【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 th mouth swabs for drugs including cannabis, cocaine and heroin. Last month, Kiyan Prince, 15, was stabbed to death outside a school in Edgware, North London. Prelistening Listening New Words and Expressions Background Information Part A Part B Although the Violent Crime Reduction Bill is nearing the end of its parliamentary passage, there would still be time to amend it. John Reid, the Home Secretary, is considering increasing the maximum jail term for carrying a knife from two to four years. Section B Background Information _ Alan Johnson Alan Johnson: a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since 1997. He was the Home Secretary until May 2022 and before that filled a wide variety of Cabi positions, including both Health and Education Secretary. Part A Part B Section B Background Information _Violent Violent Crime Reduction Bill: The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2022 substantially strengthens Schools’ powers to tackle “violent crime” by enabling the screening of pupils using “Arch” and “Wand” Metal Detectors. Part A Part B LBP. New Words and Expressions infringe 違背；侵犯 yield 產(chǎn)生 instill 逐漸灌輸 presumption 推測；假定 prosecute 告發(fā)；檢舉 mitigate 使緩和，使減輕 abuse 濫用 perpetrator 犯錯的人 overly 過度地，極度 stance 姿態(tài)，態(tài)度 pragmatism 實(shí)用主義 lawabiding 遵紀(jì)守法的 Prelistening Listening New Words and Expressions Background Information Part A Part B Task Prelistening Listening Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details Part A Part B Listen to a passage and try to get its main ideas by taking notes. Complete the following table according to your notes. Should teachers have the power to search for knives? Point of View Reason 1st speaker Teachers can ask students to show them what was in their pockets. ____________________________________________________________ To avoid any unnecessary touching of the child. ________________________________________________________________ Task Prelistening Listening Part A Part B Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details 2nd speaker 3rd speaker 4rd speaker Teachers should have the right to search children. However, it is unfair to expect teachers to risk being attacked. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Due to the lack of respect for teachers, it might be risky. ______________________________________________________Teachers should be given the right to search children (or call in the police), however it should be carried out by the police. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teachers do not have the training to undertake such a task. ______________________________________________________________________ Teachers should have the right to search all pupils. __________________________________________ Task Listen to the passage again and try to answer the following questions. Prelistening Listening Part A Part B Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details 1. What did the first speaker do before he retired? He was a teacher. 2. According to the first speaker, what would he do if he needed to know what was in a child’s pockets? He would ask him or her to show him what was in the pockets. Task Prelistening Listening Part A Part B Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details 3. According to the second speaker, what did the last 30 years of educational “experimentation” result in? Lack of respect for teachers. 4. According to the second speaker, who should conduct the search? The police. Task Prelistening Listening Part A Part B Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details 5. Whom did the third speaker believe that in many cases the argument of infringing on human rights was abused to protect? The perpetrators, those people who carry dangerous weapons. 6. What is the fourth speaker’s suggestion in those schools where it’s too dangerous for the teachers to do the search? The police should be called. Part A Part B Should Teachers Have the Power to Search for Knives? Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary, wants teachers to have the freedom to search all pupils for knives. It is hoped the move would act as a deterrent to any children thinking of taking knives into school. But should it be left up to teachers － or should searching for dangerous weapons be the responsibility of the police? And would such a ruling infringe upon the rights of innocent children? As a retired teacher, if we needed to know what was in a child’s pockets, we asked him or her to show us what was in them. This way we avoided any unnecessary touching of the child. The child was in almost all cases willing to ply with the request. However, these were junior children and such inquiries did not usually yield a weapon. Teachers should not have to search children for knives as parents should ensure they do not leave home with one. Yes, teachers should have the right to search children as and when they see fit. However, given the lack of respect for teachers that the last 30 years of educational “experimentation” has instilled into children and their parents, it is unfair to expect teachers to risk being attacked. Any child they wish to search should first be given the opportunity to submit to the search voluntarily. If they refuse, the chil