Unit 5 Nelson Mandela
--- a modern hero
The Second Period Speaking
By 卞宗杰 from Futian Middle School
一、 教學(xué)目標(biāo)（teaching goals ）
1． 教學(xué)內(nèi)容：Warming-up, Pre-reading, Talking, Speaking task
2． 語(yǔ)言目標(biāo)（target language）
1) 重點(diǎn)詞匯短語(yǔ)（key words & phrases）
quality, get on well with, be willing to, be active in, lose heart, in trouble, Bible, fight against/for/with, invader, the German Nazis, republic, principle, nationalism, livelihood, peaceful, prison, determined, generous, confident
2) 交際語(yǔ)言（functional items）
Expressing points of view about great people
I think/don’t think…
I’m afraid…
Why do you think so?
What do you think of…?
What’s your opinion?
I agree/don’t agree.
In my opinion,…
I think…, because…
3． 能力目標(biāo)（ability goals）
. Enable the students to tell what a great person is and help the students develop a good quality.
二、 教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)（teaching important points）
1．How to express one’s point of view
2. how to tell important people from great people
三 、 教學(xué)方法（teaching Approach）
Task- based method, group work
四. 教具準(zhǔn)備（teaching Aids）
A recorder and a computer
五、 教學(xué)步驟（teaching procedures）
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercise
Have a dictation of the following sentences.
1. The time when I met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.
2. Mandela had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.
3. I was worried about whether I would be out of work.
4. we were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or to fight the government.
5. it was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison for years.
6. I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal.
Step II Warming-up
Pair-based activity
Ss work in pairs to ask each other the questions shown on the screen. They should give each other marks according to the answers, one Yes one point, No no point. Finally everyone’s mark will be shown on the screen. The higher the better. The highest 5 will be the heroes.
Step III Pre-reading
Show the pictures of some important or great persons to the whole class. Each group will describe what they see. Collect as much information as possible. Sometimes hint is necessary.
Then discuss: are they all great people? Why?
Step IV Talking (p69)
1. In groups talk about your hero/heroine. Some pictures provided for choice. Use the following questions to help.
Who is your hero/heroine?
Why do you like him/her so much?
What are his/her best qualities?
2. share some of their stories together.
Step V Speaking task (p74)
Maybe great people have some of the following qualities.
intelligent determined generous kind
unselfish hard-working brave confident
Discuss in pairs to choose 4 necessary qualities that great people should have and explain why.
Step V Homework
Preview ELIAS’ STORY and finish comprehending exercise