Unit 7 War Against Terrorism

Unit 7 War Against Terrorism

Listen and Speak Challenge to Understand Fun to Learn

and Listen Part A Speak

Dialogue1 A. What’s that? B. You don’t know? It’s a laptop computer. Sometimes people call it notebook computer. I’m surprised that you’ve never seen one before. A. Well, no…I’ve only seen those really large computers that sit on the top of desks. Do they work the same? B. Of course. Desktop computers and laptop computers function in the same way. A. I really need to learn more about computers, don’t I?

Dialogue 2 A. I’m curious. My foreign teacher told me that March 17th is St Patrick’s Day. I don’t know what that means. Can you help me. B. I heard that St Patrick’s Day is a religious festival that is celebrated in the English-speaking countries in the west, mainly by the people of Irish decent, but also by others. A. How do people celebrate this day? B. Some cities hold parades. There is a superstition that says you must wear green on St Patrick’s Day. If not, others have permission to come up and pinch you. On St Patrick’s Day, everyone who wants to get into the spirit of the day wears green. A. Hmm, it sounds very interesting. B. It’s all just for fun.

Dialogue 3 A. Excuse me, I don’t mean to be noisy, but I wonder if you can tell me how old you are? B. I beg your pardon? A. I was wondering about your age. B. Well, I’m sorry, but that is none of your business. A. I’m sorry . I didn’t mean to offend you. B. Oh, don’t take it personally. I never tell anyone my age.

Dialogue 4 A. Did you hear Xiao Wang? He just asked that foreign lady her age? B. You’re kidding? Doesn’t he know it is impolite to ask a foreigner his or her age? A. He probably doesn’t know that custom. He doesn’t know very much about foreigners and their ways. B. yeah, he’s a little ignorant of the outside world. But he has a good understanding of Chinese customs and appropriate behavior here at home. By the way, I wonder why foreigners are so sensitive about revealing their ages? A. I’m not sure. I think they like to give the impression that they are young. They feel flattered to be thought younger than they actually are. B. How strange! I would like to appear older so I can get more respect!

to Part B Challenge Understand

Text Study Unit Summary : 1) Definition of terrorism 2) Study the Prison Law of PRC(4)

Part 1 Warming up The following questions refer only to things that happened to You or Your Partner during the last six years . • Do you know anything about terrorism? • What do you think of the event of September 11? • What happened to the twin tower? • What do you think of the policemen in New York?

How many kind anything about the terrorist organization of Al Qaeda? • What could be the terrorist targets in accordance with your viewpoint? • If a terrorist attack occurs, what should we policemen do?

Part 2: Reading Comprehension • 第十七条监狱应当对交付执行刑罚的罪犯进行身体检查。 • Article 17 A prison shall give physical examination to the criminals who are handed over for execution of their criminal punishments. • 经检查，被判处无期徒刑、有期徒刑的罪犯有下列情形之一的，可以暂不收监： • A criminal sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment may, after physical examination, temporarily not be put in prison under either of the following circumstances: • （一）有严重疾病需要保外就医的； • (1) if a criminal is seriouly ill and needs to be released on parole for medical treatment;

（二）怀孕或者正在哺乳自已婴儿的妇女。 • or (2) if a criminal is a pregnant woman or a woman who is breast-feeding her own baby. • 对前款所列暂不收监的罪犯，应当由交付执行的人民法院决定暂予监外执行。 • With respect to a criminal temporarily not to be put in prison as provided in the preceding paragraph, the decision on temporary exectution outside prison shall be made by the people's court which handed the criminal over for the execution. • 对其中暂予监外执行有社会危险性的，应当收监。 • With respect to any such criminal whose temporary execution of the sentence outside prison constitutes a danger to the society, he shall be put in prison. • 暂予监外执行的罪犯，由居住地公安机关执行刑罚。 • If a criminal temporarily serves his sentence outside prison, the public security organ in the place of the criminal's residence shall execute the criminal punishment.

前款所列暂不收监的情形消失后，原判刑期尚未执行完毕的罪犯，由公安机关送交监狱收监。前款所列暂不收监的情形消失后，原判刑期尚未执行完毕的罪犯，由公安机关送交监狱收监。 • After the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph under which a criminal is temporarily not put in prison disappeared, the criminal who has not completed the execution of his original term of sentence shall be handed over to a prison for imprisonment by the public security organ. • 第十八条罪犯收监，应当严格检查其人身和所携带的物品。 • Article 18 When a criminal is put in prison, his or her body and the articles brought with him or her shall strictly be checked. • 非生活必需品，由监狱代为保管或者征得罪犯同意退回其家属，违禁品予以没收。 • The non- daily necessities shall be taken care of by the prison for the criminal or with the agreement of the criminal be returned to his or her families, and contraband goods shall be confiscated.

女犯由女性人民警察检查。 • A female criminal shall be checked by a people's policewoman. • 第十九条罪犯不得携带子女在监内服刑。 • Article 19 A criminal may not bring his or her child with him or her to serve sentence in prison. • 第二十条罪犯收监后，监狱应当通知罪犯家属。 • Article 20 After a criminal is put in prison, the prison shall inform the criminal's family members. • 通知书应当自收监之日起五日内发出。 • A written notice shall be sent out within five days from the date when the criminal is put in prison.

第二节对罪犯提出的申诉、控告、检举的处理 • SECTION 2 HANDLING OF PETITIONS, COMPLAINTS AND ACCUSATIONS MADE BY PRISONERS • 第二十一条罪犯对生效的判决不服的，可以提出申诉。 • Article 21 If a prisoner is not satisfied with the effective judgment, he may file a petition. • 对于罪犯的申诉，人民检察院或者人民法院应当及时处理。 • A people's procuratorate or a people's court shall without delay handle the petitions filed by prisoners. • 第二十二条对罪犯提出的控告、检举材料，监狱应当及时处理或者转送公安机关或者人民检察院处理； • Article 22 A prison shall without delay handle the complaints or accusations made by prisoners, or transfer the above material to a public security organ or a people's procuratorate for handling.

公安机关或者人民检察院应当将处理结果通知监狱。公安机关或者人民检察院应当将处理结果通知监狱。 • The public security organ or the people's procuratorate shall inform the prison of the result of its handling. • 第二十三条罪犯的申诉、控告、检举材料，监狱应当及时转递，不得扣压。 • Article 23 A prison shall transfer without delay the petitions, complaints and accusations made by prisoners and shall not withhold them. • 第二十四条监狱在执行刑罚过程中，根据罪犯的申诉，认为判决可能有错误的，应当提请人民检察院或者人民法院处理； • Article 24 In the course of execution of the criminal punishment, if a prison believes on the basis of a prisoner's petition that the judgment may be wrongfully made, it shall refer the matter to a people's procuratorate or a people's court for handling. • 人民检察院或者人民法院应当自收到监狱提请处理意见书之日起六个月内将处理结果通知监狱。 • The people's procuratorate or the people's court shall notify the prison of the result of its handling within six months from the date of receiving the prison's written recommendation for handling.

Part 3：New Words and Expressions • disciplinary detention cells, confinement cells 禁闭室 • death by un-natural causes 非正常死亡 • prisoner exercise time, let-out time 放风时间 • let prisoners out for exercise 放风 • monitoring system 监听系统 • prisoners’ dinning hall 罪犯食堂 • restraint devices 戒具 • handcuffs 手铐 • leg irons 脚镣 • baton 警棍

electric baton 电警棍 • restraint ropes 警绳 • metal detector 安全门 • cell door 监房门 • walkie-talkie 对讲机 • a bunk bed 双层床 • bunk change 换床位 • cell change 换监房 • close the cell door/close the door 收封 • internal prison crime 狱内犯罪

prison detection & investigation 狱内侦查 • the policy of prison detection & investigation 狱内侦查方针 • the task of prison detection & investigation 狱内侦查任务 • prison detection & investigation organs 狱内侦查机构 • body search 人身搜查 • withhold articles 扣押物品 • police ID card, badge 警官证 • police uniform 警服 • police cap 警帽 • police rank 警衔 • police trousers 警裤

For Fun Smart Riddle Which word starts with T, ends with T, and can be full of T? Answer:teapot.

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Unit 7 War Against Terrorism