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Unit 10 Connections
Lesson 2 Community Spirit
Revision
Work in groups and retell the story of the Roseto community.
In the 1950s In the 1960s
Community life was a very closely-knit community
looked after each other
visited each other
frequently organized community celebrations
households consisted of three generations
old people were respected younger Rosetans would not keep up the traditional lifestyle
moved to typical sing-family houses
rejected traditional social bonds
Consequences hardly a Rosetan below 65 experienced a heart attack
people were dying of old age rather than from illness
very little crime the first heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened in 1971
the rate of heart attacks is the same as the average
Revision
Work in groups and retell the story of the Roseto community.
In the 1950s In the 1960s
Community life was a very closely-knit community
looked after each other
________ each other
frequently organised ________________
_________________________________
households consisted of _______________
old people ________________________ younger Rosetans ______
_____________________
_____________________
moved to _____________
_____________________
rejected _____________
_____________________
Consequences hardly a Rosetan below 65 ___________
_________________________________
people were dying __________ rather than _________________________________
very little _________________________ ________________________________________________________ in 1971
the rate of heart attacks __
_____________________
visited
community
celebrations
three generations
were respected
experienced
a heart attack
of old age
from illness
crime
would
not keep up the
traditional lifestyle
typical
sing-family houses
traditional
social bonds
the first heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened
is
the same as the average
Revision
We used to live in the city centre and were happy there for many years. Most of the (1) ______________ were made up of young families like ours. There was a strong (2) ______________ between people; everyone cared for each other and felt safe. I would say we had amazing (3) __________________. I often heard from other people that they (4) ______________ us and wished they lived in our neighbourhood.
crime additional community spirit frequently conflict
consequence household bond suburb envy
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words or phrase.
households
bond
community spirit
envied
Revision
However, that all changed in the past five years or so. The city cut back on the number of police officers in our area so unfortunately, the (5) ______________ rate increased. As a (6) ______________ of this, many people who could afford to, left for other areas. We asked the local council to provide (7) ______________ police but they said they could not. There were break-ins and car thefts (8) ______________ and it just got worse every month. Sadly, things got so bad that we had to sell our house and move to the (9) ______________. Everyone is nice here and there is no (10) ______________ between people. Still, I miss the old days.
crime additional community spirit frequently conflict
consequence household bond suburb envy
crime
consequence
additional
frequently
suburbs
conflict
Listening
Listen and complete the information.
a sort of house with two small rooms
was small
many tall buildings
outside the house
their neighbours
friendly to each other
a kind of big family
played together after school
often visited each other
Listening
Similar to something
Mum always tells me her hometown is small,
but this is ___________ a big city.
Part of a category
We lived in ____________ house…
We were friendly to each other, just like __________
big family.
Less in quality
It was ____________ inconvenient.
Talk Builder
Vague Language
like
a bit
a kind of
a sort of
Listen and complete the Talk Builder.
like
a sort of
a kind of
a bit
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Listening
To make a statement less strong.
Work in groups and discuss.
For what purposes would you use vague language?
check your keys:
In the 1950s In the 1960s
Community life was a very closely-knit community,
looked after each other,
___visited___each other,
frequently orgainsed_community celebrations_,
households consisted of _3 generations_,
old people_were respected__. younger Rosetans_wouldn’t keep up the traditional lifestyle__,
moved to typical single-family houses_,
rejected__traditional social bonds_.
Consequences hardly a Rosetan below 65_experienced a heart attack,
people were dying_of old age_rather than_from illness_,
very little_crime__. _the 1st heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened_in 1971,
the rate of heart attacks_is the same as the average.
What have you learnt about community spirit from the small town of Roseto?
1. How did Rosetans live in the 1950s? Why did they have a low rate of heart attacks at that time?
2. How did the community change in the 1960s? What was the result?
3. What do you think the findings of the research imply? Or what can we learn from the findings?
Linda is talking with her grandpa, trying to find out more about her mother’s hometown. listen and complete the information.
Mum’s hometown________
There weren’t________
They didn’t live in flats but in________
The kitchen and toilet were________
They were close to ________
They were________
They were just like________
Children________
Neighbours________
Hometown and living conditions in the past
Relationships with neighbours
Check your keys
Mum’s hometown was small
There weren’t many tall buildings
They didn’t live in flats but in a sort of house with 2 small rooms
The kitchen and toilet were outside the house
They were close to their neighbours
They were friendly to each other
They were just like a kind of big family
Children played togetherafter school
Neighbours often visited each other
Hometown and living conditions in the past
Relationships with neighbours
listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder. What kind of language features can you identify?
Vague Language
Similar to something
Mum always tells me her hometown is small, but this is _____a big city.
Part of a category
We lived in_____ house.
We were friendly to each other, just like ____big family.
Less in quality
It was ___ inconvenient.
A like B a bit C a kind of D a sort of
A
D
C
B
For what purposes would you
use vague language?
After listening
To make a statement less strong.
Reflection:
How much you have learnt?
Can you talk about community spirit?
Did you find the specific informantion and understand words in context ?
Did you figure out the purpose we use vague language?
Homework
Write a short passage to describe your ideal community.
Thank you for listening.
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