Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero

suggested answers:1940—elias was born.          1948—elias left school.1942—elias was two years old.   1950—nelson mandela opened his law firm1944—elias was four years old.   1952—elias was 12 and met nelson mandela.1946—elias began school.       1954—elias was 14 and encouraged by mandela.3.questions for further understandingdiscuss the following questions in groups of four:a.       how did the white people stop the black people from being treated fairly?b.       why did elias support mandela?c.       why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?suggested answers:a.       through unfair laws.b.       there are three reasons for this. firstly, mandela once helped him and he thought mandela kind and generous. secondly, he agreed with mandela’s political ideas. for example, he agreed with his explanation of how the black people were not treated fairly. he also sided with him on his view of peaceful fighting. thirdly, he knew that what mandela fought for was to make black and white people equal.c.       because their attempt to attack the law in a peaceful way failed. they had to answer violence with violence.iv. closing downclosing down by discussinga.       what do you learn about nelson mandela from elias’ story?b.       do you like the way elias tells his story? give a reason.suggested answers:a. i know that mandela is a great leader who fought for equal rights for the black people all through his life. he organized the anc youth league which fought against the government. he is in favor of peaceful fighting. he is kind, helpful, generous, brave, and determined.b. various answers are possible. for reference: i like the way elias tells the story. elias is a black worker with only a little education, so he uses some simple and short sentences to describe his experiences and his contact with mandela, and thus makes the whole story more real-like and close to the readers. the quoted speech in the story objectively reveals mandela’s political views through which some aspects of mandela’s qualities are shown clearly.closing down by retellingretell the story according to the following clues: introduction of elias’ problem; mandela’s help; elias’ support