Mandela retired from public life in June 1999. He currently resides in his birthplace. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography.
纳尔逊·曼德拉
纳尔逊·曼德拉出生于1918年7月18日，他是南非第一任黑人总统，是我们这个时代伟大的精神和政治领导人之一。1944年，曼德拉帮助建立了非洲国民大会青年联盟，并于1948年当选为非国大青年联盟主席。1962年至1990(29年)，曼德拉因反对南非的白人少数政府而入狱。在狱中，曼德拉从来没有妥协过自己的政治原则，他总是其他关押者力量的源泉。他是南非第一个民主选举的国家总统，于1994年5月10日就任直到1999年6月。曼德拉于1999年6月从政治生活中退出，目前住在他的出生地。《自由路漫漫》是他的生动且令人喜爱的自传。
Step 1 Warming up and Pre－reading
Lead in : Tt ask Ss 1. “Do you know any great person in your daily life?” 2. “What kind of person can be called great person?” 3. “ What quality does a great person have?”
Ss: A great person should be hard-working, friendly, warm-hearted,
mean, determined, mean, wise, generous, reliable, brave, stubborn…
Then, Tt : now, let’s play a game: Guessing name: Who is he?
1. 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
2. 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-sen
3. He was the first man to walk on the moon. He was a pilot in the American Air Force and later joined the astronaut programme. He was chosen to be the first man to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong
4. He is one of the greatest scientists of the century in the world. He put forward the theories of relativity. His theory in physics helped the world to know more about the universe, so he was given the Nobel Prize in 1921. He proved that light does not travel in a straight line, but bends as it passes the sun.
Albert Einstein
5. She is a famous chemist and physicist and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes for her work on radioactivity and her discovery of polonium and radium. Her best qualities are persistence, determination and modesty. Marie Curie
6.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
7. 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 Tyndale
8. 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 Berthune
Tt: Now, you have already known the information of eight persons, discuss in pairs what qualities make a great person and find out whether he is a great person or not. You may use these expressions like:
I think/I don’t think. . . ; in my opinion; I’m afraid. . . ; I agree/I don’t agree. . . ; I prefer. . . ; What’s your opinion? Why do you think so? What do you think of. . . ? A sample dialogue:
A:What qualities do you think make a great man?
B:In my opinion, a great man is one who has followed his or her ideas and sacrificed something so that they could be realized.
A:What is the difference between a famous person and a great person?
B:A famous person may be well-known but if he or she has not gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause, they can not be called a great person.
A:Do you think Nelson Mandela is a great person?
B:Yes. I think so. 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.
A:I agree.
Step 2 Reading Elias’story
Tell the students:So far we have talked a lot about great persons. Do you want to know more about them and learn from them? Well, we are going to read about Nelson Mandela, a great leader who fights for the rights of the black people and is considered as a modern hero. Now open your books to Page 34 and read the title of the text. Can you guess what kind of writing the text is? (A story is usually a piece of narrative writing. )
Fast reading:
1. Please read the text quickly and divide the parts according to the main idea. Part1 Paragraph ( 1-2 ) the life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.
Part2 Paragraph ( 3-5 ) the change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did
2. true or false.
1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. F 2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. T
3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. F 4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. T 5. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings. F
6. Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in
South Africa. T
7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. F 8. The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. F
Careful reading:
1. Write out the right order according to what happened to Elias in the following
years.
1. 1940__D_ A. Elias began school.
2. 1942__F_ B. Elias was twelve years old and met Mandela. 3. 1946_A__ C. Elias left school. 4. 1948__C_ D. Elias was born.
5. 1952__B_ E. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings. 6. 1963 __E_ F. Elias was a two-year-old baby.
2. Choose the best answer according to the text.
(1)What disadvantages did Elias have in finding a job?
A. He helped Nelson Mandela blow up the government buildings. B. He had poor education. C. He was very young.
D. He didn’t want to live in Johannesburg.
(2)When was Elias born?
A. In 1952. B. In 1940. C. In 1964. D. In 1920.
(3)Which of the following statements is not the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?
A. To tell us how great Nelson Mandela was.
B. To let us know why they had to fight for human rights with violence. C. To tell us an interesting story.
D. To let us know the living situation of the blacks in South Africa at that time.
(4)It can be inferred from the passage that______________. A. Nelson Mandela helped Elias to keep his job
B. Elias was happy to blow up the government buildings C. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school
D. the government was happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. Suggested answers:(1)B (2)B (3)C (4)A
Further understanding: discuss the following questions.
1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela?
2. What problems did the black people like Elias have?
3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it? 4. What can we learn from the text about Nelson Mandela? Suggested answers:
1. Because Nelson Mandela used to help him in Johannesburg. And Elias joined the
ANC Youth League which was organized by Nelson Mandela.
2. Black people had no vote and could not choose who ruled them. The parts of town where they lived were places decided by white people. They could not get jobs they wanted. The places they were the poorest areas in South Africa. No one could grow food there.
3. Because he wanted to realize their dream of making black and white people equal. 4. Helpfulness Bravery(勇敢） Persistence（坚持不懈）Kindness （亲切，仁慈) Determination（坚定）
Summary : Cloze
Elias is a black worker in (1) South Africa. His family was so poor that he had to (2)drop out of school at the age of eight. Later on, he was able to work as a (3)gold miner in Johannesburg. But he hadn’t got a passbook which was required if one wanted to live in Johannesburg. He was (4)worried about being dismissed. (5)However, he was lucky enough to get some help from Nelson Mandela and (6)managed to get the correct papers. After that, he began to know more Mandela and his political ideas. He agreed with Mandela’s views on the unfair laws (7)against the black people and his idea about (8)peaceful fighting. So he (9)supported him heart and soul.With the help of Mandela, he (10) chose to (11)attack the laws, and (12) fought against the white people with (13)violence. In 1963 he helped (14) blow up some government buildings, though it was dangerous, He was happy because he knew it was to achieve their dream of making black and white (15)equal.
1. A. America B. China C. South Africa D. India
2. A. Droup out of B. Attend to C. Go to D. Leave for 3. A. Cleaner B. Worker C. Conductor D. gold miner 4. A. Curious about B. Worried about C. Particular about D. Strict about 5. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D.besides 6. A. Tried to B.managed to C. Turn to D. agree to 7. A. Beyond B. Within C. Without D. Against 8. A. Hopeful B. Hepful C. Peaceful D.thoughtful 9. A. Suppored B. Honor C. Respect D. Hate 10. A.Chose B. Selected D.voted D. Elected 11. A. Attract B. Attach C. Attack D. Attend
12. A. Fought with B. Fought for C. Fought against D. Fought by 13. A. Power B. Energy C. Strength D. Violence 14. A. Blow away B. Blow up C. Blow down D.blow off 15. A. Fair B. Willing C. Equal D.educated
Homework: 1.Find out the useful words and expressions in the text.
2.According to the timeline,try to retell Elias’s story