高中英語Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernherothe1stperiod

1、Unit 5 Reading高一 李慧從容說課This is the first period of this unit.In this period，students are expected to discuss what kind of person they are.The purpose is to give students chance to practice their oral English，at the same time，they can have a general idea about what are the qualities they should find

2、in a great person.In this period，there is a part designed to practice speaking and reading.In order to make students have a thorough idea of qualities great people have in common，and predict the contents of reading，it is important to make good use of the six pictures，especially Nelson Mandela.Whats

3、more，this is the first period of this unit，so it is necessary to deal with the new words and expressions of this part，so as to make it easy for students to begin and make them less anxious in study.三維目標(biāo)1.Knowledge：Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.Words：hero，quality，willi

4、ng，active，republic，principle，nationalism，livelihood，fight，peaceful，prison，prisoner，law，advise，continue，fee，gold，passbook，ANC，youth，league，stage，vote，position，accept，violence，equalPhrases：lose heart，in trouble，worry about，out of work，Youth League，as a matter of fact，blow up，put.in prison2.Ability：（1）

5、Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students speaking ability.（2）Do reading practice to improve the students reading abilities.3.Emotion：（1）Learn about some great people and qualities they have in common.（2）Develop the students moral quality.教學(xué)重點（1）Talk about the fine quality

6、of great people to improve the students speaking ability.（2）Enable the students to grasp the main idea of the passage.（3）Improve the students reading ability.教學(xué)難點（1）How to express their own opinions and ideas.（2）How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.教具準備The multimedia and the blackboard.

7、教學(xué)過程Step 1 GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step 2 Lead-inT：（Walk to one boy） Wang Bin，what do you usually do on weekends？S1：I sometimes play basketball with friends.I like basketball very much.T：Then you must know this man.（Show the picture or play a short video program of Jordana famous bas

8、ketball player who is a black man.）T：Do you know who he is？S1：Of course I do. He is Jordan，my idol. He is the best basketball player in the world. I have many pictures of him.T：Yes，youre quite right.He is very famous and many people all over the world worship him.But do you know that it was not unti

9、l about fifty years ago that the blacks got their freedom and were treated as equal citizens？S2：Yes，we learnt about this in our history classes.The blacks were first brought to America as slaves.They were treated badly and they had no rights.T：Thats right.But we all know that things are different no

10、w.Do you know how they could have the same rights as the whites？S3：We dont know much about this.Please tell us more.T：OK.Many people devoted themselves to this.Some were put into prison and some even lost their lives.Look at the two pictures and read the notes about them.Then have a discussion in gr

11、oups of four.Try to explain why they are great men.（Show the following pictures and their information on the screen）.Born in 1929Graduated in 1955Worked in a churchOrganized his first actions in 1955Formed an organization for American black leaders to work together in 1957Gave the speech “I Have a D

12、ream” in 1963Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964Murdered in 1968Born in 1918First actions while still at university in 1940Graduated in 1942Helped to found the ANC Youth League in 1944Led many peaceful actions during the 1950sPut in prison from 1962 till 1989Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993

13、Became the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999（Give the students a few minutes to discuss the questions.Then ask some of them to say their answers.）T：Are you ready？Ss：Yes.T：Good.Now who would like to tell us why these two men are great？S3：Let me have a try.I think Martin Luther K

14、ing，Jr.is great.He worked for the freedom of all the blacks.He was born in 1929.After he graduated in 1955，he worked in a church and organized his first actions in the same year.Two years later，he formed an organization for black leaders to work together.In 1963，he had the famous speech “I have a dr

15、eam”.Because of his success in his work，he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.Unfortunately he was murdered in 1968.T：Very good.Now，who can tell us something about Nelson Mandela？S4：He was the first black president in South Africa from 1994 to 1999.He was born in 1918 and worked for the equal ri

16、ghts for the blacks of South Africa for many years.As early as in 1940，while he was still at university，he took his first actions.In 1944，he helped to found the ANC Youth League.During the 1950s，he led many peaceful actions.His enemies hated him and he had been kept a prisoner from 1962 to 1989，but

17、he never gave up the struggle for the freedom of all the blacks，so he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.T：Very good.You know a lot about them.Who can explain in which way struggle was an important part in the lives of them？Li Yang，would you have a try？S5：OK.I think struggle for the equal rights

18、 of all the blacks was an important part in the lives of them.They both achieved their goals by peaceful revolution.T：Who knows how the situations are in their countries now？Has the situation been improved？S6：Things are different now in the USA.The blacks and the whites have equal rights.They can bo

19、th be elected leaders of their country.T：Good.Who has anything else to say？S7：The same is in South Africa.After Mandela，there is a second black president.No matter who breaks the law of the country，he will be punished or put into prison.Step 3 New wordsT：Now I want you to have a look at the key word

20、s on the blackboard.Do you know the meanings of them？If not，you can check them on Pages 96-97.（Give several minutes for them to get to know the meanings of these words.）T：Lets read these new words together.Step 4 Warming upT：Well done.From the discussion we had just now，we know Martin Luther King，Jr

21、.and Nelson Mandela are great people.So what are the qualities we should find in a great person？Who do you think is a great person？（Ask students to discuss these questions in groups of four.Five minutes later，check with the whole class.）T：Are you ready？Ss：Yes.T：Good.Now，who would like to tell us wha

22、t qualities a great person should have，Li Lei，have a try？S8：Smart，modest，unselfish，warm-hearted，confident，determined，active，honest，brave，persistent.T：Very good.As a great person，should he/she get on well with others？Should he/she willing to do public service？Should he/she be active in society activi

23、ties？Should he/she never lose heart when he/she is in great trouble？S9：Yes.He/She should help others.S10：As a great person，he/she should never lose heart when he/she is in trouble.T：Now，Id like to ask you a question like that what kind of person you are.Please look at Part 1，Page 33.Here is a form i

24、ncluding 11 questions.Now please answer these questions by yourselves.Let us find out what qualities you have and if you have the qualities to be a great person.（Let the students to answer these questions alone.At last，check the answers together with the whole class.）T：Im very glad to find out so ma

25、ny students in our class have the qualities to be a great person.By the way，so far you have done very well.Step 5 Pre-readingT：Just now，we talked about two great men，and now we will talk about five other people.William Tyndale，Norman Bethune，Sun Yat-sen，Gandhi and Neil Armstrong.You know，most of the

26、 great people are also important people.But important people may not also be great people.Now please turn to Pages 33-34 and read the information about them.Discuss their lives in pairs and decide which of them are great men and which are just important men.Give your reasons for your decision.（Allow

27、 the students enough time to prepare.）T：Are you ready？Ss：Yes.T：Now any volunteers？S11：I have a try.I think Norman Bethune is a great person because he fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War .Besides，he worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.Finall

28、y he lost his life for the liberation of Chinese people.He is very unselfish.T：Very good.Tom，whats you opinion？S12：In my opinion，Gandhi is great.He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.T：Well done.Do you think if William Tyndale is a g

29、reat person，Mary？S13：I dont think so.I think William Tyndale is an important person because he just did an important thingwrote the Bible in English so all could read it.I think Norman Bethune，Sun Yat-sen，Gandhi are great persons，because they devoted themselves to the liberation of mankind and they

30、changed history while William Tyndale and Neil Armstrong are important persons because they just did an important deed in history.T：Very good.But maybe different students have different ideas about that.Do you agree Nelson Mandela is a great person？Ss：Yes.T：Do you want to know more information about

31、 him？Ss：Yes.T：OK.Lets read the passage “Elias story”.After you read the passage，I think you will learn a lot from it.Now read the passage quickly and decide which of the sentences on the screen are true.（Show the following sentences on the screen and give the students several minutes to finish the t

32、ask.） 1.Elias met Nelson Mandela at school.2.Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.3.Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy.4.Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.5.Elias was happy blowing up government buildings.6.Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as

33、white people in South Africa.7.Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.8.The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. T：Look at the first sentence，please.Is it true？S14：I think it is wrong，because Elias met Nelson Mandela when he was a poor black worker.T：Ho

34、w about the second sentence？S15：Its right，because in the passage we can find this sentence.It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.T：Very good.Now who can tell us which of these sentences are correct？S16：I think the fourth sentence is right.T：D

35、o you agree with him/her？Ss：Yes.T：What about the third sentence？S17：I think it is wrong.Elias was unable to read or write because his family could not continue to pay the school fess and the bus fare，so he had to leave school when he was eight years old.T：Good.Look at the fifth sentence，whod like to

36、 have a try？S18：Id like to.This sentence is wrong because Elias did not like violence.T：How about the next sentence？S19：Its wrong.Nelson Mandela didnt believe that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa.T：How do you know this？S20：In the passage，we can read this sente

37、nce：.until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.T：Good.What about the last two sentences？S21：Theyre both wrong.Nelson Mandela believed that breaking the law in a peaceful way was his first choice.As to the last sentence，Nelson Mandela led the struggle against the gover

38、nment，so it is natural for him to be hated by the government.Step 6 Reading and understandingT：Now，read the text again and make a timeline of Elias life until he met Nelson Mandela.Work out the year in which he was born and then fit in the other event in his life till he was fourteen.（Show the follo

39、wing on the screen.）1940 1948194219501944195219461954 （Students practise for a few minutes and the teacher may join in their discussion and help them.Finally ask some students to answer them one by one.）Suggested answers：1940 He was born.1942 Not mentioned.1944 Not mentioned.1946 He began school.194

40、8 He had to leave school.1950 He worked in a gold mine in Johannesburg.1952 He first met Nelson Mandela.1954 Not mentioned.T：To help you better understand the passage，please read the passage after the tape.And then answer the following questions：Q1：How many parts can we divide the text into？Q2：Whats the main idea of each part？Are you clear？（Teacher plays the tape and helps the students with their pronunciation.）Suggested answers：Part 1 （para 1-2）The life of Elias before he met Nelson Mandela.Part 2 （para 3-5） The