1、The First Period从容说课This is the first period of this unit.In this period，students are expected to discuss what kind of person they are.The purpose is to give students chance to practice their oral English，at the same time，they can have a general idea about what are the qualities they should find in
2、a great person.In this period，there is a part designed to practice speaking and reading.In order to make students have a thorough idea of qualities great people have in common，and predict the contents of reading，it is important to make good use of the six pictures，especially Nelson Mandela.Whats mor
3、e，this is the first period of this unit，so it is necessary to deal with the new words and expressions of this part，so as to make it easy for students to begin and make them less anxious in study.三维目标1.Knowledge：Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.Words：hero，quality，willing
4、，active，republic，principle，nationalism，livelihood，fight ，peaceful，prison，prisoner，law，advise，continue，fee，gold，passbook，ANC，youth，league，stage，vote，position，accept ， violence，equalPhrases：lose heart，in trouble，worry about，out of work，Youth League ，as a matter of fact，blow up，put.in prison2.Ability：（
5、1）Talk about the fine quality of great people to improve the students speaking ability.（2）Do reading practice to improve the students reading abilities.3.Emotion：（1）Learn about some great people and qualities they have in common.（2）Develop the students moral quality.教学重点（1）Talk about the fine qualit
6、y of great people to improve the students speaking ability.（2）Enable the students to grasp the main idea of the passage.（3）Improve the students reading ability.教学难点（1）How to express their own opinions and ideas.（2）How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.教具准备The multimedia and the blackboar
7、d.教学过程Step 1 GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step 2 Lead-inT：（ Walk to one boy） Wang Bin，what do you usually do on weekends？S1：I sometimes play basketball with friends.I like basketball very much.T：Then you must know this man.（Show the picture or play a short video program of Jordana famous
8、basketball player who is a black man.）T：Do you know who he is？S1：Of course I do.He is Jordan，my idol.He is the best basketball player in the world.I have many pictures of him.T：Yes ，youre quite right.He is very famous and many people all over the world worship him.But do you know that it was not unt
9、il about fifty years ago that the blacks got their freedom and were treated as equal citizens？S2：Yes，we learnt about this in our history classes.The blacks were first brought to America as slaves.They were treated badly and they had no rights.T：Thats right.But we all know that things are different n
10、ow.Do you know how they could have the same rights as the whites？S3：We dont know much about this.Please tell us more.T：OK.Many people devoted themselves to this.Some were put into prison and some even lost their lives.Look at the two pictures and read the notes about them.Then have a discussion in g
11、roups of four.Try to explain why they are great men.（Show the following pictures and their information on the screen ）.Born in 1929Graduated in 1955Worked in a churchOrganized his first actions in 1955Formed an organization for American black leaders to work together in 1957Gave the speech “I Have a
12、 Dream” in 1963Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964Murdered in 1968Born in 1918First actions while still at university in 1940Graduated in 1942Helped to found the ANC Youth League in 1944Led many peaceful actions during the 1950sPut in prison from 1962 till 1989Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 19
13、93Became the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999（Give the students a few minutes to discuss the questions.Then ask some of them to say their answers.）T：Are you ready？Ss： Yes.T：Good.Now who would like to tell us why these two men are great？S3：Let me have a try.I think Martin Luthe
14、r King，Jr.is great.He worked for the freedom of all the blacks.He was born in 1929.After he graduated in 1955，he worked in a church and organized his first actions in the same year.Two years later，he formed an organization for black leaders to work together.In 1963，he had the famous speech “I have a
15、 dream”.Because of his success in his work，he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.Unfortunately he was murdered in 1968.T：Very good.Now， who can tell us something about Nelson Mandela？S4：He was the first black president in South Africa from 1994 to 1999.He was born in 1918 and worked for the equa
16、l rights for the blacks of South Africa for many years.As early as in 1940，while he was still at university， he took his first actions.In 1944，he helped to found the ANC Youth League.During the 1950s，he led many peaceful actions.His enemies hated him and he had been kept a prisoner from 1962 to 1989
17、，but he never gave up the struggle for the freedom of all the blacks，so he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.T：Very good.You know a lot about them.Who can explain in which way struggle was an important part in the lives of them？Li Yang， would you have a try？S5：OK.I think struggle for the equal
18、rights of all the blacks was an important part in the lives of them.They both achieved their goals by peaceful revolution.T：Who knows how the situations are in their countries now？Has the situation been improved？S6：Things are different now in the USA.The blacks and the whites have equal rights.They
19、can both be elected leaders of their country.T：Good.Who has anything else to say？S7：The same is in South Africa.After Mandela，there is a second black president.No matter who breaks the law of the country，he will be punished or put into prison.Step 3 New wordsT：Now I want you to have a look at the ke
20、y words on the blackboard.Do you know the meanings of them？If not，you can check them on Pages 96-97.（Give several minutes for them to get to know the meanings of these words.）T：Lets read these new words together.Step 4 Warming upT：Well done.From the discussion we had just now，we know Martin Luther K
21、ing， Jr.and Nelson Mandela are great people.So what are the qualities we should find in a great person？Who do you think is a great person？（Ask students to discuss these questions in groups of four.Five minutes later，check with the whole class.）T：Are you ready？Ss： Yes.T：Good.Now，who would like to tel
22、l us what qualities a great person should have，Li Lei，have a try？S8：Smart， modest，unselfish，warm-hearted，confident，determined，active ，honest，brave，persistent.T：Very good.As a great person，should he/she get on well with others？Should he/she willing to do public service？Should he/she be active in soci
23、ety activities？Should he/she never lose heart when he/she is in great trouble？S9：Yes.He/She should help others.S10：As a great person，he/she should never lose heart when he/she is in trouble.T：Now ，Id like to ask you a question like that what kind of person you are.Please look at Part 1，Page 33.Here
24、is a form including 11 questions.Now please answer these questions by yourselves.Let us find out what qualities you have and if you have the qualities to be a great person.（Let the students to answer these questions alone.At last，check the answers together with the whole class.）T：Im very glad to fin
25、d out so many students in our class have the qualities to be a great person.By the way，so far you have done very well.Step 5 Pre-readingT：Just now，we talked about two great men，and now we will talk about five other people.William Tyndale，Norman Bethune，Sun Yat-sen，Gandhi and Neil Armstrong.You know，
26、most of the great people are also important people.But important people may not also be great people.Now please turn to Pages 33-34 and read the information about them.Discuss their lives in pairs and decide which of them are great men and which are just important men.Give your reasons for your deci
27、sion.（Allow the students enough time to prepare.）T：Are you ready？Ss： Yes.T：Now any volunteers？S11：I have a try.I think Norman Bethune is a great person because he fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War .Besides，he worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese sol
28、diers.Finally he lost his life for the liberation of Chinese people.He is very unselfish.T：Very good.Tom，whats you opinion？S12：In my opinion，Gandhi is great.He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way.T：Well done.Do you think if William Ty
29、ndale is a great person，Mary？S13：I dont think so.I think William Tyndale is an important person because he just did an important thingwrote the Bible in English so all could read it.I think Norman Bethune，Sun Yat-sen，Gandhi are great persons，because they devoted themselves to the liberation of manki
30、nd and they changed history while William Tyndale and Neil Armstrong are important persons because they just did an important deed in history.T：Very good.But maybe different students have different ideas about that.Do you agree Nelson Mandela is a great person？Ss： Yes.T：Do you want to know more info
31、rmation about him？Ss： Yes.T：OK.Lets read the passage “Elias story”.After you read the passage，I think you will learn a lot from it.Now read the passage quickly and decide which of the sentences on the screen are true.（Show the following sentences on the screen and give the students several minutes t
32、o finish the task.） 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.6.Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treat
33、ed as well as white people in South Africa.7.Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.8.The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. T：Look at the first sentence，please.Is it true？S14：I think it is wrong，because Elias met Nelson Mandela when he was a poor bla
34、ck worker.T：How about the second sentence？S15：Its right，because in the passage we can find this sentence.It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.T：Very good.Now who can tell us which of these sentences are correct？S16：I think the fourth sentenc
35、e is right.T：Do you agree with him/her？Ss： Yes.T：What about the third sentence？S17：I think it is wrong.Elias was unable to read or write because his family could not continue to pay the school fess and the bus fare，so he had to leave school when he was eight years old.T：Good.Look at the fifth sentence，whod like to have a try？
