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God help those who help themselves. Teaching Design for Warming up & Pre-reading Nelson Mandela--a Modern Hero

Senior Book1 Unit5 Nelson Mandela--a Modern Hero 苏静美

Gongyi No.2 Senior High School

The Analysis of Learning Material

The main topic of this unit is the story of Nelson Mandela and other heroes in human history. As the first period of the unit, it is aimed to arouse the students’ interest in the main topic and prepare for the coming several periods.

The Analysis of Students

I’m sure the students will love the topic very much. At the same time, they have learned some words and expressions about this unit. However, expressing themselves in spoken English and writing are always the weaknesses of Senior Grade 1 students. So based on my students’

learning ability, the learning objectives are set as follows.

Learning objectives At the end of the class, students are able to achieve the following objectives:

1.

Knowledge objectives Learn and use some words and expressions freely in this part: diligent, never lose heart, hardworking, determined, selfless, optimistic, persistent, etc.

2.

Ability objectives

Improve the ability to speak and write in describing a person with newly learnt words and expressions.

3.

Emotional objectives

Work hard inspiringly and develop good qualities by learning from great people and talking about heroes/heroines in their heart. Basis of objectives: Vocabulary required in syllabus to describe people.

Key points 1.

Master some useful words and phrases to describe a person. 2.

Know about the qualities of great people. Difficult points 1.

Describe a person in proper English.

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God help those who help themselves. 2.

Write a short passage describing a person.

Idea and strategy According to the characteristics of the Grade One students and requirements of the syllabus, I designed some exercises to enable students to listen, speak, read and write as often as possible. I adopted the strategies of speaking and writing to enable them to describe great people properly in English.

Learning methods: Task-based teaching and learning & Cooperative learning

Learning aids:

Multi-media, Computer, and Projector.

Learning procedures

Step 1 Lead-in 1.

Enjoy a song “Glorious years” from BEYOND and ask them two questions

1)

Who is “he” here in the song?

2)

What is the relationship between Mandela and the song? 2.

Understand the lyrics and focus on the words in red and blue. 3.

Present more details about Mandela. [Design intention]

This part is designed to draw students’

attention and arouse students’

interest in Mandela, and then learn more details about him by exploring the meanings behind the song together and appreciating pictures.. Step2 Guess game & Discussion

Activity 1---Guess who he/she is. 1.

He is a famous singer in Taiwan, who has small eyes. He is quite good at singing in a low and unclear way and most of us can't distinguish what he is singing. His English name begins with J. 2.

He, born in 1978, is a professional basketball player. He once played in NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers guard and retired in 2016. 3.

She discovers artemisinin(青蒿素).

She, born in 1930, devotes all her life to studying Chinese traditional medicine.

She is the first Chinese citizen to be awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine. 4.

He is not only a great leader, but also regarded as a poet, writer and calligrapher(书法家) .

He made great contributions to establishing the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

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He was the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

He successfully led his country through the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery.

[Design intention]

This activity is intended to introduce some famous and great people. Let the students learn about their achievements and contributions to society. Activity2---Discussion Three minutes are given to discuss the following questions in group and then conclude the qualities great people have. 1. Do you think a great person is a famous person?

2. Do you think a famous person is a great person? 3. What qualities does a great person have?

[Design intention]

This part includes guess game & discussion, which are designed to enable students to distinguish/tell the difference between great people and famous people by comparing pictures and discussing with their group members.

Step3 Pre-reading

Read the material in pre-reading and finish the following exercise, aimed to test how well they understand the material. Fill in the blanks. 1.

He wrote the Bible in English, so all could read it. He ______ his ideas but his work is still used in

today. 2.

He_______the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked _______ in China ____ a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers. 3.

He _______ the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years' fighting. He strongly believed in the three__________: ___________; _________; ___________.

4.

He gave up a rich life for his ideas and _______ his country to ________ UK in a peaceful way. 5.

He fought for ________ and was in prison for almost thirty years. He helped black people get ____________ as white people. 6.

He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969. He said“_____________________________________.”

[Design intention] This activity is to return to the book to learn some words, phrases and sentences and know another six great people in pre-reading.

Think about and answer the following questions

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God help those who help themselves. 1.

Who is the great person/idol/your favorite person in your heart?

2.

Give the reasons why you regard him/her as your great person. For example:

Sun Ning, the chief interpreter of President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. He has devoted himself to studying English since the middle school and has made great contributions to the China’s diplomacy. What impresses me most is that he is diligent and hard-working. His professional translation wins a lot of applause for him. [Design intention]

This activity is designed to practice students’

ability to speak and write by describing a person in proper English and then writing the passage out. Step 4 Emotional inspirations:

In order to inspire the students’

ambition, I will present several lines from a famous poem of Mao Zedong. 

This land so rich in beauty



Has made countless heroes bow in homage！

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All are past and gone 

We look to this age alone 

For truly great men! Snow ----to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

Step 5 Summary

We have learnt some words and structures to describe great people. And we also learn that Mandela is a fighter who devotes all his life to fighting for the race equality. He has so many qualities we need to learn. I wish all can have a dream and fight for your dream until it’s done. Step 6 Homework

Write a short passage about Mandela, according to the requirements. [Design intention] This homework is designed to consolidate their ability to describe a person by writing. Blackboard design 板书设计

Nelson Mandela---a modern hero Left

Qualities the great people have: Persistent, intelligent, diligent, smart, firm, selfless, devoted, determined, honest, never give up, never lose heart.

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