2013北师大版高2下Unit23“Conflict”〔Lesson 2〕课件.pptVIP

* Read the newspaper report”Drummer hits the read”. Whose side are you on,the drummer’s or his neighbours’? Why? Work in pairs and discuss these questions a)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? Read the article “study or sleep?” Do you still think you have a good or bad balance between studying and sleeping? Which 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, 3,4 Compare 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. Paraphrase 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. How 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