Teaching aims:

1. Topic

The qualities of a great person;

The lives of some great people.

2. Useful words and expressions:

hero quality willing active republic principle fight peaceful prison prisoner period law advise continue fee gold youth league stage vote position accept violence equal blanket degree guard educated terror fear cruelty reward right(n.) criminal leader president sentence(v.) sincerely

lose heart in trouble worry about out of work Youth League as a matter of fact blow up put… in prison come to power set up be sentenced to

3. Functional items:

A. Giving opinions:

Why do you think so?

What do you think of …?

What’s your opinion?

I agree/ don’t agree.

I think/don’t think….

I prefer….

In my opinion….

I’m afraid…

B. Making comments:

Good idea!

That’s an excellent idea.

4. Structures

The attributive clause (II)

由where, when, why, 介詞+ which, 介詞+ when 引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句。

The school where I studied only two years was three kilometers away.

This was a time when you had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.

The reason why I got a job was because of my hard work.

…we were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government.

The person to whom you should be grateful for a peaceful South Africa is Nelson Mandela.

Teaching procedures

Period 1 (Reading)

Step 1. Warming up

1. Ask Ss some questions:

What are the qualities you should find in a great person?

Who do you think is a great person?

What qualities do you have?

2. Ss finish the chart on page 33.

Step 2. Pre-reading

1. Show Ss some pictures about six great persons and let them guess who they are.

2. Ask Ss to tell why they are important persons in history.

Step 3. While-reading

1. First reading: Ss read the text and finish comprehending 1 on page 35.

2. Ss read again and make a timeline of Elias’ life until he met Nelson Mandela.

1940______________ 1942 ______________

1944 ______________ 1946 ______________

1948 ______________ 1950 _______________

1952 ______________ 1954 _______________

3. Ss read the whole passage and see how many parts the text can be divided into, and give the general idea of each part.

Suggested answers:

Part I paragraph 1-2

The life of Elias’ before he met Nelson Mandela.

Part II paragraph 3-5

The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

Step 4. After-reading

Ss discuss:

How the ANC Youth League fights the Government?

What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela?

Step 5. Extensive reading

Get the Ss to learn more about Nelson Mandela.

Ss read the passage: the rest of Elias’ story on page 38, and answer the following questions:

1. When did Elias lose his job?

2. Does Elias like his present work?

Homework

1. Recite the key sentences in the text.

2. Retell the text.

Period 2. (language learning and grammar)

Step 1. Revision

Ss try to retell the text, using their own words.

Step 2. Language points

1. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was ….

2. advise…on

3. be …away

4. Less important than…

5. Only then did we decide to… (倒裝句)

Step 3 discovering useful words and expressions

1. Ss read Elias’ story again and try to find words that mean the same in the form on page 35.

2. Ss read the passage on page 36, part 2 and try to complete the it with proper words.

Step 4. Grammar: The attributive clause

1. Ss read the following sentences and try to find the rules.

The mines where I got a job were 9km from my home.

The reason why I got a job was because of my hard work.

The time when I joined the ANC Youth League was late at night.

The government building where we voted was very grand.

The date when I arrived was the 5th August.

2. Practice: Ss finish the sentences on page 36, part 2.

Step 5. Practice

1. Ss do Wb using structures: exercise 1.

2. Ss do the exercise 2 on page 71, join two sentences into an attributive clause.

Period 3. Speaking

Step 1. Revision

Dictation: The teacher speaks the following sentences in Chinese, the Ss write them down in English.

1. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.

2. Mandela had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.

3. I was worried about whether I would be out of work.

4. We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government.

5. It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison for years.

6. I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal.

Step 2. Talking

1. Ss answer the question:

What are the qualities you should find in a great person?

2. Ss in groups talk about their hero/heroine on page 69. When they discuss, try to use the following words:

Good idea!

That’s an excellent idea!

I agree/ don’t agree.

I prefer…

In my opinion…

I think/don’t think…

I’m afraid…

Why do you think so?

What do you think of …?

What’s your opinion?

Step 3. Speaking task

Ss in groups and try to finish the speaking task on page 74.

1. Ss read the passage and get to know what they are go to do;

2. Ss in groups and begin to discuss;

3. Ss should take notes while they are talking;

4. Ss should choose one to give a talk to the class.

Step 4. Debating

Ss divide into two parts and debate.

Topic: Mao Zedong is a great person in history.

Mao Zedong is not a great person in history.

Period 4. Extensive reading

Step 1. Pre-reading

Show some pictures and ask Ss to say something about Bill Gates.

T: Do you know who he is?

S: Bill Gates.

T: Who can say something about him?

S: Bill set up his own company “Microsoft”.

He makes most people in the world use the computer.

He makes us learn about the world at home.

T: Do you think Bill Gates a great man?

Ss discuss and answer.

Step 2. Reading

Ss read the passage on page 73 and fill in the information sheet.

Information about Bill Gates

Job

Achievements

What did he give up for his beliefs?

Why does he have enemies?

Why attacked by the government?

Step 3. Discussion

Ss in groups discuss what kind of person Bill Gates is.

Suggested answers:

I think Bill Gates is a great man because he set up the biggest Internet cooperation “Microsoft” in the world. He made a lot of money with his software and gave his millions of dollars to help the education and health of many children around the world. His cooperation also provides a lot of job chances.

Period 5. Listening

Step 1. Using language- listening

Ss are asked to read the questions and multiple answers to find out the listening points first, then listen to the tape three times to choose the best answers and answer the two questions.

Ask the Ss pay much attention to these important points while listening. And tell them to take notes like this:

Passbook: a book…

Underground;

Surface:

Live:

Step 2. Listening

Ss turn to page 69 and listen to the tape three times. Before they listen, ask them to read the questions first.

Step 3. Listening task

1. First listening: Ss turn to page 72 and try to answer the four questions of part 1.

2. Ss listen again and complete the tables of part 2.

3. After listening: if time permits, ask two Ss to answer the question:

Who do you think caused the accident?

Period 6. Writing

Step 1. Pre-writing

1. Ask the Ss to say something about Nelson Mandela.

2. Ss read more about his life.

Step 2. While-writing

1. Ss collect their ideas for the letter. Write them down in order.

2. Ss begin the letter with their address and the date. They may begin like this:

Dear president,

I am writing to ask you to free Nelson Mandela. Here are some reasons why I think he should be free….

3. Finish the letter like this:

Yours sincerely,

(Your name)

4. Choose some Ss to read their letters.

Suggested answers

Jinan No.1 Middle School

Shandong, China

October 27, 2004

Dear President,

I am writing to ask you to free Nelson Mandela. Here are some reasons why I think he should be free.

As we all know, people with different colors should be equal. Nelson Mandela devoted all his life to realize this dream. I n1994, he founded the ANC Youth League to call on people to struggle for their rights to vote. In 1952, he opened a law office to help the poor black people in Johannesburg on their problems. The black people loved him.

In 1962, Mandela encouraged people to use violence against anti-black laws to get their rights, so he was sentenced to five years hard labor. One year later, as one of the leaders of the ANC, he led them to blow up the government buildings to realize their dream of making black and white people equal, so that he was again sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island until now.

I think, what he did was for his people, his country, not for himself. He has an unselfish and brave heart. As he is a great man, you should set him free.

Best wishes!

Yours truly,

Li Hua

Step 3. Writing task

Ask the Ss write a great person in their eyes.

Give the Ss a possible version after they finish it.

Mother Teresa

Personal information Was born in Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910, a nurse, got the Noble Peace Prize

Hard work

Achievement Help the poor and comforting the dying in the street of the city; her work spread to others parts of India

Good qualities Hard-working, kind-hearted, persistent

Your opinion A well-known person, worth the prize

Period seven. Summing up and exercises

Teachers can use this period freely.

Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldn’t understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also deal with some exercises in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish checking yourself. It is very important to improve their learning.