人教英语选修7Unit4reading公开课课件48

William Tyndale (1494—1536) Britain
He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today.
1940: Elias was born. 1946: Elias began school. 1948: Elias left school. 1952: Elias went to Nelson Mandela for
advice.
Decide whether they are true or false.
1. Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Mahandas Gandhi
(1869—1948) India
He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.
Nelson Mandela (1918—2013) South Africa
1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble.
2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home.
3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.
Most great people are also famous people, but famous people may not be great people. A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others. Read the information about these six men. Discuss if they were/are great men. Give reasons.
4. Elias trusted Nelson Mandela and he joined the ANC Youth League.
5. Elias was willing to blow up government buildings.
6. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.
USA
He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969. He said, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Read the text quwk.baidu.comckly and fill in the blanks.
The text mainly tells us the poor black worker 1. _E_l_ia_s__ got help and encouragement from 2. _N_e_ls_o_n__M__a_n_d_e_la_.
Timeline: please find out what happened in Elias’ life in the following years?
What adjectives would you used to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have? Discuss with partner and make a list.
Quality of a great person
Norman Bethune (1890 — 1939) Canada
He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.
Sun Yat-sen (1866 — 1925) China
He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood.
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He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty years. He helped the black people get the same rights as white people.
Neil Armstrong (1930—2012)