Unit 5

Nelson Mandela---a modern hero

The First Period Reading

By QianMin

From FuTian Middle School

一、Teaching Aims　 教學目標

Teaching contains

From page 33-35

1.Target language語言目標

a. 重點詞匯和短語

period, advise…on, continue, fee, fare, gold, be worried about, out of work, stage, vote, position, accept, violence, as a matter of fact, blow up, put in prison, equal, make + O + adj, imagine, in one way, blankets, degree, allow sb to do, guard, stop from, educated, come to power, beg for, terror, fear, cruelty, reward, rights, be proud to do.

b. 重點句子

It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems. P34

After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. P34

He told me how to get the correct papers so I could in Johannesburg. P34

2.Ability goals 能力目標

Talk about great people

Express your points of view

Use the Attributive Clause with prep. Or the Relative Adverbs: Where, when, and why

Learn to write a passage about a great person.

3.Learning ability goals 學能目標

Improve the Ss’ abilities of listening and speaking.

Enable the Ss to understand the important events completely.

Enable the Ss to get a good mastery of some words and expressions.

Enable the Ss to learn about the expressions of some famous people

Enable the students to learn how to talk about the famous great people.

二、. Teaching important points 教學重點

Understand the real meaning of the hero / heroine

Who is your hero / heroine ?

Why do you like him / her so much ?

三、Teaching difficult points 教學難點

The Attributive Clause ( 2 ) --- where, when, why.

Use the Attributive Clause with prep. Or the Relative Adverbs: Where, when, and why

Learn to write a passage about a great person.

四、Teaching methods 教學方法

Fast reading and careful reading

Asking and answering activity to check the student’s understanding of the text.

Individual, pair or group work to finish each other

Discussion

五、Teaching aids 教具準備

Slide projector, Tape-recorder, computer

六、Teaching procedures and ways 教學過程

Step 1 Revision

Go over what has been learned in the last period.

Who do you admire greatly? Yao ming Luxun Newton

Step 2 Background about some characters

William Tyndale

William Tyndale ( 1484-1536 ) was a 16th century priest and scholar who translated the Bible into an early form of Modern English. Although numerous partial and complete English translations had been made from the 7th century onward, Tyndale’s was the first to take advantage of the new medium of print, which allowed for its wide distribution. Beside translating the Bible, he also held and published views which were considered heretical, first by the Catholic Church, and later by the Church of England which was established by Henry VIII. Because his Bible translation also include notes and commentary promoting these views. His translation was banned by the authorities, and he himself was burned at the stake in 1536, at the instigation of agents of Henry VIII and the Anglican Church .

Gandhi

Gandhi ( Oct,2 1869- Jan, 30, 1948 ) was one of the founding fathers of the modern Indian state and an influential advocate of pacifism as a means of revolution. He helped bring about India’s independence from British rule, inspiring other colonial peoples to work for their own independence and ultimately dismantle the British Empire and replace it with the Commonwealth .His principle of satyagraha , often roughly translated as “ way of truth ”, has inspired generations of democratic anti-racist activities including Martin Luther King , Jr and Nelson Mandela . He often stated his values were simple: truth and non –violence.

Neil Alden Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong ( Aug, 5 1930 ) is an American pilot , astronaut, and the first person to walk on the moon .He was born in Wapakoneta , Ohio and served in the Korean War as a jet fighter pilot for the US. Navy. He attended Purdue University, where he was a member of a fraternity, Phi Delta Theta , and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1955. The he became a civilian test pilot for NASA and piloted the 4000 mi/h X-15 rocket plane. From 1960 to 1962 he was a pilot involved in the cancelled U.S During the actual mission, he took manual control of the Lunar Module Eagle and piloted it away from a rocky area to a safe landing. Several hours later he climbed out of the LM and became the first person to flub line on the moon, with the words “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Abraham Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States (1861- 1865 )

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is one of the greatest scientists of the century in the world. He was born in Germany. His theory in physics helped the world to know more about the universe. So he was given the Noble Prize in 1921. However , in 1930s , because of Hitler’s rule, he was forced to leave his homeland and go to the U.S.A. He lived the rest of his life there and died in 1955, at the age of 76.

Marie Curie

Marie Curie ( 1867- 1934 ) , Polish scientist , ws born in Warsaw , on Nov 7th , 1867 , and died in France, on 4th July 1934. She graduated in Mathematics and Physical Science and got married in 1895 with the French physicist , Pierre Curie. During her work , the Curie couple discovered a new radioactive element named polonium in honor to Marie’s homeland . Together with Becquerel, she obtained the Noble Prize for Physics in 1903. She founded the Radium Institute of Paris , and was the main responsible until her death. In 1911 she was awarded the Noble Prize for Chemistry.

Sun Yatwen

Sun Yatwen ( Sun Yixian , Sun Zhongshan , SunWen 1866- 1925 ) is considered the founding father of modern China. Born in a peasant family . He was accorded the appellant of “ pioneer of the revolution ”

Qian Xuesen

He is widely considered as the “ father of the Chinese space program ”. As one of the leading rocket engineers at the California Institute of Technology. In the 1990s , he , who had worked on top-secret projects all his life, become one of the most well – known intellectuals.

Step 3 Reading

Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and

meanwhile help the Ss to form a good habit of reading. Read the passage on P34 to

get the answers to Part 1 and Part 2 of comprehending.

Silent reading

Read the text through in 3 mins, and then try to find the main idea of the text:

It tells us sth. that happened before Read the passage on Page 34 to get the answers to Part 1 and Part 2 of comprehending. ( 5 mins )

Understanding ideas

1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?

2. What problems did Elias have?

3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?

4. What would you have done if you were Elias?

Discussion of ideas

Here are some possible questions students could talk about:

1. Why did the white people not treat black people fairly in South Africa?

2. How do you think the white people stopped the black people from being treated fairly?

3. Is it right for some people in one country to treat other people in the same country differently? Give a reason

Read the text again and summarize the main idea of each part. (work in group of four). Ask the Ss to pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.

How many parts can this text be divided into? (2 parts )

Give the main idea of each paragraph

Part 1: (Para. 1----2 ) The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.

Part 2: ( Para. 3 and 5) The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.

Do Exercises 1, 2 and 3

Careful study

Read the text again carefully, after that, answer the following questions

Step 4 Extensive Reading

Get the Ss to learn more about Nelson Mandela from P38

Finish the related exercise

Who do you think is a great person?

What do you think I should do then?

Which food do you think is healthy and which is unhealthy?

Choose the answer which you think is correct in the following.

Are you willing to do public service work without pay?

Step 5 Speaking & talking

Talk about your hero/heroine

Discuss in pairs to talk about the qualities great people have.

Sa: In my opinion, a great person is someone who should be hardworking, determined, unselfish and generous. If he/she works hard, no matter how great the difficulty he/she meets, he/she will try to deal with it. If he/she is unselfish and generous, he/she will help others without pay and get respect from others. If he/she is determined /she will never lose heart when he/she is in trouble.

Sb: As far as I know, a great person is someone who should be kind, brave, determined and confident. As a great person, he first should be kind-hearted. Only when he is kindhearted, he can help others when they are in trouble. Second, he should be brave. When he is facing danger, fear or terror, he would no be afraid. And he should be determined and confident. When he has confidence he will never lose heart in front of failure.

T: I think both of you said are very good, thank you.

Step 6 Language points

1. be willing to do sth

be willing for sb. to do sth.

will n. 意志, 意愿 wish n. 心愿, 愿望

I’m willing to help you.

I’m quite willing for your brother to join us.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

It’s my best wish to you !

2. Do you easily lose heart when you are in trouble?

lose heart ( 不可數(shù) ) 灰心, 泄氣

lose one’s heart to 愛上, 喜歡

Please don’t lose heart, you still have more chances.

She lost her heart to him as soon as she saw the handsome soldier.

at heart 從內(nèi)心來說

heart and soul 全心全意

break one’s heart 心碎

put one’s heart into 把全部心思放在

learn / know by heart記熟

3. in trouble

ask for trouble 自尋麻煩

make trouble 制造麻煩

take trouble to do sth. 費心做某事

get into trouble 遇到麻煩

have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困難

save / spare trouble 省事

1) He never came except when he is __________ ( 有麻煩 )

2) Don’t imagine that you’re the only person _________ ( 不幸 )

3) The boy _______ ( 出事了 ) when he left home to live in London.

4) That’s none of your business. Please don’t _______ (自尋麻煩)

Keys:

1. in trouble 2. in trouble 3. got into trouble 4 ask for trouble

4. he fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War

fight +n. 與------ 作戰(zhàn) / 打架

fight for 為了----- 而戰(zhàn)

fight against 與------作戰(zhàn) / 斗爭

fight with 與------作戰(zhàn) / 并肩作戰(zhàn)

fight back 還擊, 忍住

fight a battle. 戰(zhàn)斗

fight one’s way back ( out ) 費很大勁恢復, 打回去

They told the workers to fight for their rights.

We will have to fight against difficulties.

If the enemy comes, we’ll fight back.

5. He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.

give up 放棄

give in 讓步

She has given up her life to nursing the sick.

Don’t give up halfway.

You can’t win the game, so you may as well give in.

6. He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.

be in prison 在獄中

go to prison 入獄

put ----- in prison

send ---- to prison

throw ---- into prison 把 ----- 投入監(jiān)獄

be taken to prison 被關進監(jiān)獄

They broke into prison and set free the soldiers who had been imprisoned.

He has thrown in prison for five years and you may see him at home nest year.

注意: 以上短語prison前不帶冠詞,若表示在監(jiān)獄工作或去辦事,就要加冠詞

7….only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.

當修飾狀語位于句首時, 句子采用部分倒裝的結(jié)構(gòu),而修飾主語時句子不用.

Only by practicing a few hours every day will you be be able to master English.

Only when the war was over was he able to return home

Only in this way can you hope to make improvement in the operating system.

8. advise vt.

advise + n.

advise sb. to do

advise doing

advise sb. on sth.

advise + wh- + to do

advise + that ( should ) + do that-----

a piece of advice

1. We are often advised _____ notes in class, but few do so.

A. taking B. take C. to take D. took

2. My sister advised me that I ______ accept the job.

A. would B. might C. could D. should

3. The old man often advised the young workers on ______ the machine and they learned quickly.

A. to operate B. how operate C. how operating D. how to operate

4. I advised _____ until the right time but they wouldn’t listen .

A. to wait B. waiting C. waited D. on wait

Keys : CDDB

9. We choose to attack the law.

choose + n . 選中

choose from / between 從------選擇

choose sb. + as / for 選某人當-----

choose sb. sth. = choose sth. for sb. 為某人選物

choose + wh- + to do

cannot choose but do 只好做----

1. Some people say that they _______ to live in the countryside.

A. enjoy B. feel like C. choose D. don’t to

2. No doubt her husband could have told her , but he didn’t ______ .

A. choose B. choose to C. choose from D. choose to do

3. There are five pairs _______ , but I’m at a loss which to buy.

A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing

Keys : CBB

Step 7 同義詞比較

first of all at all after all

first of all 表示“首先，第一”。

at all表示“根本，到底”，常用于否定句或疑問句中

after all表示“畢竟，到底，終究”。請比較：

If you want to pass the next test first of all you must work harder than before． 如果你想通過下次考試，首先你就要比以前下更多的功夫。

The lady likes classical music but she doesn’t like pop music at all．

那位女士喜歡古典音樂，但她一點都不喜歡流行音樂。

You must let him try once again． After all he has done this job for the first time． 你一定要讓他再試一次，畢竟他是第一次做這種工作。

question problem；trouble；matter

四個名詞都可譯為“問題”。

question指主觀存在的疑慮，疑問

problem指客觀存在和遇到的疑難問題

trouble表示“麻煩，問題”，指客觀存在并且有點棘手的問題

matter表示“事情，麻煩”，指具有某種特征的事例。請比較：

The father wondered how to answer his son’s question．

那位父親不知道該如何回答兒子的問題。

People still have many problems when they want to cure SARS now．

現(xiàn)在，人們要想治愈“非典型性肺炎”仍然還有許多問題。

The young man has got some trouble while he is walking across the field． 那個年輕人在橫穿田地時惹了一些麻煩。

It is still a serious matter that some people drive after having drunk．

一些人酒后駕車仍然是一個嚴重的問題。

besides except except for but

這四個介詞或短語都表示“除了” 。

但是besides強調(diào)包含在內(nèi)，意為“除了……以外還有”

except強調(diào)排除在外，不包含在內(nèi)，表示“除……外”

except for表示“除了”，引出一個相反的原因或事例

but也表示“排除在外，不包含在內(nèi)”，相當于except，但它通常與某些不定代詞如nothing， all， anything， no one，anyone等連用。請比較：

Besides football John likes playing basketball and volleyball．

除了踢足球以外，約翰還喜歡打籃球和排球。

All the boys took part in this activity except Li Ming． He went to Hefei with his parents then． 除了李明，所有男生都參加了這次活動。他那時和他的父母一起到合肥去了。

Your composition is very good except for some spelling mistakes in it． 你的作文寫得很好，除了里面有一些拼寫錯誤。

Nobody but Mr Wu will talk to the man．除了吳先生，沒有誰愿意跟那個男子談話。

Discussion of ideas

Retell the text according to the mean idea

Homework

Exercise 1 and 2 on page 71

Copy the left new words and expressions