- 1 - Unit 7 Part 1 Language Skills Development 1. Starter A. Look at the picture. Suppose he is your friend, and is possibly mentally ill. Answer the following questions. 1. Would you stop being friends with him? Reference answer： I wouldn't stop being friends with him just because I suspect he may be a psychopath. If I think he won't take it too badly and/or it seems serious enough, I'd probably talk to him about it. 2. How would you discuss mental illness with him? Or would you avoid the topic altogether? Reference answer： I would introduce to him the types of mental illness, and how serious it might be if we tend to ignore it. Then I'd like to give him an example of one of my friends who has just recovered from his mental illness. Mind Map psychopath n. 精神病患者 B. Listen to a news report. Then fill in the blanks. 1. A ninth body was found (Friday morning) at the scene of a (Christmas Eve) shooting. 2. The shooting occurred (Wednesday night) when a depressed man, dressed as (Santa Claus), arrived at a Christmas Eve party. 3. The man (opened fire) on the participants and (burned down) the two-storey house. 4. The man later shot himself to death (at his brother's home) early in the morning on Christmas Day in Sylmar. 5. Believed to have been killed in the shooting and fire were Sylvia Ortega, and her (parents). 6. The man was reportedly in a messy (divorce), and used (cocktails) to set the house on fire. Tapescript: A Ninth Body Found in Los Angeles Christmas Eve Massacre A ninth body was found Friday morning at the scene of a Christmas Eve shooting in Covina of East Los Mind Map massacre n. 残杀，屠杀 depressed a. 忧郁的 Santa Claus 圣诞老人 ex-wife n. 前妻...
