1、New Horizon College EnglishFace to Face with Guns河北经贸大学宋晓娜Teaching ObjectivesTeaching Objectives 1.Enlarge vocabulary.2.Talk about guns and crime.3.Learn to read between the lines.4.Learn to write a passage using cause analysis methodPre-reading ActivitiesVocabulary Phrases and patternsText analysis
2、 Test Exercises Section ASection AWatch&DiscussWarm up exercisesBackground informationBackground Information(1)What is a gun?Gun:a weapon from Gun:a weapon from which bullets or which bullets or shells are firedshells are fired Background Information(2)Sample pictures of some gunsRed Army Self-prope
3、lled Red Army Self-propelled GunGun Background Information(3)Revolver Semi-automatic pistolShotgunBackground Information(4)VictimizationVictimization According to the National Crime According to the National Crime Victimization Survey(NCVS)in 2002,353,880 Victimization Survey(NCVS)in 2002,353,880 vi
4、ctims of serious violent crimes stated victims of serious violent crimes stated that they faced an offender with a firearm.that they faced an offender with a firearm.Victimizations involving a firearm Victimizations involving a firearm represented 7%of the 5.3 million violent represented 7%of the 5.
5、3 million violent crimes.crimes.The FBIs Crime in the United States The FBIs Crime in the United States estimated that 63%of the 15,980 murders in estimated that 63%of the 15,980 murders in 2001 were committed with firearms.2001 were committed with firearms.Background Information(5)Background Inform
6、ation(6)Background Information(7)U.S.ConstitutionU.S.ConstitutionAmendment IIBill of Rights Bill of Rights Amendment IIAmendment IIA A well regulatedwell regulated militia,being necessary to the militia,being necessary to thesecurity of a free state,security of a free state,the right of the peopleth
7、e right of the peopleto keep and bear arms,shall not be infringedto keep and bear arms,shall not be infringed.Two positions on gun issueTwo positions on gun issueFavoring guncontrol Favoringgun right Vs.Respective OrganizationsRespective OrganizationsOrganizations favoring gun rights:Organizations f
8、avoring gun rights:Citizens Committee for the Rights to Keep and Bear Arms(CCRKBA)Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership Gun Owners of America(GOA)Independence Institute Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership The Lawyers Second Amendment Society National Rifle Association(NRA)NRA Live Second
9、Amendment Foundation(SAF)Warming-up Activities(1)Warming-up Activities(1)Guess Work:Is it an organization favoring Guess Work:Is it an organization favoring gun control or gun right?gun control or gun right?Warming-up Activities(2)Warming-up Activities(2)1.How many things did the thieves 1.How many
10、things did the thieves get from the man?What were they?get from the man?What were they?The thieves stole totally three things The thieves stole totally three things from the man:they are respectively the from the man:they are respectively the manmans money,watch and KFC.s money,watch and KFC.Warming
11、-up Activities(3)Warming-up Activities(3)2.2.What saved the manWhat saved the mans life?s life?Actually,it was the man Actually,it was the mans KFC that s KFC that saved the mansaved the mans life when the thieves s life when the thieves found it.With the manfound it.With the mans KFC,these s KFC,th
12、ese thieves ran away.thieves ran away.Warming-up Activities(4)Warming-up Activities(4)3.Why cant most victims of armed attacks identity their offenders?Because they focus their attention on Because they focus their attention on the guns rather than on their users the guns rather than on their users
13、during the encounter.during the encounter.Warming-up Activities(5)Warming-up Activities(5)4.Why are most victims of armed attacks unable to identity their offenders according to the writer?Warming-up Activities(6)Warming-up Activities(6)5.What did the method the robbers used in robbing him suggest a
14、ccording to a police officer?Directions:Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:2.What steps should we take to check the armed robberies in our society?key1.What do you think lies behind the gun violence in the American society?keyVideo watching返回返回1.Why is there so much gun violence
15、in USA?2.Can you seek the depths of the problem?Path of thinking:keySummary:As the video reveals,the gun violence has become a big problem for the American society to live with.There are many reasons for this problem.First,there is a loose gun control in this country.Almost every ordinary citizen ha
16、s the right to own a gun.If anyone goes to extremes in his/her views about the society,a gun violence is more likely to occur.Second,drug taking is widespread in this society.According to an official survey,many American adults admit they have once touched some kind of drug.Gun violence usually has
17、much to do with drug addiction.Third,Summary:Our list of reasons could go on,but the depths of the problem should draw more of our concern.To begin with,the time-honored racial discrimination has left its mark on the black people.What hurts the black most is the strong sense of superiority the white
18、 have been enjoying.Besides,too much weight has been attached to individuality in this society.Once one finds no way to realize his ambition,he often turns to desperate moves for escape from reality.And above all,the wider and wider gap between the rich and the poor is producing a disastrous effect
19、on the social order.The rich have more than enough to enjoy while the poor find no way to be in someones employ.返回返回Path of thinking:1.Why are there so many armed robberies in our society?2.What solutions can we work out to check the crime?keySummary:To our greater distress,the armed robberies have
20、been on the rise in our society.To prevent the problem from getting worse,it is necessary for us to seek what has caused it.In my opinion,the wide spread of drug taking accounts for many of the robberies.The addicts growing hunger for drugs often forces them to go to extremes in their actions.In add
21、ition,the bigger and bigger gap between the rich and the poor throws some people off their balance of mind and even makes a few lose their reasons.And above all,undue importance has been given to the function of money.To curb the armed robberies,therefore,we must take adequate measures against the c
22、auses for the problem.In the first place,we must ruthlessly crack down on the crimes of drug trafficking,leaving no room for any kind of drug in our society.And meanwhile another chance should be offered to the addicts to stop taking drugs.In the second,we should set up some organizations,such as so
23、cial welfare services,to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.And best of all,people should be educated to see money in its true colors and make money in a legal and moral way.返回返回Main ideaDevicesMain idea of the text and devices for developing itMain idea of each part and devices for develo
24、ping itNew words&TextPart Part Part Part TranscriptNew WordsText bark instinct instinctively wallet trousers sideways slight enlarge polish unexpected unexpectedly attach criminal victim offend offender user detail rip wrist lawn dirt forehead temple cautious unusual exception shave unshaven stockin
25、g nylon shrub pad pistol contrive toss lord mercy sin a sinner footstep span fry eternal eternity operator rob robberProper Names KFC Leslie LAPD Blake Thames pull into as if attach to rather than have mercy on someone get to ones feet look through be out of control eat(away)at robbery stiff additio
26、nal current woe foundation presently damPhrases And Expressions face to face (with)Back Like most city folks,Im cautious.I scan the street and pathways for anything-or anyone-unusual before pulling into the garage.That night was no exception.But,as I walked out of the garage,KFC chicken in hand,a po
27、rtly,unshaven young man in a stocking cap and dark nylon jacket emerged from the shrub by the parking pad and put his pistol between my eyes.“Give it up,mother-,”he threatened.“Give it up.”“Hey,”I said,“just take it.”As I spoke,I set the KFC box on the planter beside the pathway,contriving as I did
28、so to toss my neck and began to search my trousers pockets.“Wheres your wallet?”he asked.“Its in my back pocket.”“Wheres the rest of your money?”“I dont have any more money.”house keys into a bush.“Wheres your money?Wheres your money?”he barked.Everything he said during our encounter was repeated;in
29、stinctively,I did the same.“Its in my wallet.Its in my wallet,”I said.He moved behind me,put his gun on myattached to unseen wires.His voice snapped,“Stop looking at us.Stop looking at us.”He wasnt stupid.Ive seen enough criminal trials to know victims of armed attacks are seldom able to identify th
30、eir offenders because their attention focuses on the guns,rather “Wheres your watch?”“Here,”I replied,extending my left arm sideways.Just then,his partner appeared.Slight and shorter,he held an enlarged blue steel pistol.His dark eyes shone like polished glass;his arms and legs moved unexpectedly,as
31、 if By then,I was flat on my face on the pathway,its dirt against my forehead.The big ones gun dug into the back of my head,the thin ones pistol into my left temple.I thought,“I am going to die.This is going to kill Leslie.Lord,have mercy on me,a sinner.”than on their users.I consciously noted detai
32、ls of their faces.“Im not looking at you,”I lied as the big one ripped the watch from my wrist.“Get down.Get down,”the thin one ordered.He grabbed my glasses and tossed them onto the lawn.darkened street.I turned to see their shadows get into a car and speed away.I had been spared,but by what?Mercy?
33、A short attention span?Hunger?“How peculiar,”I thought,“to have your “Whats this?”the big one asked.I rolled my head to the right.“Its KFC chicken,”I said.“Well take it,”the big one snapped.And,suddenly-wallet,watch and chicken in hand-their footsteps faded down thethe LAPD arrived.They took a repor
34、t and admitted the“important thing”was nobody was hurt.“But,”one officer said on leaving,“taking your chicken,thats rough.”Later,an officer telephoned for additionallife saved by fried chicken.I saw eternity;they saw food.”I got to my feet,found the keys,entered and called 911.The operator took a de
35、scription of the robbers and sent a police car.I poured a stiff drink and,soon,two uniformed officers of sized books of pictures mostly of young men-an amazing number of them actually children.Turning those pages and studying their photographs is like flowing on a sad current that,like Blakes Thames
36、,seems to“mark in every face,marks of weakness,marks of woe.”details.He said the pairs methods suggested they might be the same men who had committed a number of robberies in the area over the past few months.He asked me to come to the station and look through mug shots.So,last Monday I looked throu
37、gh album-Presently,all we can do is look at mug shots and stick our fingers in the dam.Together,these young men are a kind of river-one that is out of control,eating at the foundations of things we hold dear:our freedom to move about;the fruits of labor;our own lives and those of people we value.Som
38、e day,we will have to face this river and seek the depths of its discontent.BackOne night two armed young men robbed me of money,watch and even KFC.Next day,I went to look through the mug shots at the police station,affected with the impression that these young men,like a raging current,were eating
39、at the foundations of what we had held dear.Main idea of the text?Devices for developing it?BackThe device“narration”is employed in describing the whole process in which I was robbed by two young men with guns.(Para.1-25)From a global perspective,the narrative writing follows the time order with suc
40、h time transitions as“just then”,“by then”,and“later”.The most important thing is that in this text the writing devices of narration,description and dialogue are well woven into each other.“Wheres your money?Wheres your money”(对话对话)he barked.Everything he said during our encounter was repeated;insti
41、nctively,I did the same.(描写描写)(Para.4)“Its in my wallet.Its in my wallet,”I said.(对话对话)(Para.5)He moved behind me,put his gun on my neck and began to search my trousers pockets.(叙事叙事)(Para.6)1.Narration(叙事法叙事法)BackThe device“description”is employed mainly in describing the appearance and sequential
42、actions of the two young men(Para.1-24),the writers sequential actions and mental activities in the face of robbery(Para.1,15,26 and 27)and his reflections on such cases and young robbers.(Para.32-34)2.Description(描写法描写法)Just then,his partner appeared.Slightand shorter,he held an enlarged blue steel
43、 pistol.His dark eyes shone likepolished glass;his arms and legs movedunexpectedly,as if attached to unseen wires.(Para.13)Turning those pages and studying their photographs is like flowing on a sad current that,like Blakes Thames,seems to“mark in every face,marks of weakness,marks of woe.”(Para.32)
44、就在这时，他的同伙出现了。他很瘦小，就在这时，他的同伙出现了。他很瘦小，手持一支加大的蓝色钢制手枪。他深色的手持一支加大的蓝色钢制手枪。他深色的眼睛里闪着光，好似擦亮了的玻璃；他手眼睛里闪着光，好似擦亮了的玻璃；他手臂和双腿冷不防地移动着，就好像是连着臂和双腿冷不防地移动着，就好像是连着看不见的电线似的。（第看不见的电线似的。（第13段）段）一张张翻看并研读这些照片，仿佛漂流一张张翻看并研读这些照片，仿佛漂流在一条令人伤心的河流上，就像身处英国在一条令人伤心的河流上，就像身处英国诗人布莱克笔下的泰晤士河畔，似乎诗人布莱克笔下的泰晤士河畔，似乎“看看见每一个过往行人满脸饥色，满脸愁苦见每一个过往
45、行人满脸饥色，满脸愁苦”。（第（第32段）段）BackThe device“dialogue”is used to help depict the qualities of the two robbers:their nervousness(Para.2,4 and 5),inexperience(Para.7-11)and part of their motives of robbing.(Para.20-23)3.Dialogue(对话法对话法)(Para.7-11)“Wheres your wallet?”he asked.“Its in my back pocket.”“Wheres
46、the rest of your money?”“I dont have any more money.”“Wheres your watch?”(Para.20-23)“Whats this?”the big one asked.I rolled my head to the right.“Its KFC chicken,”I said.“Well take it,”the big one snapped.“你的钱包呢？你的钱包呢？”他问。他问。“在后面的口袋里。在后面的口袋里。”“还有呢？还有呢？”“我就这么多钱了。我就这么多钱了。”“你的手表呢？你的手表呢？”（第（第7 到到11 段）段
47、）“这是什么？这是什么？”大个子问道。大个子问道。我把头转向右边。我把头转向右边。“是肯德基炸鸡，是肯德基炸鸡，”我说。我说。“我们把它带走，我们把它带走，”大个子厉声说道。大个子厉声说道。（第（第20 到到23 段）段）BackIn spite of my caution,someone attacked me.Description of sequential actions(动作顺序法动作顺序法)Main idea?Devices for developing it?being cautious;scan the street before pulling in;walking out
48、of the garage;a man emerged and put his gun at me Part I(para.1)Part IIPart IIIPart IVBack Like most city folks,Im cautious.I scan the street and pathways for anything-or anyone-unusual before pulling into the garage.That night was no exception.But,as I walked out of the garage,KFC chicken in hand,a
49、 portly,unshaven young man in a stocking cap and dark nylon jacket emerged from the shrub by the parking pad and put his pistol between my eyes.和大多数城里人一样，我非常小心谨慎。和大多数城里人一样，我非常小心谨慎。在把车开进车库前，我会扫视街道和周围的小在把车开进车库前，我会扫视街道和周围的小路，看看有没有异常的人或东西。那天晚上也路，看看有没有异常的人或东西。那天晚上也不例外。可是当我手里拿着肯德基炸鸡走出车不例外。可是当我手里拿着肯德基炸鸡走出车
50、库时，一个肥壮、留着短髭、头戴绒线帽、身库时，一个肥壮、留着短髭、头戴绒线帽、身穿深色尼龙夹克的年轻人从停车处旁边的灌木穿深色尼龙夹克的年轻人从停车处旁边的灌木丛中钻出来，把手枪顶在我的双眼之间。丛中钻出来，把手枪顶在我的双眼之间。返回返回BackI was robbed by two young men,losing my money,watch and chicken.Combination of narration-description-dialogue(叙事叙事-描写描写-对话结合法对话结合法)Main idea?Devices for developing it?Part II(p
