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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 rock band “Storm”, had no choice but to pack his bags.
2. They couldn’t relax or read a book without plugging their ears.
A possible version: They were not able to relax or read a book without plugging their ears. / It was impossible for them to find a moment for relaxation or do some reading.
3. We told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property...
A possible version: We told him that it was necessary for him to cease drumming. Otherwise, it would be fair for him to leave the property.
4. ... and I don’t have to do my own washing!
A possible version: ... and I am not expected to do my own washing!
5. ... we dared not go onto our balcony...
A possible version: ... we were not courageous enough to go onto our balcony...
感知注意
Activity 2: Find and match
Step 3: Match the modal verb in each sentence with its function.
Ma Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm”, had to pack his bags.
They couldn’t relax or read a book without plugging their ears.
We told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property...
... and I don’t have to do my own washing!
... we dared not go onto our balcony...
ability
obligation
courage
感知注意
listen and plete the Talk Builder. What kind of language features can you identify
Vague Language
Similar to something
Mum always tells me her hometown is small, but this is _____a big city.
Part of a category
We lived in_____ house.
We were friendly to each other, just like ____big family.
Less in quality
It was ___ inconvenient.
A like B a bit C a kind of D a sort of
A
D
C
B
For what purposes would you
use vague language
After listening
To make a statement less strong.
Post-listening
1. How did Rosetans live in the 1950s Why did they have a
low rate of heart attacks at that time
2. How did the community change in the 1960s What was
the result
3. What do you think the findings of the research imply Or
what can we learn from the findings
Answer the questions.
The event Conflict
Result
Keith Smith ___________________________ over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake _________________on James McKay’s birthday.
James McKay _________________ with his walking stick and was put into jail.
Smith is not going to take things further with the police.
He also promised to_______________from now on.
________________________sang “Happy birthday” to James McKay as he left the police station. He was happy.
hit Smith’s head
got all wet through
emptied one of his larger tanks
change his ways
A large crowd of supporters
2.2 Read the article again and retell it from Smith’ perspective.
Read and Explore-Read for Details
The event Background
Conflict
Result
Move into the flat, gardener, fish collector
Be hit by an elder
Police station
2. What did the community council do
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 there were such a chorus of complaints, they had to take action.
Who:1. _______________________
What: Ma Ming 2. ________________ his rented flat.
Why: 3.__________________________________________
_______________________________________________.
Ma Ming; his neighbours
moved out of
His neighbours complained about his disturbing the peace
Activity 2　Careful-reading for details
Read Para.1 carefully and find the main elements of the newspaper report.
The first newspaper report: Drummer Hits the Road

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