Unit 5　Nelson Mandela—a modern hero

 

教学过程（详细见附件）

→Step 1 Revision

1. Check the homework exercises.

2. Ask some students to talk about their heroes or heroines.

→Step 2 Lead-in

Talk and discuss with the students:As we know, in order to support Mandela, Elias helped him blow up some government buildings. Can you imagine what would happen to him if he was caught? Today we are going to read another passage The Rest of Elias’ Story. After reading, you’ll know what actually happened to him.

→Step 3 Reading

1. Skimming for the answers:

What happened to Elias?

Can you describeRobbenIsland?

Give the students 3 minutes to read the passage fast. Then check the answers with the class.

2. Scanning for detailed information

Give the students 6 minutes to read the passage again, and make notes about what happened to Elias in prison. Fill in the form.

Good tings	Bad things
·Mandela started a school in the prison.	·He was beaten.

Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class and deal with any language problems that students can’t understand.

3. Discuss the questions in pairs.

1)What would you have done if you were Elias?

2)How do you think his wife and family felt when he was in prison?

4. Some important language points:

1)I felt bad the first time I talked to a group.

the first time在句子中起连词的作用，引导时间状语从句，可译为“第一次……的时候”，the second time, the third time. . . 依此类推。

The first time I met her, I believe her nice.

2)We read books under our blankets and used anything we could find to make candles to see the words.

we could find是省略了关系代词that的定语从句，修饰anything。to make candles和to see the words是动词不定式，作目的状语。

Lincoln’s stepmother did all she could to help him.

3)As they were not cleverer than me, but did pass their exams.

did pass在这里表示强调。在表示肯定的陈述句或祈使句中，可以用助动词do或does, did放在谓语动词前表示强调。

I do hope you have a nice trip.

Do come to see your parents often.

4. Retelling (Choose one of them to retell. )

1)Suppose you were Nelson Mandela, retell the story.

2)Suppose you were Elias’ wife, retell the story.

Give the students several minutes to prepare, and then ask them to come to the front to retell the story.

→Step 4 Role-play (An interview)

Tell the students:Suppose you are Elias and work as a tour guide onRobbenIsland. Your partner is a tourist who is interested in the island and Nelson Mandela’s life. He is now asking you the following questions.

How did you get to know Nelson Mandela?

What did he do to help you keep your job in a gold mine?

Can you explain to me some of Nelson Mandela’s political ideas or beliefs?

What was Nelson Mandela’s way of fighting?

Why did he change to violence?

What was life like onRobbenIsland?

Where did you learn to read and write?

Why did you become a tour guide?

What do you think of your present job?

Give the students several minutes to practice their interviews. The teacher can walk around the classroom and see whether the students need some help. Then ask some students to perform in the front of the class.

Sample:

Tourist: How did you get to know Nelson Mandela?

Elias: It was in 1950. I was working as a miner inJohannesburgbut I hadn’t a passbook to live there. So I went to Mandela’s law firm to ask for advice.

Tourist: Can you explain to me some of Nelson Mandela’s political ideas or beliefs?

Elias: Yes. He found that we black people were not treated as equally as the white people and he would fight for our rights. However, he said that we should fight in a peaceful way. Only when this was not allowed did we decide to answer violence with violence.

Tourist: How did he help you through your life?

Elias: First, he helped me to get the correct papers to stay inJohannesburgand keep my job as I mentioned above. Then he taught me to read and write when I was in prison. This is very important to me because it enables me to get more job opportunities. Later he gave me my present job.

Tourist: What was life like onRobbenIsland?

Elias: Miserable and cruel. The guards and soldiers treated us badly, beat us violently for no reasons and insulted us in different ways.

Tourist: How did you manage to study onRobbenIsland?

Elias: We studied during the lunch breaks and the evenings when we should have been asleep. We read books under our blankets and used anything we could find to make candles to see the words.

Tourist: What kinds of job have you ever done?

Elias: A miner, an office worker and now a tour guide.

Tourist: What do you think of your present job?

Elias: I like it very much. And I am proud to show visitors over the prison, for I helped to make our people free in our own land.

→Step 5Readingtask

1. Lead-in

Ask the students: As we know, most of the great people are also important and famous, but are important or famous people the great ones?

(Show some pictures of Bill Gates, his software and his company. )

Do you know who he is?

What else do you know about him?

Is he a great man?

(Show the sentence on the screen. )

I think Bill Gates is/is not a great man because______________.

Possible version:

1)I think Bill Gates is not a great man because he didn’t change the world and made the world fairer.

2)I think Bill Gates is a great man because he will change the world by helping the education and health of many children around the world.

2. Ask the students to read through the two passages on Page 73 and fill in the following information sheet.

INFORMATION ON BILL GATES
Job
Achievements
What did he give up for his beliefs?
Generosity
Why does he have enemies?
Why attacked by the government?

Suggested answers:

INFORMATION ON BILL GATES
Job	Chief Executive Officer of a computer company.
Achievements	Produced software that is used all over the world.
What did he give up for his beliefs?	None.
Generosity	Gave money to help children’s education and health.
Why does he have enemies?	Other people are jealous of his success.
Why attacked by the government?	They thought he was too big and too powerful and that is unfair to his competitors.

3. Having a debate

What does the follower of Bill Gates think of him? Why does he think Bill is great?

What about Bill’s competitor? Why?

Please read the passage again more carefully and find out the evidence to support each point. Fill in the chart.

Great Man	Not a Great Man

(The teacher can ask students to finish the chart first, and then ask them to give a short report to explain the reason why Bill Gates is a great man or why not. )

Suggested answers:

Great Man	Not a Great Man
He has his own company and software.	No one can compete with his software.
He fits his software free in every computer.	His software is not the best but used most widely.
He gives money to help children’s education and health.	He tries hard to stop others making better software so that he may be a computer bully.

4. Summary

In a word, a great man should be the one who has followed his/her ideas and sacrificed something so that they could be realized. If he/she has not gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause, they can’t be called a great person.

→Step 6 Homework

1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.

2. Go to the library or get online to collect more information about Bill Gates.