北师大版高中英语选修8LivinginaCommunity2.pptVIP

Living in a community Warming up What are the people doing in the pictures? Warming up 1. What kind of community do you live in? 2. How do you like your community? 3. Are there conflicts in your community? 4. What should we do when living in a community? Let’s read Read the first report and answer: 1. Yang Ming is a drummer for the rock band “Storm”. He left his furnished flat because of the neighbor’s complaints. ( ) 2. As Yang Ming is unmarried, he got badly along with his neighbors.( ) 3. Yang Ming often drinks too much and his neighbor’s thought he set a bad example to the young.( ) 4. According to passage 1 , Yang Ming will leave in a hotel for a long time.( ) T F T F Let’s read Read the second report and answer: 1.Keith Smith has lived above the McKays for two months before he got into trouble with them. ( ) 2. There are a lot candles on Mr. McKays birthday cake.( ) 3. James McKay is not only a keen gardener but also a fish collector. ( ) F T F Let’s read Read the first report again and complete: Yang Ming / Neighbors Cause Complaints 1，2，3，…… Resolution Effect Yang Ming (Y) / Neighbors (N) Cause Y held parties every night and his late-night drumming was the biggest problem. Complaints 1.N were being driven mad. 2.They couldn’t hardly get a full nights sleep. 3. Y is an alcoholic. Resolution Y has packed his bags and bid his furnished apartment goodbye. Effect Y’s departure made N pleased, but Y feels his rights have been ignored. Let’s learn Key points: 1. bid ... goodbye(good morning) : 向……道别（问好） eg. He bade me good morning as he passed. 2. furnished : 有家具的 eg. The living room is?furnished?simply with wicker furniture. 3. take action : 采取行动 eg. Thats why I had to take action. 4. hit the road : （俚语）动身；启程 eg. ll go change clothes! Then we hit the road! 5. drive sb mad : 把某人逼疯 eg. Loneliness almost drive her mad. Discussion If you were the neighbor of Yang Ming’s, what will