Skimming (T or F)
1. Elias was a black lawyer in South Africa. F 2. Elias had to leave school, because his family was very far from his school. F 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. T 4.The ANC Youth League was organized by Nelson Mandela. T 5. Mandela and his supporters’ dream was to make the white and the black equal. T
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Divide the passage into two parts according to the main idea.
• Part 1 Paragraph ( 1-2 ): The hard life of Elias before he met Nelson Mandela.
• Part 2 Paragraph ( 3-5 ): The changes of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.
Mandela
Read part 2 carefully and answer the following questions.
1. How did Mandela help Elias?
2. What unfair situation did black people face in South Africa? vote or choose their leaders. They couldn’t _______________________ get the job they wanted. They couldn’t _______________________. the poorest parts of South Africa. They lived in _________________________ c). What did Mandela and his supporters do to change this unfair situation? they first broke the law in a peaceful way. Firstly, ___________________________ when this was not allowed, they decided to Then, ____________________________
C 1 carefully and find the information about Elias and Nelson Mandela. He was born. 1940 _______________________ He began school. 1946_______________________ Elias He left school. 1948_______________________ He was 12 and first met Nelson Mandela. 1952_______________________ lawyer 1. He was a black ______ 2. He offered guidance ______ to poor black people legal problems on their ________ 3. He was __________ with his time. generous
What adjectives would you use to describe a great person?
A great person is someone who...
Should he/she help others? Should he/she be willing to do public service? Should he/she be active in society activities? Should he/she never lose heart when he/she is in great trouble?
Fast-reading
Match each paragraph with the correct main idea.
• • • • • Para Para Para Para Para 1 2 3 4 5 Black people’s rights Elias’ Self-introduction Mandela helped Elias Elias’ true feeling and actions Elias’ trouble –Poor education and job