 .提供指导
9.法律问题
 10.三公里远
 11.学费
 12.车费
 13.金矿
 14. 曾经有
一段时间
 15.担心
 16. 失业
 17.对…变得更
有希望
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legal problem
 three kilometers away
 school fee
 bus fare
 a gold mine
 there was a time
( when...)
 worry about
 out of work
 become more hopeful
about
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 18.被置于某境况
 19.违法
 20.以暴制暴
 21.事实上
 22.爆炸
 23.实现梦想
 be
put into a
position
 break the law
 answer violence
with violence
 as a matter of fact
 blow up
 achieve one’s
dream