On November 17th, Chairman Hu Jintao and President Obama,a black and famous leader met in Beijing.

Yuan Longping  

The father of hybrid rice

The designer of Apple Computer

What qualities do you think a great person should have?

qualities of the great

people

determined brave

confident

warm-hearted responsible

selfless

honestbroad-and-open minded(思维开阔活跃）

generous

kindeasy-going

hard-working

devoted

helpful

independent

——a modern hero

ELIA’S STORY

Nelson Mandela

Skimming Read fast to find the following information :

When

Where

Who/

Characters

Events

In the middle of 1990s

South Africa

Elias and Mandela

How Mandela helped Elias and the black people in South Africa.

Scanning

Match the timeline of Elias’s life.19401940

19461946

19481948

19521952

19541954 He was born.

He began school.

He left school.

He first met Mandela.

Elias was fourteen and encouraged by Mandela.

1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school.

2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.

3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy.

4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.

5. Elias was happy blowing up government buildings.

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T

F

T

Decide whether they are true or false

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Careful reading

Elias was born in 1940. At the age of six, he______ school. However, he had to ______school in 1948 because his family could not _______ the school ______and the bus _____. After trying hard, Elias got a job. Unfortunately, he was almost ___ ___ work since he had no _________to live in Johannesburg. Elias felt it a very ________ period of his time. It was in 1952 that Elias met Nelson Mandela. He offered ________ to Elias, which made Elias______ .Therefore when Nelson Mandela organized_______ , he joined it. In 1963, Elias helped Nelson Mandela ____ ____ some government buildings. He believed Mandela would help to make black and white people ______.

began leave

feesout of

pay

passbook

fare

guidance

blow up

equal

difficult

gratefulthe ANC

Youth League

Summary: Fill in the blanks

In pairs talk about your idols(偶像 )

Who is your idol?Why do you like him / her so much?Did he / she do anything for others?What are his / her best qualities?

Discussion

A sample Mr Qiao, the former headmaster of my school, who is devoted to teaching. He is hardworking and determined. He is strict with both teachers and students. He is also strict with himself. Under the leadership of him, the school where I studied get a good reputation .Now, the Number 6 Middle School has been a key school. What he does is of great importance to our school.

Homework:

Make a post (海报 ) about a famous or a great man or womanin group of four and introduce his or her life story to your classmates.