高1英语必修1Unit5Warmingup”.pptVIP

What adjectives would you use to describe a great person? And what qualities does a great person have? Discuss with your partner and make a list. Who is your hero / heroine? Who is he? He said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” He was the former president of South Africa who fought for black people. How much do you know about Nelson Mandela? Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Rolihlahla Mandela became the first member of his family to attend a school, where his teacher Miss Mdingane gave him the English name Nelson. After enrolling, Mandela began to study for a Bachelor of Arts at the Fort Hare University, where he met Oliver Tambo. Tambo and Mandela became lifelong friends and colleagues. After the 1948 election victory of the Afrikaner- dominated National Party, Mandela began actively participating in politics. Nelson Mandela was elected the first black President in South Africa in 1994. In 1961, he became the President of the African National Congress (ANC). He helped the black people to get the same rights as the white people. He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years. Mandelas 90th birthday was marked across the country on 18 July 2008, with the main celebrations held at his home town of Qunu. In a speech to mark his birthday, Mandela called for the rich people to help poor people across the world. * Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero quality mean active generous selfish selfless devoted n. 质量; 品质; 性质 adj. 吝啬的; 自私的 adj. 积极的; 活跃的 adj. 慷慨的; 大方的 adj. 自私的 adj. 无私的; 忘我的 adj. 忠实的; 深爱的 Words preview Qualities of the great people determined brave confident warm-hearted responsible selfless honest generous kind easy-going hard-working devoted helpful independent ? In my opinion… Who can be called a great person? I think … To my understanding… I feel that… a great person is someone who is devoted to helping others. He was born in a peasant fami