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Graceful Hands Unit 5 B.3 New Horizon

I. Comprehension Questions 1. What does the author mean by graceful hands as the topic? 2. What type of dying are most people expecting? . II. Background Knowledge. Euthanasia, often called mercy killing or painless killing" in most of the countries is illegal, except in Holland.

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Graceful Hands Unit 5 B.3 New Horizon

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    1. Graceful Hands Unit 5 B.3 New Horizon

    2. I. Comprehension Questions 1. What does the author mean by graceful hands as the topic? 2. What type of dying are most people expecting?

    3. II. Background Knowledge

    4. Euthanasia, often called mercy killing or painless killing in most of the countries is illegal, except in Holland. Argument will continue between respect for life (no killing) & human treatment (keeping dignity), the death therapy

    5. The long euthanasia issue has lately boiled over into a sometimes fierce public debate. Those opposed to the practice see themselves up-holding sacred principles of respect for life, while those in favor raise the banner of human treatment. After years on the defensive, the advocates now seem to be gaining ground

    6. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of respondents to a poll taken late last year in France said they would like the law changed to decriminalize mercy killing.

    7. III. Language Points

    8. 1. graceful adj. 1)(of shape or movement) attractive to watch ???,??? She runs up the stairs with her light graceful step. Dolphins(??) are graceful and efficient swimmers.

    9. 2) (of speech and feeling) suitably and pleasantly expressed ??,??? He made a graceful speech accepting the award. She finally apologized, but she was not very graceful about it.??????,????????

    10. 2. chart: n. [C] information given in the form of a picture, graph, diagram, etc. There is a chart on the wall showing the heights of the children. The chart showed a decline in the companys sales during the year.?????????????????

    11. a flight chart / a statistical chart / a weather chart

    12. 3?preceding shift adj. coming or going before in time, order, place, etc. ???,???,??? Sorry for the delay, but theres car preceding our bus. called the driver through his intercom.

    13. We went to see the film in the preceding night. In conclusion, I hope the preceding arguments have convinced you of the need for action. ??, ????????????????????

    14. precede: v. 1) come or go just in front of ??,??? We came into the classroom preceded by a huge man called Teddy Brown. ??????????.?????????????? followed by

    15. 2) be earlier than ??? Thousands of people traveled to America to escape hardship in the years that immediately preceded (before)the Second World War. cf. proceed: to begin and continue Tell us your name and then proceed with your story.

    16. 4.flash vi. / n. : blaze, glitter, glow, shine, sparkle Whats that --- flashing in the sunlight? The cars flashed past. An idea flashed into his mind. The good news was flashed across the country.

    17. a flash of lightening a flash in the pan a flash of hope in a / like a flash flash flush(become red) flesh(raw meat) fresh(new)

    18. 5. hit vt to have a bad effect on ??,??? The area was constantly hit by flood these years. The smell of rice burnt hit me when I opened the door. ???????????????? hit a man when hes down (?)????

    19. hit the roof/ceiling ???? hit home ???? ???? hit the headlines ?????????,???? hit the bottle (?)?? hit-and-run ????? hit on/upon (??)??(??) hit or miss ??????, ????

    20. 6. decay n. / vi rot, spoil ??,??,??, ??,?? Dental decay in children in Britain has almost reached epidemic levels. What made the Roman Empire decay? The house is in decay.(fall into decay) creeping (slow down) political decay

    21. 7. pit n. [C] 1) a long hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface ? Theyd dug a shallow pit and left the rubbish in it. Im trying to avoid all these pits in the road.

    22. 2) a coal mine ?, ?? He worked all his life down the pit. the pit of the stomach ??, ?? I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach on hearing the bad news.

    23. 8. skeleton n. [C] 1) the frame of bones supporting a human or animal body The ground floor of the museum is taken up by the skeleton of a gigantic whale / dinosaur (??). A long illness made a skeleton out of him.

    24. 2) the outline to which details are to be added ??, ?? Ive written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details. a skeleton hand --- as thin as a skeleton, a skeleton crew/ staff

    25. 9. secure v. 1) bind, fasten ?? Secure all the doors and windows before leaving. 2) defend, safeguard, protect ?????;??,?? The Great Wall was built to secure the people from the foreign attack.

    26. 3) obtain, attain, acquire, win (????) ??,???? She has secured a good job. 4) adj, safe I dont feel secure when I am alone in the house.

    27. security ??,???,????;?? We are all concerned for the security of the passengers on the aircraft. This sum of money Ive saved is my security against hardship.

    28. social security (?)????(??) social security benefits ????? the Security Council (???)??? security guard ????

    29. 10. ice cold a. very cold icy look icy wind icy road icing (frosting) ice-skate ice-breaker ice-box

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