Week10英语专业阅读教程.pptVIP

I. Mid-term Review A Contest: The whole class is divided into 7 groups. Once the teacher shows the question, the student who gives the right answer the fastest gets a point for his group. The student who answers first but who gives a wrong answer will have one point detracted from his group. The group that has the most points wins the contest and gets a prize after class. I. Mid-term Review The questions: What is the punishment for spitting in Singapore? What is the name of the crime which involves the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a theft? Name at least three ways of capital punishment currently in use in the world. What is a non-fiction story? I. Mid-term Review Name at least four types of guns. What does the term “full metal jacket” refer to in the military? On which legal article is the National Rifle Association based on? Who invented the revolver? Name at least one of the school shootings in the U.S. Who shot ex-President Reagan of the U.S.? II. Lead-in: What do you know? Preliminary questions: What is the meaning of “euthanasia”? As far as you know, what is the legal status of euthanasia in China? According to your understanding, why is euthanasia not widely practiced? II. Lead-in: Definition “the practice of ending a life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering” — Wikipedia “a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering” —House of Lords Select Committee on “Medical Ethics” II. Lead-in: History 1828 - Earliest American statute explicitly outlaws assisting suicide. 1920 - The book Permitting the Destruction of Life not Worthy of Life was published. 1935 - The Euthanasia Society of England was formed to promote euthanasia. 1939 - Nazi Euthanasia Program 1998 - U.S. state of Oregon legalizes assisted suicide. 1999 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian sentenced to a 10-25 year prison term for giving a lethal injection to Thomas Youk. 2000 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia. 2008 - U.S. sta