Unit 5 Nelson Mandela - a modern hero Let’s enjoy a beautiful song. There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraidOf what you areThere's an answerIf you reach into your soulAnd the sorrow that you knowWill melt awayAnd then a hero comes alongWith the strength to carry onAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in youIt's a long roadWhen you face the world aloneNo one reaches out a handFor you to holdYou can find loveIf you search within yourselfAnd the emptiness you felt will disappear Warming up:1. Who is your hero / heroine?2. Who do you admire most in your heart ? Why?3. Do you think he / she is a great person?4. What do you think of a hero / heroine?A hero or heroine is someone who is admired for his or her bravery, goodness, or great ability. three astronauts of Shenzhou VII Guessing game a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teaching and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life.Confucious He was a great political leader in the USA. He fought for black people to get the same rights in the USA. He made a great speech “I have a dream”.Matin Luther King a physicist andchemist,honored with twoNobel Prizes,the first femaleprofessor at theUniversity of ParisMadam Curie Bill Gatesco-founder, chairman, and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largessoftware company a charitarian（慈善家）（慈善家） Michael Jacksonthe king of popdied in 2009Michael Jackson What adjectives below would you use to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have? hard-workingintelligentdeterminedgenerouskindbraveconfidentunselfishhelpfulhonestget on well with othersnever lose heartbe active in society activitiesdo public service work without paymake great contributions to mankindenergeticpassionatewarm-hearteda great person Great persons are important in a long history. Important persons are important in a certain time. 15Do you know him?Nelson Mandela South Africa Former President of African National CongressFormer President of South Africa He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people. Elias’ StoryReading What’s the connection between them?Reading strategies: Make a guess according to the title before reading. A.Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and studentPre-reading Read fast to prove your guess and get the main idea.1.What’s the relationship between Mandela and Elias?A.Strangers B. Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and studentA.the poor life of black people in South Africa.B.the life of Mandela.C.how Mandela helped black people.D.how Elias met Mandela.2. Elias’ story is mainly about __________ .Fast-reading Reading strategies : It is a story so we should find out the essential items in a story.Time Place CharactersEventsIn the middle of 1900sSouth AfricaElias and Mandela How Mandela helped Elias and black people in South Africa. Detailed-readingRead the story carefully and do some exercises.•1 True or False•2 Comprehending questions•3 Get to know Elias Comprehending exercises (True or False) 1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble.2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help the black people.5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings. 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.TFTFFT Make a timeline of Elias’ life. Not all years will have information to be added.1. 1940___ 2. 1942___ 3. 1946___4. 1948___ 5. 1952___6. 1963___DFACBEA timeline of Elias’ life and other events in his life. A.Elias began school.B. Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela.C. Elias left school.D. Elias was born.E. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings.F. Elias was a two-year-old baby. What was Elias’ change? I worried about whether I would become out of work. I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white equal. Why did Elias change?A. Elias changed himself. B. Nelson Mandela helped him when he was in trouble.C. Nelson Madela’s qualities influenced him a lot and made him realize to make black and white equal.D. B and C. What situation were the black people in at that time?no moneycould not get the job they wanted live in the poorest places where noone could grow food.no right to votealmost no rights at all How did Mandela help Elias and other black people ? He offered guidance to the black on legal problems. He organized the ANC Youth League. He broke the law in a peaceful way first. He blew up some government buildings. Let there be justicefor all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work,bread, water and salt for all.让所有人得享正义。
让所有人得享正义让所有人得享和平让所有人得享和平让所有人得享工作、让所有人得享工作、面包、水、盐分面包、水、盐分 1. quality n.质量；品质；性质质量；品质；性质1) Q______ is more important than quantity.2) He has all the q________of a successful businessman.3) One q_______of wood is that it can burn.Language points:ualityualitiesuality 2. He made another wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science. A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is1)Which food do you think is healthy and which is unhealthy? 2)Choose the answer which you think is correct in the following. 3. 1)We don’t know the answer. You can a____him.2)A Mr. Simpson from Sydney is a_________ the manager.3)Every time he gets home, he a ________ money.ask, ask for 问，要求问，要求sksking forsks for 4. 1) Where there is a w____,there is a way.2) They are w______workers.3) I’m w________ to help you.illillingillingwill, be willing to do 愿意，愿意做某事愿意，愿意做某事 5. to stop believing that you can succeed1) Please don’t l_________, there'll be plenty more chances for promotion. 2) She l___________ to him as soon as she saw the handsome soldier.ose heartost her heartlose heart，，lose one’s heart to 灰心灰心 6. 1) They d________ the people; their death is weightier than Mount Tai.2) Many people d_________ need of food.3) I’m d________ a cup of water.ied foried forying fordie for 为为…而死而死 7. 1)They told the workers to f_________ their rights.2)We will have to f___________ difficulties.3) If the enemy comes, we’ll f_________.ight foright againstight backfight for, fight against, fight back，，fight with 8. find-found-found 发现发现1)Have you f______your missing pen? found-founded-founded建立建立2) The hospital was f_______ in 1920.oundounded 9. 1)He has decided to g_______ smoking.2)You can’t win the game, so you may as well g_______.ive inive upgive up, 放弃放弃 give in，投降，投降 屈服屈服 10. 1)He has been i_____________ for five years.2)2)Anyone who breaks the law will g_______. 3)3) The car thieves have been t_____________.4)4) The killer tried to b_______________ but failed.n prisono to prisonaken to prisonreak out of prisonprison 监狱监狱 11. 1) She studied French history for a long p______ of time.2) Let’s finish this p______ and have a break. 3) We have six p______of science a week.period n. 学时学时,课时课时,一段时间一段时间,时期时期,周期周期eriodserioderiods 12. 1) You are breaking the l____.2) A new l____ has just been passed.3) A l____ of nature states how things act.awlaw 法律法律awaw 13. 1) What do you a_______ me to do?2) I a_____ waiting till the proper time.3) I a______ that he (should ) give up drinking.4) Could you a_____me on the problem?advise v. 劝告劝告,通知通知,与与...商量商量 dvisedvisedvisedvise 14. fee: amount paid for professional advice or service, e.g. to private teachers, doctors, etc.pay the lawyer’s fees a bill for school feesfare: money charged for a journey by bus, ship, taxi etc. What is the bus fare to London? travel at half fare 15. out of work=without a job in work=have a job out of (NOT INVOLVED) prep. no longer involved in:She has been out of work for a year.He missed two practice sessions so he's out of the team.I'm out of the habit of cycling to work. 16. 1) Can you show me the p_______of your company on the map?2) Whether or not you're given a car depends on your p_______ in the company.3) In my present p______ I cannot help you.4) She is a woman of high p_______.ositionposition n. 位置位置,职位职位,状态状态 v. 安置安置,决定决定...的位置的位置ositionositionosition 17. 1) I want to c______ her a nice present. =I want to c______ a nice present for her.2) We c_____ him as/for the team leader.3) There are too many cakes to c______ from. hoosehosechoose v. 选择选择hoosehoose 18. Only in this way ______ to make improvement in the operating system. A. you can hope B. you did hope C. can you hope D. did you hope1) Only by practising a few hours every day will you be able to master English. 2) Only yesterday did his father tell him the truth, which was a big surprise to him. No I don't work._________, I've never had a job."Have you always lived here?" “______ _____________(= The truth is) I've only lived here for the last three years".19. as a matter of fact /in (actual) factIn factAs amatter of fact 20. blow (sb./sth.) up (destroy)to be destroyed or killed by a bomb炸炸毁毁They threatened to __________ the plane if their demands were not met.He drove over a landmine and his jeep __________.blow upblew up 21.1) Women demand e_____ pay for equal work.2) All men are born e______.3) I’m not e______to the position.(=I’m not fit for the position.)qualequal n. 对手对手,匹敌匹敌,同辈同辈 a. 相等的相等的,平等的平等的,胜任的胜任的 v. 等于等于,比得上比得上qualqual 22. trouble n. 麻烦麻烦,困难困难 v. 困扰困扰,麻烦麻烦,烦恼烦恼She'll be _____________if she crashes Sam's car.I hope you won't _______________ because of what I said to your dad.in big troubleget into trouble The camp is a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them ____________.I hope I haven't landed you ________ with your boss.The company will be ____________ ________if we lose this contract（合约）（合约）.out of troublein troublein serious/realtrouble Without someone to ________for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult.Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to________.23. turn to sb./sth. (ask for help)turn toturn to There is no one else _____, is there? (2005北京北京) A.who to turn to B. she can turn to B.C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn. C.分析：本分析：本题考考查定定语从句和从句和词组搭搭配配turn to可表示求助于某人，可表示求助于某人，‘she canturn to’作定作定语从句，省略了从句，省略了whom. With no one to _______ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.(2006陕西陕西) A. turn on B. turn off C. turn over D. turn to [分析分析]本本题旨在考旨在考查考相似考相似动词短短语的区分。
的区分turn on 打开打开 turn off 关关闭 turn over 翻翻转 turn to 求助求助 When Elias lost his job and was __________ , his wife was very unhappy. She knew this meant he was in trouble when all she wanted was a ________ life with enough money every month. She tried to ______ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to ______ that in South Africa Fill in the blanks out of workpeaceful adviseaccept black people were not as important as white people. But he was willing to _______ the fight and help Mandela win _____ rights for black people. For a _____ of time she felt helpless and ________, but Elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people worked and played together.continueequalperiodlost heart Homework: 2. Please surf the Internet to get more information about Mandela.1. According to discussion 2, write a short passage. Then hand in your composition the next day. 。