Unit 7 Social Issues获奖课件（第二届“外教社杯”全国大学英语教学大赛）知识介绍.ppt

第二届“外教社杯”全国大学英语教学大赛视听说组 Unit 7 Social Issues Teaching Objectives: To talk about some social issues To learn to use the functions: making complaints; agreeing and disagreeing 2 To compare the social issues in N.Y. and Shanghai through interviewing 3 What is safe? Social issues are matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a society and are considered to be problems or conflicts. Main characters Takeshi Sun-hee Reporter Look at the pictures from the video and predict the story. Before You Watch What do you think of New York? 1. We’re conducting a survey of opinions about city living … 3. There’s not enough parking, there aren’t enough affordable apartments … 2. I like the fact that there are so many opportunities… 4. I totally disagree! It’s not that bad. The truth is … While You Watch Watch and choose the best answer for the following questions: √ 1. What does Sun-hee like most about living in N.Y.? A. The opportunities. B. The affordable apartments. C. The kind people. D. The restaurants. A. Rush hour. B. Noise pollution. C. Crime. D. Rude people. 2. On which issue do Takeshi and Sun-hee agree with each other? √ Excuse me. We’re conducting a survey of opinions about city living. Do you have (1 ) ____ ______ _____ minutes to answer a few questions? (2) ____. (3) _____ _____. Great! This won’t take long. Question number one: Do you agree, disagree, or have no opinion about each of the following statements: “(4) _______ ____ _____ noise pollution in New York.” Reporter: Takeshi: Sun-hee: Reporter: (5) ____ ______. What? (6) _____ ____. Listen and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Sun-hee: Takeshi: Reporter: Sun-hee: Takeshi: Reporter: OK. Next: “ (7)______ _______ in the city has become unbearable.” (8) _____ ______ _____. I mean, traffic’s been an issue here for years, but recently it’s gotten a lot worse with all the (9) ___________ going on. Listen and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.