1、Period 2Reading, Comprehending1.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 South Africa al

2、l his life?Can you answer these questions?I RevisionTodays task:Read and learn about Nelson Mandela.Q: How much do you know about Nelson Mandela?II Pre-readingNelson Mandela is: a famous leader in South Africa former president of South Africa founded the ANC Youth League selfless fighter devoted his

3、 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? Whos 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:II

4、I Reading2. 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 wordsGuess by the formation of words:Guess by the context:Gue

5、ss by common sense: votelawyer guidance hopeful equalattackfee out of workblow uplegalviolenceTips: 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 advi

6、se people about laws_ point in the development of something_ the same in size, number, degree, status, etcFind the words that mean the same from the text. guidanceout of jobfeelegallawyer stageequalWhat was Elias attitude towards the unfair situation black people faced? How do you know?Why did Nelso

7、n 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 questions5. Think and discuss the quotes from Mandela! (Ex. 4, Page 35) In Quote 1, what does the word “see” imply? In Quote 2, what

8、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 Retelling1.Retell Elias story, using as many