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UNIT 11 LESSON 1
LIVING IN A COMMUNITY
1. Describe the pictures.
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loud noise made by neighbours
bad smells from a neighour’s fish tank
can’t read without plugging your ears
can rarely get a full night’s sleep
to be driven mad by neighbours
2. Discuss the questions with a partner and then with the class.
1) Have you ever experienced a neighbourhood conflict And what was it
2) How did you feel and how did you solve it
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1. Here are two newspaper reports on neighbourhood conflicts.
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Drummer Hits the Road
Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many
Pair Work
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1) Read your report, describe it to your partner, and listen to your partner’s description of his/her report.
2) Read the other report and confirm the description.
1.Who
were involved in each conflict
2.What
caused
each conflict
3.How
was each
conflict solved
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1.Who
were involved in the conflict
2.What
caused
the conflict
3.How
was the
conflict solved
Ma Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm” and his neighbours in his rented flat.
Ma Ming held parties and drummed late at night, so his neighbours couldn’t rest, relax or read normally.
Ma Ming moved out of his rented flat.
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1.Who
were involved in the conflict
2.What
caused
the conflict
3.How
was the
conflict solved
James McKay, an eighty-year-old retired tailor, and Keith Smith, a 30-year-old gardener and fish collector, who lives above him.
The water from Smith’s balcony keep falling onto McKay’s floor, or too often, on the unsuspecting MaKays themselves.
James McKay hit Smith over the head with his walking stick and spent Saturday night in a cell.
trusting; not realizing there is any danger or harm
2. Read “Drummer Hits the Road”. Answer the questions.
1) Why did the neighbours complain about Ma Ming
2) What did the community council do Why did they take action
3) Where is Ma Ming now What is his attitude towards the conflict
4) What do you understand by the title “Drummer Hits the Road”
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1) Why did the neighbours complain about Ma Ming
Because he often had parties at night and drummed late at night.
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 after such a chorus of complaints, they had to take action.
to stop doing sth
3) Where is Ma Ming now What is 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.
If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way.
4) What do you understand by the title “Drummer Hits the Road”
The drummer starts a journey to look for a proper house to stay.
3. Read “Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too plete the table. Then present a self-talk on what happened based on your notes.
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People involved
Time
The event Background
Conflict
Result
People involved James McKay, 80-year-old retired tailor, a peaceful person; Laurene, McKay’s wife; Keith Smith, 30 years old, a keen gardener and a fish collector
Time On Saturday evening
The event Background 1. Smith moved into the flat.
2. Water fell onto the McKay’s balcony from smith watering his plants and cleaning his fish tanks.
3. The McKays couldn’t get rid of the smell of the fish.
The event Conflict 1. Keith Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake got all wet through on James McKay’s birthday.
2. James McKay hit Smith’s head with his walking stick and was put into jail.
The event Result 1. Smith is not going to take things further with the police.
2. He also promised to change his ways from now on.
3. A large crowd of supporters sang “Happy Birthday” to James McKay as he left the police station. He was happy.
4. Read the reports again and do a role play.
Here are the steps:
1) Choose a role from either reports, e.g. Ma Ming, one of Ma Ming’s neighbours, James, Laurene or Smith.
2) Tell the story from that person’s perspective.
3) The class guesses the role.
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Role Play
Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
1. Do you think the conflicts were well-resolved in the two reports And why
2. What other ways can you think of to cope with the conflicts
3. How can we build a harmonious community with less conflicts
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Group Work
1. Do you think the conflicts were well-resolved in the two reports And why
No, I don’t think the conflicts were well-resolved. Because I think there had been other opportunities of resolving the conflicts in a more peaceful manner.
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2. What other ways can you think of to cope with the conflicts
Another way to deal with Ma Ming’s conflict: he negotiates an agreement with the community council on a couple of hours he could drum during the day.
Smith and McKay’s conflict could be dealt with differently if the McKays had made their complaints to Smith earlier and Smith had changed his ways of doing things.
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3. How can we build a harmonious community with less conflicts
1) Set rules for behavior.
2) Communicate timely.
3) Actively listen.
4) Stay in control.
5) Stand in each other’s shoes.
6) Offer help when it is needed.
7) …
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The annual Community Day is approaching in your community. Work as a group and give a performance based on one of the reports with a different ending.
Give full play to your imagination and passion!
Act it out!
Design a poster on how to build a harmonious community in the upcoming Community Day and post it on the bulletin board to do your bit.
Homework

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