(1494-1536), Britain
威廉· 汀代尔
• die for 为……而死 • die from 死于……（外因） • die of死于……（内因） 那个英雄为了他的国家而死 。 The hero died for his country. die of Nowadays many people ____________ cancer. died from an accident last His father ______________ year.
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Look at the book and try to divide the adjectives into two groups. Positive: hard-working friendly warm-hearted (积极的) determined wise active
the first man to do sth 第一个 Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), USA 做……的人 He is the first man to arrive 尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 at the top of the mountain.
Review some phrases:
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• • • • • • mean (adj.) 小气的；吝啬的；卑鄙的 搭配： 1) be mean with 在某方面吝啬 eg: He is very mean with smile. 2) be mean to sb. 对某人刻薄 eg: His stepmother is mean to him.
(1890-1939), Canada
•而战
We should fight against difficulties. 我们应该和困难作斗争。 We should fight for our dream. 我们应该为我们的理想而战
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South Africa 纳尔逊· 曼德拉
• be in prison 坐牢
翻译句子： 他现在在坐牢。 He is in prison now.
He was the first man to land on（着陆） the moon in July 1969.. He said, “That’s one small step for (a) man ,one giant leap for mankind.” （人类）
Reading
• 1. The time when I first met
Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.
• period: 时期 • when引导的定语从句，在从句中 作时间状语。
Reading • 2. It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. • go for advice to sb 向某人寻 求建议
He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful（和平 的） way. be free from 摆脱
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), India 莫罕达斯· 甘地
die for 1.为……而死_____________ die from 2.死于……（外因）______________ believe in 3.信任，信仰______________ fight against 4.与……作斗争__________________ be free from 5.摆脱____________________ in a peaceful way 6.以和平的方式_____________________ be in prison 7.坐牢_____________________ the first man to do sth 8.第一个做……的人__________________
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• • • • 4. active (adj.) 积极的；活跃的 搭配： take an active part in 积极参加 eg: He takes an active part in all kinds of activities.
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• 5. generous (adj.) 慷慨的；大方的 • eg: It is very generous of you to lend us your car for our holiday. • 6. self (n.) 自身；自我 • selfish (adj.) 自私的 • selfless (adj.) 无私的；忘我的 • selflessly (adv.)无私地；忘我地
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• 2. cruel (adj.) 残忍的；残酷的 • (n.) cruelty • 3. He is very mean and has never paid the bill when we have dinner together. • mean (adj.) 小气的；吝啬的；卑 鄙的
Warming Up • mean (v.) 意味着；打算 • 搭配： • 1) mean to do 打算做...;有意 做... • eg: I didn't mean to hurt you. • 2) mean doing 意味着做..... • eg: Missing the train means waiting for another hour.
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• • • • • • 7. devote (v.) 献身；专心于 搭配： 1) devote oneself to sth devote oneself to doing sth. 献身于.....;致力于...... eg: The scientist devoted himself to science.
Reading • 3. offer sth. to sb. • = offer sb. sth. 提供某人某物 • 4. guidance (n.) 指导；领导 • guide (v.) 指导；支配 • 5. legal (adj.) 依照法律的 • illegal (adj.) 违法的
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• • • • • 7. devoted (adj.) 忠实的；深爱的 搭配： 1) be devoted to (doing) sth. 专心于...;致力于...;忠爱..... eg: Parents are always devoted to their children. • 2) a devoted friend 挚友
Sun Yat-sen
He founded （创立，建立） the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles（原 则）: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood.
William Tyndale
He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for（为…而死，因… 而死）his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.
generous easy-going reliable brave selfless devoted handsome nice honest famous calm lovely
Negative: lazy cruel mean unkind selfish (消极的) stubborn
Look at some pictures and find out who is a great person.
• 6. He was generous with his time, for which I was grateful.
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• • • • • 1. quality (n.) 质量；品质；性质 复数形式：qualities 搭配： 1) of good\high quality 质量好 2) of poor quality 质量差
• eg: We provide goods and services of high quality.
Jay Chow
Yao Ming
Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong
What is a great person?
• A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others.
Let’s get to know some great persons and learn some language points;
Unit 5 Nelson Mandela – a modern hero
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Warming Up • What adjectives below would you use to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have? Discuss with your partner and make a list.