新编大学英语1Unit8教案.docVIP

Unit 3 Social Problems I. Introduction to the topic Social problems emerge as societies change and develop. Change itself can be a social problem if it occurs too quickly. This is sometimes called the problem of “future shock”. 1. ask the students to list some words of social problems killing: murder谋杀 manslaughter 杀人 massacre 屠杀 homicide 杀人 assassination 暗杀; theft 偷窃: robbery抢劫 looting洗劫 pickpocket 扒窃 burglary入室偷窃 fraud 欺诈 cutpurse 小偷、割钱包者 stealing偷盗 swindle欺骗 shop lifting偷窃 商店的东西 misdeed不端行为: offense犯法 misconduct不端 行为 misdemeanor 轻罪，violation 犯法 wrong 做错事 crimes: robbery, rape, theft, bicycle-stealing, shoplifting, murder, smuggling, drug taking and trafficking, corruption, bribing, juvenile delinquency (少年犯罪), drunken driving, fake products, trafficking (拐卖)of children and women, prostitution, gambling, domestic violence etc. robber robbery rob murderer murder murder burglar burglary burgle shoplifting shoplift thief theft steal smuggler smuggling smuggle briber/ bribee bribery bribe swindler swindle swindle other social problems: overpopulation, bad working condition, illiteracy, racial discrimination, high divorce rate, teen-pregnancy, gambling, inflation, food shortage, child abuse (虐待), pollution, traffic jams, extinction of animal species, unemployment, layoffs, housing, homelessness, clean water supply, transportation, poverty, generation gap, beggars (children and adults), widening gap between rich and the poor, graffiti （在公共场所，建筑物的墙上涂画或写字）littering etc. 2. social problems in China: public security, impact on traditional moral standards, overpopulation, housing, clean water supply, transportation, littering, theft, robbery, murder, mugging, rape, pollution, smuggling, fake products, trafficking of children and women, bribery, corruption, graffiti, gambling, prostitution, domestic violence, layoffs, bird flue, unification of Chinese mainland and Taiwan, sexual harassment, gas explosion of coal mine, medical bill scandal