Unit 18 Tales for Society课件.ppt

Unit 18;Unit 18 Tales of Society;Murderers Caught– Thanks to Monkey;True/False Exercise 1. A monkey played a major role in the capture of three robbers in one of the autonomous prefectures in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. 2. Two PLA men were driving through the mountains one day when a monkey jumped onto the highway in front of their jeep and shouted to them at the top of its voice. 3. When the policemen “asked” the monkey who the murderers were, it pointed to a faraway village. 4. No sooner had the monkey been brought into the meeting than it jumped at three young men. 5. The three men denied killing the monkey’s owners, two travelling show people from inland. 6. The three men told the police that the monkey kept crying loudly as the murder occurred. ;Tips for Reading;Tips for Reading;Tips for Reading;Practice Exercises;3. People in cyberworld a short word for the culture of com- puters and telecommunication keenly believe that today’s technology revolution is also a revolutionary advance for human freedom. 4. While cybercafes in the US remain half-empty as would-be customers choose the privacy of going online at home over using a public terminal on a bar stool, this recent fashion has found a most willing market in Bangladesh. ;5. The rapid spread of cybersex alarms parents who in their own youths were careful about keeping porn books and magazines in its place: on the toilet wall or under the mattress. But the news for Mum and dad: The key board that can give a teenager a baby or a sex disease hasn’t been made. 6. The past year has seen staged success in the large-scale “stike-hard” war, an operation carried out by Chinese police to smash criminal activities. The upcoming attack will focus on murder, robbery, firearms and drug trafficking（贩卖）, car theft and others.;Murderers Caught– Thanks to Monkey;Murderers Caught– Thanks to Monkey;Why so many wives are running away;Why so many w