Unit 5　Nelson Mandela—a modern hero教學設計

when elias lost his job and was______________, his wife was very unhappy. she knew this meant he was______________ when all she wanted was a______________ life with enough money every month. she tried to______________ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to______________ that in south africa black people were not as important as white people. but he was willing to______________ the fight and help nelson mandela with equal rights for black people. for a______________ of time she felt helpless and______________, but elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people and played together.
explain the problems the students meet while checking the answers.
suggested answers:
1.
alternative expressions words and expressions from the text
group of people organized for a special purpose league
feel hopeless lose heart
lose one’s job out of work
brave man hero
in fact as a matter of fact
have some difficult problems be in trouble
be taken to prison be put in prison
some time period
be ready to willing
money paid for going to school school fees
tell somebody what to do advise
go on continue
always doing new things active
what people do in war fight
a yellow metal for making a ring gold
agree to take accept
go against a law break the law
quiet and calm peaceful
2:out of work; in trouble; peaceful; advise; accept; continue; period; lost heart
→step 4 language points
1. quality n. something typical of a person or material質量（不可數）；品質，性質（可數）；才能（可數）
quality is more than quantity.
質量比數量重要。
this new model is of high quality and is not expensive either.
這種新型號質量非常好, 而且也不貴。
2. willing adj. ready (to do sth. )愿意幫助的；樂于……的
are you willing to help?
你愿意幫忙嗎？
i’m willing to concede that i have hurt her, but that’s not my real intention.
我可以承認我是傷害了她, 但那并不是我的本意。
3. active adj. able or ready to take action 積極的；能起作用的
he is an active member of the club.
他是俱樂部的積極分子。
she is very active in school activities.
她積極參加學校的各種活動。
4. lose heart v. to become discouraged; to feel hopeless灰心；泄氣；喪失信心
don’t lose heart; you still have more chances.
別灰心，你還有更多的機會。
lose one’s heart to愛上, 喜歡
at heart從內心來說
heart and soul全心全意
break one’s heart心碎
put one’s heart into把全部心思放在
learn/know by heart記熟
5. in trouble in a situation that involves danger, punishment, pain, worry, etc. 有麻煩；處于困境中