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2 I. Warm-up Lead-in questions Discuss with your partner and prepare to answer the following questions: 1. What do you know about “9.11”? When, where and how did it happen? 2. Can you list out more important incidents of terrorism happened in the world? 3. What are the objectives of those terrorists or terrorist groups? 4. What are the common types of terrorist incidents? 5. What is terrorism? Vocabulary Preparation Work with your partner ----- match the words to their meanings. terror a. the act of killing oneself attack b. that can blow up or burst assassinate c. to murder (a ruler, politician, etc.) for political reasons or reward hijack d. very great fear negotiate e. need or purpose suicide f. to bring violence (on) esp. with weapons explosive g. a quick attack on an enemy position terrorism h. to take control of (a vehicle or aircraft) by force of arms raid i. to talk with another person or group in order to settle a disagreement motivation j. the practice of using violence to obtain political demands II. Conversations Sample 1 A fellow policeman is reporting to the commanding officer in charge of a kidnapping case. A: I want to know how many persons have been kidnapped. B: Two persons, the hostess of the house and her three-year-old son. A: Are they still alive? B: Up to now, they are OK. A: How did it happen? B: Around 5 o’clock this morning, a man whose identity is unknown was seen climbing over the fence and breaking the door open. The security men in this housing estate immediately responded by rushing to the scene，meanwhile dialing the police emergent service call “110”. A: What’s the purpose of his kidnapping? B: We’ve talked with the kidnapper through the telephone and he claims that he was dismissed by the manager yesterday. He says unless he gets a new job, he will kill the manger’s wife and son, blast the house, a