Unit 5 Nelson Mandela--- a Modern HeroPeriod 1 warming up & readingTeaching goals:1. knowledge aims:Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.Words：hero，quality，willing，active，republic，principle，nationalism，livelihood，fight，peaceful，prison，prisoner，law，advise，continue，fee，gold，passbook，ANC，youth，league，stage，vote，position，accept，violence，equalPhrases：lose heart，in trouble，worry about，out of work，Youth League，as a matter of fact，blow up，put...in prison2．Ability aims:（1）Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students’ speaking ability.（2）Do reading practice to improve the students’ reading abilities.3. Emotional aims:（1）Learn about some great people and qualities they have in common.（2）Develop the students’ moral quality.Teaching important points:（1）Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students” speaking ability.（2）Enable the students to grasp the main idea of the passage.（3）Improve the students’ reading ability.Teaching difficult points:（1）How to express their own opinions and ideas.（2）How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.Teaching methods:Fast reading and careful reading; asking and a nswering activities to check the student’s understanding of the text; Individual ,pair or group work.Teaching aids: A computerTeaching procedure:Step 1. Warming up(Before class, get the Ss to enjoy a beautiful song Hero for 3-5 minutes. After enjoying, ask the Sssome questions in a moving atmosphere.)T: Well, for a beautiful song, do you know what it is about?S : HeroQ: What is hero/heroine?Ss: …T: What qualities do you think a great person should have?(Show a picture of. Nelson Mandela)Get to know Nelson MandelaBefore we go to read Elias’s story let’s first try to know about Nelson Mandela by reading the following short passage.1918 Born in South Africa1940 finished law degree at the university1944—1980He fought for the rights(权利）of black people for all the time.1982 put into a prison1990 released from prison1993 won the Nobel Peace Prize(诺贝尔和平奖)1994became President(总统) of South Africa.Step 2 lead-inT: It seems you know Nelson Mandela a little. Do you want to know more about him? Let’s read the following story and see what Elias thinks of Nelson Mandela.What’s the connection between them?Step 3 readingI. Skimming(Fast Reading)快读①It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.TimePlaceCharactersEvents②Divide the whole passage into two parts and grasp the main idea for each partPart 1（para ）--------------------- The life of Elias ________ (after/before) he met Nelson Mandela.Part 2（para ）----------------The life of Elias________ (after/before) he met Nelson Mandela . II. Careful reading(para 1-2)细读1.please tell “T” or “F”.1.Elias met Nelson Mandela at school.2.Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.3.Nelson Mandela offered guidance to poor write people on their legal problems.4.Elias began school at twelve years old.5.Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy.6.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.2.Answer the following questions:1.How old was Elias when he first met Nelson Mandela?____________2. Did Elias like Violence?_________________3. When did Elias help Mandela blow up some goverment buildings?_________________ III. Further reading (para 3-5)延伸阅读1.What problems did the black people like Elias have at that time?They could not .They couldn’t get they wanted.They had to live in .2.How did he support Mandela?He joined ______________________.He helped Mandela__________ some government buildings.3. How did the ANC Youth League fight against the government?A. They fought against the government in a peaceful way.B. They shoot the government officials.C. They decided to answer violence with violence.4. Why did Elias help Mandela blow up some government buildings?A.Because he liked violence.B. Because it was not dangerous.C. Because he thought it was a way to make black people and white people equal.D. Because he wanted to be famous.5. et to know Elias1940 __________________1942________________ 1946________________________ 1948____________________1952_________________ 1963________________________ IV. Discussion and Thinking 讨论与思考What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?I thinkIn my opinion,To my understanding, , he is …I feel thatV. Summary总结1. Elias was a_________________________2. The time when he first met Mandela was a ______________period of his life.3. He could not _____________________4. He worried about whether _____________________5.After he met Mandela, his life changed. For example, he became _________________________6.In 1963 he helped Mandela _______________________________7.He was happy to help because he knew it would___________________________making black and white people ________VI.Homework家庭作业Remember the new wordsRead the passage more and get your favorite sentences and difficult sentences.Preview next story about Elias on P38。