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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela —a modern hero
Elias’ story period II language points （语言点）
语篇填空1：
equal achieve actively position out of work blow up;
Elias was born in the 19th century when the black people were put into a miserable（悲惨的）___________ where they had no rights at all. Elias, like most black people, had little education and was worried about whether he would become _____________________. This was the very reason why he met Mandela. Mandela always encouraged him not to lose heart. So he joined the Youth League __________, helping him _____________some government building. Elias strongly believe in that what he did would help them __________ their dream of making black and white people________.

词汇1： active
△active adj . 积极的,活跃的--- ______________ adv. --- __________________ n. 活动
△be active in (doing) sth.
△take an active part in
1). When Mandela was in prison, his people rescued him from prison____________.
2) Black people had different ___________ to celebrate his being out of prison.
3) You can meet various kind of people by ________________________________ (that) you enjoy.
你能够遇见各种各样的人通过积极参加你所喜爱的体育运动或其他活动。
4）The teacher often tells us to _______________ class. Only listening without speaking is not good for us.

词汇2： equal
1. I’m afraid I’m not equal to the job. It’s too difficult for me.
2. The law cannot make men equal, but they are all equal before the law. – Frederick Pollck
3. Two plus three equals five.
4. Though she is young, no one equals her in music.
练习： Fitness is important in sport（虽然健康的体格是从事体育运动的重要条件）, but of at least ____ important are skills.
A. fair B. reasonable C. equal D. proper

语篇填空2：How did Nelson Mandela help black people in Elias’ story?
attack; found, guidance, violence, fight for, in trouble, turn to, devote ……to,
Firstly Nelson Mandela __________the ANC Youth League to ______ _____ e_____rights for black people.
Secondly as a lawyer Nelson Mandela offered ______________ to black people when they were _____ _____ and helped them when they ______ _______him.
Finally, Nelson Mandela ________ his life ___________ helping black people even if he was put in prison. Mandela chose to ___ ______the laws with ________ when the peaceful way was not allowed. Only then did he decide to answer violence with violence.

词汇3： found (vt)
中国在1949年10月1日成立。
e.g. China ___ _________on Oct 1st, 1949.

词汇4： fight
The soldiers fought bravely ____ the invaders ____the freedom ____their comrades（同伴）.
A. back, with, against B. with, for, against C. for, against, with D. against, for, with
词汇5：turn to
If you don’t know the word, you can turn to the dictionary.
Whenever I have a problem, I will turn to him for help.
He is fond of music and turns to it.
turn down_____________ turn over_____________ turn up ___________
1. He promised to come yesterday, but he hasn’t ____yet.
A. turned on      B. turned down   C. turned up      D. turned off   
2. — Why does she always ask you for help?
— There is no one else _______ , is there?
A. who to turn to B. who she can turn to C. for whom to turn to D. for her to turn

词汇6：devote
翻译
1. 学校正致力于丰富学生业余生活。

2. 曼德拉一生致力于帮助黑人争取平等权利。

词汇7：blow up
Which “blow up” in the following sentence has the similar meaning to the sentence above?
A. The German army tried to blow up all the bridges to stop the Allied troops from crossing into Germany.
B. I have to stop at the gas station to blow up my front tires.
C. I’d like 8 by 10 blow ups of these negatives(底片), please.
D. I really blew up when I learned that my girlfriend was going out with another man."
练习： blow up give up set up come up put up
1. During their journey down the Mekong Wang Kun and Wang Wei _____________ tents in the Tibetan mountains.
2. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ______________ some schools for poor children.
3. Wilson dare not ____________ the balloon, because he is afraid that he may ____________ the balloon.
4. I can hear our headmaster is ________________.
5. When you are in trouble, don’t easily ______________.

句型：only 引导的倒装句 如：Only then did he decide to answer violence with violence.
当句子中only置于句首，其后接状语，句子谓语部分倒装，即将助动词，情态动词和be动词置于主语之前。
Only句首+状语，句子倒装（助动词/情态动/be) +主语+动词
1. You can learn from your mistakes only in this way.
2. He was able to get happily back to work only when the war was over in 1918.

词汇8；see The history saw the achievements of Mandela and chose him as a great man.
某些动词(see, find, witness等)主语有时不是人而是物, 即拟人用法, 使句子生动。
Summary
History ______ the great achievements of Nelson Mandela and chose him as the example of a modern hero who has ________ his life to ______ ___ freedom and rights of black people in South Africa. For example, he _________ the ANC Youth League and law office to _______ government and was willing to offer_________ to black people who ____ ___ him when they were__ _______. However, because of his ideas he was in prison for almost thirty years. After many years’ hard struggle, he became the first President of the ANC. he helped black people get_______ rights as white people in his country. In 1993, he won the Nobel Peace Prize .