1、Unit 2 Social Problems,Part 1. Pre-reading task,Discussion: 1. What social problems have been revealed according to the passage? 2. What other social problems do you think exist in China? 3. In your point of view, what should our government do in order to narrow the gap between rich and poor?,Social

2、 Problems,Lay-offs 失業(yè)，下崗 Juvenile delinquency 青少年犯罪 Corruption 腐敗，貪污 Bribe 行賄 High divorce rate Mental problems AIDS ,Part 2: Listening in task,Discussion: 1. What crimes do you know? 2. What do you think rank the highest in China?,Crimes,Armed robbery 持械搶劫 Rape 強(qiáng)奸 Hijack 劫機(jī) Kidnap 綁架 Computer crime

3、 電腦犯罪 Murder 謀殺 Economic crime Racketeering 敲詐勒索，詐騙 Drug traffic 毒品交易，販賣毒品 Smuggle 走私,Listening Task One Smuggling,Listen to the passage and answer the questions and then fill in the blanks with the information you hear. smuggle v. 走私 crossing n.口岸 suspicious adj.懷疑的 analyze vt. 分析 分解,Answer: A youn

4、g man comes to the border on_his bicycle_ with two large bags _over_ his shoulders. The border guard is _suspicious_ of the sandbags. He _checks_the contents and has the sand _analyzed_, but he can find _nothing_but pure sand. So the young man is allowed to _ride_ across_the border. When the young m

5、an appears a second time the next _week_, the guard, still suspicious, does a _thorough examination_, but still he can find nothing _but sand_ . This _happens_ every week for three years until the young man no longer _appears_ at the border crossing. Many months later the guard meets the young man i

6、n an expensive caf. He asks him, “ Just_between_ you and me, what were you _smuggling_ for three years?” The young man answers, “ _bicycles_.”,Listening Task Two: Bye-bye, bully!,Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks.,bully n.欺凌弱小者 vt.威逼，威嚇 coward n.膽小的人,Bye- bye bully! Se-Jin: John, do you mi

7、nd if I ask you something ? John: No, what is it? Se-Jin: You seem nervous, Is that big guy still bullying you ? John: Yeah. Today he wanted me to give him some money. He even pushed me when I said no. Se-Jin: Thats terrible! You have to talk to the teacher about this . John: I thought about that, b

8、ut Im afraid that everyone will think that I am a coward. Se-Jin: Your safety is more important than what other people think. John: But telling the teacher could make things worse. The big guy warned me not to. Se-Jin: Of course he did! He does not want to get in trouble. Look, if youre still worried, tell the teacher not to mention your name when she talks to him. John: Good idea. But I think I can deal with him on my own.,Part 3: Speaking Out Task,Discussion: What to do with those bull