Appreciate the two sentences
“ The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.
easy-going generous
warm-hearted
wise friendly
qualities
strong-willed
brave helpful
determined
kind
wise
easy-going generous
warm-hearted
friendly
qualities
Good qualities are the root of a great person. If I am brave, I will never fear any difficulty. If I am persistent, I will achieve whatever I want. If I am faithful, success will eventually embrace(拥抱) me!
“… we were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government. 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.”
Fast reading
Task 1. What’s the passage mainly about? Task 2. The structure of the story
Don’t read sentence by sentence; instead you should focus on the key sentences.
Nelson Mandela —A modern hero
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains; You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas; You raise me up: To more than I can be.
happy /hopeful
get the correct paper
could stay
join the ANC Youth league
help to make black and white equal
Detailed reading
had little education
couldn’t pay school fees and bus fare
Read para 1&2, and use an adjective(形容词) to describe his feeling before he met Mandela.
had little education
couldn’t pay school fees and bus fare
couldn’t read or write
He told Elias how to get the correct papers so Elias could stay in Johannesburg.
Detailed reading
Part2 ( Para3-5 )
Answer the following questions:
2. What unfair stage did black people face in South Africa? They have reached a stage where we have no rights at all.
problem
1940 1946 1948
was born began school left school
No school fees
1948-1952 worked in a gold mine no passbook
1952
went to Mandela
for advice
Detailed reading
Part 1 : Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela
Par1t 2 : 2Elias3’ life 4after 5he met Nelson Mandela
Detailed reading
Part1.( Para1~2)
Timeline Elias’ life
South Africa? 3. What did they do to fight against the
government?
Detailed reading
Part2 ( Para3-5 )
Answer the following questions: 1.. What did Mandela do to help Elias?
out of work,
went to ... for advice, leave school, hopeful,
a stage where…, be decided by , join,
answer violence with violence,
blew up ...
achieve our dream of…,
ASSIGNMENT
1.Turn to the Internet or other materials for further information about Nelson Mandela.
2. Read the passage aloud to appreciate the important sentences and learn the new vocabulary.
Fast reading
Task 1. What’s the story mainly about? The changes of Elias’ life before and after he met Nelson Mandela.
Task 2. The structure of the story
Relay story(故事接龙）
Retelling the story in the third person My grandfather was a poor black worker. ...
the time when…, lawyer,
offer guidance, generous,
no passbook,
couldn’t read or write
had no passbook
worried
Greatly
changed get the correct paper
happy /hopeful
could stay
join the ANC Youth league
help to make black and white equal

3. What did they do to fight against the government?
Answer violence with violence…blow up…
Detailed reading
Read para 3,4,5,what about his feeling after he met Mandela ?
had no passbook
worried
Detailed reading
Part2 ( Para3-5 )
Answer the following questions: 1. What did Mandela do to help Elias? 2. What unfair stage did black people face in
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa
Prediction
Writing style: A.Narrative （记叙文） B.Expository（说明文） C.argumentative（议论文） Writing order:
Time order
Space order
equal
I think he was generous
because when he gave
Eleiaassyh-geolpin, ghe wgaesnerous
generous with his time.
warm-hearted
friendly
qualities
kind helpful