Using Language

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela---- A Modern Hero

Listen to the tape and write down the main idea.

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The main idea is the three reasons why Elias joined the ANC Youth League.

Fill the blanks First, white people ____________ carry passbooks and could work anywhere. As a black person I could not work ____________________. This passbook had your ______, _______ and ___________ in it. If the police found me without it or if I was living in ________________, I could be ____________________.

did not have to

without a passbookname

address birthplace

put in prisonthe wrong town

Secondly, in the __________ where I worked , the white workers sat in ____________ while the black South Africans worked __________. When we worked at the mines we could not _____________________ like the white people did.

gold mines

their officesunderground

live with our families

Thirdly, the white people could live __________________ in South Africa. They owned almost _________. They had the ______ schools. They had the ______ doctors. They ______ the laws. We wanted to have ________ rights and _____________ the white people in our own land.

anywhere they liked

all the land bestbest

madethe same

be equal with

DifferencesDifferences White peopleWhite people Black peopleBlack people

The jobs they The jobs they diddid

Where the Where the workers livedworkers lived

no need for a no need for a passbook to workpassbook to work

withwith theirtheir familiesfamilies with their with their workmatesworkmates

needed a needed a passbook passbook to workto work

How much How much land they land they ownedowned

Their hospital Their hospital and schoolsand schools

most of South most of South AfricaAfrica

the bestthe best

poorest parts of poorest parts of South AfricaSouth Africa

the worstthe worst

Why Elias Joined the ANC Youth League

I joined the ANC Youth League because it fought for equal rights for black and white people in South Africa. Here are three reasons. First, white people did not have to carry passbooks and could work anywhere. As a black person I could not work without a passbook.

This passbook had your name, address and birthplace in it. If the police found me without it or if I was living in the wrong town, I could be put in prison. So I went to the ANC Youth League for help. Secondly, in the gold mines where I worked , the white workers sat in their offices while

the black South Africans worked underground. When we worked at the mines we could not live with our families like the white people did. We had to live in large rooms with beds placed like desks in a classroom. I wanted to live in a home of my own just as white

workers did. I believe the ANC Youth League could help us solve this problem. Thirdly, the white people could live anywhere they liked in South Africa. They owned almost all the land although they were fewer in number than the black people.

They had the best schools. They had the best doctors. They made the laws. We wanted to have the same rights and be equal with the white people in our own land. Those are the reasons why I joined the ANC Youth League.

Reading and discussing

The Rest of Elias’ story

Skim the text and answer the following questions:

1. How long did Elias stay in prison?2. How long did Elias not work? 3. What does Elias do now? Does Elias

like his present work?

Good thingsGood things Bad thingsBad things1.Mandela started a 1.Mandela started a school in the prison.school in the prison.2. Elias became a good 2. Elias became a good student.student.3. He realized he was 3. He realized he was clever enough to do a clever enough to do a degree.degree.

1.He was beaten1.He was beaten2. The guards were 2. The guards were cruel.cruel.3. Some people died in 3. Some people died in prison.prison.4. Elias was not 4. Elias was not allowed to take a allowed to take a degree in prison.degree in prison.

Read this passage carefully and make notes about what happened to Elias in prison.(p39)

Discussion:

1.What would you have done if you were Elias?

2. How do you think his wife and family felt when he was in prison?

1. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.

2. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.

3. This was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.

找出文中定语从句：

4. The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.

5. …we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.

6. The parts of town in which they had to live were decided by white people.

7. The places outside the towns where they were sent to live were the poorest parts of South Africa.

8. …we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government.

9. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful.

10. It was a prison from which no one escaped.

11. He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evenings when we should have been asleep.

12. I felt bad the first time I talked to a group.

13. For Mr Mandela began a school for those of us who had little learning.

14. We read books under our blankets and used anything (that) we could find to make candles to see the words.

Language points

1.escape v & n. 逃脱；逃走；泄露eg: He escaped from prison last month.

He escaped being punished, although he was late for school.

2.come to power = come into power 当权，上台When did this government come into power?

拓展： beyond one’s power = out of one’s power

( 某人 ) 力所不能及的 in power 执政（表状态） within one’s power 力所能及的 have the power to do sth 有做某事的能力

3. Beg vi. 请求，乞求a.beg for 乞讨，请求b.beg sth from/of sb 向…乞求 / 请求c.beg sb to do sth 乞讨，请求eg. He was so poor that he begged for his bread from strangers.

4. Reward n. & vt. 奖励，奖赏，常与 for 连用。 eg.is that how you reward me for my help?

5. Set up 建立，设立 eg. A new hospital was set up in the city last year.

6. Sentence vt. 判决；判刑 n. 句子；判决 eg. The judge sentenced the prisoner to death.

归纳： sentence sb to death 判处某 人死刑 sentence sb sometime in prison 判处某人刑期sb be sentenced to 判处

根据括号内所给的提示翻译下列句子。1. 这个政党是在上次选举 (election) 中当选执政的。 (come to power)

2. 你真幸运逃脱了惩罚。 (escape)

3. 我们恳求老师再给我们一次机会 (beg)

The party came to power in the last election.

You were lucky enough to escape punishment / being punished.

We begged the teacher for another chance / to give us another chance.

4. 亚当总是认为公司会因为他努力工作而奖赏他。 (reward)

5. 建立自己的公司对一个刚刚毕业的大学生来说是非常难的。 (set up)

Adam always believed that the company would reward him for his hard work.

It is very difficult for a university graduate to set up his own business.

6. 他因为偷窃汽车被判处三年监禁。(sentence)

He was sentenced to three years in prison for his stealing cars.

Thank you!