Unit 5 Nelson Mandela教案

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 opinion?  why do you think so?  what do you think of…? 
a sample dialogue:
a: do you think william tidal is a great person?
b: yes. i think so. he had a strong belief that all people should be able to read the bible for themselves. so he translated and printed it into english although he was not allowed to do so. and later he died for his work.
a: yes. i agree. william tyndale went through a lot of struggles and difficulties and even sacrificed his life to realize his dream. he is a great person that everybody who picks up the bible must think of. now, let’s come to norman bethune. what do you think of him?
b: ….
iii. reading
1. skimming for general idea
so far we have talked a lot about great people. do you want to know more about them and learn from them? well, this morning we are going to read about nelson mandela, who was considered as a modern hero. now open your books to page 34 and read the title of the text. what kind of writing is the text, can you guess? … yes. a story is usually a piece of narrative writing. now skim the text to get the general idea: what does elias tell about in his story? (he tells about his life, how mandela helped him and how he supported mandela.)
2. listening and scanning for detail information
a. listen to the text again and do comprehending ex.... 1.
true: 2, 4  false: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
b. scan the text and do comprehending ex. 2.
suggested answers: