Q: What do you know about him? Is he a great man? Why?
(Get into Brainstorming)
T: It seems you know Nelson Mandela a little. Do you want to know more about him? Let's read the following story and see what Elias thinks of Nelson Mandela.
Step 2.Fast Reading
Q: What does he think of Nelson Mandela?
Why?
What happened between Elias and Nelson Mandela?
Ss: In his opinion, Nelson Mandela is... . /He thinks Nelson Mandela is... .
Step 3 Careful reading
T: Here is your first impression about NM according to the Elias' story. If you look through the story carefully, you' ll find more. Ok, why not read these two passages and finish the following chart by answering these questions?
Q1: When and where was Elias born? What was he?
( 1940, born, black worker )
Q2: Was he educated? When? How long?
( 1946( six), educated, two years )
Q3: Why did he leave school so early?
( not continue the fee )
Q4: So what was the result? Could he get a job? What job? Was he happy then? Why?
( get, worried about, out of work, no passbook )
Q5.Who helped him? What did Nelson Mandela do at that time?
( Nelson Mandela, opened, advise )
Q6. Why was the day Nelson Mandela told him what to do and helped him the happiest day of his life?
( get ...)
Q7. What did Nelson Mandela organize? Why did he organize it? / What was the situation at that time?
( ANC, no vote, not choose )