UNIT 2: An Eye for an Eye Dead Man Walking EXTRACT 2

Extracts from the movie Dead Man Walking,  (Tim Robbins, 1995)

Extract 2: Matthew’s lawyer’s plea Part 2

Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting execution after being convicted and sentenced to death for killing a teenage couple.

The scene takes place in a courtroom. Matthew’s lawyer delivers his final plea.

1/ BEFORE LISTENING

These are words from the script. Use those words to make suppositions about the lawyer’s arguments.

death penalty- centuries- buried- burned- searching- humane – gas chamber-  developped- lethal injection –  implode- organs – horror – sit – quietly- justice

2/ LISTEN TO THE DOCUMENT

Write down the words you hear. Use your notes to recap the document in FRENCH

3/ IN ENGLISH, explain what the lawyer’s strategy is.