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Lesson 1
Living in a Community
Have you ever experienced or witnessed a neighbourhood conflict?
loud noise made by neighbours
bad smells from neighbor’s fish tank
can’t read without plugging your ears
can rarely get a full night’s sleep
to be driven mad by neighbours
Read “Drummer Hits the Road”. Complete the conflict summary .
The conflict happened between ________ and _______________ because _______________ made the neighbours ___________________, and may have bad influence on
____________.
The conflict is solved by __________________________.
(the other side)
(causes)
(consequence 1)
(consequence 2)
(solution)
(one side)
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The conflict happened between ________ and _______________ because ____________________ made the neighbours _________________________, and may have bad influence on
____________.
The conflict is solved by __________________________.
(the other side)
(causes)
(consequence 1)
(consequence 2)
(solution)
(one side)
Ma Ming
his neighbours
drumming/ party noise
unable to sleep, relax or read
teenagers
MM’s leaving the neighborhood
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Read “Drummer Hits the Road” again and answer the questions.
1) How did the community council solve the conflict? Why did they take action?
2) Where is Ma Ming now? What’s his attitude towards the conflict?
3) How do you understand the title “Drummer Hits the Road”?
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1) How did the community council solve the conflict? Why did they take action?
They took a vote, gave Ma Ming a warning and told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property.
Because after such a chorus of complaints, they had to take action.
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2) Where is Ma Ming now? What’s his attitude towards the conflict?
Now he is in a hotel in Shanghai. Ma Ming felt that they were prejudiced against him.
He's bitter over the fact that people thought of his music as “noise”. Otherwise he didn't really mind having to