LESSON EIGHT TEXT Twelve Angry Men (Part Two) By Reginald Rose
LESSON EIGHT TEXT Twelve Angry Men (Part Two) By Reginald Rose
1.Introduction 2.Text 3.Language points 4.Exercises A.Exercises related to the text B.Grammar and grammar exercises
1.Introduction 2.Text 3.Language points 4.Exercises A. Exercises related to the text B. Grammar and grammar exercises
odnete Introduction (1)Useful legal terms: criminal court,civil court,the accused,jury trial, the prosecutor,the defendant,grand jury,sentence, defense lawyer,attorney general,verdict,convict, judicial system,witness,testify,testimony,overruled, cross-examination,objection,sustained,appeal,acquit, (2)Description of the Twelve Jurors: Foreman:A small,petty man who is impressed with authority he has and handles himself quite formally.Not overly bright,but dogged. Juror Number Two:A meek,hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain any
Introduction (1) Useful legal terms: criminal court, civil court, the accused, jury trial, the prosecutor, the defendant, grand jury, sentence, defense lawyer, attorney general, verdict, convict, judicial system, witness, testify, testimony, overruled, cross-examination, objection, sustained, appeal ,acquit, (2) Description of the Twelve Jurors: Foreman: A small, petty man who is impressed with authority he has and handles himself quite formally. Not overly bright , but dogged. Juror Number Two: A meek, hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain any Introduction
oductet opinions of his own.Easily swayed and usually adopts the opinion of the last person to whom he has spoken Juror Number Three:A very strong,very forceful,extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of sadism.A humorless man who is intolerant of opinions other than his own and accustomed to forcing his wishes upon others. Juror Number Four:Seems to be a man of wealth and position.A practiced speaker who presents himself well at all times.Seems to feel a little bit above the rest of the jurors.His only concern is with the facts in this case
opinions of his own. Easily swayed and usually adopts the opinion of the last person to whom he has spoken. Juror Number Three: A very strong, very forceful, extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of sadism. A humorless man who is intolerant of opinions other than his own and accustomed to forcing his wishes upon others. Juror Number Four: Seems to be a man of wealth and position. A practiced speaker who presents himself well at all times. Seems to feel a little bit above the rest of the jurors. His only concern is with the facts in this case, Introduction
oduete and he is appalled at the behaviour of the others. Juror Number Five:A naive,very frightened young man who takes his obligations in this case very seriously,but who finds it difficult to speak up when his elders have the floor. Juror Number Six:An honest but dull-witted man who comes upon his decisions slowly and carefully.A man who finds it difficult to create positive opinions,but who must listen to and digest and accept those opinions offered by others which appeal to him most. Juror Number Seven:A loud,flashy salesman type who has more important things to do than to sit on a jury.He is
and he is appalled at the behaviour of the others. Juror Number Five: A naive, very frightened young man who takes his obligations in this case very seriously, but who finds it difficult to speak up when his elders have the floor. Juror Number Six: An honest but dull-witted man who comes upon his decisions slowly and carefully. A man who finds it difficult to create positive opinions, but who must listen to and digest and accept those opinions offered by others which appeal to him most. Juror Number Seven: A loud, flashy salesman type who has more important things to do than to sit on a jury. He is Introduction
oducte quick to show temper,quick to form opinion on things about which he knows nothing.Is a bully and of course,a coward. Juror Number Eight:A quiet,thoughtful gentleman.A man Who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth.A man of strength,tempered with compassion.Above all,a man who wants justice to be done and will fight to see it is. Juror Number Nine:A mild,gentle old man,long since defeated by life and now merely waiting to die.A man who recognizes himself for what he is and mourns the days when it would have been possible to be courageous without shielding himself behind his many years
quick to show temper, quick to form opinion on things about which he knows nothing. Is a bully and of course, a coward. Juror Number Eight: A quiet, thoughtful gentleman. A man Who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth. A man of strength, tempered with compassion. Above all, a man who wants justice to be done and will fight to see it is. Juror Number Nine: A mild, gentle old man, long since defeated by life and now merely waiting to die. A man who recognizes himself for what he is and mourns the days when it would have been possible to be courageous without shielding himself behind his many years. Introduction
odnete: Juror Number Ten:An angry,bitter man.A man who antagonizes almost everyone at sight. A bigot who places no values on any human life save his own.A man who has been nowhere and is going nowhere and knows it deep within him. Juror Number Eleven:A refugee from Europe who came to this country in 1941.A man who speaks with an accent and who is ashamed,humble,almost subservient to the people around him but who will honestly seek justice because he has suffered through so much injustice. Juror Number Twelve:A slick,bright business man who has no real understanding of people.A superficial snob,but trying to be a good fellow.(the end of introduction)
Juror Number Ten: An angry, bitter man. A man who antagonizes almost everyone at sight. A bigot who places no values on any human life save his own. A man who has been nowhere and is going nowhere and knows it deep within him. Juror Number Eleven: A refugee from Europe who came to this country in 1941. A man who speaks with an accent and who is ashamed, humble, almost subservient to the people around him but who will honestly seek justice because he has suffered through so much injustice. Juror Number Twelve: A slick, bright business man who has no real understanding of people. A superficial snob, but trying to be a good fellow. (the end of introduction) Introduction
Lesson Eight Text TEXT Foreman:Is there anything else? No.8:Yes.I think we proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy yell,"I'm going to kill you."But supposing he really did hear this phrase,how many times have all of you used it?Probably thousands.We say it every day.This doesn't mean we're going to kill somebody. No.3:What are you trying to give us here?The kid yelled it out at the top of his lungs.(1Anybody says a thing like that the way he did,he means it! No.8:Let me ask you this.Do you really think the boy would shout out a thing like this so the whole neighborhood could hear it?He's much too bright for that.(2) 课
TEXT Foreman: Is there anything else? No. 8: Yes. I think we proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy yell, “ I'm going to kill you.” But supposing he really did hear this phrase, how many times have all of you used it? Probably thousands. We say it every day. This doesn't mean we’ re going to kill somebody. No. 3: What are you trying to give us here? The kid yelled it out at the top of his lungs. (1) Anybody says a thing like that the way he did, he means it! No. 8 : Let me ask you this. Do you really think the boy would shout out a thing like this so the whole neighborhood could hear it? He’s much too bright for that.(2) Lesson Eight Text 第八课 课文
Lesson Eight Text No.10:Bright!He's a common ignorant slob. (3)He don't even speak good English No.11:(Correcting him)He DOESN'T speak good English. No.5:Mr Foreman,I'like to change my vote to not guilty No.3:You what?! No.5:You heard me Foreman:The vote is now nine to three in favor of (4) guilty. No.11:I've made some notes here.I would like to say something.I've been listening very carefully.It seems to me that this man has some very good points 八课
No. 10: Bright! He's a common ignorant slob. (3) He don't even speak good English. No. 11: (Correcting him) He DOESN'T speak good English. No. 5: Mr Foreman, I' like to change my vote to not guilty. No. 3: You what?! No. 5: You heard me ! Foreman: The vote is now nine to three in favor of (4) guilty. No.11: I've made some notes here. I would like to say something. I’ve been listening very carefully. It seems to me that this man has some very good points Lesson Eight Text 第八课 课文
Lesson Eight Text to make.And from what was presented at the trial, the boy looks guilty on the surface.But maybe if we look deeper,...There is a question I would like to ask.Let us assume (5)that the boy really did commit the murder.(6)Now this happened at 10 after twelve. Now how was he caught by the police?He came back home at 3 o'clock or so,and he was captured by two detectives in the hallway of his house.Now my question is:If he really had killed his father,why did he come back home three hours later? Wouldn't he be afraid of (7)being caught? No.12:To get his knife.It wasn't very nice to have it sticking out of some people's chests. No.7:Especially relatives
to make. And from what was presented at the trial, the boy looks guilty on the surface. But maybe if we look deeper, ... There is a question I would like to ask. Let us assume (5) that the boy really did commit the murder. (6) Now this happened at 10 after twelve. Now how was he caught by the police? He came back home at 3 o'clock or so, and he was captured by two detectives in the hallway of his house. Now my question is: If he really had killed his father, why did he come back home three hours later? Wouldn't he be afraid of (7) being caught? No.12: To get his knife. It wasn't very nice to have it sticking out of some people's chests. No. 7: Especially relatives'. Lesson Eight Text 第八课 课文
