Unit 21 But not murder! Lesson 41（课件）-2025-2026学年新概念英语青少版（2008） 5A

Unit 21 But not murder! Lesson 41 Learning Objectives ✓ Understand the driving test setback story ✓ Master the past perfect passive voice ✓ Discuss road safety awareness Warm-up ❓❓ 💬 Have you ever failed an important test? How did you feel?" Pre-reading Did Mr. Eames pass? WHY? ❌ Failed! Words brake pedal Words tap on window I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. Reading Comprehension After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.' I continued driving, and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard, and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice, you have just killed that child!' Past Perfect Passive Voice Sentence Breakdown: 🚦 I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic. 🚨 After having been instructed to drive out of town... Interactive Game: 💡 Transformation Practice: Active → Passive Competition e.g. The examiner gave instructions. → Instructions had been given (give) by the examiner. (Format preserved with emojis, bolded answers for emphasis, and clear exercise structure) Grammar Answer questions about the text. Example: What were you being tested for? My driving licence. 1 Was it the second or the third time? 2 What had you been asked to do? 3 You'd done it successfully, hadn't you? 4 When did you begin to acquire confidence? 5 Why were you almost beginning to enjoy your test? 6 Who smiled? 7 What did this make you think? Guided Conversation Guided Conversation Answer questions about the text. Example: Who did you see? Nigel Dykes. 8 Did he ask you to do one more thing? 9 What were you asked to suppose? 10 When did he want the car to be stopped? 11 When did the examiner tap loudly? 12 Could the sound be heard clearly? 13 Did you react immediately? 14 What did you press? Example: I was being tested for my driving licence. (What .. for?) i)Were you being tested for your driving licence? ii)What were you being tested for? 1 It was my third test. (Which?) 2 I'd been asked to drive in heavy traffic. (Where?) 3 I'd done so successfully. (How?) 4 I began to acquire confidence. (What?) 5 I'd been instructed to drive out of town.(Which way?) (Who?) Guided Conversation 6 I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. (What?)(Why?) 7 The examiner must have been pleased with my performance. (What .. with?)(Why?) 8 He smiled. (What .. do?)(Why?) Guided Conversation Story Retelling Write a complete sentence in answer to each question, to make a paragraph of not more than 80 words. 1 Had Mr. Eames driven successfully in heavy traffic during his third driving test or not? What did the examiner instruct him to do? (when) 2 What did he tell him to suppose? (that .. would) 3 What would Mr. Eames have to do when the examiner tapped on the window? 4 Did he tap loudly or not? Did Mr. Eames react quickly enough or not? What was he told? (Though .. and) Guided summary. 1 Is it easy to get a driving licence in China? 2 What kind of test do you have to take? 3 What kind of a passenger are you when a friend or someone in your family is driving? Are you a nervous passenger? Do you tell the driver what to do? Or do you mind your own business? 4 'Driving a car is like owning a gun. A car is a lethal weapon.' Discuss. Talk about you. Situation: Driving Test Reenactment Grouping: 👨‍🏫 Examiner Group: Interrogate using textbook lines (e.g. "Suppose a child crosses...") 👨‍💼 Candidate Group: Improvise defenses (e.g. "But the tap was too soft!") Language Support: Provide emotion word (confident / nervous / mournful) Role-Play Question Chain: Who should be held responsible? The candidate / examiner / imaginary child? Would such a test occur in a real driving exam? Critical Thinking Thank you! $$