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，but he never gave up the struggle for the freedom of all the blacks，so he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

　　T：You've done a good job. As we all know，Mr Mandela had been put in prison from 1962 till 1989.Now imagine he is in prison. You're going to write a letter to the president of South Africa asking him to set him free. So first you need to know more about his life. Here is a form about his life on Page 39.Please look at it carefully.（Give the students three minutes to read it.）

　　T：Now collect your ideas for the letter. In order to persuade someone to do something，you should choose proper facts to support your ideas. You can write them down in any order. And then sort them out into an order，which seems good to you.

　　（Some minutes later.）

　　T：Have you collected your ideas and sorted them out？

　　Ss：Yes.

　　T：Good. Now would you please tell me the reason why you think Mr Mandela should be set free？Who'd like to be the first one？

S1：Let me try. Although Mr Mandela was one of the leaders who called on black people to blow up some government buildings，he had no choice