Step 3 The rest of Elias’ story
Choose the best answer
1. As leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela helped prisoners of Robben Island by
_____A____
A. Giving them education B. Giving them money C. Putting the guards in prison D.giving them a job
2. Life for Elias was not too bad in prison because______B____ A. He had to study B. He could study with the guards C. He wanted to study D, the prison guards did not beat them
3. After Elias was released from prison, he____A___
A. Had no difficulty in finding a job for he was better educated
B. Couldn’t find any job for having blown up the government buildings C. Spent the hardest time
D. Begged for food and help from others
4. When Mr Mandela offered Elias the job of taking tourists round the prison, Elias___B__
A. Accepted it after being encouaged by his family B. Didn’t accept it because of his sad experience there C. Refused it
D. Didn’t accept it and found a better himself
Home work: Finish the chart 1 on page 39 .
Step 4 Language points
1．And what qualities does a great person have? (P33)
伟人有什么品质？
quality n. [U]质量 [C](人的)品质 [C]特点，性质
Quality is more important than quantity. 质量比数量更重要。 high quality 优质 poor quality 劣质
good/bad quality 好/坏的品质 quality education 素质教育 quality goods 精品
[发散思维]quantity n. 数量
qualify v. 赋予(某人)资格，取得资格 qualified adj. 有资格的，称职的
2．A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others. (P33) 伟人就是全身心地帮助别人的人。
devote v. 致力于，专心，专门
[发散思维]be devoted to 投身于，专心于，忠诚于，喜欢 devote oneself to 投身于，献身于
devote...to...把......投入到......，在这个结构中，to 是介词，因此 to 后
面的动词不能用原形，而要用动名词形式。
They devote themselves entirely to the study of science. 他们完全献身于科学研究。
He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind. 他为全人类的利益献出了自己的一生。
3．He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty
years. (P33) 他为黑人而战，并且几乎坐了三十年的牢。
fight (fought, fought) vt. & vi. 打仗，打架 (1)fight＋n. 与......作战(斗争) (2)fight for 为......而战
(3)fight against 与......作战，和......作斗争 (4)fight with 与......作战，与......并肩战斗 (5)fight back 还击；忍住
[发散思维]fight 也可用作名词，意为打仗，打架，斗志.
be in prison 坐牢；被监禁 点拨：这是一个固定词组，prison 前不带冠词。若表示“在监狱工作或去办事”，则要加冠词。如：He works in the prison.他在监狱上班 拓展：go to prison 入狱
put/send sb.in prison 把某人投入监狱 throw sb.into prison 把某人投入监狱 be taken to prison 被关进监狱 be out of prison 出狱 break prison 越狱
4．The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.（P34，line2) 第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉的时候，是我
一生中非常艰难的时期。
period n. 期间，时期；(学校的)一节课；周期
The time when...当......的时候,其中 when 引导定语从句。
[发散思维]the time 也可用于引导时间状语从句，这时一般不加 when。 Do you still remember the time when we first met?
你还记得我们第一次见面的时候吗？
I recognized him the time I saw him.
我一见到他就认出他来了
5．It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. (P34, Line 3)那是在1952年，曼德拉是一位黑人律师，我到他那去
征求建议。
advice [U] n. 忠告，建议 (改错重点考点，此外还有fun, information, progress)
a piece of advice 一个忠告
[发散思维]advise vt. 劝告，忠告 (1)advise＋n.
(2)advise sb. to do (3)advise＋doing
(4)advise＋that 从句(从句中用 should do, should 可以省略) I advise waiting till the proper time. 我建议等到合适的时候。
I advise that he (should) give up drinking. 我劝他戒酒。
6．I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare.(p34, line10)我不得不离开，因为我的家庭不能继续支
付我的学费和车费。
continue (＝go on) vt. 继续；vi. 继续(下去)，持续(某种状态) (1)continue＋n.
(2)continue to do＝continue doing＝go on doing
[发散思维]continued 继续 to be continued 待续
continuous adj. 连续的 continuously adv. 连续地
[易混辨析]fee 与 fare
fee: a sum of money paid for professional services to a dcotor, lawyer, private school etc. (付给医生、律师等的)专业服务费；(私立学校的)学费 pay the lawyer's fees 付律师费 a bill for school fees 学费账单
fare: money charged for a journey by bus, ship, taxi etc. (公共汽车、轮船、出租车等的)
费用，票价
What is the bus fare to London?
到伦敦去的公共汽车费是多少?
7．Sadly I did not have it because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work. (P34, line14)令人难过的
是，因为我不是在那儿出生，所以我没有(身份证)，我担心我会失业。 worry about (＝be worried about)担心 [发散思维](1)worry sb. 让某人担心
(2)worry＋that 从句 担心?-?-(事会发生)
(3)worry n. [U]担心，烦恼 [C]令人烦恼的事(人) 注意：worrying 令人烦恼的 worried (感到)烦恼的
out of work 失业=lose one's job 失业
[发散思维]in work 有工作 go to work 去上班
off work 在休班 at work 在工作中，在上班 after work 下班后 begin/start work 开始工作 out of breath 气喘吁吁
out of date＝out of fashion 过期；过时 out of control 失去控制
8. ..., until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.(P34, line20) 直到今天，我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。
stage n. [C]时期；阶段；舞台
This technology is still in its early stages.
这项技术还处于其早期开发阶段。
注意：stage 作”阶段；时期”讲时，后面定语从句的引导词常用 where 或 in which。此时，其用法类似于 situation, position, case 等。
The world is a stage on which every man must play a part.
世界是一个舞台，每个人都要在这个舞台上扮演一个角色。
9．...we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we
were less important, or fight the government.(P34, line25) 我们被置于这
样一个境地：要么被迫接受我们低人一等的现实，要么跟政府作斗争。 position n.
[C]位置，地方；职位，工作；处境，境地(多用单数形式) [U]地位(有时可加不定冠词)
Can you show me the position of your company on the map?
你能在地图上给我指出你们公司的位置吗？
In my present position I can't help you.
就我目前的处境，我无法帮助你。
accept vt. & vi.
同意，承认(后接名词、代词或从句)；接受，答应
[易混辨析]accept 与 receive
accept 表示 “自愿、主动地接受” receive 表示 “被动地收到”。
He accepted the job. 他接受了这份工作。
10. ...only then did we decide to answer violence with violence(P34,
line27)只有在那时，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。
该句是一个倒装句，句中 only+状语置于句首，句子谓语要部分倒装，即将助动词置于句子主语之前。
Only in this way can we succeed
只有这样，才能保住我们的荣誉。 (2013新课标）Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent ___B___ properly in this hospital.
A. Can be the patients treated B. Can the patients be treated C. The patients can be treated D. Treated can be the patients
(2011新课标）Only when he reached the tea-house __D____ it was the same place he’d been in last year.
A. He realized B. He did realized C. Realized he D.did he realize
11．As a matter of fact, I do not like violence...but in 1963 I helped him blow up some government buildings.(P34, line29)事实上，我不喜欢暴力,
但在1963年我帮他炸了一些政府大楼。 as a matter of fact (＝in fact)
事实上，实际上；事实恰恰相反(用于强调或订正前句)
As a matter of fact, I don't know the truth.
说真的，我不知道事情真相。
He doesn't mind. As a matter of fact, he's pleased.
他并不介意，其实他很高兴。
blow up vt. & vi. 给某物充气；爆炸 拓展：.blow away 吹走；驱散 blow down 炸毁；吹倒
blow over 平息；被淡忘；消散；停止 blow off 放出；吹掉
12．Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble.（P35)当
伊莱亚斯处于不幸时，他去看望了纳尔逊·曼德拉。 in trouble 有麻烦，处于不幸中
He never came except he was in trouble.