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课件网) Lesson 1 Living in a Community—Reading Comprehension Unit 11 Conflict and Compromise By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. read and talk about neighbourhood conflicts; 2. read for general understanding; 3. read for specific information and understand cause and effect relationships； 4.learn how to deal with neighbourhood conflicts. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV While-listening 1. What surprising facts did doctors discover about Rosetans in the 1950s They discovered that there was hardly a Rosetan below 65 who’d experienced a heart attack. 2. What was the reason for the facts The reason was that Roseto was a very closely-knit community. Listen and answer the questions. While-listening Listen again and complete the table. While-listening In the 1950s In the 1960s Community life was a very closely-knit community looked after each other _____ each other frequently organised _____ _____ households consisted of _____ old people _____ younger Rosetans _____ _____ _____ moved to _____ _____ rejected _____ _____ Consequences hardly a Rosetan below 65 _____ _____ people were dying _____ rather than _____ very little _____ _____ in 1971 the rate of heart attacks __ _____ visited community celebrations three generations were respected experienced a heart attack of old age from illness crime would not keep up the traditional lifestyle typical sing-family houses traditional social bonds the first heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened is the same as the average Read and Explore-Read for Details 1) How did the community council solve the conflict Why did they take action They took a vote, gave Ma Ming a warning and told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property. Because after such a chorus of complaints, they had to take action. Read and Explore-Read for Details 2) Where is Ma Ming now What’s his attitude towards the conflict Now he is in a hotel in Shanghai. Ma Ming felt that they were prejudiced against him. He's bitter over the fact that people thought of his music as “noise”. Otherwise he didn't really mind having to leave the flat. Read and Explore-Read for Details 3) How do you understand the title “Drummer Hits the Road” The drummer starts a journey to look for a proper house to stay. Activity 2: Find and match Step 1: Read the two newspaper reports again to find the sentences with modal verbs. 1. Ma Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm”, had to pack his bags. 2. They couldn’t relax or read a book without plugging their ears. 3. We told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property... 4. ... and I don’t have to do my own washing! 5. ... we dared not go onto our balcony... 感知注意 Activity 2: Find and match Step 2: Rewrite the sentences without using modal verbs. 1. Ma Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm”, had to pack his bags. A possible version: Ma Ming, drummer for the ... ...
