UNIT 2: Dead Man Walking EXTRACT 1 Defense lawyer’s plea

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

Extract 1: Matthew’s lawyer’s plea 

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.

 

IF YOU FEEL CONFIDENT

1/ LISTEN to the document

Write down the words you hear. Use your notes to recap the lawyer’s arguments IN FRENCH

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

 

 

IF YOU DON’T FEEL CONFIDENT

1/ PART 1: BEFORE LISTENING

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

death row – poor – tax lawyer – amateur- money -hired- experts

 

2/ LISTEN TO Part 1

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

 

3/ PART 2:  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

 

4/ LISTEN TO Part 2

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

 

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