Period 2

Reading, Comprehending

1.What qualities does a great person have? Use some adjectives you have already learned.

2.What did Sun Yat-sen do for Chinese people?3.Who wrote the bible in English?4.Who freed his country from the UK? How?5.Who fought for the rights of black people in S

outh Africa all his life?

Can you answer these questions?

I Revision

Today’s task:Read and learn about Nelson Mandela.

Q: How much do you know about Nelson Mandela?

II Pre-reading

Nelson Mandela is:

• a famous leader in South Africa

• former president of South Africa

• founded the ANC Youth League

• selfless fighter

• devoted his life to helping black people

• fought for equal rights (such as the right to vote)

…

• What should you read first to find out what the story is about?

• Who’s Elias? Is it a nick name for Nelson Mandela or for another great person?

• Where does the story happen?

1. Think about the questions before you read:

III Reading

2. Read quickly and check whether you got the answers right.

The title.

A black worker.

In South Africa.

3. Read the passage carefully and do Exercise 1 in SB. Guess the meaning of new words if necessary.

Word study: Guessing the new words

Guess by the formation of words:

Guess by the context:

Guess by common sense: vote

lawyer guidance hopeful

equalattackfee out of work blow uplegal violence

Tips: We usually combine these ways together to understand a reading passage.

_______________ help and advice given to someone_______________ not have a job_______________ money paid for going to school

___________ relating to law_______________ someone whose job is to advise people

about laws_______________ point in the development of something_______________ the same in size, number, degree, status,

etc

Find the words that mean the same from the text.

guidance

out of jobfee

legallawyer

stageequal

•What was Elias’ attitude towards the unfair situation black people faced? How do you know?

•Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?

•What was Elias’ feelings towards Nelson Mandela and using violence?

4. Group work: discuss the following questions

5. Think and discuss the quotes from Mandela! (Ex. 4, Page 35)

• In Quote 1, what does the word “see” imply?• In Quote 2, what does the word “only” imply?

Imagine you are Nelson Mandela or one of his men. Read the quotes and tell the whole world in your own words how you feel about all the unfair situation.

Pair work: Retell the story of Elias using the third person.

Tips:• Who was Elias?• How did he meet Nelson Mandela?• What did he do later? • Why did he do that?

IV Retelling

1.Retell Elias’ story, using as many as you can the new words and phrases.

2.Review the words you have learned from this lesson.

3.Do Ex. 1 & 2 on Page 36.

V Homework