Unit 5 Nelson Mandela- a Modern HeroPeriod 1 warming up & readingTeaching goals:1. knowledge aims:Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period. Words：hero，quality，willing，active，republic，principle，nationalism，livelihood，fight，peaceful，prison，prisoner，law，advise，continue，fee，gold，passbook，ANC，youth，league，stage，vote，position，accept，violence，equal Phrases：lose heart，in trouble，worry about，out of work，Youth League，as a matter of fact，blow up，put.in prison2 Ability aims:（1）Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students speaking ability.（2）Do reading practice to improve the students reading abilities.3. Emotional aims:（1）Learn about some great people and qualities they have in common.（2）Develop the students moral quality.Teaching important points:（1）Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students” speaking ability.（2）Enable the students to grasp the main idea of the passage.（3）Improve the students reading ability.Teaching difficult points:（1）How to express their own opinions and ideas.（2）How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.Teaching methods:Fast reading and careful reading; asking and answering activities to check the students understanding of the text; Individual ,pair or group work.Teaching aids: A computerTeaching procedure:Step 1. Warming up(Before class, get the Ss to enjoy a beautiful song Hero for 3-5 minutes. After enjoying, ask the Ss some questions in a moving atmosphere.) T: Well, for a beautiful song, do you know what it is about?S :HeroQ: Who is your hero/heroine?/ Who do you admire in your heart?Ss: Q: Why? S: Q: Do you think he is a great man? S: Q: Does he do anything for others? / What contributions does he make to society?S: (Show 4 pictures in talking part one by one)Q: How about this person? Do you admire him? Is he another hero in your heart? What do you know about him? (Give background knowledge)Conclusion: Let Ss say: so a great man is a man_.Conclusion: A great person is one who has followed his/ her ideas and sacrificed something so that they could be realized. He/ She has qualities as follows:intelligent, determined, generous, kind, unselfish, brave, hard-working, confident, persistent, modest, one who has an idea, helps others, unselfishly gives up something to achieve his/her goal). (Show a picture of. Nelson Mandela)Q: What do you know about him? Is he a great man? Why? (Get into Brainstorming)Before we go to read Eliass story lets first try to know about Nelson Mandela by reading the following short passage.Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africas antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.T: It seems you know Nelson Mandela a little. Do you want to know more about him? Lets read the following story and see what Elias thinks of Nelson Mandela. Step 2 lead-inQ: What does he think of Nelson Mandela?Why? Something about Elias.Elias had a life that was very common to many people who helped Nelson and fought for the equality of the blacks. He was sent to prison for 4 years. He now takes tourists round his former prison and tells them how he suffered for his beliefs.What happened between Elias and Nelson Mandela?Step 3 fast reading1) Qs: 1.Who was Elias?2. Where did the story happen?3.When did he met Nelson Mandela?2)Decide how many parts this text can be divided into and then give the main ideas of each part.Part 1(Para. 1-2) The life of Elias before he met Nelson MandelaPart 2(Para.3-5) The change of Alias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did.Step 4 careful readingPart 11. When did Elias first meet Nelson?2. What problems did Elias have to keep his job?Part 2They had no _.Black peoples problems They couldnt get _ they wanted.They had to live in _.Mandela told him _Mandelas help _the correct papers so thathe could keep his job.Elias life after meeting Mandela He joined _Support for Mandela He helped Mandela _some governmentbuildings.1. How did the ANC Youth League fight against the government?A. The