Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-- a modern hero导学案

 Pre-reading and reading

Teaching design

【Teaching aims】

1. To infer the meaning of the new words and expressions through the context.

2. To learn the brief introduction of Nelson Mandela according to the key information in the text.

【Important points】

Enable the students to gain the main idea of text and each paragraph.

【Difficult points】

Get the students to understand how Elias became a brave man to fight for the rights of the whole black people under the influence of Mandela.

【Teaching methods】

Autonomous learning; co-operation learning

Teaching procedures

【Homework checking and lead-in】

1. What qualities does a great person have? (Use some adjectives you have already learned)

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2. What did Sun Yat-sen do for Chinese people?

3. Who wrote the Bible in English?

4. Who freed his country from the UK? How?

5. Who fought for the rights of black people in South Africa all his life?

【Pre-reading】Video watching: How much do you know about Nelson Mandela?

Nelson Mandela is: 1. a _________ leader in South Africa 2. former _________ of South Africa

3. _________ the ANC Youth League  4. _________ fighter

5. _________ his life to helping black people 6. fought for _________ rights

【Reading】

Period 1: Fast reading

Task Divide the text into two parts and find the main ideas

Part1   Para (      )

Main idea: Elias' life ________he met Nelson Mandela.

Part2   Para (      )

Main idea: The change of Elias' life _______ he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

Period 2: Careful reading

Task True or false

（   ）1. Elias is a poor white worker in South Africa.

（   ）2. Elias left school because the school is too far from his home.

（   ）3. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela for help when he was in trouble.

（   ）4. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer in 1952.

（   ）5. Nelson Mandela didn't help Elias keep his job.

Period 3: Discussion

1. Why did Elias visit Nelson Mandela?

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2. What did Mandela do to help black people? ___________________________________________________________

3. Did Elias like violence? Why did he help Mandela blow up some government buildings?

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4. Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?

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Period 4: Consolidation

Elias was a poor _______man who lived a ________ life. In 1952, he got _________ from Nelson Mandela, who was _________ with his time. Mandela helped him to get the passbook. And he never forgot how _______ Mandela was. With Mandela's help, he became ________about his future. Although he didn't like__________, he helped Mandela __________some government buildings. He was happy to help ___________ their dream of making black and white people __________.

【Homework】

1. Retell the story according to the questions and consolidation above;

2. Preview the language points.

3. Use the adjectives to describe a famous man or someone you are familiar with.