Unit 5 Nelson Mandela

------A Modern Hero

Using Language

Reading

What happened to Alias?

He was caught and put into prison because of blowing up government building. Then he spent 4 years in prison, where he met Mandela again and learned a lot. At last he got a job to take tourists around his old prison.

Good things & Bad things

Good things:

1. Mandela started a school in the prison.

2. Elias became a good student.

3. He realized he was clever enough to do a degree.

Bad things:

1.He was beaten.

2.The guards were cruel.

3.Some people died in prison.

4. Elias was not allowed to take a degree in prison.

Some phrases and new words:

1. escape vi. 逃脱 , 避开 , 溜走 vt. 逃避 , 避免 , 被忘掉

eg. He escaped from prison.

No one can escape from being punished if he breaks the law.

2. should have done sth 本该完成却未能做成 eg. You should have passed the exam. But

unfortunately, he did not.

3. educate vt. 教育 , 训练 , 培养 educated adj.

eg. He is well educated.

Parents should educate kids to obey rules from the beginning.

4. come to power = take office 上台；当权eg. When did this government come to power?

When Mrs Thatcher came to power in 1979, nobody expected her to stay there for 13 years.

He had won much popular support and understanding before he took office.

in power = in the government 执政 take /seize power = get power through violence

用武力夺取政权eg. Which party is in power now in that country?

The general had tried to take power, but he failed at last.

5. reward n. 报酬 , 奖金 a reward of 500 dollars vt. 酬劳 , 奖赏 in reward 作为报酬

eg. She got nothing in reward.

They rewarded him for saving the child.

He worked hard but without much reward.

She got nothing in reward for her kindness.

vt. 给某人报酬 reward sb. for sth. =give a reward to sb. for sth.

reward sb. with sth.

reward sb. for his help 答谢某人的帮助

What qualities do great people have?

Choose 4 of the following and explain

intelligent, determined, generous, kind,

unselfish, hard-working, brave, confident

Speaking Task

Useful words and expressions to be used

Good idea! That’s an excellent idea! I agree / don’t agree. I prefer…. I’m afraid……In my opinion,…. I think /I don’t think……Why do you think so?What’s your opinion? What do you think of….?

Some adjective used to describe a great person

kind, honest, brave, loyal, happy, wise, smart, friendly, warm, cheerful, popular, generous, hard-working, diligent, confident, modest( 谦虚的 ), persistent, selfless, determined, devoted, open-minded, etc.

Make a list of the personal qualities you think

Mandela has shown in his life. Put them

together to compare your lists with another

group. This will make sure that you do not

overlook an important aspect of Mandela’s life.

Then begin to organise your writing . Put your

ideas into any order that seems sensible to

yourselves and add the reasons or details to the

ideas.

Writing: Before writing you can follow the steps

Make sure that you give reasons for your

opinions. If you are writing about Mandela’s

qualities you can concentrate on two or three.

If you are describing his life then you should

group his life into periods: his studies, work for

the ANC and its results, fight against anti-

black laws, life in prison, after being released

from Robben Island. Then you can either

describe one period in your own words or

describe the development in his life and ideas.

Once the writing is completed, swap it

with a partner and improve each other’s

work. Remember to check grammar,

punctuation and spelling.

Then rewrite the passage.

We will make assessment on your

work.

Look at the life of Nelson Mandela

and find out what happened to him in

1999. In pairs discuss what qualities

make Mandela a great man. Then you

can begin organise your discussion.

Life of Nelson Mandela

Born

1937

1940

1952

July 18, 1918 near Transkei

(South Africa) Entered university but did not

complete degree Formed ANC Youth League

Set up law office to help poor

black people in Johannesburg

1952

1961

1962

1963

......

……

law office closed by government because he attacked anti-black law Government by and for white people set up in south Africa

Sentenced to five years hard labour for encouraged violence against anti-black laws

ANC began to blow up buildings.

Nelson Mandela is the former President of Sou

th Africa and the founder of the Nelson Mandela Fo

undation. He joined the African National Congress

(ANC) in 1944 and was engaged in resistance agai

nst the ruling National Party's apartheid policies si

nce 1948. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated

at Robben Island Prison. Mr Mandela is widely acc

epted as the most significant black leader in South

Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance a

s the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength.

Sample

He consistently refused to compromise his po

litical position to obtain his freedom. After his

release in 1990, Mr Mandela plunged himself

wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to

attain the goals he and others had set out alm

ost four decades earlier. In 1991, Mr Mandela

was elected President of the ANC and in 1994

he was elected President of South Africa, a po

sition he held until 1999 when he retired from

public life.

Mr Mandela continues his compassiona

te and humanitarian work in South Afric

a and internationally including the work

of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and t

he Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.

1. Revise and summary the language items learned in this unit. 2. Write a passage about Nelson Mandela.

Homework