Attack on Pelosi’s husband heightens fears of increasing US political violence.pptx

Attack On Pelosi’s Husband Heightens
Fears Of Increasing US Political Violence
English Level 8-9
Listen, Learn & Speak
10/5/2022

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 CRUCIAL
 ASSAILANT
 CONSPIRACY
 THREAT
 HOMICIDE

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Here are the words from the article for your daily vocabulary empowerment.
1. CRUCIAL (ADJECTIVE )
important or essential
Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health.
cru·cial | ˈkrü-shəl
Meaning
Example
PRONUNCIATION

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2. ASSAILANT (NOUN)
a person who attacks someone violently
She could identify the assailant and his two accomplices, and she
wanted to press charges.
as·sail·ant | ə-ˈsā-lənt
Meaning
Example
PRONUNCIATION

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3. CONSPIRACY (NOUN)
the act of conspiring together
They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder.
con·spir·a·cy | kən-ˈspir-ə-sē
Meaning
Example
PRONUNCIATION

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4. THREAT (NOUN)
an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted
Meaning
Example
PRONUNCIATION
ˈthret

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5. HOMICIDE (NOUN)
a killing of one human being by another
The number of homicides increased last year.
Meaning
Example
PRONUNCIATION
ho·mi·cide | ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd

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THINGS YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON:
 Read and comprehend the questions
 Listen to the audio attentively
 Take notes the important information
 Answer the questions

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1. What heightened after Paul Pelosi attack?
2. What are the charges faced by the assailant?
3. What the political aspirants call for the Republican lawmakers
4. How did the assailant carry out his attack?

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Attack On Pelosi’s Husband Heightens Fears Of Increasing US Political Violence
The bloody hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has sparked increased fears over political violence
in America just weeks before the country’s crucial midterm elections.
The assault – by someone who reportedly entered the Democratic leader’s home specifically in search of her – comes amid an alarming rise
in violent rhetoric and threats targeting US lawmakers.
Paul Pelosi’s assailant reportedly posted on social media numerous far-right conspiracy theories around the election, as well as other issues
such as big tech and the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to police, a suspect identified as 42-year-old David DePape broke into Pelosi’s San Francisco home and beat her husband with a
hammer until officers disarmed him. The suspect is now facing a number of charges, including attempted homicide and assault with a deadly
weapon. Pelosi was taken to a nearby hospital, and the speaker’s office said he was expected to make a full recovery.
CNN has reported that the assailant appeared to have targeted the speaker, who was not in San Francisco at the time of the attack. The
suspect reportedly entered her home shouting, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”
The assault marked the latest in a string of incidents involving threats of violence against American lawmakers, judges and political
candidates.
According to USCP data, officers tracked 9,625 threats and directions of interest (meaning concerning actions or statements) against
members of Congress in 2021, compared with 3,939 such instances in 2017. The House sergeant at arms has responded to this worrisome
trend by giving lawmakers up to $10,000 to upgrade security at their homes.
The attack against Pelosi’s husband prompted calls for Republican lawmakers to condemn the use of threats and violence against political
opponents. One of those calls came from Adam Kinzinger, a Republican member of the the House select committee investigating January 6
whose family has received death threats over his work with the panel.
“This morning’s terrifying attack on Paul Pelosi by a man obsessed with election conspiracies is a dangerous reality encouraged by some
members of my own party,” Kinzinger said on Twitter. “This must be condemned by every Member of Congress [and] candidate. Now.”

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Directions: Read each question and state the correct answer based on the
article you have listened
WHAT?

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ANSWER
IT HEIGHTENED THE FEAR OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE

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WHAT ?

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ANSWER
THE SUSPECT IS NOW FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES,
INCLUDING ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE AND ASSAULT WITH A
DEADLY WEAPON

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3. What the political aspirants call for the Republican lawmakers ?
WHAT?

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3. What the political aspirants call for the Republican lawmakers ?
ANSWER
CALLS FOR REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS TO CONDEMN THE
USE OF THREATS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST POLITICAL
OPPONENTS.

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HOW?

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ANSWER
HE BROKE INTO PELOSI’S SAN FRANCISCO HOME AND BEAT HER
HUSBAND WITH A HAMMER.

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Directions: Read the news article aloud, you may use the slashing technique as a guide.
ニュース記事を音読しましょう。文中の意味のまとまりを表すスラッシュ (/) までを一息で読
んでみましょう。
Attack On Pelosi’s Husband Heightens Fears Of Increasing Us Political Violence
The bloody hammer/ attack on/ Paul Pelosi,/ husband of / the House speaker,/ Nancy Pelosi,/ has sparked / increased fears / over political
violence / in America/ just weeks/ before the country’s / crucial midterm elections./
The assault / – by someone/ who reportedly/ entered/ the Democratic/ leader’s home/ specifically/ in search of her/ – comes amid / an
alarming rise/ in violent rhetoric/ and threats/ targeting/ US lawmakers./
Paul Pelosi’s assailant/ reportedly / posted on/ social media / numerous / far-right conspiracy/ theories / around the election,/ as well as/
other issues/ such as big tech/ and the Covid-19 pandemic./
According to police, / a suspect/ identified as/ 42-year-old David DePape/ broke into Pelosi’s / San Francisco home / and beat her
husband / with a hammer/ until officers/ disarmed him./ The suspect/ is now facing/ a number of charges,/ including / attempted homicide
and assault / with a deadly weapon. / Pelosi was taken / to a nearby hospital,/ and the speaker’s office said/ he was expected/ to make a
full recovery./
CNN has reported/ that the assailant / appeared / to have targeted / the speaker, / who was not/ in San Francisco / at the time /of the
attack./ The suspect / reportedly entered/ her home shouting,/ “Where is Nancy, / where is Nancy?”/
The assault/ marked the latest/ in a string of incidents/ involving threats / of violence / against American lawmakers, / judges / and political
candidates./
According to USCP data,/ officers tracked / 9,625 threats / and directions/ of interest (meaning concerning actions or statements) against
members/ of Congress in 2021, / compared with 3,939/ such instances/ in 2017./ The House sergeant at arms / has responded / to this
worrisome trend/ by giving lawmakers/ up to $10,000 /to upgrade security at their homes./
The attack / against Pelosi’s husband / prompted calls / for Republican lawmakers / to condemn/ the use of threats /and violence / against
political opponents. / One of those calls / came from Adam Kinzinger, / a Republican member of the House / select committee / investigating
January 6/ whose family / has received/ death threats/ over his work / with the panel./
“This morning’s / terrifying attack/ on Paul Pelosi / by a man obsessed / with election conspiracies/ is a dangerous reality/ encouraged by

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You may answer the questions based on your ideal thoughts.
Expressing yourself freely is encouraged either in a positive or negative
language.
ANSWER IN TWO OPTIONS:
POSITIVE THOUGHTS NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

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QUESTION 1
DO YOU AGREE THAT DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN MUST
BAN GUNS AND DEADLY WEAPONS?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN MUST BAN
GUNS AND DEADLY WEAPONS?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN MUST BAN
GUNS AND DEADLY WEAPONS?
Yes, I agree, because it can save political aspirants from
assailant and ambush from political opponents.
No, I don’t agree because it could help the political
aspirants from the black agenda of the opponents.
Election always has violence, and it is better to have
defensive plans.

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QUESTION 2
DO YOU AGREE THAT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE
INVOLVED IN POLITICS ?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN
POLITICS ?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN
POLITICS ?
Yes, I agree, because woman are not politically
empowered to lead a nation. They are not logical and
practical as men are. Woman uses emotion all the time.
No, I don’t agree, because woman has the rights to lead
the nation because of her transformational decisions
and can touch lives of everyone

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QUESTION 2
DO YOU AGREE THAT MONARCHIAL GOVERNMENT
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT MONARCHIAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
ABOLISHED?

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DO YOU AGREE THAT MONARCHIAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
ABOLISHED?
Yes, I agree, because it would give way to people to
practice their rights to vote and freedom of speech
No, I don’t agree, because Kings and Queens have
been devoted to serve the people and do good things for
the welfare of each family. Countries that are
monarchial are progressive.

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 Three new words and phrases in this lesson
このレッスンでの新出単語やフレーズを 3 つ
 Three difficult -to -pronounce words
あなたの苦手な発音を 3 つ
Teacher will choose the word/ phrases then read it.
You will repeat after your teacher 3 times.

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TO-DO-LIST
 Study your vocabulary and its meaning
 Practice the pronunciation
 Try to make you own sentence using the vocabulary
 Read it aloud

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