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英语冲击波

英语冲击波：

话题篇

——IMPACT:

ExcitingTopicstoTalkAboutinEnglish

TopicsonPeople

1.TheGuywithGreenHair

UNDERSTANDINGTHETOPIC:

Twenty-fiveuniversitystudentswereinterviewedbyafamouscompany.Aftertheinterviewsthreecompanydirectorshaveameeting.

Listentotheirconversationandanswerthequestion:

Whichstudentdotheywanttohire?

1.Theguywithgreenhair2.Theintelligentstudent3.Theydon'tagree.

Listenagainandfillineachblank.

Marcos:

Well,Ifeelthelaststudentwasthebest.Hewas1__________,hadawonderfulpersonalityandwasfunny.

Allen:

Areyou2___________?

Theguywiththegreenhair?

Areyoujoking?

Masumi:

Isthecolorofhis3__________important?

IagreewithMarcos.Ifeelhewasgreat.

Allen:

Buthehadgreenhair!

Noseriousstudentwouldcometoajobinterviewwithgreenhair!

Masumi:

He'sjust4___________.AndIfeelhehasalotofcourage.

Allen:

Different?

Hesurewas!

Helookedlikea5____________.Canyouimaginehimtalkingtoourcustomers?

Withgreenhair?

Noway!

Marcos:

Wecanmakehimchangehishaircolorafterhe'shired,ifitbothersyousomuch.

Masumi:

Idon'tagreewithyou,Marcos.Haircolorisan6__________partofaperson.Youcan'tforcepeopletochangethecoloroftheirhair.

Allen:

Thenlet'snothirehim.I'mreally7______________hiringhim.

Marcos:

Well,ifwedon't8____________him,Ifeelwe'dloseaverygoodperson.

WHATDOYOUTHINK?

Listentotheideasofthesefourpeople.Completeeachstatement.

Doyouagreewiththeperson?

Circleyouropinion.

Ken:

It'sOKtowearunusual__________toaninterview.agreedisagree

Mika:

Peoplewholookdifferentare____________.agreedisagree

Susan:

It'sa____________ideatolooklikeyourfriends.agreedisagree

Luis:

Peoplewhoare____________alwaysmaketrouble.agreedisagree

THINKINGABOUTTHETOPIC

Somepeopletrydifferentfashionstoexpresstheirpersonality.Butsometimesitmaynotbeacceptedbyotherpeople.Whatisacceptableforyouandwhatisn't?

Addyourownidea!

I’ddoit.

It’sOK,butIwouldn’tdoit.

No,Iwouldn’tdoit.It’scrazy!

dyemyhairadifferentcolor

haveaMohicanhairstyle

piercemytongue

piercemynose

weartornjeans

wearcolorcontactlenses

youridea:

Exchangeyourideaswithanotherstudent.

A:

Wouldyoudyeyourhairadifferentcolor?

B:

No,Iwouldn'tdoit.It’scrazy!

BONUS

Whydosomepeoplewanttolookdifferent?

2．DoYouMind...?

GETTINGREADY

Askyourpartnerthesequestions:

1.Doyousmoke?

Whyorwhynot?

2.Arethereplaceswherepeoplecannotsmoke?

Where?

3.Doyouthinkthereshouldbelawsaboutsmoking?

UNDERSTANDINGTHETOPIC

Listentotheconversationandanswerthisquestion:

Whyisheangry?

1.Daveisverysickbecausehesmokes.

2.Davewantstosmokeeverywherebuthecan't.

3.Daveisangrybecausecigarettescostalotofmoney.

Listenagainandfillineachblank.

Jenny:

Hi,Dave.HowwasyourflighttoTokyo?

Dave:

Oh,man!

Unbearableistherightword.AndI'mangry.

Jenny:

Whathappened?

What'sthestory?

Dave:

Icouldn't1________ontheairplane.Canyoubelieveit?

Ialmostdied!

Aretheytryingtokillmeorwhat?

Jenny:

Thereshouldbea2__________ontheairplane.Youcan'tsmokeinthe3_______area.

Dave:

ButIwanttosmokeinmyseat.It'smybodyandIcandowhatIwant.Iliketosmokeina4_________whereIcantalktopeopleandrelax.Iliketosmokea5_________whileI'mindeepthoughtinmyoffice.Iliketosmokeafteragoodmealinarestaurant.IliketosmokewhereverIwant.Whycan'tI?

Jenny:

Well,Dave,Ifullyunderstandyoursituation,but...

Dave:

Andit’sgettingworseandworse.Insome6__________,youcan'tsmokeinanybuilding,notevenabar!

Andthere'sevenalawthatsayspeoplecan'tsmokeinabar!

Howstupid!

Jenny:

Dave,Idon'tmeantooffendyou,butthelawismeantto7__________us.Idon'tsmoke.AndIdon'twanttobeforcedtosmoke.Idon'twanttobeforcedtosmokewhileIamontheairplane,inthebar,intheofficebuilding,orinarestaurant.Iwanttobreathefreshair.Ialsohavethe8___________todowhatIwant.Doyouagree?

Dave:

Well,sure.Butwe'dbetternotstayinthesameplaceallthetime,otherwiseI'llgocrazy.

Jenny:

Ifullyagree.Soyoucansmokeinyoursmokingzone.Youhavefreedomtosmokethere.

Dave:

Doyoumindmesmokinghere?

Jenny:

Sorry,thisisthesmoking-freebuilding.

Dave:

Oh,man!

WHATDOYOUTHINK?

Listentotheideasofthesefourpeople.Completeeachstatement.Doyouagreewiththeperson?

Circleyouropinion.

Amy:

Smokingis____________.agreedisagree

Jin:

Thereshouldbeasmokingsectionon___________.agreedisagree

Susan:

ItisOKfor____________tosmoke.agreedisagree

Tony:

Itisvery_____________tostopsmoking.agreedisagree

THINKINGABOUTTHETOPIC

Daveisangrybecausethegovernmenthaslawsagainstsmoking.Governmentsallovertheworldhavemanylawstomakepeopledoornotdocertainthings,likesmoking.

Lookatthislist.Whichoftheseactivitiesdoyouthinkthegovernmentshouldhavelawsabout?

Activity

Yes

No

raisingchildren

numberofchildren

smoking

drinking

education

religion

whereyoulive

whereyouwork

whoyoumarry

thelanguageyouspeak

whatyouwriteabout（innewspapers,booksandmagazines）

thesafetyoffood

traffic

pornography

clothes

music

sex

sexualharassment

Exchangeyourideaswithanotherpairorgroupofstudents:

A:

Doyouthinkthegovernmentshouldhavelawsaboutdrinking?

B:

Yes,Ido.Drinkingisdangerous.Youngpeopleshouldn'tdrink.

BONUS

Whatlawswouldyoumakeinyourowncity?

Choosethreeactivitiesfromthelist.Writeyourownlawsaboutthem.

3

ICan’tStop!

GETTINGREADY

Askyourpartnerthesequestions:

1.Whatdoes"addicted"mean?

[]Youcan'tstopdoingsomething.

[]Youreallyhatetodosomething.

[]Youearnalotofmoneyfromdoingsomething.

2.Whataresomethingsthatpeopleareaddictedto?

UNDERSTANDINGTHETOPIC

MichaelChanlikestoplayvideogames.

Listentohisstoryandanswerthisquestion:

IsMichaeladdictedtoplayingvideogames?

Listenagainandfillineachblank.

MynameisMichael.I'm15yearsoldandingrade9.Idon'tlikeschoollifebecauseit's1______.Idon'tliketalkingwithteachersandclassmates.Iliketobebymyself.My2_______hobbyisplayingvideogames.Ilikemanykindsofgamessuchasrole-playinggames,real-timestrategy,andactiongames.Icansitinfrontofthe3________andplaygamesalldayandnight.Thetimereallyflies.

Ilovevideogames.Playinggamesmakesmefeellikeadifferentman.Inreallife,nobodynoticesme.Butinthegame,IcanbeanypersonIwanttobe.Icanbeahero,usingamachineguntocarryoutan4_________mission.Icantake5__________toanexoticland.IlovethefeelingIgetwhenIwinagame.Ah,whatawonderfulfeeling!

Iama6_________.Thatissuchagreatfeeling.

But,totellyouthetruth,mybody7__________.Ifeelpaininmyeyesandanacheinmyback.Mystomachalwaysgetsupset.Ifallasleepinclass.Ijustfailedthefinalexam.AndIhateschoolevenmore.

ButIcan'tstopplayinggames.Iam8__________toit.Thisismylife,andIloveit.

WHATDOYOUTHINK?

Listencarefullytotheopinionsofthesefourpeople.Doyouagreewiththeperson?

Circleyouropinion.

Ken:

___________________________agreedisagree

Susan:

_________________________agreedisagree

Mika:

__________________________agreedisagree

Luis:

___________________________agreedisagree

THINKINGABOUTTHETOPIC

Areyouaddictedtoanyofthese?

Checkyouranswer.

Next,answerifyouthinkitisdangerousornot.

Activity

I’mnotaddictedatall.

I’malittleaddicted.

Yes,I’maddicted.

Isitdangerous?

Chocolate

Shopping

Coffee

Smoking

Drinkingalcohol

SurfingtheInternet

Videogames

Readingcomicbooks

Television

Junkfood[snacks]

Talkingonthephonetofriends

Work

Studying

Exercising

Gambling

Yourideas:

Findotherstudentswhohavethesameaddictionsasyou.

A:

Areyouaddictedtochocolate?

B:

No,I’mnot.

A:

Ok,thankyou.Areyouaddictedtochocolate?

C:

Yes,I’maddictedtochocolate.Ieatiteveryday!

BONUS

Chooseoneaddiction.Whydosomepeoplehavethataddiction?

Givesomeadviceonhowtheycanstop.

4．

TheShoplifter

GETTINGREADY

Askyourpartnerthesequestions:

1.Whatisshoplifting?

[]doingalotofshopping[]openinganewshop[]stealingfromashop

2.Whichoftheseitemscanbeshopliftedeasily?

[]books[]CDs[]jewelry[]shoes[]food

youridea:

_____________________________

3.Haveyoueverseensomeoneshoplifting?

UNDERSTANDINGTHETOPIC:

TwoyoungwomenarevacationinginHawaii.TheyareintheirhotelroominWaikiki,justhavingreturnedfromashoppingtrip.

Listentotheirconversationandanswerthisquestion:

WhatdidYumido?

Listenagainandfillineachblank.

Yumi:

Boy,amItired.It'salotofworkshopping.

Maki:

Itis.Butweboughtsomanynicethingsatgreat1____________.

Yumi:

Right.Ireallylikethoseshoesyougot.

Maki:

Thanks.Theywereabargain.Yumi,wheredidyoubuythat2________?

Idon'trememberyoubuyingit.

Yumi:

Well,ah,youweren'twithme.

Maki:

Really?

Butwewere3_________allafternoon.

Yumi:

Oh,it'snotimportant.

Maki:

ButYumi,that'san4_________ring.Wedon'thavethatmuchmoney.Wheredidyoubuyit?

Yumi:

Noneofyourbusiness.Forgetit.

Maki: