Unit 11 Conflict and Compromise Lesson 1 Living in a Community 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

conflict and compromise Lesson 1 Living in a Community Warming-up 鼓手走人 Drummer Hits the Road Ma Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm", had to pack his bags. He moved out of his rented flat after complaints from his neighbors about disturbing the peace. Being single, Ma Ming often held parties at night, but the biggest problem was his tendency to drum late at night. Ma Ming’s neighbors said they were being driven mad being exposed to such noise. 现在分词做状语 tend to do sth.倾向于做某事 be exposed to 暴露于...；置身于...中 摇滚乐队 扰乱和平 The flat-owner said if he had known that Ma Ming was a drummer, he wouldn’t have rented the flat to him.The neighbors quickly realized they were in trouble when he moved in. And from then on, they rarely got a full night’s sleep. They couldn’t relax or read a book without plugging their ears. One neighbor also claimed that Ma Ming had a bad influence on his teenage son. if 引导的条件状语从句（虚拟语气） 宾语从句 be in trouble 陷入困境 从那时起 have a good/bad influence in 对...有好/坏的影响 plug one’s ears 塞住耳朵 In the end, the community council took action. “We took a vote, and came to a resolution. We gave Ma Ming a warning. We told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property,” a council member said. “Getting enough sleep is important for people’s health and, after such a chorus of complaints, we had to take action.” Ma Ming’s departure has pleased his neighbors. “Life will go back to normal now, "they said. 最终 take action 采取行动 应该做某事 give sb. a warning 给某人一个警告 达成一项决议 cease to do sth =cease doing sth 停止做某事 go back to normal 恢复正常 社区委员会 For Ma Ming’s version of the story, we found him 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 leaving the flat. “Living in a hotel means the hotel staff makes the bed every day and I don’t have to do my own washing! Anyhow, I’m now looking for a remote house on the edge of the city.” be prejudiced against sb. 对某人有偏见 同位语从句 think of ...as 把...看作是；认为...是 mind doing sth 介意做某事 make the bed 整理床铺 look for 寻找 on the edge of 在...的边缘 Read the passage and choose the best answer. 1. What is the main idea of Lesson 1 "Living in a Community"? A .The importance of communication in a community. B . The conflicts and compromises people face in a community. C .The characteristics of a harmonious community. D . The role of leaders in a community. √ Read the passage and choose the best answer. 2. 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. √ Read the passage and choose the best answer. 3.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 the passage and choose the best answer. 4. 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. √ Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many 洗了“大澡”而被逮捕的爷爷 Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in a cell after hitting 30-year-old Keith Smith over the head with his walking stick. 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. He could no longer tolerate it. 让步状语从句 hit sb. over the head 打某人的头 不再... be driven to 被迫做某事 拐杖 一次就够了 Smith lives above the McKays. He is a keen gardener, and also a fish collector. Unfortunately, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the Mckays' floor, or too often, on the unsuspecting McKays themselves. "For the last two weeks, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we dared not go onto our balcony," said Laurene. be keen/eager to do sth. 渴望做某事 定语从句 最终；end up doing 最终做某事；end up with以...结束 时间状语从句 不敢 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. "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! We could hardly get rid of the smell of fish!“ it is/was+被强调的部分+that+剩余的部分 定语从句 be doing...when...正在做某事，这时... 方式状语从句 with复合结构做状语 去掉；摆脱 And on Saturday evening it was just too much. "It was James' birthday," Laurene recalled, "and it was such a beautiful night to enjoy the starry night outside. I made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out." Instead, Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet through. "I have never seen him move so fast and I couldn't stop him. He was up there in a flash.” be too much (for sb) （非人）所能忍受 get to do sth 有机会做某事 blow out 吹灭 浑身湿透 瞬间；立刻 定语从句 Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his ways from now on. And what of James McKay? As he left the police station, a large crowd of 30 supporters sang him "Happy Birthday'. "Definitely the most exciting birthday ever!" said the cheerful old man. 'The best since my youth, I'd say!" 进一步做某事 promise to do sth 承诺做某事 从现在开始 ＝what about？......怎么样 一大群 Read the passage and choose the best answer. 1. Why didn't James get to blow his birthday candles out? A. He was too forgetful to blow them out. B. His neighbour prevented him from blowing them out. C. His candles were wet through because of his neighbour. D. He ran out of the room before blowing his candles √ Read the passage and choose the best answer. 2. What was the result of James’ conflict with his neighbour? A. His neighbour was arrested. B. His neighbour took many requests. C. He got much support from other neighbours. D. He lost the friendship. √ Lavf58.20.100 139081.67 $$