Reading人教版高一英语必修1第五单元精选.ppt

2. How do you comprehend Mandela’s saying “... we were put into a position … we decided to answer violence with violence”? We were pushed into a very difficult situation. I had only two choices: to give up our rights and accept all the unfair laws, or to fight against the government for our rights. We decided to fight against the laws. First we fought the law in a peaceful way. When this was not allowed … we had no choice but to use violence because the government were violent to us. Quality of a great person hardworking lazy friendly cruel warm-hearted mean determined wise active generous easy-going reliable unkind brave selfish stubborn selfless devoted handsome nice honest famous calm lovely hardworking friendly warm-hearted determined wise active generous easy-going reliable brave selfless devoted handsome nice honest calm lovely William Tyndale (1494—1536) Britain He wrote the Bible in English so all could read it. He died for his ideas but his work is still used in the official Bible today. Norman Bethune (1890 — 1939) Canada He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II. He worked selflessly in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers. Sun Yat-sen (1866 — 1925) China He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s rights; people’s livelihood. Mahandas Gandhi (1869—1948) India He gave up a rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. Nelson Mandela (1918— ) South Africa He fought for black people and was in prison for almost thirty years. He helped the black people get the same rights as white people. Neil Armstrong (1930-- ) USA He was the first man to land on the moon in July 1969. He said, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. Strangers Friends C. Father and son D. Teacher and student What’s the relationship betwee