Unit 2 Understanding each other Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

Unit 2 Understanding each other Welcome to the unit & Reading Learning objectives 1. Analyze communication problems and explore possible solutions; 2. Learn about the process of communication and the keys to effective communication; 3. Use textual information to predict the content of this text and read for the main idea of the passage; 4. Work out the structure of the text and understand the theme meaning; 5. Understand the author’s purpose in writing this passage; 6. Learn to introduce a topic about communication by giving examples; 7. Apply the skills of effective communication in daily life. We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. It means that listening is more important than speaking in communication. Welcome to the unit Watch the video 1. Figure out David’s and Jack’s problems respectively. Are you a good listener? Are you an effective communicator? David never really listens to what Jack is saying and only thinks of himself. Jack cannot get David to listen to what he is saying and gets angry with David for not listening to him. False. True. 2. True or False. (1) Jack is very interested in what David is talking about. (2) David is a not a good listener. D 8 3. Jack’s action of looking at his watch doesn’t imply that ______ A. Jack is in a hurry. B. He is engaged somewhere else and doesn’t have enough time to talk with David about his holiday plan. C. Jack is getting a little bit impatient. D. Jack has a new watch. √ D 9 4. What would you do if you were David or Jack? If I were David, I would pay more attention to Jack’s responses and interruptions. By doing that, I would be more aware that he is not able to have a conversation with me about my holiday ideas, because he needs to go to football practice. If I were Jack, I would wait for David to finish speaking instead of constantly interrupting him. In that way, David might become aware that he is having a one-s