Unit 5 Nelson Mandela
—A Modern Hero
Try to guess the meanings of the adjectives below
Lin Hao
Fan Meizhong
林浩 （救灾小英雄）
汶川县映秀镇渔子溪的一名小学生。在汶川大地震发生时，9岁的林浩临危不惧，爬出废墟后并没有逃离而是再次钻到废墟里救助自己的同学。他在受伤的情况下艰难地把两名同学背出了废墟。他的班上共有10人被救，其中2个是被他所救。
被记者问到为什么要这么做时，林浩说：“我是班长。如果其他同学都没有了，还要我这个班长有什么用呢？”
林浩被授予“抗震救灾英雄少年”的称号。
范美忠（全国人民“尊”称他为“范跑跑”） 毕业于北京大学历史系，曾任都江堰光亚学校教师。范美忠在地震发生时弃学生于不顾第一个逃出教室，所幸学生安然无事。事后他“洋洋自得”地在天涯论坛上发表了一篇《那一刻地动山摇》的帖子，而且在文章最后表白：“在这种生死抉择的瞬间，只有为了我的女儿我才可能考虑牺牲自我，其他的人，哪怕是我的母亲，在这种情况下我也不会管的。”  此文一出，引来大部分网友谴责，骂他是地震中“最无耻教师”，并讥讽他为“范跑跑”。学校校长卿光亚承受着外界巨大压力，最终开除“范跑跑” 。
What kind
of
person are they?
Are they great persons
?
Are these famous people also great people?
Read the information about these 6 men on page 33.
2. Discuss if they were/are great men.
Give reasons.
You can use these expressions
I think that… 我认为…
In my opinion … 我认为…
To my understanding… 据我理解的…
I feel that… 我觉得…
A famous priest(牧师) and scholar(学者) in Britain; He died for his ideas but his work is still published all over the world. Today, 80% of Bible in the world is the work of William Tyndale.
16世纪著名的基督教学者和宗教改革先驱，英国宗教改革家和《圣经》译者。在他的时代，罗马天主教教廷不允许民间私自翻译，规定只有神职人员可以用拉丁文阅读诠释圣经，他却主张普通老百姓也可通过自由读圣经来认识神，于是决心把圣经译成英文，结果被教廷诬陷为异端，处以绞刑并将他的尸体焚烧于火刑柱上。
William Tyndale
A Canadian doctor.
He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked as a doctor selflessly in China and saved many Chinese soldiers.
加拿大共产党员，国际共产主义战士，著名胸外科医师。他的胸外科医术在加拿大、英国、美国医学界享有盛名。1939年在抢救中国伤员做手术是不慎受感染，却忍痛坚决去战地救护，终因伤势恶化在中国逝世。
Norman Bethune
Bethune in China
“Father of the Nation” (国父) He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism(民族）;
people’s rights（民权）;
people’s livelihood（民生）.

中国伟大的民主革命先行者，为了改造中国耗尽毕生的精力，在历史上建立了不可磨灭的功勋，在政治上也为后继者留下珍贵遗产。
Sun Yat-sen
He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.
尊称圣雄甘地，印度民族解放运动的领导人，印度国大党领袖，现代印度国父，印度最伟大政治领袖，甘地主义创始人。
他的精神思想不仅带领印度脱离英国的殖民统治迈向独立，而且影响了全世界民族主义者 和 和平变革国际运动。1948年，他在德里被印度教极右分子开枪暗杀。
Mahatma Gandhi
An American astronaut;
The first person to walk on the moon;
Quote from him :“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” (“对于一个人来说，这只是一小步，但对全人类来说，却是一次巨大的飞跃。”)

16岁成为有执照的飞行员，朝鲜战争中3次获空军奖章，1955年成为国家航空和航天局前身的民用飞机研究飞行员，1962年加入航天计划，1969年作为“阿波罗”11号的任务执行者之一，成为第一个踏上月球的人。
Neil Armstrong
He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.
南非黑人民族主义领袖、政治家。
1944年加入非洲人国民大会(ANC)。
1960年放弃非暴力立场成立ANC军事组织“民族之矛”。1962年被捕判处终身监禁。
1990年被释放并于1991年成为ANC主席。
1993年因致力于结束南非的种族隔离政策及和平过渡为非种族的民主制度而荣获诺贝尔和平奖。
1994年在南非第一次各民族大选中当选总统。
1999年卸任时已成为后殖民地时期非洲最广受尊敬的人物。
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the first black to be elected as President in South Africa on April 26, 1994.
Since then, South African’s all races are citizens.
Conclusion
Most of the great people are also famous people, but famous people may not also be great people.
A great people is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others.
selfless
Has a great idea
always helps others
Devotes themselves to achieve their goals
A great person
Do you always do your own home work?
Do you get on well with your classmates?
Are you willing to do public service work without pay?
What kind of person are you?
Are you active in school activities?
Do you often help old people or little children
when they need help?
Do you easily lose heart when you are in trouble?
Do you think you are a great person?
You have a chance to be a great person!
Always do your own work
Often help old people or little children when they need help
Never lose heart when you are in trouble
Get on well with your classmates
Volunteer to do public service work without pay
Active in school activities
Finish the gap filling and reading in
Quanpin Xue Lian Kao .

II. Preview Elias’ Story.

III. Divide Elias’ Story into 2 parts.
Homework