Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero
Part One: Teaching Design (第一部分：教学设计)
Period 1: A sample plan for reading
(ELIAS’ STORY)
Aims
To talk about people’s qualities
To read about enable people’s life story
To study The Attributive Clause (where, when, why, prep.＋ which/ whom)
To learn to write letters
Procedures
I. Warming up
Warming up by describing
Boys and girls, this morning we’ll take up Unit 5 in which we’ll learn to describe people. Now let’s describe ourselves first. The questions in the warming up part will help you find out what qualities you have. Then tell me what kind of a person do you think you are. Do you think you have the qualities to be a great person? What qualities do you think we should find in a great person?
a.Give the students one minute to answer the questions.
b.Ask some students to talk about their own qualities according to their answers.
c.Have a discussion with the whole class and help them to sum up the qualities that a great person has.
(Suming up: A great person should be determined, hard-working, unselfish, and generous. He should follow his ideas and never lose heart when he is in trouble. He usually gives up something to achieve his goals. He should be willing to do public service work without pay, be active in social activities, gets on well with others, and help others, etc.)

Warming up by brainstorming
Boys and girls, in Unit 5 we will talk about Nelson Mandela, a great leader who fights for the rights of the black people. When talking about a person, what adjectives can you think of to describe his or her qualities? What are the qualities you should find in a great person?
(Adjectives for describing a person: kind, honest, brave, loyal, happy, wise, smart, friendly, warm, cheerful, popular, generous, hard-working, diligent, weak, stupid, lazy, dishonest, mean, tense, cold, unkind, miserable, dull, strong-minded, determined,)
Warming up by expressions
Boys and girls, we are going to learn about some great people in Unit 5. Can you name some great people? Now discuss in groups of four: Who do you admire most? What kind of person is he/she? What are the qualities that great people have in common?
Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many to be the “Father of Modern China”. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. A founder of the Kuomintang, Sun was the first provisional president of the Republic of China in 1912 and de facto leader from 1923 to 1925. He developed a political philosophy known as the Three Principles of the People. Sun is uniquely admired by most Chinese. Yet, his life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile as few of his visions for his country materialized.

II. Pre-reading
1. Now, look at the six people in the pre-reading part. Can you recognize them? Do you think they are important people? (Yes. Because they have done something really important to benefit the world or a country. ) But do you think all of them are great people?
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca.1484 - October 6, 1536) was a 16th century priest and scholar who translated the Bible into an early form of Modern English. Although numerous partial and complete English translations had been made from the 7th century onward, Tyndale’s was the first to take advantage of the new medium of print, which allowed for its wide distribution.
2.Speaking task: Students read the information of each of the six persons and discuss in pairs to find out whether he is a great person or not according to the criteria they worked out in the previous step.
Remind the students to use the following expressions for giving and asking for opinions:
I think/ I don’t think…; in my opinion; I’m afraid…; I agree/ don’t agree…; I prefer…; What’s your
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