Unit 7 Face to Face with Guns

1. Unit 7 Face to Face with Guns

2. Content BOOK 1 Unit 7 Presentation Detailed Study Consolidation Writing Assignment New Horizon College English

3. BOOK 1 Unit 7 Presentation Some famous gun violence cases in the USA John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was killed on Nov. 22, 1963. New Horizon College English

4. BOOK 1 Unit 7 Presentation Pre-reading questions • How many things did the thieves steal from the man? What were they? • 2. What saved the man's life? • 3. What is the raging river? New Horizon College English

5. BOOK 1 Unit 7 In spite of my caution, someone attacked me. (Paras. 1) I was robbed by two young men, losing money, watch and chicken. (Para. 2-27) Back at home, I reported the robbery to the police. (Paras. 28-30) When looking through the mug shots at the station, I began to reflect on the damages these young people have done to our society. (Paras. 31-34) Detailed Study-- Text Structure Analysis Description of sequential actions New Horizon College English

6. --Words and phrases cautiousadj. — taking great care to escape possible danger • Examples • You should be cautious when you cross the street • He is a very cautious man; he always thinks very carefully before he makes a decision.

7. --Words and phrases pullinto — arrive; stop one’s journey at a place; move to • Examples • Let’s pull into this roadside restaurant for something to eat. • The bus pulled into the opening at the side of the road to let the cars pass.

8. --Words and phrases contrivevi. — manage to do or make something although there are difficulties • Examples • He contrived to make a mix-up of the whole thing. • Examples • He contrived to make a mix-up of the whole thing. Tossvt. —throw sth lightly, carelessly or easily • Examples • He tossed a coin to the beggar. • Examples • He tossed a coin to the beggar.

9. --Words and phrases instinctively: adv. — [U] sth. that one does not know the correct name (同material, thing) • Examples • When attacked, he instinctively fought back to defend himself.

10. --Words and phrases polish: v — 1) make something smooth and shiny by rubbing • Examples • He polishes his new car every week. — 2) improve • Examples • He spent much time polishing his article before having it printed.

11. --Words and phrases attachto —fix something to something else • Examples • The leaders attached great importance to the process of reunification.

12. --Words and phrases Identify v. —determine exactly who someone is or what something is • Examples • He asked me to come to the station and identify these two robbers in the photos they kept.

13. --Words and phrases Offend v. — 1). break the law, etc. • Examples • What he had done offended against the rules of proper behavior. — 2). make some one feel upset or angry • Examples • When you visit another country without understanding the customs, it is easy to offend the local people.

14. --Words and phrases rip: vt. — Remove something with speed and violence, using one’s hands; tear • Examples • She ripped the letter into pieces and throw it away.

15. --Words and phrases spare(spared; spared; sparing) vt. — very unpleasant • Examples • A bad egg has a disgusting smell. • Rubbish was piled everywhere—it was disgusting. disgustedadj. • Examples • We were disgusted at the size of the bill.

16. --Paraphrase Like most city folks, I'm cautious. I scan the street and pathways for anything—or anyone— unusual before pulling into the garage. (Para. 1) Paraphrase Like most people who live in a city, I act very carefully in order to escape possible danger. Before I drive my car into the garage to park, I look at the street and pathways very carefully to see whether there are unusual things or people.

17. --Paraphrase As I spoke, I set the KFC box on the planter beside the pathway, contriving as I did so to toss my house keys into a bush. (Para. 3) Paraphrase While I was speaking, I put the KFC box on the planter beside the pathway, and at the same time I threw my house keys on purpose into a bush.

18. --Paraphrase Everything he said during our encounter was repeated; instinctively, I did the same. (Para. 4) Paraphrase During our encounter, he said everything twice, and by instinct, I said everything twice too.

19. --Paraphrase "Here," I replied, extending my left arm sideways. (Para. 12) Paraphrase I told him where the watch was and stretched out my left arm to one side.

20. --Paraphrase I've seen enough criminal trials to know victims of armed attacks are seldom able to identify their offenders because their attention focuses on the guns, rather than on their users. (Para. 15) Words to learn: I have seen enough criminal trials and I know very few victims of armed attacks are able to remember what their attackers look like, because the victims watch the guns instead of watching the users of the guns.

21. --Paraphrase By then, I was flat on my face on the pathway, the dust and soil against my forehead. (Para. 18) Paraphrase By that time, I was lying on the pathway with my face touching it and the dust and soil against my forehead.

22. --Paraphrase And, suddenly—wallet, watch and chicken in hand—their footsteps faded down the darkened street. (Para. 24) Paraphrase And all of a sudden, they left with my wallet, watch, and chicken. And the sound of their feet as they left became quieter and quieter.

23. --Paraphrase I had been spared, but by what? Mercy? A short attention span? Hunger? (Para. 26) Paraphrase They let me live, but what saved my life? Was it mercy? Was it because their attention span was too short? Or was it their hunger that saved my life?

24. --Paraphrase "How peculiar," I thought, "to have your life saved by fried chicken. I saw eternity; they saw food." (Para. 27) Paraphrase I thought it was very strange that fried chicken had saved my life. I thought I had seen the state of existence after death, and they had simply seen food.

25. --Paraphrase Turning those pages and studying their photographs is like flowing on a sad current that, like Blake's Thames, seems to "mark in every face, marks of weakness, marks of woe." (Para. 32) Paraphrase Looking at those pages one by one and studying their photographs is something similar to moving on a sad current. The current, like the river Thames as written about by English poet William Blake, seems to leave marks of weakness and marks of great sadness in every human's face.

26. --Paraphrase Presently, all we can do is look at mug shots and stick our fingers in the dam. (Para. 34) Paraphrase Now, the only thing we can do is look at these photos and try to find solutions to a problem.

27. --Sentence structure 可是当我手里拿着肯德基炸鸡走出车库时，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丛中钻出来，把手枪顶在我的双眼之间。   Nominative Absolute Structure（独立主格结构） Adverbial Clause of Time （地点状语从句） But, as I walked out of the garage, KFC chicken in hand, a 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. KFC chicken in as I walked out of the garage, hand

28. --Sentence structure Form of the Nominative Absolute Structure（独立主格结构） noun/pronoun+ present participle/past participle noun/pronoun+adjective noun/pronoun+ adverb noun/pronoun+ the infinitive noun/pronoun+ prepositional phrase noun/pronoun+ noun

29. --Sentence structure Exercises Weather permitting If weather permits , we are going to visit you tomorrow. The test finished When the test was finished , we began our holiday. He came into the room, his ears was red with cold. his ears red with cold. Nobody was in Nobodyin , the thief took a lot of things away. They said good-bye to each other, one to go home, one was to go home, the other was to go to the bookstore. the other to go to the bookstore. The boy went to the classroom, and a book was in hand. a book in hand. He killed the wolf, and a knife was his only weapon. a knife his only weapon.

30. --Sentence structure 我一边说，一边把肯德基快餐盒放在小路旁边的播种机上，… … …I set the KFC box on the planter beside the pathway, contriving as I did so to toss my house keys into a bush. I set contriving as I did to toss my house keys into a bush so Sentence pattern Sb. does/did sth., doing sth else

31. --Sentence structure Exercises “Here,” I replied, extending my left arm sideways. (line 33, Para. 12) “在这儿，” 我边回答，边把左臂伸向路旁。

32. --Sentence structure …his arms and legs moved unexpectedly, as if attached to unseen wires. (L. 38) as if attached to unseen wires 他手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。 Sentence pattern Sb./Sth. does sth., as if …

33. --Sentence structure Exercises 1. She opened her lips as ifto say something but stopped . 2. He glanced as ifin search of something. 3. She paused as ifwaiting for a reply. 4. The boy started as ifawakened from the dream.

34. BOOK 1 Unit 2 Consolidation--Summary Give a summary using about 80 words One night two armed young men robbed me of money, watch and even KFC. Next day, I went to the police station, affected with the impression that these young men, like a raging current, were eating the foundations of what we had held dear. New Horizon College English

35. 1.警察放大了失踪女孩的照片，这样他们能容易认出她。(Use "have + object + V-ed" structure.)1.警察放大了失踪女孩的照片，这样他们能容易认出她。(Use "have + object + V-ed" structure.) The police had the photograph of the missing girl enlarged so that they could recognize her easily.

36. 2.我喜欢乘公共汽车上班，而不是自己驾车。那天上午也不例外。 When I go to work, I prefer to take a bus rather than drive and that morning was no exception.

37. 3.这位老人见到自己的孙女走进屋时站了起来，竟意想不到地移动了几步，就好像他能行走了似的。3.这位老人见到自己的孙女走进屋时站了起来，竟意想不到地移动了几步，就好像他能行走了似的。 When he saw his granddaughter coming into the house, the old man got to his feet and moved several steps unexpectedly as if he could walk by himself.

38. 4.当时我们的注意力全集中在那幅画上，没有注意到四周有什么异样情况，所以也不能提供任何额外的细节。4.当时我们的注意力全集中在那幅画上，没有注意到四周有什么异样情况，所以也不能提供任何额外的细节。 At that time we focused our attention on that painting without noticing anything unusual around us, and we can’t affer any additional details.

39. 5.这对夫妇把车停在停车场，然后朝电影院走去。5.这对夫妇把车停在停车场，然后朝电影院走去。 The couple pulled their car into the parking lot and then headed for the cinema.

40. 6.无论这个问题多么令人讨厌，它都是我们必须正视的问题。6.无论这个问题多么令人讨厌，它都是我们必须正视的问题。 It’s a question we have to face no matter how unpleasant it is.

41. BOOK 1 Unit 2 Writing Structured Writing Write a short paragraph with a set of sequential actions on one of the following topics. One topic has been given a detailed outline that you can follow. Main idea: I won a gold medal for diving. Details: · climb the ladder, hear the dive announced, start the moves to jump from the board· enjoy the quietness underwater, swim to the side· wonder about the result, my coach leap and the crowd cheer· win a gold medal New Horizon College English

42. BOOK 1 Unit 2 Writing Sample Paragraph I climbed the ladder, heard my dive announced, and started the moves to thrust myself into the air. Then I dove into the pool. I enjoyed the quietness underwater, and then swam to the side of the pool. I was wondering about my score when suddenly, my coach leaped into the air. The crowd cheered, and I knew I'd won the gold medal. New Horizon College English

43. BOOK 1 Unit 2 Assignment • Do the rest of Exercises. • 2. Read the passage three times or more. • 3. Recite some sentences. • 4. Topic for English Dormitory discussion: • Your View about Gun Violence New Horizon College English