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1、1Not on My BlockLynn RosselliniTextTextPeople thought Ethel Armstead was crazy to stand up to the young men dealing drugs outside her house. Unit 7Unit 7Andy 离开我这个街区离开我这个街区2Warm-up Questionsv Have you ever happened to witness an on-going crime/violence? v What is your impression of drugs?v What are

2、the causes for crimes, say, drug dealing?3Background InformationThe Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore An area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential. Interspersed among these structures are qu

3、ite a few brick and stone churches and public service buildings, such as firehouses and schools. The district contains around 2, 000 buildings. Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance, they are generally in good shape, and a small amount of restoration activity is occurring i

4、n the neighborhood. 42. Illegal drug trade and drug dealers5 For some drugs, large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal rather, those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows p

5、roducers to operate with minimal interference from law enforcement agencies. High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production, smuggling, and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue. Illeg

6、al supply to consumers is generally via criminal “drug dealers” who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own. Such dealers are stereotypically associated with organized crime syndicates, though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups. The motivatio

7、ns for participation in the drug trade vary greatly depending on the specific drug.63. Foster care Children enter foster care when an assessment indicates a child will be at risk for harm if they remain in the home, and need to live outside of the family home to be safe. A child may need foster care

8、 because the child is a victim of abuse or neglect, or the parent / legal guardian has died, is in jail, abandoned the child, has an alcohol or drug abuse problem, or due to physical or mental illness, is unable to care for the child. Sometimes a youth may run away from home to escape abuse and negl

9、ect or because he / she has conflicts with the rest of the family. Children who are removed from their parents or legal guardians homes are cared for in out-of-home placement settings such as foster care homes, group residential homes, residential care facilities or with a family member. 74. The tra

10、gic story of the Dawson family in BaltimoreThis shocking event happened in October, 2002. The Dawson family Angela Dawson, her husband, and five children were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs. Dawsons undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Balti

11、more neighborhood. On the picture, you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family.8Part Division of Text A 1 After Mrs. Armstead moved into the row house, she found drug dealers and addicts often appeared on her stoop. 2 Mrs. Armstead fought against those drug dealers and they beca

12、me friendly with her. 3 Mrs. Armstead participated in a community organization to step up the efforts of fighting against drug dealing. 4 Mrs. Armstead felt good with one drug dealer showing gratitude to her.9Text interpretationn5Ws of the storyWhen: the summer of 2000Where: on her steps (“on my blo

13、ck”)Who: a 50-sth. mother, a gang of sevenWhat: The heroin stood up to the gang.Why: Why did they choose to deal drugs on her stoop? What prompted the heroine to confront the gang? Etc.nLets see how the story begins, develops, culminates and concludes.10Scenes of the storyHappenings ParasScenes11-42

14、5-637-12She found drug dealers on her stoops.She called the police several times.She talked to the gang repeatedly.413-14A funny thing happened.Text interpretation515-16She kept “fussin”.617She didnt just talk.718-19One of the men showed gratitude to her.外教社分段11Text interpretation 1. What does “row

15、house ” mean?It means a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style.2.Translate the sentence into Chinese. 埃塞尔埃塞尔 阿姆斯特德一下子就喜欢上了那栋阿姆斯特德一下子就喜欢上了那栋灰色的联房。灰色的联房。12Para3 L7Please complete the first part of the sentence.Once she was inside.13Para 4 L17 1. How do you understand “foot traffic”?It ref

16、ers to pedestrians moving along a route.2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意。就在门廊上做生意。14Para 7How old is Mrs. Armstead?She is in her fifties2. You can use -something after a number like 20, 30, etc. to refer to the age of a person. Can you give an exa

17、mple?15Para 7 L291. What can be inferred from this sentence?She had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation before.2. What kind of person is Mrs. Armstead?She is very courageous and brave.16Para 8 L34What is “gonna”?“Gonna” is an informal way of saying “going to”.2. Besides, you

18、can often hear people say “wanna”, what does it mean?“Wanna” is an informal way of saying “want to” as in “You wanna go now?”17Para 9 L371. What do we mean when we refer to sb.s insides? We mean the persons stomach.2. How did Mrs. Armstead feel at that time? She felt very nervous.18Para 10How do you

19、 understand the word “mask”?It means an expression on ones face that hides their true feelings.2. What did Mrs. Armstead do?She tried not to show any of her real feelings.19Para 12 L44What do we know from this sentence?Mrs. Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding.2. Translate the sentenc

20、e into Chinese.阿姆斯特德的心已跳到喉咙口。阿姆斯特德的心已跳到喉咙口。20Para 15 1. What is “fussin”?“Fussin” is a non-standard way of saying “fussing”.2. Who said the word “fussin” and who was “fussin”?The young men said this word. In their opinion, Armstead was “fussin”.21Language Points stoop:1. n. (in North America) porch

21、or unroofed platform or set of steps at the entrance to a house The stoop is big enough to sit on.22peer: vi. look closely, as if unable to see well Collocation: peer at凝视着凝视着 peer through通过通过凝视凝视peer into盯着盯着peer from behind从从后面往外看后面往外看23 glance, stare & peer 这几个词都是动词，都有这几个词都是动词，都有“看，看见看，看见”之意。

22、之意。glance指被某人或某物所吸引或在匆忙中短暂指被某人或某物所吸引或在匆忙中短暂地看，即地看，即“瞥视瞥视”、“匆匆一看匆匆一看”。stare意为意为“盯住盯住”、“注视注视”、“凝视凝视”，指，指出于好奇、惊讶、茫然或赞叹等原因而瞪大出于好奇、惊讶、茫然或赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间、直接地注视。眼睛长时间、直接地注视。 peer通常指半闭着眼睛或眯着眼睛看，并伴通常指半闭着眼睛或眯着眼睛看，并伴随着向前移动，含有好奇地看或难以看清的随着向前移动，含有好奇地看或难以看清的意味。意味。24 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words abov

23、e. Change the form where necessary. 1.The old man_ at her over his spectacles. 2. The editor _ over the manuscript. 3. He _ through the darkness, trying to find the traffic sign to show the right way. 4. Its very impolite to_ at other people. 5. The woman_ at the stranger in astonishment. 6. When I

24、have breakfast, I always manage to _at the headlines in the newspaper. peered, glanced, peered, stare, stared, glance25 empty, vacant & blank 这几个词都是形容词，都有这几个词都是形容词，都有“空的，空着的空的，空着的”之意。之意。empty主要表示某空间没有人或物，无任何内主要表示某空间没有人或物，无任何内容。容。 vacant通常只限于指没有人占据的地方或位通常只限于指没有人占据的地方或位置。置。 blank指上面没有字迹或其他标记。指上面没有

25、字迹或其他标记。26 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. Please write your name in the _ space at the top of the page. 2. May I leave my coat in that_chair? 3. He applied for a_position. 4. He dropped the_ can into the wastebin. 5. Use a_ sheet of paper. 6.

26、 He drove through streets_of traffic.Blank, vacant, vacant, empty, blank, empty27shoot up: inject oneself or another person (with a narcotic drug)Kids as young as twelve are shooting up heroin.28rise to the challenge / occasion: act successfully in response to a difficult situation which is entirely

27、 new or unexpectedThe UN Secretary General Coffi Annan called on G8 summit to rise to the challenge of fighting the worlds many ills.29be addicted to: be given to, habitually or compulsively他嗜读如命。他嗜读如命。He was addicted to reading.addict作为名词，表示作为名词，表示“入迷的人入迷的人”、“上瘾上瘾的人的人”。30 turn over:1) fall over, up

28、set, turn upside down公交车翻了，致使公交车翻了，致使5人死亡，人死亡，10人受伤。人受伤。Five people died and ten others were injured when the bus turned over. 2) give the control of sb. / sth. ToHe turned over his business to his son.31property 作作“地产，房地产地产，房地产”解时，既可作解时，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，作“所有物，所有物，财产财产”解时，为不可数名词。解时，为不

29、可数名词。Collocation:inherit property继承财产继承财产transfer property转移财产转移财产seize property没收财产没收财产personal (movable) property动产动产real property不动产不动产32check in on: verify, ascertain or monitor the condition ofThe International Committee of the Red Cross said it checked in on captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussei

30、n for the first time last Saturday.33take to: adopt as a practice or a hobby, as a means of livelihood别染上恶习。别染上恶习。Dont take to bad habits. 34 Useful Expressions 1 鼓起勇气鼓起勇气summon up the courage 2 一下子，立刻一下子，立刻 right off 3 毒品贩子毒品贩子drug dealers / drug pushers 4注射毒品注射毒品shoot up 5消磨时间，闲荡消磨时间，闲荡hang out 6进

31、行战斗进行战斗fight the battle 7接受挑战接受挑战rise to the challenge 8耽溺于，上瘾耽溺于，上瘾be addicted to 9 看护，领养看护，领养 foster care 10翻滚，打翻翻滚，打翻turn over 11看望，探知看望，探知check in oncheck in on35 12. 开始开始take to 13. 顶嘴，反驳顶嘴，反驳 talk back 14. 轻易得来的钱轻易得来的钱fast money 15.表明立场表明立场 take a stand 16. 焚烧焚烧set on fire 17. 推动力推动力driving fo

32、rce 18. 一块空地一块空地a vacant lot 19. 逐步增加，提升逐步增加，提升step up 20. 偶遇偶遇run into 21. 对对谦虚谦虚be modest about 22. 打通，到达打通，到达get through36in the community organization BUILD. They prompted the city and local churches to (加快重建弃房的步伐加快重建弃房的步伐) a young man who used to hang out on her steps told her that he got a job

33、 and wanted to (谢谢她嘀咕的那些话谢谢她嘀咕的那些话) Mrs. Armstead felt very happy to know her message (至少说服了一个年轻人至少说服了一个年轻人) Summary WritingMrs. Armstead liked her new house very much. However, on the first night after moving in, she found (一帮样子很凶的人一帮样子很凶的人) sitting on her front steps. In coming weeks, she learned

34、that drug dealers (在门廊上做生意在门廊上做生意) in the past. Then she decided to (奋起应付突如其奋起应付突如其来的挑战来的挑战) . The next day, she confronted the leader of these men and asked them to (离开她的住宅离开她的住宅) , off the corner. They left but a few days later, came back again. Mrs. Armstead just repeated her words again and agai

35、n. Then they began to listen and (开始喊她开始喊她“大妈大妈”) She kept warning them of the dangers of fast money and told them to do something positive. And she didnt just talk. She has been (推动力推动力)conducted business on the stoop_a bunch of tough-looking men_rise to the unexpected challenge_stay off her proper

36、ty_took to callingher “Mom”_.thank her for all her fussinga driving force_.got through to at leaststep up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses_.one young man_.Not long ago,37Role PlayStudents are divided into groups of ten.Each group will prepare in their spare time a play a community meeting to fi

37、ght against drugs. One student will act as Ethel Armstead who has called everyone to the meeting and who will act as chairwoman. Suggested roles for other students in the group are: neighbors who are either in favor of or against direct confrontation with drug dealers, police officer, city official,

38、 reporter from the local paper, school superintendent, priest from the local church, etc.Groups will act out the meeting in class.Step 1:Step 2:Step 3:Tips: The following expressions are for your reference.challenge confront impact organization prompt toughwage rise to step up take a standtake to38TranslationUnder the leadership of the local government, the villagers rose to the serious food crisis caused by the floods.The exhibition is very popular and is attracting a steady stream of vis