1、Unit 5Nelson Mandela a modern heroqualitymean active generousselfish selflessdevoted n.质量;品质;性质adj.吝啬的;自私的adj.积极的;活跃的adj.慷慨的;大方的adj.自私的adj.无私的;忘我的adj.忠实的;深爱的Words previewWhat adjectives would you use to describe a great person?And what qualities does a great person have?Discuss with your partner and
2、 make a list.Qualities of the great peopledeterminedbraveconfidentwarm-heartedresponsibleselflesshonestgenerouskindeasy-goinghard-workingdevotedhelpfulindependentWho is your hero/heroine?In my opinionWho can be called a great person?I think To my understandingI feel thata great person is someone who
3、 is devoted to helping others.Who is he?He was born in a peasant family in 1866.He strongly believed in the three principles:nationalism;rights;peoples livelihood.He is a Chinese who founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years fighting.Who is he?Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen(1866-1925),Chi
4、naHe was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman,the founder of the Kuomintang and the first provisional president of the Republic of China.He said,“Thats one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind.”He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969.Who is he?He was a pilot in the A
5、merican Air Force and later joined the astronaut program.Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong(1930-),USAAmerican pilot,astronaut;the first person to walk on the moonHe was a Canadian who worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese people.He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese inva
6、ders during World War II,and saved many Chinese soldiers.Who is he?Unfortunately he got blood poisoning while working in China and died here.Norman BethuneNorman Bethune(1890-1939),Canada He was a Canadian,a Communist,and also a doctor.He supported the Chinese and went to help their army as a doctor
7、 and to train other doctors.He invented mobile field hospital units.Unfortunately,he got blood poisoning while working in China and died there.He was a man who wrote the Bible in English so all could read it.He died for his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.Who is he?Willi
8、am TyndaleWilliam Tyndale(1484-1536),Britain 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.At last he was caught and put to death for his beliefs.He was an Indian wh
9、o gave up a rich life for his ideas.He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.Who is he?He was the father of the Indian nation of the twentieth century.Mohandas GandhiMohandas Gandhi(1869-1948),India He formed an organization leading the Indiansstruggle for equal rights.He w
10、asa model of a different kind of political leader.Mohandas Gandhi was educated in the United Kingdom and received a law degree from University College in London.He was the former president of South Africa who fought for black people.He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.W
11、ho is he?He was in prison for almost thirty years.Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela(1918-),South Africa In order to make the black people get the freedom,he fought many years and was in prison for thirty years.He helped the black people to realize the dream of making black and white people equal.Are they
12、 all great people?Fill in the table below and then talk about what kind of qualities they have?Give your reasons.As a great personShould he/she help others?Should he/she get on well with others?Should he/she be willing to do public service?Should he/she be active in social activities?Should he/she n
13、ever lose heart when he/she is in great trouble?A great man is 1.one who helps others especially when they are ready to sacrifice something to help.2.one who unselfishly gives up something to achieve his goal.3.one who has gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause4.one who is ver
14、y dedicated and persistent in achieving his noble goal.Who is the great person in your heart?Why do you like himher so much?Did heshe do anything for others?What arewere hisher best qualities?Great people in your heartWhat kind of person are you?Do you have the qualities of a great person?How much d
15、o you know about Nelson Mandela?Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July,1918 in Transkei,South Africa.Rolihlahla Mandela became the first member of his family to attend a school,where his teacher Miss Mdingane gave him the English name Nelson.After enrolling,Mandela began to study for a Bachelor of Arts
16、at the Fort Hare University,where he met Oliver Tambo.Tambo and Mandela became lifelong friends and colleagues.After the 1948 election victory of the Afrikaner-dominated National Party,Mandela began actively participating in politics.Nelson Mandela was elected the first black President in South Afri
17、ca in 1994.In 1961,he became the President of the African National Congress(ANC).He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people.He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.Mandelas 90th birthday was marked across the country on 18 July 2008,with the main
18、celebrations held at his home town of Qunu.In a speech to mark his birthday,Mandela called for the rich people to help poor people across the world.1.The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.2.If you want to make peace with your enemy,you have to work w
19、ith your enemy.Then he becomes your partner.3.Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.Nelson Mandelas quotation 4.If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head.If you talk to him in his language,that goes to his heart.5.If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa,there are also roads that lead to their goal.Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.Nelson Mandelas quotation Homework1.Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2.Preview the reading:ELLAS STORY
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