1、Unit5 ReadingStep1:Lead-inTask1:Guessing gameHe was born in a small village in Sichuan.He was a leader in the Communist Party of China（共产党）.His life shows a good exmple of the saying“life is full of up and down”.He once said,“It doesnt matter if a cat is black or white,so long as it catches mice”.De
2、ng XiaopingHe was born in San Francisco in 1955.He became interested in computers when he was a teenager.His name is associated with some products like the iPod,iPhone and iTunes.His advice for success is:“Youve got to find what you love.”Steve JobsHe was born in Hawaii in 1961 to a black father and
3、 white American mother.He once taught law at the University of Chicago Law School.He was the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.He was the first African American to be President of the United States.Barack ObamaHe was born in India in 1869.He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his co
4、untry to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.Mohandas GandhiTask2:BrainstormingWhat qualities does a great person have?Good qualities of great peopledeterminedwiseselfless devotedwarm-heartedeasy-goinghard-workingStep2:Predicting Read the title Elias Story and predict what it is about.Step3:Skimmi
5、ngTask1:Skim the whole passage,and try to get the main idea of each part.Elias life(before/after)he met Mandela.Elias life(before/after)he met Mandela.Para.1 to 2Para.3 to 5TimeorderbeforeafterTask2:What is the relationship between them?A.Father and sonB.Colleagues（同事）C.Teacher and studentD.Leader a
6、nd supporterStep4:Careful ReadingTask1:Make a timeline of Elias life.Elias was born.Elias began school.Elias left school.Elias met Mandela.Elias helped blow up government buildings.19401946194819521963Task2:Decide whether the following statements are true or false and give a reason.1.Elias went to s
7、ee Mandela when he was in trouble.2.Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.3.Mandela helped Elias keep his job.4.Elias trusted Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.5.Elias was willing to blow up government buildings.6.Mandela thought violence was a good way to help blac
8、k people.TTFFTFTask3:Multiple choices.1.“The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress,until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.”lWhat does the quote imply?A.Black people are treated unfairly.B.Black people have more rig
9、hts.C.White people have fewer rights.D.Black people have got equal rights.lWhat was Mandelas attitude to the unfair situation?A.happy B.angry C.careful D.indifferent（漠不关心的）2.What did the underlined part mean in the sentence“I do not like violencebut in 1963 I helped him blow up some government build
10、ings”.A.build B.design（设计）C.explode（炸毁）D.clean3.Why was Elias happy to help blow up some government buildings?A.Because he liked violence.B.Because it was not dangerous.C.Because he thought it was a way to make black people and white people equal.D.Because he wanted to be famous.4.Which of the follo
11、wing statements is not the writers purpose of writing the passage?A.To tell us how great Mandela was.B.To let us know why they had to fight for human rights.C.To tell us an interesting story.D.To let us know the living situation of the blacks in South Africa at that time.Task4:Answer the following q
12、uestions.1.How was the situation black people faced at that time?2.What did Mandela do to help black people?3.Why did Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?Task4:Answer the following questions.1.How was the situation black people faced at that time?2.What did Mandela do to he
13、lp black people?3.Why did Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?They could not vote;could not get the jobs they wanted;had to live in the poorest areas.He offered guidance to them on their legal problems.Because he felt there was no other way of changing this unfair situation
14、 at that time.Step5:Consolidation-Fill in the blanks.Elias first met Nelson Mandela when he was twelve years old.Mandela was the blackwho offeredto poor black people about theirproblems.Elias needed Nelsons help because he had little.He got a job in a gold mine.Sadly he did not have a passbook to li
15、ve in Johannesburg and he worried aboutwhether he would become of work.Mandela told him how to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg and kept his job.And he became more hopeful about his future.When Mandela organized the ANC Youth League,Eliasit immediately.In1963,Elias helped Mand
16、elaup some government buildings.Though it was dangerous,Elias was happy to help forrights.lawyerguidanceeducationoutjoinedblowequallegal Step6:DiscussionWhat good qualities does Mandela have,how do you know?And what can we learn from him?generousselflesskindhelpfulbravedetermined .Step7:Further Disc
17、ussionWho do you admire most and why?Step8:Homework-WritingFinish the compositionI Admire Mayun外貌：长相、身高、身材经历：两次高考失利，第三次高考被杭师院英语专业录取；在大学里，他“如鱼得水”，当选为学生会主席成就：年轻有为，曾任Alibaba集团CEO你的启发：参考词汇：ordinary-lookingof medium heightat ones first two attemptsHangzhou Normal Collegefit in well with campus lifethe Students UnionCEO of Alibaba GroupThank you for your time！
