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Lesson Plan for Nelson Mandela-a modern heroTeaching MaterialP34,Reading,Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero,New Senior English for China Students Book 1TeachingAims1.Language Knowledge(1)The students will be able to learn the useful new words and expression in this part:Hero, quality, republic, principle, nationalism, youth, peaceful, equal, lawyer, hopeful, vote, violence, guidance, out of work, Youth League, as a matter of fact, blow up, in trouble, turn to.(2) The students will be able to read Elias story and understand the information contained in the timeline.(3) The students will be able to learn something about Nelson Mandela.2.Language Skills(1) The students will be able to understand the main idea and relevant details of the listening content.(2) The students will be able to discuss Elias story with partners according to the timeline.(3) The students can be trained to improve their reading abilities.(4) The students will be able to write a summary about a person.3.Emotion and Attitude(1) The students can gain a better understanding about great person.(2) The students can learn some good qualities from Nelson Mandela.-a modern hero.4.Learning Strategies(1) The students can grasp the key information, guess the words and summarize the information.(2) The students can master some reading skills, such as scanning, close reading, summarizing, etc.(3) The students can make effective use of newspaper, the Internet and other resources to learn more English information about great people. 5.Cultural AwarenessThe students will be able to aware Nelson Mandelas greatness and establish a correct outlook on life and world.Teaching Important Points1. Help the students get some basic information and some important details.2. Help the students have a further understanding of the text.3. Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points1. How to grasp the main idea of the text.2. How to help the students learn from Nelson Mandela.Teaching AidsBlackboard, Chalk, Computer, Overhead Project, Visualizer. Teaching ProceduresStudents learning ProceduresStep 1 Warming-upListen to the song “Hero”, and then ask the students some questions:-Do you know what the song is about?-Who do you admire most?-What qualities does a great person have?(Sum up: A great person should be determined, hard-working, unselfish, and generous. He should follow his ideas and never lose heart when he is in trouble. He usually gives up something to achieve his goals. He should be willing to do public service work without pay, be active in social activities, gets on well with others, and help others, etc.)设计意图：以歌曲给学生热身，引入本单元课题 “a modern hero”，激发学生学习的兴趣，同时让学生很快进入学习状态。Step 2 Pre-readingTask 1: Show some pictures and information of famous people. Students discuss if they were great men and give reasons.Task 2: Show more information of Nelson Mandela.Get the students discuss the following questions:-Do you agree Nelson Mandela was a great person?-Do you want to know more details about him?Task 3: Look at the title of passage “Elias story” and the picture on page 34. Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa on July 18, 1918. He had a strong willing and was revered as a national hero from an early age. He was the eldest son of the family and has been appointed to the chief. However, he said: Never want to rule an oppressed nation as chief but devote himself to the cause of national liberation in the name of a soldier. He resolutely embarked on the road of pursuing national liberation.The South African government announced his death on December 6, 2013.设计意图：学生通过讨论名人的主要事迹引发学生对文章内容的思考，使学生能用英语表达阐述自己的意见，培养学生语言能力，引起学生对阅读的兴趣，为正文学习做好准备。Step 3: While-readingTask 1: Skimming for general ideaSkim the text to get the general idea: What did Elias tell about in his story? Task 2: Listening and scanning for detailed information Task 3: Divide the text into four parts and find out the main idea of each partTask 4: Scanning the text and do Comprehending Exercise 3 on page 35.Task5: Questions for further understandingDiscuss the following questions in groups of four:Discuss the following questions in groups of four:-How did the white people stop the black people from being treated fairly?-Why did Elias support Mandela?-Why did Nelson Mandela turn to violence to make black and white people equal?(He told about his life, how Mandela helped him and how he supported Mandela.)Finish Comprehending Exercise 1 on page 35.1. Through unfair laws.2. There are three reasons for this. Firstly, Mandela once helped him and he thought Mandela kind and generous. Secondly, he agreed with Mandelas political ideas. Thirdly, he knew that what Mandela fought for was to make black and white people equal.3. Because their attempts to attack the law in a peaceful way failed. They had to answer violence with violence.Suggested answers:1940Elias was born. 1942Elias was two years old. 1944Elias was four years old. 1946Elias began school. 1948Elias left school.1950Nelson Mandela opened his law firm1952Elias was 12 and met Nelson Mandela.1954Elias was 14 and encouraged by Mandela.Part 1: Paras.1-2 The life before meeting Nelson MandelaPart 2: Paras.3-5 The change after meeting Nelson MandelaPart 3: Para.6 The life in prisonPart 4: Para.7 The life out of prison1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. ( )2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. ( )3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. ( )4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League. ( )5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings. ( )6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. ( )设计意图：快速阅读是学生在阅读时应掌握的一项基本技能，学生通过快速阅读能迅速摘到文章大意。归纳段落大意是对学生理解语篇结构能力的考察，但学生读前，教师要给学生一定的指导，设置了问题引导学生思考。仔细阅读是学生应掌握的另一项基本技能，通过细读让学生进一步理解文章结构以及人物关系，培养学生用英语获取信息、处理信息和分析问题的能力，问题设计层层深入，帮助学生逐步加深对课文的理解，最终达到提高学生自主学习能力的目的。Step 4 Post-readingTask 1: Retelling the story according to the following clues:black workers, had difficulties in his work, at the age of 12, met Nelson Mandela, grateful, have no rights, peaceful way, violence, equalTask 2: Role Play （Interview）Ask the students to do an interview in pairs. A journalist is interviewing Elias with the following questions:-When did you first meet Mandela?-Can you tell me more about how he helped you?-Can you tell me about the problems that the black people are facing?-How do you like his idea of peaceful fighting?-What do you think of him?-What will you do to support him in the future?设计意图：这部分的活动设计是较高层次的，通过关键词引导学生回顾文章，加深学生对课本的记忆。角色表演环节对于提高学生的口语能力起到了积极作用，学生可根据课文的信息材料进行复述，但同时还要根据课文内容对Mandela的英雄事迹进行评价，锻炼学生的综合能力。Step 5 SummaryTeacher and students sum up the main idea of the passage.Elias: a poor black worker in South Africa. The text tells us how Mandela helped Elias and