必修一Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernheroUsinglanguageIntroductionLanguageislearnedtobeusedinandforcommunication.SointhisperiodweshallhavethestudentsnotonlylistenbutalsoreadandwriteinEnglish.Themostattentiongoestoreadingandwriting.Objectives■Tohelpthestudentslistenaboutthesametopicasisreadinthefirstperiod■Tohelpstudentsreadanotherpassageaboutthesamepersoncoveredinthefirstperiod■TohelpstudentswriteanimaginarylettermakinguseofthelearnedwordsandstructuresProcedures1.WarmingupbylisteningWehavereadastoryaboutElias.Doyourememberwhyitwasdifficultforhimtogetajob?Yes,youareright.Hedidn’thaveapassbook.Butwhatisapassbook?Whyisitimportant?Let’slistentoashortpassageandfindout.Nowturntopage38.Listentothetapeforthetext.2.ReadingandcopyingOnpage38youseeapassageentitleTHERESTOFELIAS’STORY.Gooverittofindthesentencesyoucan’tunderstand.Andcopydownalltheusefulexpressionsatthesametime.Usefulexpressionsmake…afraid,escapefrom…,spendthehardesttime,help…inoneway,beginaschoolfor…,studyverylittle,duringthelunchbreak,underone’sblanket,makecandles,studyforone’sdegree,allow…tojoin…,stop…from…,passtheexam,getadegree,feelgoodabout…,finishfouryearsinprison,findajob,workin…,blowup…,loseone’sjob,cometopower,begfor…,take…round…,feelbad,workfor…,show…over…,make…freeinone’sownland3.Actingatextdialogue3\nNextwearegoingtodoagroupactivity.Wewilldoitingroupsoffour.SupposeoneofyouisEliasandworksasatourguide.TheotherthreeofyouaretouristswhoareveryinterestedintheprisonandMandela’slife.Tourist:HowdidyougettoknowNelsonMandela?Elias:Itwasin1950.IwasworkingasaminerinJohannesburgbutIhadn’tapassbooktolivethere.SoIwenttoMandela’slawfirmtoaskforadvice.Tourist:CanyouexplaintomesomeofNelsonMandela’spoliticalideasorbeliefs?Elias:Yes.Hefoundthatweblackpeoplewerenottreatedasequallyasthewhitepeopleandhewouldfightforourrights.However,hesaidthatweshouldfightinapeacefulway.Onlywhenthiswasnotalloweddidwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence.Tourist:Howdidhehelpyouthroughyourlife?Elias:First,hehelpedmetogetthecorrectpaperstostayinJohannesburgandkeepmyjobasImentionedabove.ThenhetaughtmetoreadandwritewhenIwasinprison.Thisisveryimportanttomebecauseitenablesmetogetmorejobopportunities.Laterhegavememypresentjob.Tourist:WhatwaslifelikeonRobbenIsland?Elias:Miserableandcruel.Theguardsandsoldierstreatedusbadly,beatusviolentlyfornoreasonsandinsultedusindifferentways.Tourist:HowdidyoumanagetostudyonRobbenIsland?Elias:Westudiedduringthelunchbreaksandtheeveningswhenweshouldhaveasleep.Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.Tourist:Whatkindsofjobhaveyoueverdone?Elias:Aminer,anofficeworkerandnowatourguide.Tourist:Whatdoyouthinkofyourpresentjob?Elias:Ilikeitverymuch.AndIamproudtoshowvisitorsovertheprison,forIhelpedtomakeourpeoplefreeinourownland.4.Doingaguidedwritingtask⑴PreparingforwritingImaginenowMrMandelaisinprison.IfyouaregoingtowritealettertothePresidentofSouth3\nAfricaaskinghimtofreeNelsonMandela,whatwouldbeincluded?Doyouremembertheformatofaletter?Whatshouldbethemaincontentofthisletter?Howwouldyoutrytopersuadethepresident?NowgooverLifeofNelsonMandelaonpage39foranyusefulinformation.⑵WritingtheletterDoctor26,2007TheHonorablePresidentofSouthAfricaDearMr.President:WearewritingyoubecausewethinkSouthAfrica’spolicytowardMrMandelaisnotright,andthatwemaysoonfaceathreatinourcountrymoreseriousthananywehaveknownsincetheendoflastcentury.MrMandelaisagreatperson.Heworksfortheequalrightsoftheblackpeople.Theblacksarehumanbeings.Theyhavethesamerightasthewhites’toliveinthisland.InyourupcomingNewYear’sSpeech,youhaveanopportunitytoplanaclearanddeterminedcourseformeetingthisthreat.Weaskyoutoseizethatopportunity,andtoworkoutanewpolicythatwouldprotecttheinterestsofthepeople.Thatpolicyshouldaim,aboveall,atthefreedomofMrMandela.Westandreadytoofferourfullsupportinthisdifficultbutnecessaryeffort.Weaskyoutoactdecisively.IfyouactnowtoendMandela’simprisonment,youwillbeactinginthemostfundamentalnationalinterestsofthecountry.Ifyoukeephimstillinprison,youputourinterestsandourfutureatrisk.Sincerely,ElliottAbrams,RichardL.Armitage,WilliamJ.Bennett5.ClosingdownbysharingToendthisperiodshareyourletterwithyourpartnersandmakenecessarychanges.3
