Unit 5 Nelson Mandela —a modern hero【单元导航】Nelson Mandela Imagine growing up in a country where drinking out of the wrong water fountain might get you thrown into jail；where a man might have the very same job as his neighbor，but because of the color of his skin，get paid less in a year than the other man made in a week；where the government told you that your ancestors and their ways of living were wrong and savage and not even human. Sounds like a futuristic (幻想未来的) film，doesn’t it? Well，for Nelson Mandela，this was not a movie. Growing up in South africa under the apartheid system of government meant these things，and worse，which were part of his daily life. But Nelson Mandela was a fighter.Instead of bowing down to this unjust system of government，he became a lifelong warrior in the battle to free South Africa. Today，thanks to the selfsacrifice of Nelson Mandela，apartheid has been outlawed.Everyone in South Africa now has an equal opportunity at home and at work to live comfortable，productive lives.Nelson Mandela is one of the world’s true freedom fighters.Section One Warming Up and ReadingⅠ.Leadin1.What words will we use to describe a person? kind，honest，brave，loyal，happy，wise，smart，friendly，warm，cheerful，popular，generous， hardworking，diligent，weak，stupid，lazy，dishonest，mean，tense，cold，unkind， miserable，dull，strongminded，determined，etc.2.Can you name some great people?3.What are the qualities that great people have in common? intelligent，never give up，help others，never lose heart when in great trouble， insist on what they pursue，set up an aim，get on well with others，be active in society activities，be willing to do public service，do their best，etc.Ⅱ.速读课文，回答下面的问题 What did Mandela do? He set up a law office to help black people on their problems. He helped Elias to get the necessary papers to stay in Johannesburg. He founded the ANC Youth League. He first chose to attack the law in a peaceful way. He encouraged violence against the government. His dream was to make black and white people equal.Ⅲ.精读课文，回答下列问题1.True or False? (1)Elias met Nelson Mandela at school.(F) (2)Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.(T) (3)Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy.(F) (4)Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.(T) (5)Elias was happy blowing up government buildings.(F) (6)Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa.(F) (7)Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.(F) (8)The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC.(F)2.Work out the year and Elias’ age to fit the events in his life. YearElias’ ageEvents(1)1940bornElias was born.1946(2)6Elias (3)began school.1948(4)8Elias (5)left school.......Elias got a job but was worried about (6)losing it.1952(7)12(8) Elias met Nelson Mandela.......He joined (9)the ANC Youth League.1963(10)23He helped Mandela (11)blow up some government buildings and helped to fight for their (12)equality.3.根括每一部分的大意 Part Ⅰ(Paras.1～2)：The life of Elias before he met Nelson Mandela. Part Ⅱ(Paras.3～5 )：The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.4.回答下列问题 (1)Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? Because Nelson Mandela used to help him in Johannesburg.And Elias joined the ANC Youth League which was organized by Nelson Mandela. (2)What problems did the black people like Elias have? Black people had no vote and could not choose who ruled them.The parts of town where they lived were places decided by white people.They could not get jobs they wanted.The places where they lived were the poorest areas in South Africa.No one could grow food there. (3)Why did Elias support violence when he did not agree with it? Because he wanted to realize their dream of making black and white people equal.Ⅳ.与同桌讨论、理解下列长难句并尝试翻译成汉语1.The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. 句子结构分析：when I first met Nelson Mandela修饰先行词the time。
翻译：第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉的时候是我一生中最困难的时候2.After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. 句子结构分析：after在本句中的词性是介词，后接名词或动名词 翻译：几经周折，我在一家金矿找到一份工作3.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. 句子结构分析：本句的主语是the last thirty years；where we have almost no rights at all是 先行词a stage的定语从句 翻译：过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺了我们的权利，阻碍了我们的进步，一直到今天 我们还一直处于毫无权利可言的地步4....we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government. 句子结构分析：in which引导的定语从句，其先行词是a position；either...or...意为“要么…… 要么……”。
翻译：我们被置于这样一个境地，要么接受低人一等的现实，要么跟政府做斗争5....only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. 句子结构分析：本句中only修饰状语t。
