Unit 5

What adjectives below would you

use to describe a great person?

And what qualities does a great

person have? Discuss with your

partner and make a list.

hard-working lazy friendly cruel

warm-hearted mean determined

wise active generous easy-going

reliable unkind brave selfish

stubborn selfless devoted handsome

nice honest famous calm lovely

Guessing game

He believed that Bible should be read by everyone. He translated the Bible into easily readable English for the people of his time. The priests and religious people disliked his idea and thought they would have less power, so they tried to stop him. But he did not give up. At last he was caught and put to death for his beliefs.

William TyndaleWilliam Tyndale

William Tyndale

(1484-1536)

Priest and scholar;

translated the Bible

into Modern

English.

After his death, the Bible was published in English and 80% of it was the work of William Tyndale.

He was a Canadian who has a very strong feeling against injustice. He was a very important doctor in his own country. He came to China to support the Chinese and their army as a doctor. Unfortunately he got blood poisoning while working in China and died here.

Norman BerthuneNorman Berthune

Norman BethuneA Canadian; fought

against the German Nazis

and Japanese invaders

during World War II;

worked as a doctor and

saved many Chinese

soldiers.

He was born in a peasant family in 1866. He studied medicine in China and Hongkong and practised as a doctor in Macao.He opposed the Qing government.When the Qing government fell, he became the first president of the Chinese Republic.He gave up being President in 1912 to work on his three principles:the principle of people’s rights, people’s livelihood and nationalism.

Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting; he strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood

He was the father of the Indian nation of the twentieth century. He formed an organization leading the Indian’s struggle for equal rights. He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. He was a model of a different kind of political leader.

Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

He gave up a rich

life for his ideas

and fought for his

country to be free

from the UK in a

peaceful way.

He is the former South African president.

In order to make the black people get the

freedom, he fought many years and was

put in prison for thirty years. He helped

the black people to realize the dream of

making black and white people equal.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

He fought for the black

people and was in

prison for thirty years.

He helped the black

people to get the same

rights as white people.

He was the first man to walk on the moon. He was a pilot in the American Air Force and later joined the astronaut program. He was chosen to be the first man to walk on the moon.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong American pilot , astronaut; the first person to walk on the moon “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

1. Who do you admire greatly? Why?

2. Do you think he / she is a great person?

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

Intelligent, diligent, determined, active

Are they all great people?

1. quality 质量；品质；性质 1) Q______ is more important than

quantity.

2) He has all the q________of a successful businessman.

3) One q_______of wood is that it can burn.

uality

ualities

uality

2. devote v. 投入于，献身

Devote …to …

1) He devoted himself entirely to music.

2) Please devote more time to your work.

uality

ualities

uality

ELIA’S STORY

Elias’ Story

Elias: a poor black worker in

South Africa.

Mandela: the black lawyer who

offered guidance to poor black

people on their legal problems.

Fast reading

Questions:1.What problems did Elias have

at that time?2.What advice did Mandela give

to Elias?

Possible answers:

1. He had no passbook and was worried about whether he would be out of work.2. Mandela told Elias how to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg.

1. Elias went to see Nelson mandela when he was in trouble.

2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.

3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.

true or false?

F

T

T

4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.

5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings.

6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.

T

F

F

1.What problems did the black people like Elias have at that time?

They had no .They couldn’t get they wanted.They had to live in .

votejobs

the poorest areas

Intensive reading

2.Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?

Mandela told him

the correct papers so that he could keep his job.

how to get

3.How did he support Mandela?

He joined ______________________.

He helped Mandela__________

some government buildings.

the ANC Youth League

blow up

1940—

1942—

1944—

1946—

A timeline of Elias’s life.

Elias was born.

Elias was two years old.

Elias was four years old.

Elias began school.

Now make a timeline of Elia’s life. Scan the reading passage to help you.

1948—

1950—

1952—

1954—

Elias left school.

Nelson Mandela opened

his law firm.

Elias was 12 and met

Nelson Mandela.

Elias was 14 and

encouraged by Mandela.

Helpfulness

Bravery ( 勇敢 )

Persistence ( 坚持不懈 )

Kindness ( 亲切，仁慈 )

Determination ( 坚定 ) ……

What can we learn from the text about

Nelson Mandela?

Please discuss this question: