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1、Unit 3A HangingCon solidati on ActivitiesI. Text Comprehe nsionI. Decide which of the follow ing best states the authors purposeBA. To criticize the react ion of the on-lookers duri ng a hanging.B. To prese nt his huma ni stic view on capital puni shme nt.C. To describe the process of an executi on.
2、D. To show sympathy to the man that had bee n han ged.II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1) . Each cell, ten feet by ten in size, was barely furni shed except for a pla nk bed and a pot for drinking water. T2) . According to the superintendent, the p
3、risoner should be executed at 8 oclock. T3) . A group of pris oners were walki ng towards the gallows to be han ged. F4) . When the no ose was fixed around the pris on ers n eck, he emitted urge nt and fearful cries for help. F5) . As the superintendent was counting the prisoners cries to a fixed nu
4、mber, all on the spot, in cludi ng the In dia n warders, were terribly upset. T6) . We went round the gallows to make sure that the han ged pris oner was actually dead.T7) . From what the Eurasia n boy said, the han ged man was an undaun ted man. FII. Writi ng StrategiesThis text is a piece of dynam
5、ic or descriptive narration, telling us a true story about the hanging of a convict in Burma. The narrative text first presents a general description of the poor, simple liv ing con diti ons of the condemned men before they were put to death on the gallows. Next, it focuses on a dynamic and specific
6、 descriptionof how acondemned man, a Hindu, was guarded and escorted to the gallows and how he was han ged. Then, some an ecdotes are prese nted and some events described, which provide food for thought. Evidently,the events are organizedmainly in the order of theiroccurre nee, follow ingthe n atura
7、l time seque nee. It is to be no ted that Paragraphs 9-14make up the climax of the story.Also, it is not to be overlooked that the first-personnarrationis adopted, which ren ders the eve nts described or n arrated more vivid, objective and believable, and which makes it possible and convenient for t
8、he narrator to put across his own thoughts and feeli ngs in the process of n arrati on. Besides, it is worth our atte nti on that the beg inning of this n arrative story is well conn ected with its con clusi on.The questi ons below are to be an swered:1. Do you agree that the narrative story is full
9、 of dynamic descriptions? If you do, provide examples to support your viewpo int.Yes, I do. The story is so full of dynamic verbs that more than 90% of the sentences contain one or two, or eve n more action verbs. Obvious examples are found in Paragraphs 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.2. Whi
10、ch paragraphs contain flashbacks?Flashbacks are found in Paragraphs 16, 18, and 20.3. What do you know about the adva ntages of the first-pers on n arrati on?The employme nt of the first pers on n arratio n ren ders the events described or the plots n arrated more vivid, objective and believable, an
11、d makes it possible and convenient for the n arrator to express or dem on strate his own thoughts or psychological activities in the process of n arrati on.4. How is the begi nning of the story associated with its con clusi on?Both the beginning and the conclusion of the narrative story touch on or
12、briefly describe the hard life and tragic fate of the condemned prisoners.III. Lan guage Work1. Expla in the un derl ined part in each sentence in your own words.1. These were the condemned men, due to be han ged with in the n ext week or two.who were scheduled to be han ged2. He was a Hindu, a puny
13、 wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes.who was a small, thin, and weak man3. They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caress ing grip.holding him firmly and continuously in a careful manner4. Two warders marched on either side of the pris oner
14、, with their rifles at the slope.carrying rifles that tilted over their shoulders5. At each step his muscles slid n eatly into place.his muscles appeared to be fun ctio ning n ormally6. and in two minutes, with a sudden snap, one of us would be gone - one mind less,one world less.we will lose a man
15、who can also think and reason like us, and who is also a unique in dividual like each of us2. Fill in each blankwith one of the two words from each pair in theirappropriate forms and n ote the differe nee of meaning betwee n them.vibrate oscillate1) . More and more people believe that the com mon st
16、ocks oscillate in a predictablycyclical way.2) . Half sleeping, she could feel the train vibrate with the monotonous roll of wheelsalong the track.3) . He will never forget his first experiences as a total stranger in the big city, those yearswhich oscillated betwee n hope and despair.4) . Whe n you play a note on any guitar, you create an overt one seri
