Unit 11 Period 2 Lesson 1 Reading Comprehension （课件）-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第四册（北师大版2019）

Unit 11 CONFLICT AND COMPROMISE Period 2 Lesson 1 Living in a Community—Reading Comprehension 读前清障 精读课文 读前 清障 3 1.detect　　 A.to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion 2.anyhow   B.to find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty 3.vote   C.to discover or notice sth，especially sth that is not easy to see or hear 4.tolerate D.feeling guilty or embarrassed about sth because of sth you have done 5.resolve   E.to express that you are annoyed，unhappy or not satisfied 6.negotiate F.a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting 7.complain G.in a careless way; not arranged in an order 8.ashamed   H.to accept sth/sb that is annoying，unpleasant without complaining Ⅰ.匹配单词 1.I was always ___________ when staying with my two naughty boys. 2.The idea that we can prepare a surprise party for Mom came to me _________. 3.As is known to all，many species are _____________ extinction because of human behavior. 4.As far as I know，________________ sunlight for a long time will hurt our skin. Ⅱ.选词填空 get rid of，drive sb mad，on the edge of，in a flash，be exposed to driven mad in a flash on the edge of being exposed to 5.Bad habits，such as smoking and being addicted to smartphones，once developed，are hard to _________. get rid of，drive sb mad，on the edge of，in a flash，be exposed to get rid of 返 回 精读 课文 7 By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. read and talk about neighbourhood conflicts; 2. read for general understanding; 3. read for specific information and understand cause and effect relationships； 4.learn how to deal with neighbourhood conflicts. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV 9 Have you ever experienced a neighbourhood conflict? What do you think might cause conflicts between neighbors? Why? Reasons littering things thrown from buildings bad smell from neighbors’ fish tank noise from square dancing pet excrement in the corridor parking spaces being occupied environmental damage of shared public space loud noise from neighbors playing instruments Example: Yes, I have. I think loud noise made by neighbours might cause conflicts because it really makes people annoyed. Lead-in 1. Look at the pictures and the titles of the two articles. Can you predict what the stories are about？ Let’s learn the article and check your prediction. Pre-reading Drummer Hits the Road Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many 1. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Peaceful life in a community. B. Conflicts happening in a community. C. Harm brought by impolite neighbours in a community. D. Prejudice existing between neighbours in a community. √ While-reading Activity 1　Fast-reading for main ideas Part 1(Para.1) A. Reasons and the conflict. Part 2(Para.2) B. Introduce the story. Part 3(Para.3) C. Attitude towards the resolution. Part 4(Paras.4－5) D. Ways to deal with the conflict. 2. Read the first newspaper report quickly and then match the main idea with each part. Drummer Hits the Road Lead: Introduce the story Headline body: who, what, where, why how ending: Reasons and the conflict Ways to deal with the conflict. Attitude 3. Structure of the first newspaper report Part 1(Para.1) A. Background. Part 2(Paras.2-3) B. Introduce the story. Part 3(Para.4) C. Result. Part 4(Para.5) D.Conflict. 4. Read the second newspaper report quickly and then match the main idea with each part. Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many Lead (Introduce the story) Headline Background Conflict Result 5. Structure of the second newspaper report Who:1. _______________________ What: Ma Ming 2. ________________ his rented flat. Why: 3.__________________________________________ _______________________________________________. Ma Ming; his neighbours moved out of His neighbours complained about his disturbing the peace Activity 2　Careful-reading for details Read Para.1 carefully and find the main elements of the newspaper report. The first newspaper report: Drummer Hits the Road Why were Ma Ming’s neighbours mad? Because Ma Ming often held parties at night. What’s worse, he had a tendency to drum late at night. Read Para.2 carefully and do the following exercises. 2.What happened to neighbours after Ma Ming moved into the community? 1)They were ________________ being exposed to such noise. 2) They ______ got a full night’s sleep. 3) They couldn’t relax or read a book without ________________. 4)Ma Ming ___________________ teenagers. What happened to neighbors? being driven mad rarely plugging their ears had a bad influence on 3. What can be learned from the flat-owner’s words? A．He likes listening to Ma Ming’s playing the drum. B．He disagrees with most of the neighbours. C．He regrets renting the flat to Ma Ming. D．He did know Ma Ming was a drummer. √ 4. Paraphrase the sentence They couldn’t relax or read a book without plugging their ears. If they didn’t plug their ears, they could not have a rest or read a book with ease. 1. What did the community council do to deal with Ma Ming’s matter? A. They forced Ma Ming to leave the community. B. They voted on the matter and gave Ma Ming a warning. C. They warned Ma Ming to have enough sleep. D. They asked Ma Ming to stop drumming and leave the community. √ Read Para. 3 carefully and do the following exercises. 2. Why did the council take action? Because after such a chorus of complaints, they had to take action. 3. What does the word “cease” mean? A．Keep. B．Pause. C．Practice. D．Stop. √ bitter but feeling freer pleased 1. Attitudes of the two sides towards the resolution Ma Ming neighbours Read Paras.4－5 carefully and do the following exercises. 2.What is the real reason for Ma Ming’s being bitter? What made him bitter was not his having to leave the flat but that the neighbours thought of his music as “noise”． 1. What’s the meaning of the title “Drummer Hits the Road”？ A. The drummer has nothing to hit but the road. B. The drummer has to start a journey to look for a proper house to stay in. C. The drummer hits another car on the road. D. The drummer falls down on the road from the sky. √ Read the first newspaper report again and do the following exercises. 2．Which of the following is NOT true about Ma Ming? A．He was a drummer for a rock band. B．He didn’t have a wife. C．He couldn’t fall asleep because of the noise made by his neighbours. D．He often held parties late at night. √ Read Para.1 carefully and get the key information of the newspaper report. 1) Characters: _________________________ 2) Relationship: __________ 3) What happened: McKay ___ Smith over the head 4) Reason: James could no longer tolerate _________________________ by Smith. 5) Result: McKay’s spending Saturday night _______. What happened? James McKay and Keith Smith neighbors hit getting wet just once too often in a cell The second newspaper report: Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many Activity 2　Careful-reading for details Read Paras. 2-3 and tell true(T) or false(F)． 1.James McKay is a garden lover while Smith is a fish collector.(　　) 2. James McKay lives downstairs while Smith lives upstairs. (　　) 3. Smith and the McKays have been neighbours for months. (　　) 4. James McKay used to like reading newspapers on their balcony. (　　) T T F F 1. What happened on that Saturday evening? When the McKays were celebrating James’ birthday on their balcony, Smith emptied one of his fish tanks and both the McKays and the cake were wet, which made the old man extremely annoyed and go upstairs to punish Smith. Read Paras.4-5 quickly and do the following exercises. 2．What can we know from the last paragraph? A．Smith withdrew the case and left the flat. B．The police would go on looking into the case. C．James was excited about being put into the cell. D．James is a cheerful and humorous old man. √ 1．What do the two newspaper reports want to tell us? A. We should not drum at night. B. Any conflict can be handled in peace. C. A harmonious atmosphere is very necessary for living in a community. D. Too many showers do harm to our health. √ Read the two newspaper reports again and do the following exercises. 2．In which section of a newspaper may these texts appear? A. Education. B. Science and technology. C. Entertainment. D. Interpersonal relationships. √ 1. Choose a role from either report, such as Ma Ming, one of Ma Ming’s neighbours, James, Laurens or Smith. Tell the story from that person’s perspective.(Creative thinking) You can start your role play like this: ❆I am Ma Ming. I was driven out of my rented apartment because my neighbours thought my music was too noisy, which made me upset...I think... ❆I am Keith Smith, ... Activity 1　Discussion Post-reading 2. Do you think the conflicts were well-resolved in the two reports? What other ways can you think of to deal with the conflicts? (Critical thinking) You can express your opinion like this: ❆As far as I am concerned, the second case was solved successfully, because... ❆In my opinion, there should be a better way to deal with Ma Ming’s case. For example, they could reach an agreement with each other about the time Ma drummed or held parties... Communicate effectively Offer help Melt the “ice” Make friends Understand each other Near our hearts In harmony Together we can You and me Reflection 36 The following are two reports, both of 1.______are about the conflicts between neighbours. In the first report, a young drummer 2._______(name) Ma Ming rented a flat in a community, but as a single man, he often held parties and drummed at night, which annoyed his neighbours. So they asked the community council to take 3.______(act). They took a vote and came to a resolution. They demanded that Ma Ming should cease 4.__________(drum) or leave the property. At last, he chose to move and live in a hotel. which named action drumming Activity 2　Summary The other report is about the conflict between a 5._______(retire) tailor, 80-year-old James McKay, and a keen gardener and fish collector, who lived above the McKays. One evening, on 6.____ tailor’s birthday, his wife made a delicious cake for him and they were enjoying the starry night on their balcony 7.______ the fish collector emptied one of his tanks over the balcony and both the couple and the cake were wet through. The tailor was so angry that he 8.______(rush) retired the when rushed upstairs and hit the trouble-maker over the head with his walking stick. As a consequence, he spent Saturday night in a cell. Fortunately, the fish collector was not going to take things 9._______(far) with the police, so the old tailor was released from the police station. In the meantime, the fish collector promised 10._________(change) his ways from then on. further to change 1. The flat-owner said if he had known that Ma Ming was a drummer，he wouldn’t have rented the flat to him. [句式分析]　此句是_______句。主句的主语是____________，谓语动词是____；if引导__________句，表示对_________的虚拟，if从句用__________时，主句用____________________________结构；if从句中包含一个that引导的_______从句。 [自主翻译]　 复合 The flat-owner said 虚拟条件 过去情况 过去完成 would/should/might have done 宾语 房东说他如果知道马明是个鼓手，就不会把房子租给他。 Sentences Analysis: 2. McKay’s wife, Laurene said that, while McKay is usually a peaceful and pleasant person, he had been driven to this act of violence by literally getting wet just once too often. [句式分析]　此句是_______句。主句的主语是______________，Laurene是_______，谓语动词是said，that引导______从句；宾语从句中while是一个连词，引导________从句，意思是“________”；be driven to意为“_____________”。 [自主翻译]　 复合 McKay’s wife 同位语 宾语 让步状语 尽管 被迫；被逼 迈奇的妻子劳瑞恩说，他平时是个平和、愉悦的人， 是因为再三被淋湿，才会做出这种暴力的行为，他实在是忍无可忍了。 3．She added that it wasn’t only the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plants that bothered them, but also the way he cleaned his fish tanks. [句式分析]　此句是________句。that引导_______从句，从句中使用了it was...that... ______句型；falling onto their balcony from Smith是现在分词短语作_________，修饰the water; he cleaned his fish tanks是省略了___________的定语从句，修饰_______。 [自主翻译]　 复合 宾语 强调 后置定语 that/in which the way 　她还说，困扰他们的不仅是史密斯给植物浇水时洒到 　阳台上的水，还有他清理鱼缸的方式。 4．We’d be sitting there happily reading our newspapers, when suddenly so much water would come from above that we’d be as wet as if we had showered with our clothes on! [句式分析]　此句是_________句。when用作_________，用于be doing...when...结构中，意思是“________________________”；so...that...意思是“如此……以至于……”，引导__________从句，as if 引导_________从句，使用虚拟语气表示对______的虚拟，在时态上用__________时。 [自主翻译] 并列复合 并列连词 正在做……这时突然…… 结果状语 方式状语 过去 过去完成 我们本来高兴地坐在阳台看报纸，突然间很多水从天而降， 把我们都给浇湿了，就像穿着衣服洗了个澡一样！ Homework Review what we have learned and preview language points. 返 回 44 千与千寻 (钢琴版) 昼夜 钢琴翻奏 | 指尖孕育天籁之音, track 50, disc 0 Blues 132184.67 $$