Learning about Language优质课一等奖

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero

Reading Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

period, advise...on, continue, fee, fare, gold/golden, be worried about, out of work, stage, vote, position, accept, violence, as a matter of fact, blow up, put in prison, equal, make +O +adj., as...imagine, in one way, blankets, degree, allow sb. to do sth., guard, stop...from, educated, come to power, beg for, terror, fear, cruelty, reward, rights, be proud to do/be proud of b. 重点句子

It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems. P34 After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. P34 He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg. P34 I joined it as soon as I could. P34 The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress... P34 We were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government. P34 But I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal. P34 It was a prison from which no one escaped. P38 When I got there Nelson Mandela was also there and in one way it helped me. P38 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to describe a great person with the order of time. 3. Learning goals 学能目标

Help the Ss how to describe a great person. Teaching important points

教学重点

The general idea of the text. Teaching difficult points

教学难点

The characteristic of the writing in this unit. Teaching methods

教学方法

Skimming method. Task-based method. Explaining method. Teaching aids

教具准备

A recorder, a projector and some slides. Teaching procedures and ways

教学过程和方式

Step I Revision

Check the homework of Unit 4. Step II Reading

Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading. Read the passage on page 34 to get the answers to the exercises of Comprehending. T: So much for the homework of Unit 4. Boys and girls, I’d like to ask you some questions: Who do you admire greatly? Why? Sa: Yao Ming. In my opinion, he is the best basketball player in our country. Sb: Lu Xun. He is a great writer and revolutionary. He wrote many excellent articles. Sc: Newton. He is an English great physicist, mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the law of universal gravitation, developed calculus (微积分) and discovered that white light is composed of every color in the spectrum (光谱). Sd: Chairman Mao. He is the greatest person in my eyes. He led the people of China to get the freedom, build up our own country and make us lead a happy life. T: You are all right. The person whom I admire is a modern hero — Nelson Mandela. He is the former South African president, who realized the dream of making black and white people equal.

At the same time, show the picture of him on the slide.

T: Let’ s come to Unit 5. It is about Nelson Mandela— a modern hero. After learning

this lessen you will know him very well. T:

Now, first let’s listen to the tape. While listening, pay more attention to the correct pronunciation and try to get the main idea. (Six minutes later) Then read the text again by yourselves to get the answers to Part 1 and Part 3 of Comprehending on Page 35.

Three minutes later.

T:

Let’s check your work of Part 1 together. Suggested answers: 1. True. Because Elias met Nelson Mandela at work. 2. False. Because his family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. 3. True. Because Mandela told Elias how to get the correct papers so he could stay in Johannesburg. 4. True. 5. False. Because at first they broke the law in a way which was peaceful, but when they failed, they decided to answer violence with violence. 6. False. Because at first they broke the law in a way which was peaceful, but when they failed, they decided to answer violence with violence.

T:

Let’s come to Part 3 of Comprehending. Read the text again and try to finish the timeline of Elias’ life.

Five minutes later. Suggested answers — 1940 ........He was born. — 1942 ....... He was a two years old baby. — 1944 ....... He was four years old. — 1946 ....... He began school. — 1948 ....... He left school.

— 1950 ....... Nelson Mandela opened his law firm. — 1952 ....... He was 12 and met Mandela. — 1954 ....... He was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

T: According to the timeline, we can better understand the life of Elias.

T: Now please skim the passage fast to obtain a general understanding of the whole passage. While reading, see how many parts the text can be divided into, and give the general idea of each part. Five minutes later. Suggested answers

Part I Paragraph 1——2

The Life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela.

Part II Paragraph 3——5

The change of Elias’ life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. T: In order to better understand the text, please answer the following questions in Ex 2. Work in pairs please. Three minutes later. T: Let’s check the answers together. Step III Extensive Reading

Get the students to learn more about Nelson Mandela. T: So much for the text. Do you want to know more about Nelson Mandela?

Ss: Yes.

T:

Let’s come to Reading on Page 38: The REST OF ELIAS’ STORY.

Please listen to the tape.

Three minutes later. T: Please read the text carefully, and do the exercise one on Page 39. Two minutes later. T:

Let’s check your work.

Check the answers with the students together. Suggest answers Good things

He became a good student. He felt good about himself. Bad things He was not allowed to study for his degree.

T: Please discuss the two questions on the slide with your partner. 1. What would you have done if you were Elias?

2. How do you think his wife and family felt when he was in prison? Four minutes later. T: Who’d like to tell us your answer to Question one? S1: If I were Elias, I would have make more efforts to study for my degree T: Then the second? S2: I think his family may feel very sad, but a bit comforted that he could be educated in prison. T: Good, thanks!

Step IV Listening and Explanations of some language points T: Listen to the tape paying attention to pauses in the long sentences.

After listening, T:

Now let’s deal with some language points. Turn to Page 34. Let’s look at the sentences. The first: The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. In this sentence, see means be the time when (an event) happens; witness. For example: This year sees the tercentenary of Handel’s birth. (今年是韩德尔诞辰三百周年) where we have ....is an attributive clause, which is used to modify a stage. For example: This is the old house where my grandfather lived ten years ago. Then the second: We were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government. We chose to attack the laws. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed…

only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. From these sentences we know that they had tried to gain their equal rights in peaceful way, but it was in vain. So they turned to violence. In this sentence, in which we had either to accept…is an attributive clause, which is used to modify a position. And which was peaceful…is also an attributive clause, which is used to modify a way. Another example: I don’t

like the way in which he talks.

Step V

Homework

1. Recite the key sentences in the two texts. 2. Preview Warming up and Pre-reading on Pages 33.