Lesson1LivinginaCommunity—ReadingComprehension

Unit11

Conflict

andCompromiseBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.

readandtalkaboutneighbourhoodconflicts;2.readforgeneralunderstanding;3.readforspecificinformationandunderstandcauseandeffectrelationships；4.learnhowtodealwithneighbourhoodconflicts.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVHaveyoueverexperiencedaneighbourhoodconflict?Whatdoyouthinkmightcauseconflictsbetweenneighbors?Why?

Reasonslitteringthingsthrownfrombuildingsbadsmellfromneighbors’fishtanknoisefromsquaredancingpetexcrementinthecorridorparkingspacesbeingoccupiedenvironmentaldamageofsharedpublicspaceloudnoisefromneighborsplayinginstrumentsExample:Yes,Ihave.Ithinkloudnoisemadebyneighboursmightcauseconflictsbecauseitreallymakespeopleannoyed.Lead-in1.Lookatthepicturesandthetitlesofthetwoarticles.Canyoupredictwhatthestoriesareabout？Let’slearnthearticleandcheckyourprediction.Pre-readingDrummerHitstheRoadGrandpaArrestedAfterOneShowerTooManyActivity1:WatchandfinishthetasksabilityStep3:Discussthefunctionsofmodalverbsinpairsbasedonwhatyouhavelearntbefore.possibilityadviceobligationpermissionintentionnecessitypoliteness...激活已知Activity2:FindandmatchStep1:Readthetwonewspaperreportsagaintofindthesentenceswithmodalverbs.1.MaMing,drummerfortherockband“Storm”,hadtopackhisbags.2.Theycouldn’trelaxorreadabookwithoutpluggingtheirears.3.Wetoldhimthatheought

toceasedrummingorleavetheproperty...4....andIdon’thavetodomyownwashing!5....wedarednotgoontoourbalcony...感知注意Activity2:FindandmatchStep2:Rewritethesentenceswithoutusingmodalverbs.

1.MaMing,drummerfortherockband“Storm”,hadtopackhisbags.Apossibleversion:MaMing,drummerfortherockband“Storm”,hadnochoicebuttopackhisbags.2.Theycouldn’trelaxorreadabookwithoutpluggingtheirears.Apossibleversion:Theywerenotabletorelaxorreadabookwithoutpluggingtheirears./Itwasimpossibleforthemtofindamomentforrelaxationordosomereading.3.Wetoldhimthatheought

toceasedrummingorleavetheproperty...Apossibleversion:Wetoldhimthatitwasnecessaryforhimtoceasedrumming.Otherwise,itwouldbefairforhimtoleavetheproperty.4....andIdon’thavetodomyownwashing!Apossibleversion:...andIamnotexpectedtodomyownwashing!5....wedarednotgoontoourbalcony...Apossibleversion:...wewerenotcourageousenoughtogoontoourbalcony...感知注意Activity2:FindandmatchStep3:Matchthemodalverbineachsentencewithitsfunction.MaMing,drummerfortherockband“Storm”,hadtopackhisbags.Theycouldn’trelaxorreadabookwithoutpluggingtheirears.Wetoldhimthatheought

toceasedrummingorleavetheproperty......andIdon’thavetodomyownwashing!...wedarednotgoontoourbalcony...abilityobligationcourage感知注意Activity3:Analyzeandsummarizeoughtto①Yououghtto

givemoreassistancetocharitiesinneedoffunding.②Yououghttogotobedearlyasyouhavetobeupatsix.③Youreallyoughttotrythisdiet.Ihavelostfivekilograms.④Henryoughttobeheresoon—helefthomeatsix.C.showdutyormoralobligationB.shownecessityA.makeasuggestionD.expressthededuction(推斷)thatsomethingisprobable概括整合Decidethefunctionofeach“oughtto”inthesentencesbelowfromitscontext.ACDBFigureoutthefunctionof“oughtto”ineachsentence.1.Yououghtn’ttosmokesomuch.2.YououghttoseeTheWanderingEarthII—it’sagreatfilm.3.Yououghttobeashamedofyourselves.You’vecreatedthisproblem.4.Thecompanyoughttobemakingchangesinitsmarketingstrategy.5.Theweatheroughttoimproveaftertheweekend.6.ManypeoplefeltthatAmericaoughtnottotakepartinthewar.necessitysuggestiondutyormoralobligationnecessitydeductiondutyormoralobligation概括整合Activity3:Analyzeandsummarizehaveto①Youhavetoseethefilmversionofthebook;you’llloveit.②Wehavetousecoldwaterforthepastry,otherwiseitwillbecometough.1.Does“haveto”performthesamefunctionasinActivity2?Ifnot,whatfunctionsdoesitperformhere?No,itdoesn’t.InActivity2,“haveto”isusedto

whichsomeoneelseexpectsofus,whilehereinthefirstsentencethespeakerisactuallyandinSentence2“haveto”showsofusingcoldwater.2.Canyouprovidemoreexamples?showobligationgivingadvicetheimportance概括整合Activity3:AnalyzeandsummarizeWho:1._______________________What:MaMing2.________________hisrentedflat.Why:3._________________________________________________________________________________________.MaMing;hisneighboursmovedoutofHisneighbourscomplainedabouthisdisturbingthepeaceActivity2

Careful-readingfordetailsReadPara.1carefullyandfindthemainelementsofthenewspaperreport.Thefirstnewspaperreport:DrummerHitstheRoadWhywereMaMing’sneighboursmad?BecauseMaMingoftenheldpartiesatnight.What’sworse,hehadatendencytodrumlateatnight.ReadPara.2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2.WhathappenedtoneighboursafterMaMingmovedintothecommunity?1)Theywere________________beingexposedtosuchnoise.

2)They______gotafullnight’ssleep.3)Theycouldn’trelaxorreadabookwithout________________.

4)MaMing___________________teenagers.Whathappenedtoneighbors?beingdrivenmadrarelypluggingtheirearshadabadinfluenceon3.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheflat-owner’swords?A．HelikeslisteningtoMaMing’splayingthedrum.B．Hedisagreeswithmostoftheneighbours.C．HeregretsrentingtheflattoMaMing.D．HedidknowMaMingwasadrummer.√4.ParaphrasethesentenceTheycouldn’trelaxorreadabookwithoutpluggingtheirears.Iftheydidn’tplugtheirears,theycouldnothavearestorreadabookwithease.1.WhatdidthecommunitycouncildotodealwithMaMing’smatter?A.TheyforcedMaMingtoleavethecommunity.B.TheyvotedonthematterandgaveMaMingawarning.C.TheywarnedMaMingtohaveenoughsleep.D.TheyaskedMaMingtostopdrummingandleavethecommunity.√ReadPara.3carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.Post-readingDo

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well-resolved

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conflicts?Ithinktherehadbeenotheropportunitiesofresolvingtheconflictsinamorepeacefulmanner.AnotherwaytodealwithMaMing’sconflict:henegotiatesanagreementwiththecommunitycouncilonacoupleofhourshecoulddrumduringtheday.SmithandMcKay’sconflictcouldbedealtwithdifferentlyiftheMcKayshadmadetheircomplaintstoSmithearlierandSmithhadchangedhiswaysofdoingthings.Post-readingHowseriouswerethetwoconflicts?Findandunderlinetheexpressionsthatdescribetheintensityoftheconflictsinthetworeports.Example…

they

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we’dbeaswetasifwehadshoweredwithourclotheson!Post-readingHowseriouswerethetwoconflicts?Findandunderlinetheexpressionsthatdescribetheintensityoftheconflict