Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernheroPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod1:Asampleplanforreading(ELIAS’STORY)AimsTotalkaboutpeople’squalitiesToreadaboutenablepeople’slifestoryTostudyTheAttributiveClause(where,when,why,prep.＋which/whom)TolearntowritelettersProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbydescribingBoysandgirls,thismorningwe’lltakeupUnit5inwhichwe’lllearntodescribepeople.Nowlet’sdescribeourselvesfirst.Thequestionsinthewarminguppartwillhelpyoufindoutwhatqualitiesyouhave.Thentellmewhatkindofapersondoyouthinkyouare.Doyouthinkyouhavethequalitiestobeagreatperson?Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkweshouldfindinagreatperson?a.Givethestudentsoneminutetoanswerthequestions.b.Asksomestudentstotalkabouttheirownqualitiesaccordingtotheiranswers.c.Haveadiscussionwiththewholeclassandhelpthemtosumupthequalitiesthatagreatpersonhas.(Sumingup:Agreatpersonshouldbedetermined,hard-working,unselfish,andgenerous.Heshouldfollowhisideasandneverloseheartwhenheisintrouble.Heusuallygivesupsomethingtoachievehisgoals.Heshouldbewillingtodopublicserviceworkwithoutpay,beactiveinsocialactivities,getsonwellwithothers,andhelpothers,etc.)WarmingupbybrainstormingBoysandgirls,inUnit5wewilltalkaboutNelsonMandela,agreatleaderwhofightsfortherightsoftheblackpeople.Whentalkingaboutaperson,whatadjectivescanyouthinkoftodescribehisorherqualities?Whatarethequalitiesyoushouldfindinagreatperson?(Adjectivesfordescribingaperson:kind,honest,brave,loyal,happy,wise,smart,friendly,warm,cheerful,popular,generous,hard-working,diligent,weak,stupid,lazy,dishonest,mean,tense,cold,unkind,miserable,dull,strong-minded,determined,)WarmingupbyexpressionsBoysandgirls,wearegoingtolearnaboutsomegreatpeopleinUnit5.Canyounamesomegreatpeople?Nowdiscussingroupsoffour:Whodoyouadmiremost?Whatkindofpersonishe/she?Whatarethequalitiesthatgreatpeoplehaveincommon?SunYat-sen(November12,1866–March12,1925)wasaChineserevolutionaryleaderandstatesmanwhoisconsideredbymanytobethe“FatherofModernChina”.HehadasignificantinfluenceintheoverthrowoftheQingDynastyandestablishmentoftheRepublicofChina.AfounderoftheKuomintang,SunwasthefirstprovisionalpresidentoftheRepublicofChinain1912anddefactoleaderfrom1923to1925.HedevelopedapoliticalphilosophyknownastheThreePrinciplesofthePeople.SunisuniquelyadmiredbymostChinese.Yet,hislifewasoneofconstantstruggleandfrequentexileasfewofhisvisionsforhiscountrymaterialized.II.Pre-reading1.Now,lookatthesixpeopleinthepre-readingpart.Canyourecognizethem?Doyouthinktheyareimportantpeople?(Yes.Becausetheyhavedonesomethingreallyimportanttobenefittheworldoracountry.)Butdoyouthinkallofthemaregreatpeople?WilliamTyndale(sometimesspelledTindale)(ca.1484-October6,1536)wasa16thcenturypriestandscholarwhotranslatedtheBibleintoanearlyformofModernEnglish.AlthoughnumerouspartialandcompleteEnglishtranslationshadbeenmadefromthe7thcenturyonward,Tyndale’swasthefirsttotakeadvantageofthenewmediumofprint,whichallowedforitswidedistribution.2.Speakingtask:Studentsreadtheinformationofeachofthesixpersonsanddiscussinpairstofindoutwhetherheisagreatpersonornotaccordingtothecriteriatheyworkedoutinthepreviousstep.Remindthestudentstousethefollowingexpressionsforgivingandaskingforopinions:Ithink/Idon’tthink…;inmyopinion;I’mafraid…;Iagree/don’tagree…;Iprefer…;What’syouropinion?Whydoyouthinkso?Whatdoyouthinkof…?Asampledialogue:A:DoyouthinkWilliamTidalisagreatperson?B:Yes.Ithinkso....
