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Unit 10 Lesson 2
Community Spirit
objectives
1. to listen and talk about community spirit,
2. to listen for understanding and detail
3. to read for specific informantion and understand words in context.
4. to figure out the purpose we use vague language.
Why Mencius’(孟子) mother moved three times
This place is not good for you to live. Let’s move to another place.
Mencius
ideal community
What do people do in a community
A look after each other
B visit each other
C organise community celebrations
D respect elderly people
E live in single-family houses
Before listening
Ways community spirit affect people’s health
listening
Dr. Smith is talking about how the community spirit of a small town called Roseto impacted on the residents’ health in a radio programme. listen and answer the questions.
1. What surprising facts did doctors discover about Rosetans in the 1950s
2. What was the reason for the facts
listen again and complete the table
In the 1950s In the 1960s
Community life was a very closely-knit community, looked after each other, ______each other, frequently orgainsed______, 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________.
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In the 1950s In the 1960s
Community life was a very closely-knit community, looked after each other, ___visited___each other, frequently orgainsed_community celebrations_, households consisted of _3 generations_, old people_were respected__. younger Rosetans_wouldn’t keep up the traditional lifestyle__,
moved to typical single-family houses_,
rejected__traditional social bonds_.
Consequences hardly a Rosetan below 65_experienced a heart attack, people were dying_of old age_rather than_from illness_, very little_crime__. _the 1st heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened_in 1971,
the rate of heart attacks_is the same as the average.
What have you learnt about community spirit from the small town of Roseto
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
Linda is talking with her grandpa, trying to find out more about her mother’s hometown. listen and complete the information.
Mum’s hometown________
There weren’t________
They didn’t live in flats but in________
The kitchen and toilet were________
They were close to ________
They were________
They were just like________
Children________
Neighbours________
Hometown and living conditions in the past
Relationships with neighbours
Check your keys
Mum’s hometown was small
There weren’t many tall buildings
They didn’t live in flats but in a sort of house with 2 small rooms
The kitchen and toilet were outside the house
They were close to their neighbours
They were friendly to each other
They were just like a kind of big family
Children played togetherafter school
Neighbours often visited each other
Hometown and living conditions in the past
Relationships with neighbours
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.
Reflection:
How much you have learnt
Can you talk about community spirit
Did you find the specific informantion and understand words in context
Did you figure out the purpose we use vague language
Homework
Write a short passage to describe your ideal community.
Thank you for listening.