Unit 3 the land of lock 工程硕士 英语教程 教学课件.pptVIP

Unit 3 The Land of the Lock Contents Listening Watching Thinking Speaking Issues After Killings at Virginia Tech Listening to the recording carefully and try to retell the topic as much as possible. Then have the discussion with your classmates on the followings： Violence and crime on campus and security problems Mental and psychological problems and school-safety American Dun culture and Gun law Gun control and social security What is your opinion on the issue? New Words Intervene vi. 干预, 介入 Bar vt.禁止, 除...之外 Emergency n. 紧急情况, 突然事件 Amendment n. 修正案，修正条款 Constitution n. 宪法 Militia n由普通公民而非职业士兵组成的部队 Infringe v. 破坏, 侵犯, 违反 Intensive Reading Text organization The text is organized in three parts. They are as follows: Part one (paras 1-3):In the U.S.A the era of leaving the front door on the latch has been over.Part two (paras 4-15): A new atmosphere of fear and distrust creeps into our daily life, so security devices in various forms are put into use.Part three (para 16-19): By locking our fear out, we become prisoners of ourselves. Writing Features When we read, we are not only learning new vocabulary or structures, but also looking for key information. Identifying keywords is even more important if our reading time is not that plentiful.“lock” is the keyword in this text, by locating ‘lock’throughout the text, we get a pretty good idea of what this essay is about. There are several examples of comparison and contrast in this article: Para 1 vs Para 4, Para 10 vs. Para 11, Para12 vs. Para 13. the first pair acts as the opening of the whole piece of writing. The latter two are just two supporting details for the central argument. It’s interesting to see how the author threads his narration back and froth between the past and the present. Never for once does he write ‘in the past’ or ‘at present’ explicitly. He has still cleverer devices at hand, like a subtle tense change, a phrase that indicated an old habit in contrast with a phrase indicating