Unit 5
Nelson Mandela –
a modern hero
Using Language
First review some words about qualities
words about qualities
• hard-working
• friendly
• reliable
• determined
• generous
• devoted
• honest
• selfless
• wise
• active
• famous
• easy-going
• warm-hearted
努力的
友好的
可靠的
有决心的,坚定的
慷慨的,大方的
忠实的,深爱的
无私的
诚实的,忠实的
明智的,博学的
活跃的
著名的
随和的
热心肠的
lazy
cruel
mean
unkind
selfish
stubborn
懒散的
残酷的
吝啬的,小气的
无情的,不友好的
自私的
固执的
handsome
nice
lovely
英俊的
漂亮的,友好的
可爱的
Listening
1. Discuss the question in pairs before
listening: What things do you think
were unfair in South Africa.
2. Listen to the tape and write down
the main idea.
_______________________________
The main idea is the three reasons
why Elias joined the ANC Youth
League.
3. Listen again and compare the life and
work of white and black people at that
time. Fill in the chart below.
Differences White people Black people
The jobs they did
Where the workers
lived
How much land they
owned
Their hospital and
schools
How many parts can the text be divided
into? Give the general idea of each part.
Part I Paragraph 1-2 The life of Elias’
before he met Nelson Mandela.
Paragraph 3-5 The change of Elias’
life after he met Nelson Mandela and
what Mandela did.
Part II
1946 began school
1948 leave couldn’t write or read
Trying hard
Later
got a job
be worried about out of work
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1940
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born
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1952 went to Mandela for advice
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When he organized … joined▼▼
1963 helped him blow up
Retell
Language points
1.quality n.质量,品质,素质 P73
比较:quantity n.数量
⑴ 他是一个很有素养/素质的人。
He is a man of ______________.
⑵ 质量比数量更重要。
__________matters more than ________.
运用:根据汉语意思完成英文句子。
quantity
good quality
Quality
be of good / high quality 质量好;品质好
be of bad / poor quality 质量差;品质差
2. mean adj. not wanting to spend money P73
be mean about sth. 吝啬某物
e.g. He is mean about money.
be mean to sb. 对某人刻薄
e.g. The boss is mean to his workers.
mean vt. 意指, 意味着, 意思是
mean to do sth. 打算做某事
I am terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.
mean doing sth. 意味着
Missing the train means waiting for an hour.
means n. 手段, 方法
meaning n. 意思, 意义, 含义
3. generous adj. willing to spend money or
time to help others
be generous with sth对……慷慨, 大方
e.g. He is generous with his time.
be generous to do sth
be generous in doing sth
be generous to sb.
He was generous to contribute a large sum of
money.她很大方,捐了这么一大笔钱。
派生:
act v.& n.行动
actively adv.积极地活跃地 activity n.
活动
4.active adj.积极的;活跃的p74
be active in doing ...在某方面很积极,很活跃
He is an active member of the soccer club.
他是足球俱乐部的一名活跃分子。
⑴ He lives an ________ (act)
life.
⑵ Abraham Lincoln was
active___ politics.
运用:根据句子意义完成下列句子。
active
in
P74 5.devote vt.(与to 连用)献身,专心于
_________adj 忠实的,深爱着的
_________n. 奉献
___________[搭配]把……用在/献给……
___________[搭配]专心于,忠诚于
devote oneself to (doing) sth
此处to为介词,后接名词,代词或动名词
be devoted to
devoted
devotion
devote ... to ...
Miss White,a _________(devote)
friend of mine,devoted all her
energy ___ her career and her
_________ (devote) to the children
made us vote for her and she was
promoted to headmistress.
devoted
to
devotion
p746. found-founded-founded建立
2) The hospital was f_______ in
1920.
be founded on=be based on
find-found-found 发现
1)Have you f______your missing
pen?
ound
ounded
out of breath
out of use
out of order
out of control
out of sight
Out of sight, out of mind.
没用了
出故障了
失控了
看不见了
眼不见为净。
上气不接下气
out of 意为“在…之外”,“向…外”;表示失去,
没有,用完;不再处于某种状况。
P74 7.be out of work= be out of a job (失业, 表状态)
lose a job (失业,表动作) be in work 有工作
vote for 投票支持…
vote against 投票反对…
vote on sth. 对……进行表决
P75 8.vote vt.& vi. 投票;选举
⑴ We couldn’t decide who to be
given the prize,so we had to
_______ (投票表决)it.
⑵ Please __________ (投票支
持)Tom,a good citizen.
运用:用以上词语完成句子。
vote for
vote on
⑴ The beauty of the West Lake ______ me.
⑵ The Japanese ________ China in 1937.
P75 9.attack vt. 进攻;攻击;抨击
比较:attract vt. 吸引
运用:用attack或attract填空。
attacked
attracts
翻译:事实上,你完全有理由拒绝他的无
理要求。
___________________,you have enough
reasons to refuse his unreasonable requests.
P76 10.as a matter of fact实际上;事实
上=in fact=actually
As a matter of fact
11. blow (sb./sth.) up (destroy)
to be destroyed or killed by a bomb炸毁
They threatened to __________ the
plane if their demands were not met.
He drove over a landmine and his jeep
__________.
blow up
blew up
1) Women demand e_____ pay for equal
work.
2) All men are born e______.
3) I’m not e______to the position.(=I’m
not fit for the position.)
qual
P76 12.equal n. 对手,匹敌,同辈 a. 相
等的,平等的,胜任的 v. 等于,比得上
qual
qual
__________ adv平等地,同等地
__________n.平等,同等
__________adj.不相等的,不平等的
______________[搭配]与……相等,胜任
equal adj. 相等的;平等的
be equal to
equally
equality
unequal
⑴ Bill is equal ____running the company.
⑵ My uncle believes that all men are born
_______ (equal). But traveling around the world,
he finds that in some countries,what is called
_______ (equal) doesn’t really mean _______
(equal) rights for all people.
equal
to
equal
equality
P77 13. trouble n. 麻烦,困难 v. 困扰,麻烦,烦
恼
have trouble (in)doing sth./with sth.
=have difficulty (in)doing sth/with sth. 做某
事有困难
我毫不费力地找到了他家。
I had ____________________ his
house.
no trouble in finding
句式与应用
只有通过这种方式,我们才能实现我们的理想。
Only in this way ____________achieve our dream.can we
only位于句首,修饰状语时,需部分倒装
我小的时候应该更加努力学习的。
I _________________________harder when I was young.
句式与应用
should have studied
should have done本应做某事而未做
语言点精讲
quality
Modesty is one of his good qualities.
[U,C]质,质量,品质;特性(既可用于描述物品,也用
于描述人物)
[C]性质;特性;特点
high quality 优质
poor quality 劣质
___________quality 一般的品质average
1.他具备了一个成功商人应具有的所有品质。
He has _____ _____ _________ of a successful businessman.
小试牛刀
语言点精讲
他仔细检查家具的品质。
He examined _____ ______ ______ ______ _______ carefully.
all the qualities
the quality of the furniture
devote
语言点精讲
vt.献身;专心于
He devoted all his life to China’s aviation.
他的一生都奉献给了中国的航空事业。
devote oneself/one’s energy/one’s time to (doing) sth.
奉献精力/时间于某事
语言点精讲
sb. be devoted to (doing) sth. 某人献身做某事
He is devoted to helping the poor.
The idea for the new machine came to Mr. Baker
____________to his invention. (2010·陕西师大附中月考)
A. while he was devoted B. while devoting
C. while devoting himself D. while devoted
他致力于帮助穷困的 人。
语言点精讲
equal a)adj.相同的;平等的
He asked us to cut the apple into three equal pieces.
他让我们把苹果切成三等份。
be equal to sth./doing sth.
Are you equal to (doing) the task?
胜任某事/ 做某事
你能胜任这项工作吗?
语言点精讲
without equal/have no equal
c)n.同等/相等的人或物
He doubted whether she would be _______ to the task.
A. equal B. similar C. familiar D. content
b)vt.等于,比得上
None of us can equal her in intelligence.
我们中没人能在智力方面比得上她。
无与伦比
A
They said that the job and the pay from the new South
African government were my reward after working all
my life for equal rights for the Blacks.
语言点精讲
reward
(C,U).报答;酬金;回报 ~for (doing) sth.
You deserve a reward for being so helpful.
in reward for 为酬答……;作为奖励……
award (常用于奖项的名称)奖品;奖项;奖金
语言点精讲
b)vt.酬谢,奖赏; ~sb. for (doing) sth.
She started singing to the baby and was rewarded
with a smile.
rewarding (活动等)值得做的;有益的
Teaching is not very financially rewarding(=is not
very well paid.)
语言点精讲
Martin Luther King, a great Black leader in the
movement against racial discrimination, was
________the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding
contribution to world peace. (2010·11·河南洛阳月考)
A. rewarded B. given C. awarded D. offered
小试牛刀
C
As a matter of fact, I do not like violence…but in 1963 I
helped him blow up some government buildings.
语言点精讲
1.爆炸;炸毁;爆发
The police station was blown up by terrorists.
A storm was blowing up. 狂风大作
语言点精讲
2.对某人发火,动怒
I’m sorry I blew up at you.
blow out 吹灭;熄灭
语言点精讲
in trouble
在危险、受罚、痛苦、忧虑等的处境中
If I don’t get this finished in time, I’ll be in trouble.
give sb. some/no ….trouble 给……造成麻烦
look for trouble 自寻烦恼
语言点精讲
Even an experienced climber can__________ to reach the
summit.(2010·河南郑州一轮检测)
A. get into trouble B. make trouble
C. ask for trouble D. take trouble over
take trouble over sth./take trouble doing/to do
尽心尽力地做;费力地做
take the trouble to do sth. 不辞劳苦地做
A
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