张勇先-超越概念高级英语Unit_eleven（修改版）.pptVIP

Beyond Concept Advanced Reading (1)BookⅠ Are There Global Political Values? (Part I)Unit Eleven PRE-READING QUESTIONS1. Do you think there are universal rights across cultures or all rights are culturally determined? What about, for example, the right to clean water?2. What are the limits of human rights? What should happen when a long-standing cultural practice contravenes human rights (e.g. the circumcision of new born babies)? Can you think of other examples where rights and traditional practices clash?3. Winston Churchill once remarked: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” Do you agree with him? What are the pros and cons of democracy?4. Do human societies need a moral code? If so, why?5. Is there such a thing as the ideal family structure? What would your ideal family look like? PRE-READING QUESTIONS6. In most societies a child takes his/her fathers family name, not the mothers family name. Is there a good reason for this? 7. In the West virtually everyone agrees that you should not be allowed to shout “fire!” in a movie theater if there is no fire. What sort of restrictions should be placed on free speech?8. The needs of an individual sometimes clash with those of a society. Can you think of examples for the following three situations: 1) The individual’s need should take precedence over a society’s need; 2) Society’s need should take precedence over the individual’s; and 3) The respective needs of the two are equally important.9. Should you always listen to your parents advice? Are There Global Political Values? (Part I)Ⅰ. Further Information about the TextⅡ. New Words, Phrases and ExpressionsⅢ. Content of The TextⅣ. Understanding the TextⅤ. Language Exercises Further Information about the Text(1)Go To main New Words, Phrases and Expressions (1) New Words, Phrases and Expressions (2) New Words, Phrases and Expressions (3) New Words, Phrases and Expressions (4)Go To main Text Go To main