Unit23 Conflict Lesson1 Living in a Community Reading Comprehension （使用范圍：選修8 Unit23 Conflict） Learning Aims:（學習目標） 1.To practise getting the general idea in fast reading; 2.To learn something about sports by reading the text. 3.To improve your reading skills—fast reading and careful reading. Step1:Revision(知識回顧) Have a dictation.( new words) Step2: Check preview（檢查預(yù)習） Check their books.(page34) Step3:Lead—In(導入) Step4:Self-study and Cooperation（自主學習與合作探究） Ⅰ.課文理解 1．Which of the following is NOT true about Yang Ming? A．He is a drummer for a rock band. B．He couldn’t fall asleep because of the noise made by his neighbours. C．He is an alcoholic. D．He held parties every night. 2．Why did a neighbour think Yang Ming was a bad influence on his son? A．Because he is a bachelor. B．Because he held parties every night. C．Because he made a lot of noise every night. D．Because he is an alcoholic. 3．How did Yang Ming’s neighbours feel after his departure? A．They felt very sorry for their selfishness. B．They felt pleased. C．They felt sleepy. D．They felt unbearable. 4．What do we know about Mr.McKay? A．He is both a keen gardener and a fish collector. B．He is not a peaceful man. C．He hit Smith because the latter watered his flowers on the balcony. D．He was set free on Sunday. 5．Why didn’t Mr.McKay get to blow the candles out? A．Because he is too old and has no teeth. B．Because there were too many candles. C．Because Smith emptied a tank and made the cake all wet. D．He was taken away by the police before he blew the candles out. Ⅱ.課文縮寫 A Drummer hits the road Yang Ming,1.________ drummer and bachelor，held parties every night,2.________ has caused many complaints from his neighbours about loss of sleep.They say they were being driven mad being exposed to such noise.Since they 3.________(move) into the building，they have rarely got a full night’s sleep.They even couldn’t get relaxed or read without plugging their ears.Moreover，one neighbour thinks Yang is an alcoholic and had a bad influence on his son.Finally，the local council took action.Yang Ming had to leave his furnished apartment.His departure has made his neighbours’ life return 4.________ normal. B Grandpa jailed after one shower too many Smith，a keen gardener and fish collector，lives above the Mckays.5.________(luck)，the water he sent over his balcony every day dropped on the Mckays’，or too often，on the Mckays 6.________.It was not so much the water falling onto their balcony 7.________ the way he cleaned his fish tanks 8.________ bothered them.They were sitting there happily 9.________(read) their newspapers when so much water would come from above so that they got wet all over. On Saturday evening，when it was James’ eightieth birthday，Smith emptied one larger tank and both the Mckays and the cake were wet through.James，who is usually a peaceful person，couldn’t tolerate it any more.He was up there in a flash and hit Smith on the head with his walking stick.As a result，James spent Saturday night in jail but he said it was definitely 10.________________(exciting) birthday ever. Step5：Showing and explaining(展示與點評) Some group members give their answers.(part4) Step6: Doing exercises（課堂檢測） 用適當?shù)慕?、副詞填空 1．He’s bid his furnished apartment goodbye after complaints ________ his neighbours about loss ________ sleep. 2．Yang Ming’s neighbours say they were being driven mad being exposed ________ such noise. 3．One neighbour also claims that Yang Ming is an alcoholic and was a bad influence ________ his adolescent son. 4．Eighty­year­old retired tailor，James McKay，spent Saturday night ________ jail after hitting thirty­year­old Keith Smith ________ the head ________ his walking stick. 5．“For the last fortnight，since Smith moved ________ the flat above us，we have hardly dared go ________ our balcony，” said Laurene. 6．Neither could we get rid ________ the smell of fish! 7．Instead，Smith emptied one of his larger tanks ________ his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet ________. 8．He was up there ________ a flash. Step7: Summary and Homework（小結(jié)作業(yè)） Read the text again and again. Master new words in the text. Find out phrases in the text. Ⅰ.1.B　2.D　3.B　4.D　5.C Ⅱ.1.a　2.which　3.moved　4.to　5.Unluckily　6.themselves　7.but　8.that　9.reading　10.the most exciting 介詞副詞.1.from　of　2.to　3.on　4.in　over　with　5.into　onto　6.of　7.over　through　8.in 3