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1、Extensive Reading CourseFor English MajorsWeek 101ContentsThis weeks topic: Life or Death Euthanasia22Teaching ProcedureFirst period: I.Mid-term Review II.Lead-in III. Text StudySecond period: IV. Additional Task V.This Weeks Assignment33I. Mid-term ReviewA Contest: The whole class is divided into 7
2、 groups. Once the teacher shows the question, the student who gives the right answer the fastest gets a point for his group. The student who answers first but who gives a wrong answer will have one point detracted from his group. The group that has the most points wins the contest and gets a prize a
3、fter class.I. Mid-term ReviewThe questions: What is the punishment for spitting in Singapore? What is the name of the crime which involves the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a theft? Name at least three ways of capital punishment currently in use in the world. What is a non-fiction story?I.
4、 Mid-term Review Name at least four types of guns. What does the term “full metal jacket” refer to in the military? On which legal article is the National Rifle Association based on? Who invented the revolver? Name at least one of the school shootings in the U.S. Who shot ex-President Reagan of the
5、U.S.?II. Lead-in: What do you know?Preliminary questions: What is the meaning of “euthanasia”? As far as you know, what is the legal status of euthanasia in China? According to your understanding, why is euthanasia not widely practiced?7II. Lead-in: Definition “the practice of ending a life in a man
6、ner which relieves pain and suffering” Wikipedia “a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering” House of Lords Select Committee on “Medical Ethics”8II. Lead-in: History1828 - Earliest American statute explicitly outlaws assisting
7、suicide. 1920 - The book “Permitting the Destruction of Life not Worthy of Life“ was published. 1935 - The Euthanasia Society of England was formed to promote euthanasia. 1939 - Nazi Euthanasia Program 1998 - U.S. state of Oregon legalizes assisted suicide. 1999 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian sentenced to a 1
8、0-25 year prison term for giving a lethal injection to Thomas Youk. 2000 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia. 2008 - U.S. state of Washington legalizes assisted suicide.II. Lead-in: TypesGroup work: Guess their meanings (5 min): Voluntary euthanasia Non-voluntary euthanasia Involuntary euthanasia
9、 Active euthanasia Passive euthanasia Assisted suicideII. Lead-in: TypesSuggested answers: Voluntary euthanasia: When the person who is killed has requested to be killed. Non-voluntary euthanasia: When the person who is killed made no request and gave no consent. Involuntary euthanasia: When the per
10、son who is killed made an expressed wish to the contrary.II. Lead-in: Types Active euthanasia: Intentionally causing a persons death by performing an action such as by giving a lethal injection. Passive euthanasia: Intentionally causing death by not providing necessary and ordinary medical care or f
11、ood and water. Assisted suicide: Someone intentionally provides an individual with the information, guidance, and means to take his or her own life.II. Lead-in: TypesClassification Criteria: Consent of the patient Use of lethal injection The executorYesNoAbsentYesNoDoctorPatientYes: voluntary euthan
12、asiaNo: involuntary euthanasiaAbsent: non-voluntary euthanasiaYes: active euthanasiaNo: passive euthanasiaDoctor: euthanasiaPatient: assisted suicideII. Lead-in: TypesPair work Case studies (5 min): Work in pairs and read 5 cases in which a person in bad condition dies. Decide on the type of euthana
13、sia each case belongs to.III. Text StudyReading 1, Unit 4 A Crime of Compassion Q: Which type of euthanasia the nurse is responsible for? A: Passive euthanasia free argument (5 min); and conclusion (1 min); The whole class vote for the winner group. The disadvantaged group has one more minute to tip
14、 the scales. The whole class vote again.V. This Weeks AssignmentA story of euthanasia in the west: The Million Dollar Baby (an Academy winning movie) In the movie, Clint Eastwood faces a dilemma. His prize fighter, Maggie Fitzgerald, has broken her neck; a breathing machine is now the only thing sta
15、nding between life and death. And shes asking him to pull the plug.V. This Weeks Assignment At the end of movie, Clint Eastwood is sitting in an empty church talking with his priest. Hes desperately searching for some kind of answer. The priests advice - “Leave it in Gods hands.” Eastwoods response
16、- “Shes not asking God shes asking me.”V. This Weeks AssignmentA real story of euthanasia in China: Work in groups and search for a striking real story about euthanasia or assisted suicide in China. Each group hands in an article next week, giving the gist of the story and also stating what each group member thinks about
