1、Unit 3 A HangingConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension 1. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose B A. To criticize the reaction of the on-lookers during a hanging.B. To present his humanistic view on capital punishment.C. To describe the process of an execution.D.

2、To show sympathy to the man that had been hanged. II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). Each cell, ten feet by ten in size, was barely furnished except for a plank bed and a pot for drinking water. T2). According to the superintendent, the prisoner

3、should be executed at 8 o'clock. T3). A group of prisoners were walking towards the gallows to be hanged. F4). When the noose was fixed around the prisoner's neck, he emitted urgent and fearful cries for help. F5). As the superintendent was counting the prisoner's cries to a fixed number

4、, all on the spot, including the Indian warders, were terribly upset. T6). We went round the gallows to make sure that the hanged prisoner was actually dead. T7). From what the Eurasian boy said, the hanged man was an undaunted man. FII. Writing Strategies This text is a piece of dynamic or descript

5、ive narration, telling us a true story about the hanging of a convict in Burma. The narrative text first presents a general description of the poor, simple living conditions of the condemned men before they were put to death on the gallows. Next, it focuses on a dynamic and specific description of h

6、ow a condemned man, a Hindu, was guarded and escorted to the gallows and how he was hanged. Then, some anecdotes are presented and some events described, which provide food for thought. Evidently, the events are organized mainly in the order of their occurrence, following the natural time sequence.

7、It is to be noted that Paragraphs 9-14 make up the climax of the story. Also, it is not to be overlooked that the first-person narration is adopted, which renders the events described or narrated more vivid, objective and believable, and which makes it possible and convenient for the narrator to put

8、 across his own thoughts and feelings in the process of narration. Besides, it is worth our attention that the beginning of this narrative story is well connected with its conclusion.The questions below are to be answered:1. Do you agree that the narrative story is full of dynamic descriptions? If y

9、ou do, provide examples to support your viewpoint. à Yes, I do. The story is so full of dynamic verbs that more than 90% of the sentences contain one or two, or even more action verbs. Obvious examples are found in Paragraphs 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. 2. Which paragraphs contain f

10、lashbacks?à Flashbacks are found in Paragraphs 16, 18, and 20. 3. What do you know about the advantages of the first-person narration?àThe employment of the first person narration renders the events described or the plots narrated more vivid, objective and believable, and makes it possible

11、 and convenient for the narrator to express or demonstrate his own thoughts or psychological activities in the process of narration. 4. How is the beginning of the story associated with its conclusion?àBoth the beginning and the conclusion of the narrative story touch on or briefly describe the

12、 hard life and tragic fate of the condemned prisoners. III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1.These were the condemned men, due to be hanged within the next week or two.à who were scheduled to be hanged 2. He was a Hindu, a puny wisp of a man, with

13、 a shaven head and vague liquid eyes. à who was a small, thin, and weak man 3. They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip.à holding him firmly and continuously in a careful manner 4. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, wit

14、h their rifles at the slope.àcarrying rifles that tilted over their shoulders 5. At each step his muscles slid neatly into place.à his muscles appeared to be functioning normally 6. and in two minutes, with a sudden snap, one of us would be gone - one mind less, one world less. à we w

15、ill lose a man who can also think and reason like us, and who is also a unique individual like each of us 2. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them. vibrate oscillate1). More and more people believe that

16、the common stocks oscillate in a predictably cyclical way. 2). Half sleeping, she could feel the train vibrate with the monotonous roll of wheels along the track.3). He will never forget his first experiences as a total stranger in the big city, those years which oscillated between hope and despair.

17、 4). When you play a note on any guitar, you create an overtone series, and those overtone series come about through the string vibrating in properly divided lengths. motion movement1). In the middle of the blaze stands a tall dead pine, which caught a lightening bolt during last night's thunder

18、storm and set the fire in motion. 2). The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow motion and in freeze frame.3). The movement of the enemy troops in the border area has been closely monitored. 4). The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from femini

19、sts inspect examine1). They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to inspect for the annual quality assessment.2). The aim of the course is to examine certain philosophical issues which arise from modern linguistics. 3). If it is our contention that the we

20、apons inspectors have all the authority they need now to inspect those sites, do you think those sites should be inspected now?4). Here is an opportunity for students to examine the concepts of what it is to be an environmentalist, and to examine their own behaviour in this context.dangle suspend1).

21、 Once inside the hall, we could see chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling.2). The belt of her coat dangled in the mud. 3). Joan suggested we suspend a rope from the garage roof to secure the door from falling. 4). A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist. 3. Fill in the blank in

22、each sentence with a word or phrase from the box, using its appropriate form.1). She thought she was too homely to get a date. 2). I could hear the note of appeal in her voice as she asked me to talk things over again.3). In this decade of politics, many more women have become magistrates.4). I hope

23、 that we can settle this issue amicably. 5). This is a far from solemn book - it is a rich mix of pleasures and information, and is full of surprises.6). We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had vanished into thin air.7). He twisted and turned, trying to free himself from the rope

24、.8). I tried to excuse myself for missing her party but made the attempts very clumsily.4. Make a sentence of your own for each of the given words with meanings other than those used in the text. You may change the part of speech of these words. 1)cellsà Those cells divide and form many other d

25、ifferent types of cells.2)yieldà Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion in that country. 3)lockà The police beat them up and locked them in a cell. 4)stand byà I think we have to stand by what we believe. 5)tickà A wind-up clock ticked busily from the

26、kitchen counter. 6) sideà He calls me twenty times a day and needs me by his side. 5. Put the words in the parentheses into their appropriate tenses and aspects.When I (1) opened (open) the door I (2) saw (see) a man on his knees. He clearly (3) had been listening (listen) to our conversation a

27、nd I (4) wondered (wonder) how much he (5) had heard (hear). When I (6) asked (ask) what he (7) was doing (do), he (8) said (say) that he (9) had dropped (drop) a 50p piece outside the door and (10) had been looking (look) for it. I (11) didnt see (not see) any sign of the money, but I (12) found (f

28、ind) a small notebook and pencil which he probably (13) had dropped (drop) when the door (14) opened (open) suddenly. So he (15) had been taking (take) notes of our conversation! The notes (16) were (be) written in a foreign language, so I (17) turned (turn) to the stranger and (18) asked (ask) him

29、to translate. But he (19) pulled (pull) my hat over my eyes and (20) ran (run) off down the corridor. By the time I (21) recovered (recover) from the shock he (22) had disappeared (disappear) round the corner. Curiously enough, when I (23) moved (move) my foot I (24) found (find) that I (25) had bee

30、n standing (stand) on a 50p piece. Perhaps he (26) had been telling (tell) the truth after all!6. Put a word in each blank that is appropriate for the context.Of the many problems in the world today, none is as widespread, or as old, as crime. Crime, in all its (1) forms, penetrates every layer of s

31、ociety and touches every human being. Whatever you do, wherever you live, you are (2) victim of crime whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not. Crime, (3) especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk (4) alone in their own neighborhoods, afraid to

32、 open their doors after (5) dark, and even afraid to speak out and voice their own opinions. Some experts have identified several factors that (6) contribute to the crime rate: massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant (7) population. The most important problem that remai

33、ns (8) unsolved is how to stop crime from happening. So far, different types of solutions have been proposed to (9) combat various crimes. Are they all very (10) effective? No, not at all. Therefore, more effective measures and more powerful actions are to be taken against all sorts of crime so that

34、 our world may be a better place to live in.IV. Translation1. Translate the following into English.1). 當我女兒聽說十二歲以下的兒童不得入場觀看那場電影時，她氣得雙腳直跳。 (up and down) à My daughter started jumping up and down with rage when she heard that children under the age of 12 were denied admission into the movie. 2).

35、晚會正進行得火熱朝天的時候，警察闖了進來。 (in full tide) à The party was in full tide when the police burst in.3). 孩子摔倒完全是個意外，當時她正伸手想從架子上拿個娃娃。 (reach out) à The kid fell all by accident; she was just reaching out for a doll on the shelf.4). 家長在公眾場合比在家里對孩子更加寬容。 (tolerant) à Parents are more tolerant of ch

36、ildren in public places than at home.5). 在這次討論會上，大家提出了不少有趣的想法。 (throw up) à The discussion threw up a lot of interesting ideas.6). 在公開場合取笑同事很不禮貌。 (poke) à It isn't polite to poke fun at your colleagues in public.7). 要讓貴賓用的話，這個房間還需要好好清掃一下。 (do with sth.)à This room could do with a

37、good cleaning for distinguished guests.8). 雖然當地政府有這樣那樣的恐懼，時裝節還是順利地舉行了。 (pass off)àThe fashion festival passed off peacefully, despite all sorts of fears the local government had.2. Translate the following into Chinese.Every afternoon a file of old women passes down the road outside my house, ea

38、ch carrying a load of firewood. All of them are mummified with age and sun, and all of them are tiny. One day a poor old creature who could not have been more than four feet tall crept past me under a vast load of wood. I stopped her and put a five-sou piece into her hand. She answered with a shrill

39、 wail, which was partly gratitude but mainly surprise. I suppose from her point of view, by taking any notice of her, I seemed almost to be violating a law of nature. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say, as a beast of burden. When a family is traveling it is quite usual to see a

40、father and a grown-up son riding ahead on donkeys and an old woman following on foot, carrying the baggage. 參考譯文每天下午都有一批年邁的婦女在我家門前的馬路上魚貫走過，每個人都背著一捆柴火。因為上了年紀再加之常年日曬，她們骨瘦如柴，而且全都長得很矮小。有一天，一個可憐的老太婆蹣跚著從我身旁走過，她身高不滿四英尺，背著一大捆柴火。我叫住她，在她手里塞了一枚五蘇的硬幣。對此，她發出一聲尖叫算作回應，部分是出于感激，但主要是因為驚訝。我以為，在她的眼光里，我對她的關注幾乎差不多是在觸犯一條自

41、然的法則。她心甘情愿地接受一個老媽子的地位，也就是說當一個負重的牲口。經常可以看到一家人外出旅行，父親和長大成人的兒子騎著毛驢走在前面，而一個老婦人卻步行跟在后面，肩上扛著行李。 V. Oral Activities1. Giving A Talk Reading the text A Hanging, we can feel acutely the helplessness of the victim and the cruelty in terminating a life. People hold sharply contradictory views about the legal k

42、illing of criminals who have committed unpardonable crimes. Capital punishment, which is strongly objected to in some countries, abolished in some others, but practiced in still others, is executed in many ways, including hanging. What is your view on this legal practice? Give your reasons. You coul

43、d perhaps begin your talk with “Its undeniable that the implementation of law and order can guarantee social stability. ”Tips: It's undeniable that only the implementation of law and order can guarantee social stability. Good people should be protected and bad people should be punished. However,

44、 death sentence is, at least in my opinion, inhuman. Whatever crime a person might have committed, he or she is still a human being, who deserves the right to live in the world. Once the person is killed, a life is gone forever. Haven't we heard of stories about people being wrongly convicted? S

45、ome one was accused of one evil or another and executed as a result. However, some time later, the genuine evildoer emerged. Isn't it too late to say or do anything to compensate the wrong person? Moreover, even if a person has indeed committed a heinous crime, he might still be of some use, suc

46、h as bearing witness against some former accomplices of his, disclosing some criminal secrets, etc.2. Having A DiscussionNow hold a discussion on the human nature revealed in Orwells description of the reactions of the witnesses, including the author himself, before, during and after the hanging.Tip

47、s: Wed like to suggest that the topic on the reactions of the hanging on the part of the witnesses be approached from different perspectives: legal, social, moral, humanitarian, etc.VI. WritingWrite a job application letter in which you should include:the job you are applying for;your skills and exp

48、erience fit for the job; andyour expectation of a favorable reply and an interview. You would probably find the following patterns or sentences useful:1. In answer to your advertisement in yesterdays China Daily for the position of secretary, I take the liberty to offer my services.2. As I have alre

49、ady had some experience as a clerk, I trust that I shall succeed in giving you satisfaction.3. From my resume, you can learn that I have some experience in this line.4. I am good with computer, and am at home in general office routine.5. I have learned English for ten years and I am sure that my Eng

50、lish will be good enough to help me qualified for the position.6. I believe that my qualifications will meet your requirements and that I may have the pleasure of a personal interview.7. I can be reached by email at , or cell phone at , or the address at the heading.8. If you could give me a favorab

51、le reply at your earliest convenience, I would be most grateful.Further EnchantmentText IISHOOTING AN ELEPHANTGeorge OrwellText Comprehension1. Answer the following multiple-choice questions:1). The author made the final decision, i.e. to shoot the elephant, because D.A. the elephant had damaged man

52、y houses and fieldsB. the elephant had killed a BurmanC. the author had been hungry for huntingD. the author was afraid of losing face in front of the local people2). What is the best explanation of the futility of the white mens dominion in the East? BA. The white mens failure to kill the elephant.B. The white mens feebleness to subject the native people to their control.C. The white mens indecisiveness in killing the elephant or not.D. The white mens inability to use the rifles.3). According to the passage, who is supposed to be the