Unit 1, Book III Lecture 2 韩金龙

Watch the following video clip “Shenzhen Drafting Samaritan Law” and then complete the tasks that follow:

_____ _______ ________ ________ _________ video video Fill in the missing words according to what you hear from the video clip. click here Lawmakers in Shenzhen have been considering making laws to people willing to help strangers in distress, while the proposal comes after several tragedies where failed to help those injured people. The new draft proposes that Samaritans won’t be held accountable for the consequences of their . And if those in distress ever try to hold their helpers for injuries or damages by deliberately distorting the facts or lodging false complaints, they will face various . protect _____ _______ passersby ________ compassion ________ responsible _________ punishments

video 2. How do you explain the phenomenon that people try to hold their helpers responsible for injuries or damages? (Open.)

Main Idea 4/21/2019 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A. 1. Why did the narrator hesitate to hire Stevie? 2. What removed the narrator’s doubts? How? 3. What was the life of Stevie and his mother like? 4. How was it that Stevie missed work one morning in three years? 5. How did the staff and the trucker regulars react to the news of Stevie’s health conditions? test 2

8. What does the story tell us? Main Idea 4/21/2019 6. Was Stevie looking forward to the day when he could return to work? Why? 7. How did people react when Stevie and his mother were presented with the $10,000 donation tucked within the napkins? What did Stevie do then? 8. What does the story tell us? test 3

Questions about Text B

Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.1-3 What did the narrator think about his life as a cab driver? Q1 Why did the narrator say that he also performed the duties of a minister of the church? Q2 test 2

Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.4-7 Q1 Where was he sent to pick up a passenger at 2:30 in the morning? Why would many drivers drive away after waiting a very short time for passengers in a dark place? Q2 Why did the narrator choose to wait for the passenger? Q3 test 3

Q1 Q2 Q3 Paras.8-13 What was the passenger like? Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.8-13 Q1 What was the passenger like? Q2 What did her apartment look like? Q3 How did the narrator treat her? test 4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Paras.14-20 Where was the passenger going? And why? Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.14-20 Q1 Where was the passenger going? And why? Did the old lady ask the driver to drive her straight to the hospice? Q2 What did the driver do when he learnt about her present situation? Q3 Q4 Where had they been during the two hours’ ride? test 5

Q1 Q2 Q3 Paras.21-28 How did the old lady feel about the ride? Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.21-28 Q1 How did the old lady feel about the ride? Q2 What did the narrator do before he left the lady? Q3 What did the closing of the door sound like to him? test 6

Q1 Q2 Q3 Paras.29-31 What did the narrator do after he left the lady? Comprehension 4/21/2019 Paras.29-31 Q1 What did the narrator do after he left the lady? With the three questions introduced by “What if…?”, what does the narrator want to express? Q2 What does the narrator think in retrospect of the free cab ride he provided to the old lady? Q3 test 7