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1、Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),Text Appreciation,ENTER,Plot of the storySetting of the storyProtagonists of the storyTheme of the story,For reference,General Introduction,To be continued on the next page.,Plot: A young delinquent awaits sentencing for the manslaughter of his aggressive father.
2、 One juror feels there is a reasonable doubtto the frustration of his eleven colleaguesthus preventing a quick verdict. During the heated deliberations, the hidden preconceptions and prejudices of the jurors are revealed. Setting: jury room Protagonists: 12 jurors,General Introduction,The second par
3、t of the drama is also about one individuals ability to stand up for what he believes, even when others ridicule him. After a heated debate, all the flimsy evidence is overthrown by the 8th jurors deliberated perseverance and questioning, and he makes other jurors change their views.,Theme of the Te
4、xt,When the voting results turn from the initial 11 votes guilty one not, to nine votes guilty three not, and then to 6 votes to 6, and finally the last juror also believing that the defendant is not guilty, the boy once considered being sent to the electric chair is released under the circumstances
5、 of being acquitted by all the votes. It is also a powerful study not just of the criminal justice system, but also of the diversity of human experience, the nature of peer pressure, and the difficulty of ever fully knowing the truth.,Theme of the Text,Structure of the Text,Part 1 (Paras. 1-8): The
6、jurors prove that the old man couldnt hear the boys yell. And the vote is nine to three in favor of the guilty verdict. Part 2 (Paras. 9-62): The jurors find reasonable doubts in the old mans testimony. The vote becomes six to six. Part 3 (Paras. 63-114): No.8 proves another important testimony. And
7、 No.5 also makes a good point that the downward stab couldnt have been made by the boy. The vote changes to three to nine in favor of the non-guilty verdict. Part 4 (Paras. 115-164): The jurors discuss the womans testimony and find reasonable doubts in her words. No.3 insists his own views, but fina
8、lly changes his vote.,But supposing he really did hear this phrase, how many time have all of you used it? (2),Even if he did hear this phrase, we all have used it so many times but we dont mean it.,adverbial clause of condition, also used as “suppose” in spoken English,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Pa
9、rt Two),Para. 2,Para. 3,The kid yelled it out at the top of his lungs. Anybody says a thing like that, the way he did, he means it. (3) -The boy shouted it out at the top of his voice (very loudly). If somebody says a thing like that, he means it. at the top of his lungs: as loudly as one could “The
10、 way he did” is in apposition to “that”.,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),Para. 4,Hes much too bright for that. -He is too clever to do that. He would have been really dumb to let everybody know that he is doing to kill his own father. Therefore it is ridiculous to use as evidence to the crime t
11、he fact that he had shouted “Im going to kill you.”,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),Para. 5,Hes a common ignorant slob. He dont even speak good English. (5) -He is a common lazy, dirty, and rude boy. Notice the irony in the statement “ he dont even speak good English.”,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men
12、 (Part Two),Text Analysis (5),In Para. 5,Question: What tone was No. 10 using when he attacked the accused? What can we know about No. 10?He was sneering at the accused in an ironic tone, however he himself made a grammar mistake, thus revealing himself an incompetent language speaker.,Lesson 6 Twel
13、ve Angry Men (Part Two),all in favorask a favorbe in favor with sb.be out of favor with sb.do sb. a favorfind/gain/win favor,in favor of,所有人都赞成吗 请某人帮个忙 得宠 失宠 帮某人个忙 赢得好感,支持，赞成,Para. 8,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),Movie Enjoying,Wouldnt he be afraid of being caught? (Para. 9),subjunctive mood,
14、a rhetorical question,passive gerund, used as the object of the phrase “afraid of”,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),Para. 9,-If he had really killed his father and come back home three hours later, wouldnt he be afraid of beingcaught?,More examples,He was afraid of being seen by his mother. She
15、was fond of being looked at. He is not interested in being regarded as a celebrity. She did not understand why she was criticized instead of being praised for disclosing the dirty dealings.,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),back to 3,Para. 9,And from what was presented at the trial, the boy looks
16、 guilty on the surface. (Para. 9),a noun clause, object of the preposition “from”,-Apparently, it seems that the boy is guilty based on the evidence at the trial.,Lesson 6 Twelve Angry Men (Part Two),go to 5,Para. 9,Attention to the wording.,Question: Do you think No. 7 was a humorous person? How do you like his joke here?,To be continued on the next page.,NO. 12 and No. 7 are joking about this murder. But in fact this is disgusting and distasteful to joke about a murder.,
