1、ListeningUnit 3Fairness for all This is an opportunity for students to find out a little more about what happened if you were a black man in America and how it felt.Tom Robinson is accused of a crime he has not committed,but the prejudice against black men is so strong that helping and kissing white
2、 women is considered guilty when before the trials begins.Only Atticus,Scouts father,is prepared to defend him and prove that he did not commit this crime.Listening text Who attacked Mayella Ewell?Narrators:I had come to court to see my father,Atticus(A),defend a black,Tom Robinson.Tom had been accu
3、sed of attacking and kissing a poor white girl,Mayella(M).First,Atticus questioned Mr Ewell,Mayella s father(F),who discovered the attack.A:Now what do you say happed,Mr Ewell?F:well,the night of November 21 I was coming in from the woods with a load of wood and just as I got to the fence I heard my
4、 daughter,Mayella,screaming inside the house-,So,I dropped the wood and ran as fast as I could to the window.I saw that black Negro attacking my mayella.A:what did you do?F:I ran for the law as fast as I could past that area where the Negroes live.Theyre dangerous and their houses are dirty and-A:Di
5、d you run for the doctor?F:Didnt need to.I saw what happened.A:but werent you concerned about Mayella?F:I certainly was.But I saw who done it.A:No,I mean her injuries.Didnt they need medical attention?F:I aint never call a doctor in my life.A:where were the injuries?F:They were round her neck and to
6、 her right eye and right side of her face.A:So were looking for a left-handed man.Can you write,Mr.Ewell?F:I sure can.A:Would you write your name for us?Thank you.I can see youre left-handed.F:I am indeed.A:Thank you.N:Then Atticus began to ask Mayella some questions.A:Now Mayella,Is your father goo
7、d to you?M:He is ok except when hes been drinking.A:Does he beat you?M:Hes never touched a hair of my head A:Does he help you in the house?M:No,but I ask Tom to help sometimes.He helped me that day.A:Now,you said Tom was behind you.M:Yes A:You said he got you round the neck.M:Sure did.A:Do you remem
8、ber him beating around the face with his left hand?M:No,I dont-yes,I do.A:Mayella,you said that the man hit you,grabbed you round the neck and tried to kiss you.I want to be sure you have the right man.Will you point at the man who attacked you?M:I will.Its him right over there.A:Tom,stand up.Let Ma
9、yella have a good look at you.Is this the man.N:Tom rose to his feet.He looked odd but it wasnt the way he was standing.His left arm was twelve inches shorter than his right.It ended in a small hand and I could see it was no use to him.A:Is this the man who attacked you?M:He sure did.A:How?Note The
10、case is that a left-handed man hit Mayella putting his hands around her neck and giving her a black eye.As Toms left hand is very short and therefore weak,he could not have committed this crime.The only other person who could have done it is the father.Answer key for exercise 1 Tom Is a black man Ac
11、cused of the attack Mr.Ewell Is Mayellas father Who saw the attack Mayella Is a young girl Who was attacked and beaten Atticus Is a lawyer Who is trying to find out the truth of the attackAnswers to exercise 2 1.something he did not do Something he believes Call for a doctorNegroes are dangerous and
12、 their houses are dirty 2.Mayella was hurt round her neck and to her right eye and right side of her face.3.Tom is innocent because his left hand is weak and the crime was committed by a left-handed man.4.The only other person who could have attacked Mayella is her father.He is left-handed and may have hit her when has too much to drink.5.He thinks all whites are better than all blacks.For a black man feel pity for his family and help them is very shameful to him.He is so angry about it that he is prepared to send his innocent black man to prison.
