Skim the text and answer the following questions.
1) What is the name of the writer？
2) When did he first meet Mandela？
3) When did he go to school？
4) How did he feel when he met and talked to Mandela？
5) Could black people vote at that time？
6) Who decided the place where they lived？
7) Does Elisa like violence？
这部分的阅读是浅层次阅读，通过学生的浏览阅读，对课文的故事梗概有个大致的了解，因为设置的问题比较浅显，学生回答起来不会有太大困难。
2. Scan the text and tell whether the statements are true or false.
1) Elisa met Nelson Mandela at school.
2) Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer.
3) Elisa was unable to read or write because he was lazy.
4) Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job.
5) Elisa was happy blowing up government buildings.
6) Nelson Mandela believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa.
7) Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people.
8) The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC.
这部分阅读属于中等层次的阅读，学生对于每个陈述句需做必要的辨别以区分正误.在辨别过程中，学生加深对课文的理解，如第3句，Elisa不识字，不是因为懒，而是因为穷，没有机会上学，从而使学生对于南非黑人当时的生活状况有更深的了解.