北师大版 高二 Module 8 Unit 23

1. 北师大版 高二 Module 8 Unit 23

2. Lesson 1 Living in a community

3. Discussion What are the people doing in the pictures?

4. What should we do when living in a community?

5. Drummer hits the road

6. Read the first newspaper report. Whose side are you on, the drummer’s or his neighbours’? Why?

7. Read to learn Read the text and decide if the following statements are true or false. 1. Yang Ming has decided to move from the community because his neighbours made complaints about loss of sleep. T

8. 2. Though his music is noisy at sleeping time, people still appreciate his music skills. 3. The neighbours thought Yang Ming set a good example to the young. 4. Lots of cases caused such conflicts as Yang Ming often happened in this area. F F F

9. 5. Most of Yang Ming’s neighbours were driven mad by his music. 6. Yang Ming affected his neighbours so badly that the local council take action to punish him. F F

10. Grandpa jailed after one shower too many Read the title and first paragraph of the second newspaper report. In pairs, discuss what you think might have happened. Think about how Mr Mckay might have got wet.

11. Questions 1. How many days had Smith lived above the Mckays before he got into trouble with them? Two weeks.

12. 2. Are there lots of candles on Mr Mckay’s birthday cake? How do you know? Yes. As the passage mentioned, the candles were a great sight. 3. Why didn’t Mr Mckay get to blow them out? Because all the candles were put out by the water emptied from above.

13. Language points 1. make complaints about complain about e.g. The mother complains about her son’ laziness. 2. loss of sth. 损失, 遗失 loss of a patent 专利权丧失

14. 3. bid something (somebody) goodbye (good morning) 向某事(某人) 告别(问候) e.g.Ten days later, they bade their home goodbye and headed for the city. 10天后,他们告别了家乡, 动身前往城市。 She bade me good morning when she met me yesterday. 昨天她遇到我时向我道了一声早安。

15. 4. influence on/upon sb. (sth.) 对某人/某物的影响 e.g. What exactly is the influence of television on children? 电视对儿童究竟有什么影响? Those friends are a bad influence on her. 那些朋友对她有负面的影响。

16. 5. in a flash=suddenly=all at once 刹那间,立刻,马上 e.g. I’ll be back in a flash. 我马上就回来。 The plane disappeared in a flash. 刹那间飞机就不见了。

17. Make a list of negative words and expressions that these sentences begin with. • Seldom has drumming caused such conflict. • 2. No sooner had they moved in than the noise…

18. 3. Neither could they relax or read a book… 4. Neither could we get rid of the smell… 5. Rarely had Laurene seen Mckay move…

19. Lesson 2 Conflict Resolution

21. Before you start 1. Read the questionnaire, then match the verbs below with those underlined in the text. 1) talk…over put forward discuss suggest

22. 2) make a scene put up with quarrel tolerate 3) going off with give in take say OK 4) go back go to come back approach

23. Lesson 3 War Memories

24. Decide if the war below refers to. 1. The USA ended the war in the Far East By dropping two atomic bombs on Japan. a) World War I b) World War II c) The Vietnam War

25. 2. The main countries involved were : Britain, France and Russia against Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. a) World War I b) World War II c) The Vietnam War

26. 3. The war began when Germanyinvaded Poland. 4. The main countries involved were: Britain, Russia and the USA against Germany, Italy and Japan. a) World War I b) World War II c) The Vietnam War

27. 5. Most of the battles were fought in Belgium and France. 6. The USA secretly bombed Cambodia during the war. a) World War I b) World War II c) The Vietnam War

28. 7. More civilians died than soldiers in this war, including 6 million Jews in concentration camps. 8. Poison gas was first used in this war. a) World War I b) World War II c) The Vietnam War

29. Match these titles with the extracts. There is one extra title • A Brave Patient • Death of a Village • A Happy Ending • Trapped • No More Fighting C A D B

30. Complete the gaps in the text B with these sentences. a) Just before midnight we all decided not to start firing before they did. b) We told him he wasn’t the only one who was fed up with it. c) The enemy had stuck up a similar one. d) The noise of the guns was terrible. e) Then we all got out of the trench. 4 3 1 2

31. Language Points ★be marched = be forced 强迫走 He was marched out of the house. 齐步走；正步走 The soldiers marched along the street. 前进 the Long March长征

32. ★ flee 逃避, 逃跑, 逃走 (run away from / escape) 因为某种原因他逃离他的祖国。 He fled (from) his country for some reason. He succeeded in fleeing the burning building. The robbers fled in different directions at the sound of gun.

33. ★ stick up 竖立, 直立 Please stick up the bulletin board. be stuck in 陷住, 困住 The car was stuck in the mud. n.棍子a walking stick ★throw off (从......) 扔开 匆匆脱下(衣服) The thief threw off the bag and ran away.

34. ★with their hands above their heads with both his legs blown off with + n. + prep phrase/-ed/-ing/adj./adv. 此结构常在句中作定语或状语 Anyone with eyes in their heads can see it. We have our lessons with the doors closed and the windows open and the lights turned on.

35. ★as bad a state as as [ so]…. as 结构中如名词为单数可数, 用此结构as + adj. + a/an + as He is as good a student as his old brother. We can’t find so comfortable a place as home.

36. ★ be fed up with 厌倦,厌烦 I’m fed up with all this fatty food. ★ set the ball rolling 使事情开始运行 ★ He was all of about twenty years old. (all 与of 连用) 整体；全部 那东西要整整500 美元。 It’ll cost all of $500.

37. ★admire sb. for sth. 赞美；赞赏； 钦佩 我钦佩她的勇气。 I admire her for her bravery. 人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。 Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor.

38. ★sort of / kind of adv.有几分地 我有几分觉得这会发生。 I sort of think this will happen. ★ We didn’t dare go near it. dare用作实义动词时否定句中省略to He didn’t dare go out at night alone.

39. ★ head for 朝着……前进 They are heading for London. 他们正往伦敦的方向去。 We headed for the mountain, with the guide in the lead. 我们在向导的带领下进山了。

40. Communication Workshop

41. Linking Review Read the letter. Classify the underlined linking words and expressions. manner condition contrast purpose reason so, as if despite, unless, if as though, not to, however in order to since, as

42. result time addition relative pronoun that after, just as, when, as soon as as well as, not only, either, also that, which

43. Combine the two sentences using linking words. 1. I was worried. I went to the doctor. I was so worried that I went to the doctor.

44. 2. I receive a positive reply within the next three weeks. I intend to take further action. Unless I receive a positive reply within the next three weeks, I intend to take further action.

45. 3. I stayed at home. It was raining. I stayed at home because it was raining. It was raining, so I stayed at home. Because it was raining, I stayed at home. It was raining, therefore, I stayed at home. I stayed at home due to the rain. Because of the rain, I stayed at home.

46. Language points 1. as soon as possible: 尽快 e.g. You should put on your clothes as soon as possible when you get up. 2. pay for: 偿还；赔偿 e.g. You should pay compensation for the injuries that I have received.

47. 3. the more…, the more…: 越……，越…… e.g. The more, the better. 越多越好。 The harder you study, the better your marks will be. 你学习越努力，成绩就会越好。

48. 4. in contact with: 与……取得联系 e.g. I have been in contact with Police Station for the accident. 5. look forward to doing something: 期望做某事 e.g. I am looking forward to hearing from you. 我期望着你的来信。

49. Language Awareness

50. Perfective Verb Forms Read the text again and pay attention to the following sentences. Match the names of the verb forms with the structures in bold in the sentences below. 1. By the time I get back I will have read that book. Future Perfect