课件34张PPT。Unit 23 ConflictLiving in a communityLiving in a communityLesson 1What are the people doing in the pictures?DiscussionWhat should we do when living in a community?Drummer hits the road Read the first newspaper report. Whose side are you on, the drummer’s or his neighbours? Why?Ex3 Read the reports again and answer these questions. 1 Does Yang Ming own any of his furniture? How do you know?
No. He was staying in a furnished apartment.
How did Yang Ming keep his neighbours up at night?
By drumming and throwing parties. 3 Why did a neighbour think Yang Ming was a bad influence on his son?
He said Yang Ming drank too much.
4 Do you think that Yang Ming has a lot of money? Why?
Yes. He is living in a suite in a hotel.5 How many days had Keith Smith lived above the Mckays before he got into trouble with them?
14 days.
6 Are there lots of candles on Mr Mckay’s birthday cake? How do you know?
Yes. He is 80 years old and his wife said the candles were “a great sight”.
7 Why didn’t Mr. Mckay get to blow them out?
Mr. Smith emptied a tank of water over the cake putting out the candles.4 Do you think Mr Mckay should have been put in jail? Discuss with a partner.
5 Compare the sentences in the table. Which of the sentences below (a-c) are true about the formal sentences? Only one statement is false.
Answers: a)
b)6 Paraphrase these conditional sentences so that they sound less emphatic and less formal.
a) They wouldn’t have moved into the building if they had known their neighbour was a drummer.
b) I would have felt terrible at the ceremony if my friends had not been there with me.Ex7 How are these neutral statements (1-3)reported in the texts?1 He is a keen gardener and a fish collector.
Not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a fish collector.
2 We’d only just moved in when the noise began.
No sooner had they moved in than the noise began.
3 We couldn’t get rid of the smell of fish.
Neither could we get rid of the smell of fish.Ex8 Find sentences in the texts that mean almost the same as the sentences below.1 Yang Ming feels upset about the fact that people have classified his music as “noise”.
It is the fact that people have classified his music as “noise” that upsets him.
2 We gave Yang Ming a warning after careful consideration.
It was only after careful consideration that we gave Yang Ming a warning.
Ex9. Rewrite the sentences to make them more emphatic and more formal.They will never sell their antique furniture.
If she had come, she would’ve met the famous statesman.
He didn’t only clean the bedding, he cleaned the whole bungalow as well.Never will they sell their antique furniture.Had she come, she would’ve met the famous statesman Not only did he clean the bedding, but he cleaned the whole bungalow as well.We can hardly ever see across the bay because of the smog.
Politicians hardly ever experience a real war.
I don’t argue and I’ve never been in a flight eitherSeldom can we ever see across the bay because of the smog.Rarely do politicians experience real war.I don’t argue and neither have I ever been in a fight. Ex10 Complete sentences using the beginning and cues provided.1. British football fans are the most violent in Europe.
2.The sun on the water is a wonderful sight.
Seldom is it quiet after the match .Rarely does one see anything so beautiful.3.The people got out just in time.
4.The press conference created huge interest. No sooner had the last person left than the fire broke out. Never before had there been such a large number of reporters and journalists.Ex11 Rewrite sentences below so the emphasis is on the underlined phrase.1. Jenny wrote a letter to the manager.
2. I’m allergic to milk, not wheat. It was Jenny who wrote a letter to the manager.It is milk that I’m allergic to, not wheat.3. She always argues with her mother, not her father.
4. Tim took part in the race because of the prizes.
It was with her mother that she always argues, not her father. It was because of the prizes that Tim took part in the race.Language in use In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
Always start your answers with All I …or what I …
Example
A: Do you watch a lot of TV?
B: I don’t watch a lot of TV. All I watch is the news.Language points1. make complaints about
complain about
e.g. The mother complains about her
son’ laziness.
2. loss of sth. 损失, 遗失
loss of a patent 专利权丧失3. bid something (somebody) goodbye (good morning) 向某事(某人) 告别(问候)
e.g. Ten days later, they bade their home goodbye and headed for the city.
10天后,他们告别了家乡, 动身前往城市。
She bade me good morning when
she met me yesterday.
昨天她遇到我时向我道了一声早安。4. influence on/upon sb. (sth.) 对某人/某物的影响
e.g. What exactly is the influence of television on children?
电视对儿童究竟有什么影响?
Those friends are a bad influence on her.
那些朋友对她有负面的影响。
5. in a flash=suddenly=all at once
刹那间,立刻,马上
e.g. I’ll be back in a flash.
我马上就回来。
The plane disappeared in a flash.
刹那间飞机就不见了。Grammar:Complex sentence: Emphasis复合句:强调把否定词放 句首形成倒装表示强调,即, 用疑问句
的语序.
He has never known anything like it.
The police arrived just after the robbers left.
Snakes are not only unpleasant but they
are dangerous as well.Never has he known anything like it.No sooner had the robbers left than the
police arrived.Not only are snakers unpleasant but they are dangerous as well.倒装形式的强调也可以用于对过去事实进行
假设的条件句中. 注意形成倒装时,要去掉if.
If I had known they were in town, I would
have phoned them.Had I known they were in town, I would
have phoned them.我刚睡着就有人打电话过来。
______ ________ _______ I ______ to sleep
______ someone _________ .
2. 直到哥伦布发现了美洲大陆,香蕉才被引进
欧洲。______ _______ Columbus discovered
the new land _______ bananas brought to
Europe.
3. 我几乎没有完成我的工作。
________ _______ I finished my work.
No sooner had gonethan phonedNot untilwereHardly have4. 他们不仅出席了音乐表演,而且还作了简短的介绍。
______ ______ ______ they present a
musical performance, but they also gave
a brief introduction.
5. 正是在仔细的思考后他们才做出了决定。
_____ ____ after careful consideration
_____ they made the decision.Not only didIt wasthat
1.抱怨
2.失眠
3. 引起冲突
4. 开始
5. 睡一晚好觉
6.使······生气/烦恼
7.关于 make several complaints loss of sleepcause a conflictstart offget a full night’s sleepget to with regard to Useful phrasesget to, get a full night sleep, loss of sleep, start off, cause a conflict
_____________ can lead to many kinds of diseases.
He did extra work last night, so he wanted to ___________________.
The news that the boy broke the neighbours’ windows really ___________ the parents.
The workers who were on strike ______________ with the policemen.
We had to ___________ on our journey at midnight.Loss of sleepget a full night sleepgot tocaused a conflictstart offThank you ! Bye !