课件21张PPT。Lesson 2
Living in a CommunityExercise 1Read the newspaper report”Drummer hits
the read”.
Whose side are you on,the drummer’s or
his neighbours’?
Why?Exercise 2Work in pairs and discuss these questionsa)What are the effects of not getting enough sleep?
b)How many hours do you sleep a week?
c)How many hours a week do you study outside of class?
d)Do you think you have a good balance between sleeping and studying?Exercise 3Read the article “study or sleep?”
Do you still think you have
a good or bad balance between
studying and sleeping?Exercise 4Which of these are examples of good
time management?1.Make a list of all the things you need to do.
2.Sacrifice your social life to make more time ofr studying.
3.Try to challenge yourself but be realistic.
4.Leave time for a good night’s sleep.Answers:1, 3,4Exercise 5Compare the sentences in the table. Which of the
statements below(a-c)are true about the formal sentences?
Only one statement is false.a)They begin with a word that has a negative meaning.
b)They have the word order of a que4stion(inversion).
c)They sound less emphatic.Answers:a) b)Formal Written Language
Never has he known
anything like it.
Seldom has drumming caused
such conflict
Neither could they read a book
at home.Neutral Language
He has never known
angthing like it
Drumming has hardly ever
caused such conflict
They couldn’t read a book
at home either.Exercise 6Paraphrase these conditional sentences so that they sound
less emphatic and less formal.a)Had we known our neighbour was a drummer, we wouldn’t
have moved into the building.
b)Had my friends not been there with me, I would have felt terrible
at the ceremony.Answers:
a)If we had known our neighbour was a drummer,we wouldn’t
have moved into the building.
b)If my friends had not been with me, I would have felt
terrible at the ceremony.Exercise 7How are these neutral statements(1-3) reported in the texts?1.We have received calls fromangry students. In fact, the local
council has received letters of petition.
2.we’d only just moved in when the noise began.
3.We hardly ever got a full night’s sleep.Answers:1.Not only has the newspapaer receive calls from angry students,
letters of petition have been sent to the local council.
2.No sooner had they moved in than the noise began.
3.Rarely did they get a full night’s sleep.Exercise 8Find sentences in the texts thagt mean almost the same as the
sentences below.1.Yang Ming feels upset about the fact that people have branded
his music “noise”.
2.This really gets to me.
3.People are often not getting enough sleep, however.
4.We gave Yang Ming a warning after careful consideration.
Underline the parts of the sentences (1-4) which are
emphasised in the text.Answers:2.”It’s this that really gets to me”,fumes Ming.
3.Rarely are people getting enough sleep however.
4.It was only after careful consideration that we gave Ming
a warning.Exercise 9Rewrite the sentences to make them more emphatic and more formal.1.They will never admit their mistakes.
Never .
2.If she had come,she would’ve learned the truth.
Had .
3.He didn’t only sing in the choir, he played in the band as well.
Not only .
4.We can hardly ever read undisturbed.
Seldom .
5.Politicians hardlhy ever experience real war.
Rarely .
6.I don’t argue and I’ve never been in a fight either.
I don’t argue and neither . Answers:1.Never will they admit their mistakes.
2.Had she come, she would have learned the truth.
3.Not only did he sig in the choir, but he played in the school
band as well.
4.Seldom can we read undisturbed.
5.Rarely do politicians experience what war really feels like.
6….neither have I ever been in a real fight.Exercise 10Complete the sentences using the beginnings
and the cues provided.1.British football fans are th emost violent in Europe.
seldom…(it is quiet after the match)
2.The sunset on the water is a wonderufl sight.
rarely…(one sees anything so beautiful)
3.The evacuation was completed just in time.
no sooner…(than)…(the last person had left/that fire broke out)
4.The press conference generated enormous interest.
never before…(there had been such a great turnout of reporters
and journalists)Answers:1.Seldom is it quiet after the match.
2.Rarely does one see anything so beautiful.
3.No sooner had the last person left than the fire broke out.
4.Never before had there been such a great turnout of reporters
and journalists.Exercise 11Rewrite the sentences below so the emphasis is on the
underlined phrase.1.Jenny wrote a letter of complaint ot the manager.
2.i’m allergic to dairy peosuxra, not wheat.
3.She always argues with her mother,not her father.
4.Tim took part in the race because of the prizes.Answers:1.It was Jenny who wrote a letter of complaint to the manager.
2.It is dairy products that I’m allergic to, not wheat.
3.It was with her mother that she always argues, not her father.
4.It was because of the prizes that Tim took part in the race.HomeworkExercise 3 on page 68Thank you!