lesson six Twelve Angry Men 现代大学英语电子课件book 3.ppt

Discussions 1) Why do you think the author gives “The 12 Angry Men” as the title of the play ? Why are these people so angry ? Do you agree that strong emotions can often affect our judgment ? 2) Do you find it strange that the truth is sometimes in the hands of one person ? Why is it so easy for people to go along with the crowd ? What lesson should we draw from this ? About the author Background Reginald Rose (1920- ) is a native New Yorker, best known as a writer for television. The Twelve Angry Men was written in 1954 based on his experience as a juror. The play was turned into a movie, with much abridgement. What distinguished Rose’s teleplays was their direct preoccupation with social and political issues. Rose is one of the outstanding television playwrights to emerge from the Golden Age of television drama anthology series. Rose takes a place in history at the top of the craft of television writing. In addition to other accolades, Rose was nominated for six Emmy awards during his career, and won three. A Brief Introduction to the Judicial Systemin the United States In America, there is a principle guiding a criminal court: the accused is convicted beyond reasonable doubt. In other words, innocent until proven guilty. The jury consists of 12 jurors, selected at random, who will give an unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty through discussion. If the verdict is guilty, then the judge will give the sentence. If the verdict is not guilty, then the judge will have to acquit the accused unanimous: all agreeing completely verdict: an official decision made by a jury about whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime acquit: to give a decision that someone is not guilty of a crime Figures of Speech Observe these sentences and find out the grammatical function of each of the italicized gerund phrase. 1. They are the jury for the trial of a boy charged with murdering his father. 2. He’s been arrested for muffing, picked up