Unit5NelsonMandelaWriting课件人教版必修一.pptVIP

Writing;Lead in;No.1;No.4;No.7;How to write a discussion about a great person? Take Mandela as an example.;Make a list of the personal qualities you think Mandela has shown in his life. Put them together to compare your lists with another group. This will make sure that you do not overlook an important aspect of Mandela’s life. Then begin to organise your writing . Put your ideas into any order that seems sensible to yourselves and add the reasons or details to the ideas.;Make sure that you give reasons for your opinions. If you are writing about Mandela’s qualities you can concentrate on two or three. If you are describing his life then you should group his life into periods: his studies, work for the ANC and its results, fight against anti-black laws, life in prison, after being released from Robben Island. Then you can either describe one period in your own words or describe the development in his life and ideas.;Once the writing is completed, swap it with a partner and improve each other’s work. Remember to check grammar, punctuation and spelling. Then rewrite the passage. We will make assessment on your work.;Look at the life of Nelson Mandela and find out what happened to him in 1999. In pairs discuss what qualities make Mandela a great man. Then you can begin organise your discussion.;;;Enjoy the sample discussion!;S1: What do you think of Nelson Mandela? Do you think he is a great man? S2: Yes, I think so. After all, he fits our definition of a great man. He worked hard for a good cause. He also sacrificed twenty-seven years of his life when he went to prison. ;S1: I’m not so sure. He was in favour of violence and that is not the behaviour of a great man, is it? S2: True. However, he explained at his trial why he encouraged the ANC to become violent. He said that there was no other way for them to attack the unfair laws.;S1: Yes, I know. But it still worries me. Maybe he would say that so people would think well of him. S2: Remember what happened to Elias wh