新视野大学英语听说教程教案第三册 Unit 6培训资料.pptVIP

Unit 6 Here is a darker side of society. Lead-in Work in pairs, discuss the following question and then share your answers with the whole class. 1.Why do you think some people smoke? What are the disadvantages of smoking? 2.?What do you think can be done to improve older people’s lives if their children do not live with them? 3.?Why do some people become alcoholics? How can they solve their drinking problems? 4.?What should be done to help unemployed people? Aims Discussing Different Kinds of Social Problems; Providing Solutions and Suggestions; Making Concessions I. Create a dialog with your partner according to the instructions, referring to the useful expressions in the boxes if necessary. A, an aged women living in a nursing home, is complaining to B, her visiting nephew, about the problems there: There are too many elderly people with too few workers, the owner tries to save money, etc. B heard of a survey describing the substandard care in nearly half of the nursing homes inspects. Since A complains that she can’t get help from government offices or lawyers, B promises to take her home to look after her. Useful Expressions …a 1,000-word essay on abuse of the elderly, due Monday. …an essay of 1,000 words on abuse/mistreatment/bad treatment of the aged, which is due to be handed in on Monday. …a 1,000-word paper on ill-treatment of old people, to be handed in on Monday. Useful Expressions The owners skimp on food and care to increase profits. The owners cut down on food and care to add to their profits. Nursing home abuse is a national epidemic. Nursing home abuse is common in every part of the country. Useful Expressions Ill-treatment of the elderly in nursing homes is common throughout the nation. I have statistics: 500 homes inspected; in one-third care was substandard. Here are some figures: In one third of the 500 homes surveyed, care was below standard. Look at these numbers here: They inspected 500 homes and found in one-third of them care was in