人教新课标高中英语必修一Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernhero教案1

Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero教案1

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Introduction

Inthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillfirstknowaboutthequalitiesofagreatperson,andknowsomethingaboutNelsonMandela.Andduringtheprocessofreading,thestudentscouldmastersomereadingskillstohelpthemtoattaintheknowledgeaboutthisunit.

Objectives

1.Getthestudentstoknowthequalitiesofagreatperson.

2.GetthestudentstolearnaboutNelsonMandela.

3.Developthestudentsreadingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.

Focus

1.Getthestudentstoknowaboutthequalitiesagreatpersonshouldhave.

2.GetthestudentstolearnaboutNelsonMandela.

3.Getthestudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.

Aids

Multimediafacilities,taperecorder,photos,diagrams

Procedures

Step1Warmingup

Goodmorning,class.Todaywewilllearnnewunit.Firstly,let’sdiscussthefollowingquestions:thequalitiesagreatpersonshouldhave.

1.Whentalkingaboutaperson,whatadjectivescanyouthinkoftodescribehisorherqualities?

2.Whatkindofapersonareyou?Doyouthinkyouhavethequalitiestobeagreatperson?

3.Whatarethequalitiesyoushouldfindinagreatperson?

Askthestudentsfirsttobrainstormthequestions,thentodescribethemselves.TellthemtheadjectivesintheboxinthepartWarmingUponPage33willhelpthemfindoutwhatqualitiestheyhave.Finallyhaveadiscussionwiththewholeclassandhelpthemtosumupthequalitiesthatagreatpersonshouldhave.

Theanswersofthequestions:

1.Adjectivesfordescribingaperson:kind,honest,brave,loyal,happy,wise,smart,friendly,warm,cheerful,popular,generous,hardworking,diligent,weak,stupid,lazy,dishonest,mean,tense,cold,unkind,miserable,dull,strongminded,determined…

2.Open.

3.Agreatpersonshouldbedetermined,hardworking,unselfish,andgenerous.Heshouldfollowhisideasandneverloseheartwhenheisintrouble.Heusuallygivesupsomethingtoachievehisgoals.Heshouldbewillingtodopublicserviceworkwithoutpay,beactiveinsocialactivities,getsonwellwithothers,andhelpothers,etc.

Step2Prereading

1.Lookingandanswering:

LookatthesixpeopleinthepartPrereadingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1)Canyourecognizethem?Whoarethey?

2)Doyouthinktheyareimportantpeople?Whyorwhynot?

3)Doyouthinkallofthemaregreatpeople?

Oneminuteforstudentstothinkthemover.Thencheckwiththewholeclass.

Suggestedanswers:

2)Yes,theyare,becausetheyhavedonesomethingreallyimportanttobenefitacountryortheworld.

3)No,Ithinknotallofthemaregreatpeople.

2.Discussingandspeaking

Studentsreadtheinformationofeachofthesixpersons,discussinpairswhatqualitiesmakeagreatpersonandfindoutwhetherheisagreatpersonornot.

Whentheyarediscussing,remindthestudentstousethefollowingexpressionsforgivingandaskingforopinions:

Ithink/Idon’tthink...;inmyopinion;I’mafraid...;Iagree/Idon’tagree...;Iprefer...;What’syouropinion?Whydoyouthinkso?Whatdoyouthinkof...?

Severalminuteslater,asksomepairstoactouttheirdialogues.

Asampledialogue:

A:Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkmakeagreatman?

B:Inmyopinion,agreatmanisonewhohasfollowedhisorherideasandsacrificedsomethingsothattheycouldberealized.

A:Whatisthedifferencebetweenafamouspersonandagreatperson?

B:Afamouspersonmaybewellknownbutifheorshehasnotgonethroughstrugglesanddifficultiesfortheirnoblecause,theycannotbecalledagreatperson.

A:DoyouthinkWilliamTidalisagreatperson?

B:Yes.Ithinkso.HehadastrongbeliefthatallpeopleshouldbeabletoreadtheBibleforthemselves.SohetranslatedandprinteditintoEnglishalthoughhewasnotallowedtodoso.Andlaterhediedforhiswork.

A:Iagree.WilliamTyndalewentthroughalotofstrugglesanddifficultiesandevensacrificedhislifetorealizehisdream.HeisagreatpersonthateverybodywhopicksuptheBiblemustthinkof.Now,let’setoNormanBethune.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?

B:...

Step3Reading

1.Leadinandguessing

Tellthestudents:Sofarwehavetalkedalotaboutgreatpersons.Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthemandlearnfromthem?Well,wearegoingtoreadaboutNelsonMandela,agreatleaderwhofightsfortherightsoftheblackpeopleandisconsideredasamodernhero.NowopenyourbookstoPage34andreadthetitleofthetext.Canyouguesswhatkindofwritingthetextis?

(Astoryisusuallyapieceofnarrativewriting.)

2.Skimmingfortopicsentencesandgeneralidea

Givethestudentsthreeminutes,askthemtoreadthetextfastandthenfillintheform.

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Mainideaofthepassage

Severalminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

Suggestedanswers:

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ThetimewhenIfirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofmylife.

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SadlyIdidnothavethispassbookbecauseIwasnotbornthereandIwasworriedaboutwhetherIwouldbeoutofwork.

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ThedaywhenNelsonMandelatoldmewhattodoandhelpedmewasoneofthehappiestdayofmylife.

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Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogressuntiltodaywehavereachedastagewherewehavealmostnorightsatall.

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Wefirstbrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful;whenthiswasnotallowed...onlythendidwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence.

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EliasdescribeshowNelsonMandelahelpedtheblackpeoplethroughhisownexperience

3.Furtherunderstanding

Givethestudentsanotherseveralminutestodiscussthefollowingquestions.Iftheyarenotsureabouttheanswers,theycanreadthetextagain.Encouragethemtoreadthetextwiththequestionsinmindandtrytofindouttheanswers.

1)WhatdisadvantagesdidEliashaveinfindingajob?

2)Howdidthewhitepeoplestoptheblackpeoplefrombeingtreatedfairly?

3)HowdidthenewgovernmentinSouthAfricatreatthewhitepeople?

4)WhydidEliassupportMandela?

5)Whydidhesupportviolencewhenhedidnotagreewithit?

Theteachercanjoininstudents’discussionoraskthemtoanswerthequestionsindividuallyandthencheckwiththewholeclass.

Suggestedanswers:

1)Pooreducation;nopermittoliveinJohannesburg.

2)Throughunfairlaws.

3)Theytreatedthewhitepeopleaswellastheblackpeople.

4)Therearethreereasons:Firstly,MandelaoncehelpedhimandheconsideredMandelakindandgenerous.Secondly,heagreedwithMandela’spoliticalideas.Forexample,heagreedwithhisexplanationofhowtheblackpeoplewerenottreatedfairly.Healsosidedwithhimonhisviewofpeacefulfighting.Thirdly,heknewthatwhatMandelafoughtforwastomakeblackandwhitepeopleequal.

5)Becausetheirattempttoattackthelawinapeacefulwayfailed.Theyhadtoanswerviolencewithviolence.

4.Languageproblems

Whilecheckingtheanswerswiththewholeclass,askstudentstofindthenewwords,phrasesandstructuresthattheyfindmostdifficult,helpthemtounderstandanddealwithanylanguageproblems.

5.Readingaloudtotherecording

Playthetapeofthetextforthestudentstolistenandfollow.Thenaskthemtoreadthetextaloud.

Step4Afterreading

1.Discussingandanswering

Givethestudentsseveralminutestodiscussthefollowingquestionsandthenaskthemtoanswerthem.

1)Doyouthinkitisfairtotreatothersbadlyforthingstheycannotchange,likethecolorsofskinoreyesortheraceonebelongsto?Giveareason.

2)WhatdoyoulearnaboutNelsonMandelafromElias’Story?

3)DoyoulikethewayEliastellshisstory?Giveareason.

Severalminuteslater,discussandchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

Suggestedanswers:

1)No,becausethereisnothingonecandotochangeorimprovethesituation.

2)IknowthatMandelaisagreatleaderwhofoughtforequalrightsfortheblackpeopleallthroughhislife.HeorganizedtheANCYouthLeaguewhichfoughtagainstthegovernment.Heisinfavorofpeacefulfighting.Heiskind,helpful,generous,brave,anddetermined.

3)(Variousanswersarepossible.)IlikethewayEliastellsthestory.E