大学英语视听说教程第二册pptUnit4

mainunit4U4-1LearningObjectivesCommunicationSkillsListeningStrategyFunTimeTheme-relatedActivitiesHomeListening&WatchingLearning1Inthisunit,you’regoingtolearnhowtocheckandindicateunderstanding;howtotracethedevelopmentofthoughts;moreaboutBritain.LearningObjectivesCommunication-1.1CommunicationSkillsUsefulExpressionsDidyoumeanthat…ThisSaturdaymorning?Letmesee(ifIunderstand/ifIgotthat/ifIgotthatright).Letmerepeatthatback.Areyousure…Ithinkyoumean…Haveyougotit/that?Gotit/that?Doyoufollowme?/Areyoufollowingme?Areweonthesamewavelength?DoyouunderstandwhatI’msaying?Doyouneedmetogobackoverthat?CheckingOne’sOwnUnderstandingCheckingAnotherPerson’sUnderstandingCommunication-1.2CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingDirections:Youaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“OrganizingaSocialEvent”(3'28").Whilewatching,readthefollowingquestionsandthenanswerthembrieflywiththeinformationfromthevideo.Task11.Whattimewouldtheconcertstartthatevening?At9pm.2.WouldJohngototheconcert?Whyorwhynot?No,becausehehadtoworkforthetest.3.What’sthetimeforthesocialthatweek?At8o’clockSaturdaynight.Communication-1.34.Howmanyprofessorswouldattendthesocial?Eight.Communication-1.4CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingTask1Hey,John!Oh,Serena!IthoughtIwasthelastonetoleavethisclass!Ididn’tknowanyonecouldpossiblybeslowerthanme.Ha,youknowmewell.Sowhat’supthen?Aren’tyouinahurrytogotoJulie’sconcertthisevening?Yes,butthatisn’ttilllater.Iheardit’sgoingtobefantastic.ToobadIcan’tmakeit.IhaveatesttomorrowthatIhavetostudyfortonight.Iknow,that’stoobad,butmostofmyfriendswillbethere.Itshouldbeamazing!Whattimedoesitstart?7:00?Oh,no,itstartsat9pm.Isee.So?Whatelseisgoingonthisweek?Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text2Letmesee.Actually,theHistoryStudents’UnionisorganizingasocialforSaturdaynight.LetmeseeifIunderstandyou.Theunionishostinganevent?HowcomeIdidn’tknowaboutthis?Iattendedeverymeetingthepastmonth.Oh,sorryaboutthat.Theexecutivecouncilwantedtoholdawineandcheesenightfortheprofessorsandstudents.Andtheprofessorsfinallysetasideadateforustoworkwithyesterday.Iunderstand.Professorscanprocrastinatejustasmuchaswedo.SoletmeseeifI’vegotthatright.It’sthisSaturdayevening?That’sright.We’reholdingtheeventattheHistoryDepartment’sloungearea.Doyouthinkyoucanspreadthewordtootherstudents?Wewouldliketoseeagoodturnout(到会者)!Sure,waitaminute.PerhapsIshouldwritealltheinfodown.Noproblem.Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text3Hey,whydon’tIsendoutagroupemailtoalltheHistorystudents?Oh!Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthat.John,that’ssuchagoodidea.Canyoudoitthen?OK,letmerepeatthat.So,it’sthisSaturday.Right.Andit’sgoingtobeattheHistorylounge.Yes,andabouteightofourprofessorswillbethere.Doyoufollowme?Didyousayeightprofessors?Yup!Wow,that’simpressive.Usuallyonlytwoorthreeshowupatthiskindofevent.Iknow,butourpresidentsomehowmanagedtoconvincethemalltocome.Anyway,okay?Haveyougotthatalldown?John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text4Yes,I’vegotit.Socouldyoudomethefavorofsendingthenoticeouttonightthen?Youcancountonme.I’llgetitoutassoonasIgetontotheInternet.Thanks,John.You’rethebest.Alright,I’llseeyouonSaturdaythen.Eighto’clocksharp!OK,byethen!Goodlucktoyouonyourtest!Thanks,Serena.Seeyou!John:Serena:John:Serena:John:Serena:John:B)TheHistoryStudents’Union.D)TheCollegeStudents’Union.Communication-1.5CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingDirections:

Watchthevideoclipagainandthenchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Task2A)TheLabourUnion.C)Serena’sHistoryClass.1.WhowasorganizingtheeventonSaturdaynight?√A)AlltheHistorystudentswouldattendthesocial.B)Thesocialwouldbeawineandcheeseevent.C)Thedecisiontoorganizetheeventwasmadelongago.D)Theschoolwouldn’tallowwineonthecampus.Communication-1.62.Accordingtotheconversation,whichofthefollowingistrue?√A)Thecollegecanteen.B)TheHistoryDepartment’scommonroom.C)TheHistoryDepartment’slounge.D)TheloungeoftheStudents’Union.Communication-1.73.Wherewouldtheeventbehosted?√B)Byfax.D)Byemail.A)Bypostingnotice.C)Byphone.Communication-1.84.HowwouldJohnsendouttheinvitation?√Communication-1.9CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingDirections:

Workinpairstomakeshortconversationsaccordingtothefollowingsituations.Remembertousetheusefulexpressionsprovidedabove.Task31.Supposeyouandyourpartneraretalkingaboutthechangeoftheschoolbusschedule.Tellhim/herthereasonwhythechangewasmadeandcheckwhetherhe/sheunderstandsyou.2.Supposeyourpartneristellingyouhowtogetfromcollegetohis/herhome.Whilehe/sheistellingyouhowtogettohis/herhome,checkwhetheryouunderstandhim/herandindicateyourunderstandingaswell.Communication-1.103.Supposeyourpartnerisworkinginabookingoffice,andyouarebookingtrainticketstoBeijing.Whileyouaretalkingtohim/her,checkwhetherhe/sheunderstandsyou.Listening-1.1ListeningStrategyAgoodspeakermayusesignalwordstoorganizehis/herideasandthoughts.Therefore,signalwordscanbeaguideforthelistenertofollowthespeaker’sideas,andtracethedevelopmentofthespeaker’sthoughts.Withthehelpofsignalwords,aneffectivelistenerwillbepreparedforwhatistobeexpectednext.TracingtheDevelopmentofThoughtsListening-1.2Youaregoingtolistentoaclip,“SymbolsofEngland”(2'45").Whilelistening,payattentiontothesignalwordsitalicized,focusonwhatisexpectednext,andfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.Task1ListeningStrategyListening-1.3WordBankincorporate/InkpreIt/v.使…并入Crusade/kruseId/n.十字军insignia/InsIgnI/n.象征，标志hymn/hIm/n.圣歌nationalanthem国歌PatronSaint守护神Listening1.2sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheclip:SymbolsofEnglandWell,oneofEngland’ssymbolsthatyouwillrecognisefromfootballshirtsaroundtheworldistheSaintGeorge’sCross:aredcrossonawhitebackground.ThisistheEnglishflaganditisalsoincorporatedintotheUnionJack,theflagofGreatBritain.Thedesignfortheflagcanbetracedbacktotheeleventhcentury,whentheEnglishsoldierstakingpartintheHolyCrusadesusedtowearitintobattle,althoughitwasnotuntil1277thattheflagwasofficiallydeclaredthenationalflagofEngland.TheyadoptedthecrossatthesametimeastheyadoptedSaintGeorgehimself,tobethePatronsaintofEngland.HewasactuallyafourthcenturyChristianmartyr(殉教者).SaintGeorge’sdayonApril23rdisEngland’sNationalDay,butisnotwidelycelebrated.sound–text2Let’smoveontoplantsandflowers.WhileWaleshasthedaffodilandtheleek(韭葱),Scotlandthethistle(蓟)andNorthernIrelandtheshamrock(三叶草),England’sflowerisofcoursetherose.EverybodytalksabouttheEnglishrose.Weareusedtoseeingtheredroseasaninsignia(徽章)ontheEnglandnationalrugbyteam’sshirtsanditisthisredrosethatweusuallyassociatewithEngland.ButthewhiteroseisalsolinkedtoEnglandandisusedondifferentoccasions.Whenwesometimesrefertoacertaintypeofwomanasbeing“AnEnglishRose”,wearetalkingaboutanunflawed(完美无缺的)complexion(肤色),fairskinandafaintblushofpinkaboutthecheeks—thecoloursoftherosesthatwefindingardensalloverthenation.Besidesacrossandarose,Englandalsohasathirdsymbol:theThreeLions.Onceagain,thenationalfootballteamwearsthethreelionsonthepitch,andsodoestheEnglishnationalcricketteamofcourse.sound–text3Andwhataboutmusic?Youmayask.Isthereanationalanthem?Well,Englanddoesnothaveanofficialanthemofitsownbutovertheyearsthehymn“Jerusalem”hasbecomeassociatedwiththenationandhastakenontheroleofnationalanthem.WehearitplayedatsportingeventsandevenatRoyalweddingsorfunerals.“Jerusalem”wasoriginallywrittenin1804asapoembyWilliamBlakeandthemusicwascomposedlaterbyHubertParry,in1916.1.Well,oneofEngland’ssymbolsthatyouwillrecognizefromfootballshirtsaroundtheworldistheSaintGeorge’sCross:aredcrosson

2.Let’smoveontoand3.Besidesacrossandarose,Englandalsohasa:theThreeLions.4.Andwhatabout?Youmayask.Isthereanationalanthem?Listening-1.4awhitebackground_________________.plants_____flowers______.thirdsymbol___________music______Listening-1.5Youaregoingtolistentoaclip,“EdinburghCastle”(0'57").Whilelistening,payattentiontotheinformationfollowingthesignalwords,andthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.UseTfortrueandFforfalse.Task2ListeningStrategyListening-1.61.EdinburghCastlewasusedastheroyalcastlebeforeEnglandandScotlandunited.2.EdinburghCastlewasfirstbuiltinthemid1300s.3.MostvisitorscometoEdinburghCastleforitsfascinatingscenery.Task2ListeningStrategyT____F____F____Listening1.5sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheclip:Ifthere’sonedefininglandmarkthatisEdinburghScotland,ithastobeEdinburghCastle.Itsitsonavolcaniccrater,carvedbyaglacier,quiteadramaticlocation.ThiswasthemainroyalcastleforScotland,anditenduredbattleafterbattlewiththeEnglishuntilthetwocrownsfinallyunited.Itcertainlyhasanintimidating(令人恐惧的)looktoit,doesn’tit?Sosomecastlesaremajesticandfairytale-like.Thisone,youknow,reallyscaredpeople,whichis,Iguessthepoint.Mostofthestonebuildingsyouseewerebuiltinthemid1300s.However,therehasbeenacastleonthespotsincethe11thcentury.Nowthishasbeenafortress,aroyalpalace,agarrison,andaprison,soasidefromjustwalkingaroundgoing,wowweareinabonafidecastle,mostvisitorscomeherebecauseitholdsafascinatingaccountofScottishhistory.Theme-mainTheme-relatedActivitiesPart1Lead-inPart2Watching&ListeningPart3Watching&SpeakingTheme-Part11.1Theme-relatedActivitiesDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner,andthenshareyouranswerswiththerestoftheclass.Part1Lead-in1.WhatwordsmaycometoyourmindwhenthecountryBritainismentioned?Saysomethingmoreaboutthewords.2.Howdoyouunderstand“AnEnglishman’shouseishiscastle”?Theme-Part21.1Theme-relatedActivitiesDirections:Youaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“PrincestoLeadDianaMemorialService”(3'15").Readthefollowingwordsandphrasesbeforewatching,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part2Watching&ListeningWordBankfinale/fInlI/n.终曲anniversary/nIvsrI/n.周年纪念venue/venju/n.场地，会场humanitarian/hjumnIterIn/a.人道主义的icon/aIkn/n.偶像SectionAhospice/hspIs/n.临终关怀医院legacy/legsI/

n.遗产intributeto对(某人)表示敬意politicalinfighting政治上的暗斗Theme-1.2Theme-relatedActivitiesPart2Watching&ListeningTherewillbe,of,aspecialandpointoccasion.Manyfolkwillcomewithhermemories.Wehopethatthesewerebounduptogetherinacommonsenseofgratitudeforwhatshehascontributedandrememberingherfondly,butalsoinapositiveway,rememberwhatshehascontributed,andnowwearelookingforwardtothefuture.PrincesWilliamandHarrychosetheGuardsChapel,becauseit’sofficesoftheHouseholdCavalry.Thisistheirregimentalchurch.Butit’salsoneutralterritory.WestminsterAbbeywaswheretheirmother’sfuneralwasheld,andSt.Paul’sCathedralwasalsoruledoutbecauseitwasthevenueofCharlesandDiana’sill-fatedmarriage.Man1:Reporter:Listening1.2video–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Itwasplayedatherweddingandatherfuneral.TodayDiana’sfavouritehymnwillformtheemotionalfinaleofthememorialserviceonthe10thanniversaryofherdeath.ThemusichasbeenchosenbyPrinceWilliamandPrinceHarry,who’vepersonallyoverseenallofthedetailsoftheserviceandwillbothbegivingreadingsintributetotheirmother.video–text2Thisisamemorialserviceaboutsomebodythatdid,asweknow,changethefaceoftheBritishmonarchy.It’samemorialserviceforpeopletorememberherby.Whatwenowhaveisasortofpoliticalinfightingaboutwhoshouldandwhoshouldn’tgo.Man2:Butthebattleovertheguestlististhreatenedtoovershadowthisservice,forDuchessofCornwallwasduetoattendbutpulledoutatthelastminuteafterheavycriticism.Otherswho’dworkedcloselywithDianaweren’tinvitedatall.IthinktheroyalfamilytriedtolearnlessonsfromthedeathofDiana,butIdon’tthinktheyreallyhave,andinrealitytheyarestillmakingsomehugeelementarypayormistakes.Man3:It’sledtocomparisonswiththedaysafterDiana’sdeathwhenanationinshockandmourningthoughtabandonedbyitsqueenandcondemned(谴责)theroyalsforbeingoutoftouchwiththepublicmood.video–text3Ithinkitwasthecombinationofherbeingaglobalicon,ImeanDianaPrincessofWaleswasknownthroughouttheworld,combinedwiththatuniquequalityofcompassionandcourageandshewasn’tafraidtospeakoutonissuesbutalsoseemtoreachout-of-touch,youknow,peopleinhospices,she’sfamedforthatcharitieswork.AndIthinkit’sthatcombinationthatmakeshersuchanextraordinaryfigure,particularherhumanitarianlegacy.Woman:Tenyearson,flowersarestillbeinglaidatDiana’sformerhomeKensingtonPalace,proofoftheenormousimpactshehadandthereminderofthemanylivesshetouchedthroughherhumanitarianwork.Diana’sgreatestlegacythough,ishersons.WilliamandHarrywerejust15and12yearsoldatherfuneral.Now,theyaregrownmen.Andonthe10thanniversaryoftheirmother’sdeath,theywanttogivethanksforherlifeandremindtheworldofwhatshestoodfor.Theme-1.4Watchtheclipcarefully.Whilewatching,readthefollowingquestions,andthenanswerthembrieflywiththeinformationfromtheclip.Task1Theme-relatedActivities1.Forwhatwasthememorialserviceheld?The10thanniversaryofDiana’sdeath./ThememorialforDianawhohasbeendeadfor10years.2.Accordingtothereport,whatwasconsideredasthegreatestlegacyofPrincessDiana?Hersons.A)Whichmusicwouldbeplayedontheservice.B)Whowouldpresideovertheservice.C)Wheretoholdtheservice.D)Whowouldbeinvitedtotheservice.Theme-1.41.Whatissuedidthepoliticalinfightingcenteraroundinplanningthememorialservice?√Watchtheclipagain,andthenchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Task2Theme-relatedActivitiesA)Toshowsympathyforherill-fatedmarriage.B)Toexpresscriticismattheroyalfamily.C)Toshowrespectforherhumanitarianwork.D)Toadmireherasagreatmother.Theme-1.42.WhydopeopleplaceflowersatDiana’sformerhomeeveryyear?√Theme-1.4Inthispartthreesentenceswillbereadtoyoutwice.Nowlistencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.Thenexplainthesentencesinyourownwords.Task3Theme-relatedActivities1.Thisisamemorialserviceaboutsomebodythatdid,asweknow,changetheBritishmonarchy.2.Combinedwiththatofcompassionandcourageandshewasn’tafraidtospeakoutonissuesbutalsoseemtoreachout-of-touch,youknow,peopleinhospices,she’sthatcharitieswork.3.Andonthe10thanniversaryoftheirmother’sdeath,theywanttoherlifeandremindtheworldofwhatshe.thefaceof_________uniquequality___________famedfor________givethanksfor____________stoodfor_______WordBankponder/pnd(r)/

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n.核心intrinsic/IntrInsIk/a.内在的，固有的cohesive/kUhisIv/a.有凝聚力的heritage/herItIdZ/n.遗产，继承物democracy/dImkrsI/

n.民主Theme-1.3Directions:Youaregoingtolistentoaclip,“BritishValue”(3'17").Readthefollowingwordsbeforelistening,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.SectionBTheme-relatedActivitiesPart2Watching&ListeningA)ThecrimerateinLondonisincreasing.B)Britishvalueswillbetaughtinsecondaryschools.C)Londonistroubledbynewimmigrants.D)Educationreformwillbeintroducedtoschool.Theme-1.41.Whatnewsleadstothediscussionon“BritishValues”?√Listentotheclipcarefully,andthenchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Task1Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme-1.5A)ToenablepeopletoknowBritainwell.B)Tohelptobuildamoreunitedsociety.C)Togivemorallessonstoschoolchildren.D)Toavoidfurtherdamagetothesociety.2.Whatisthegoalofthisnewpolicy?√1.BillRammell:awholesetofvaluesaround.2.SunChen:respecting3.Dima:thedevotionto,thefeelingofbeforesociety.4.Helen:respectingeachother,respectingandbeingverytoeachotherTheme-1.6Listentotheclipagainfocusingoneachperson’sopinion,andthenfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Task2Theme-relatedActivitiesfairness,democracyandcivictheirhistoryandtheirheritage_________________________.responsibility___________________________________democracy_________duty____othercultures___________otherhumanbeings________________,polite_____Theme-1.71.Nowwhatcomestomindif?2.SecondarySchoolstudentsinEngland3.YoucanseeImentiontheterm“BritishValues”_____________________________mayhavetostudycoreBritishvalues_______________________________.howwellthosehistoricsitesaremaintained____________________________________.Inthispart,threesentenceswillbereadtoyoutwice.Nowlistencarefullyandcompletethembyrepeatingthemissingpartafteryouhearthesoundofabell.Task3Theme-relatedActivitiesTheideahascomeaboutasaresponsetotheLondonbombingsandasweheard,the“aim”—orgoal—istocreate“amoreunitedsociety”.Here’sBillRammell,TheHigherEducationMinister—andoneofthepeoplebehindtheideaofteachingcoreBritishvalues.It’sclearwhatthey’retryingtoachieve,butisitreallyclearwhatBritishvaluesare?Theme-1.7sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:CompulsorylessonsoncoreBritishValuescouldbeintroducedinsecondaryschoolsinEnglandaspartofthegovernment’sresponsetotheLondonbombings.Ministersaresettingupareviewtoexaminetheideawiththeaimofcreatingamoreunitedsociety.Reporter:NowwhatcomestomindifImentiontheterm“BritishValues”?Well,that’saquestionseveralpeoplehavebeenponderingsincetherecentnewsheadlines.SecondaryschoolstudentsinEnglandmayhavetostudycoreBritishvalues—andthat’stohelppeoplelivetogetherinpeace,respectingeachotherandfeelingthattheyareapartofsociety.Perhapsyouheardthoseheadlines,too?1.7sound–text2Forme,oneofthemostinterestingthingsaboutlivinginEnglandisthatitreallyispossibletomeetpeoplefromalmostanycountryintheworld,especiallyhereatBushHouse.SoIaskedafewfriends,who’vemadeEnglandtheirhome,whatcomestomindwhentheythinkofBritishvalues?Here’sSunChenfromChina.WhatIthinkisclear,isthereawholesetofvaluesaroundfairness,arounddemocracy,aroundcivicresponsibilitythatareintrinsictohowthiscountryisdeveloped.AndIthinkifwedowanttohaveapeaceful,mutuallyrespectful,cohesivesociety,thenwedoneedabetterunderstandingofhowthoseideashavedeveloped.BillRammell:Youcanseehowwellthosehistoricsitesaremaintained.SoIthinkmaybethat’spartofBritishvalues,istorespecttheirhistoryandalsorespecttheirheritage.SunChen:1.7sound–text3Finally,IspoketoHelen,who’salsofromChina.WhichtwocoreBritishvaluesdoesshethinkwouldbetaughtinschools?Ithinkoneofthemostimportantvaluesisthedevotiontodemocracy.IalsothinkthataveryimportantthingaboutthewayBritishpeopleexpressthemselvesisthefreedomofspeech.TheotherthingwhichIwouldalsomentionisthefeelingofdutybeforethesociety.Basically,youtrytobeusefultothesocietyandnotjustliveforyourself.Dima:Dima,who’sfromUkraine,hadlotsofideasonwhatchildrenshouldbetaughtiftheyaregivennewlessonsonBritishvalues.WhichthreedoesDimatalkabout?Well,IthinkBritishValueswouldincludethingslikerespectingeachother,respectotherculturesandotherhumanbeings.Andalso,beingverypolitetoeachother.Ithinkthat’squiteimportant—well,certainlyforme!Helen:Theme-Part31.15Theme-relatedActivitiesDirections:Youaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“KnifeCrimesintheUK”(2'57").Readthefollowingwordsandphrasebeforewatching,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part3Watching&SpeakingWordBankstab/stb/v.戳，刺gang/gN/n.帮，伙captivate/kptIveIt/v.使着迷epidemic/epIdemIk/n.流行性的prosecute/prsIkjut/v.起诉stem/stem/v.遏制statussymbol地位的象征Theme-1.16Theme-relatedActivitiesPart3Watching&SpeakingSomeyoungpeopleareusingknivesasastatussymbolandthatisbornoutofmaybetheirexposuretonegativeyouthculture,beitintermsofgangs,beitinrelationtomusic,andthissenseoflivingfastanddyingyounghascaptivatedsomeofouryoungpeople.Theme1.16video–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:RobertLevywasoneofsome200youngpeoplekilledinviolentknifeattacksinthepastseveralyears.Hardesthithavebeenyoungmen—oftenfromblackimmigrantfamilies—fromNigeria,theWestIndiesandotherformercolonies.Manyareaskingwhythisishappening.DianeButts,withLondon’spoliceauthority,saysgangcultureisafactor.OnthedaythathediedIcriedmysoulaway.NathanielLevy:Knifemurdersareontherise.They’vemorethandoubledinthelastfouryears.In2004,16-year-oldRobertLevywasstabbedtodeathtryingtoprotecthis11-year-oldneighbor.Hisbrother,NathanielLevy,sayshisworldfellapartwhenRobertdied.DianeButts:Andtheviolencehasspreadbeyondimmigrantcommunities.Recently,twoFrenchstudentswerebrutallystabbedtodeathintheirLondonapartment.Itwasanapparentrobberyattempt.Oneofthestudentswasstabbed200times.Therecentstabbingof16-year-oldBenKinsellacausedanoutpouringofangerandsympathy.Kinsellawasstabbed,tryingtowalkawayfromafightatapub.Afterwards,atopjudgeinBritaindescribedtherecentmurdersasanepidemic.Now,thegovernmentisgettingtough.Theme1.16video–text2DamilolaTaylor,borninNigeria,wasonly10yearsoldwhenhewasstabbedtodeath.Hewasattacked,eightyearsago,ashewalkedhomefromthelibrary.HisfatherRichardsayschildrenarecarryingknivesoutoffear,fearofbecomingvictims.Theyhavethefearthatoutthereit’sdangerousandtheyfeeliftheycarryaknifetheyfeelprotectedofit,youknow,whereasitistheopposite.Theythinktheyareprotectingthemselvesbycarryingaknife,butitcanbedangerous,youknow,tothemaswell.RichardTaylor:Theme1.6video–text3PrimeMinisterGordonBrown,“Letthisbeclear.Ifyoucarryaknife,ourobjectiveanddeterminationisthatyouwillbecaught,youwillbeprosecuted,youwillbepunished”.ButNathanielLevy,RobertLevy’sbrother,saysit’snotjustuptothegovernment.Itisnotjustajobforthemorforindividuals,it’sforsocietyasawholewithinthiscountrytopushforwardtostemthisproblem.NathanielLevy:ThegovernmentpointstoanoveralldropincrimeinBritain,butacknowledgesmoremustbedonetogetattherootcausestostoptheknifecrimewave.Theme-1.17Theme-relatedActivitiesTask1Watchtheclipcarefully.Whilewatching,pleasetakenoteswiththefollowingcluesandthensharewithyourpartnerwhatyouhavewrittendown.1.Themainvictimsoftheknifecrimes:2.Beforenegotiatingforbetterpay,whatshouldyouknowbeforehand?Youngmen—oftenfromblackimmigrantfamilies____________________________________________Gangculture,ornegativeyouthculture____________________________________________Thefeelingofbeingprotectedbytheirownknives____________________________________________Theme-1.183.Measurestobetakentoreducetheknifecrimerate:gettough,suchasforbidpeopletocarryknives____________________________________________workasawholetogetridoftherootcausesandstopit_____________________________________________Forgovernment:Forsociety:Theme-1.19Theme-relatedActivitiesTask2GroupWork–ATalkShowFromthevideoclip,youcanseethatLondonistroubledbyhighknifecrimerate,whichhasbeencalled“anepidemic”.Nowpleaseworkinagroupoffourandprepareatalkshow.Inyourgroup,onestudentplaystheroleofahost,oneasociologist,oneapoliceofficer,andoneacitizen.Showyouropinionsonthecausesofthisproblemandpossiblesolutionstoit.Home-1.1HomeListening&WatchingDirections:Youaregoingtolistentoanewsreport,“AlcoholRestrictionsBackedbyPublic”(3