西安建筑科技大学：《大学英语》课程教学资源（现代大学英语，教案，第三册）现代大学英语B3-U6

∠eu-st 7ext/ 7aelertnguy men(Pat 7aa) b Teaching objective 1 Introduction to drama: types and elements 2. Introduction to American legal system 3. Features of dramatic language Time Distribution(5 hours) 1. The first 2 hours: introduction to background knowledge, key words and expressions 2. The next 2 hours detailed study of the text, language points and Comprehension exercises 3. The last l hour will be devoted to work on the text, including all the rest exercises and oral discussion when necessary Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Words and Phrases learning 1. acquittal: Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a suspecl The jury voted 8-10-4 in favor of acquittal. N-VAR conviction acquit If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrate VERB: usu passive, be v-ed of n clear *convict If you acquit yourself well or admirably in a particular situation, other people feel that you have behaved well or admirably. (FORMAL Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action VERB: V pron-refl adv 2. ob*s f something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics. Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or detai

1 Text A Twelve Angry Men (Part Two)  Teaching Objectives: 1. Introduction to drama: types and elements 2. Introduction to American legal system 3. Features of dramatic language Time Distribution (5 hours): 1. The first 2 hours: introduction to background knowledge, key words and expressions 2. The next 2 hours: detailed study of the text, language points and Comprehension exercises. 3. The last 1 hour will be devoted to work on the text, including all the rest Exercises and oral discussion when necessary.  Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Words and Phrases Learning 1. acquittal: Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent. ...the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a suspect... The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal... N-VAR * conviction acquit 1) If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime. Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed of n = clear * convict 2) If you acquit yourself well or admirably in a particular situation, other people feel that you have behaved well or admirably. (FORMAL) Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action. VERB: V pron-refl adv 2. ob*scure 1) If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. The origin of the custom is obscure... The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics. ADJ 2) Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details

The contracts are written in obscure language If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge VERB:Vn To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing This issue has been obscured by recent events VERB: Vn, Vn Obscurity is the state of being known by only a few people For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling Obscurity is the quality of being difficult to understand. An obscurity is omething that is difficult to understand How can that be? 'asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply N-VAR Step 3: Q&A sect 1. Ask students to pick out all the evidence against the boy listed in the play and find out how it is torn piece by piece to train students' logic thinking 2. Ask students to follow the process that the jurors change their mind one by one to feel the dramatic effect in the jury room and try to figure out the factors leading to the dramatic 3. Analyze the plot of the play and find out the setting, start, development, climax and denouement of the play 4. Ask students to pick up the important idioms, collocations and sentence structures at the top of ones lungs/in the first place/see to it/pace off (out )/to slip through one's fingers/run for one's life/run the show/to break the tie/in favor of/ take the cak there is(no) point(in) doing sth Step 4: Dealing with the possible problems asked by the students How to paraphrase the following sentences 1)No. 3:... I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake. (para 2)No. 7:.. How do you like this guy? He comes here running for his life. And now, before he can take a deep breath, he's telling us how to run the show. The arrogance of this guy. ( para. 62) 3)No. 3: You lousy bunch of bleeding hearts. You're not going to intimidate me. Im entitled to my opinion. (para. 164)

2 The contracts are written in obscure language... ADJ * straightforward 3) If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner. VERB: V n 4) To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. ...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing... This issue has been obscured by recent events. VERB: V n, V n ob*scu*rity 1) Obscurity is the state of being known by only a few people. For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling... N-UNCOUNT ≠ fame 2) Obscurity is the quality of being difficult to understand. An obscurity is something that is difficult to understand. `How can that be?' asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply... N-VAR Step 3: Q & A Section: 1. Ask students to pick out all the evidence against the boy listed in the play and find out how it is torn piece by piece to train students’ logic thinking. 2. Ask students to follow the process that the jurors change their mind one by one to feel the dramatic effect in the jury room and try to figure out the factors leading to the dramatic changes. 3. Analyze the plot of the play and find out the setting, start, development, climax and denouement of the play. 4. Ask students to pick up the important idioms, collocations and sentence structures: at the top of one’s lungs/in the first place/see to it/pace off (out)/to slip through one’s fingers/run for one’s life/run the show/to break the tie/in favor of/ take the cake/ there is (no) point (in) doing sth Step 4: Dealing with the possible problems asked by the students How to paraphrase the following sentences: 1) No. 3: …I’ve seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake. (para. 43) 2) No. 7: … How do you like this guy? He comes here running for his life. And now, before he can take a deep breath, he’s telling us how to run the show. The arrogance of this guy. (para. 62) 3) No. 3: You lousy bunch of bleeding hearts. You’re not going to intimidate me. I’m entitled to my opinion. (para. 164)

Step 5: Role play

3 Step 5: Role play