1、 Um, I know my neighbors quite well. I moved in a year ago and I live in the middle flat, and, its a house thats broken into three flats. Um, the guys upstairs moved in a year ago as well and um, the guys downstairs have been there for a few years, but we all have a communal garden um, so we get to
2、use that space together. W2: Er, virtually not at all. Um, Ive er, I live in a flat and I moved into the flat about er, six months ago. M1: Yeah, I know them quite well, but I dont, er, some I get on with and some I dont. Some I want to get on with and some I dont want to get on with. W3: Um, not at
3、 all. Ive never even seen them. Um, no, I dont know them at all, quite honestly.Part 3 What makes a good neighbor? A good neighbor is someone that you can trust, that you could leave your key with, that you could ask to water your plants or feed your cat. I think what makes a good neighbor is someon
4、e who looks out for you, er, and you look out for them as well. M2: Knowing when to interfere and not to interfere; being friendly at the right times but not being intrusive. A good neighbor would be someone whos considerate; um, who always keeps in mind that they do have neighbors whether it be noi
5、se or trash, just keeping up their property, making it a nice place that people will want to come home to. Someone who you can trust and doesnt cause you any grief.Part 4 What about a bad neighbor? A bad neighbor is someone that forgets that you exist as well, and has loud music until 6 a.m. Not res
6、pecting privacy, intruding; um, not understanding what your neighbor wants and not just in that sense, but in the sense of not participating, not doing things when a neighbor needs help. Someone who is not considerate, who, whether its a lot of noise or a lot of trash, doesnt upkeep their property,
7、um, whos not really friendly.Part 5 Tell me about the best or worst neighbor youve ever had. Um, she was a lady who lived above me and she was very quiet, very nice. She would oftentimes come and, kinda, check on me, see if Im OK, so we would kind of chit-chat, so I got to know her pretty well, whic
8、h was pretty nice. The worst neighbor Ive ever had lived next door to me er, in the last house I was in, er, and he was just very noisy all the time, day, day and night. You were constantly, constantly aware of him. One night I was um, about eight oclock, I heard a noise outside and I opened the win
9、dows and a loud voice said, “Get down, crouch down.” And it was clearly a policeman, um, and I had to stay crouched down and in my garden at the back three policemen shot in and shot over the wall and it turned out that I was living next to the “number two” in the main criminal gang in North London
10、and they were arrested and taken away.II. SharingLook at the picture and answer the questions1 News site 2 Travel site 3 Social networking site 4 Dating site 5 Rating site 6 Corporate website 7 Blog 8 Wiki 9 Search engine Discuss the questionsWhich of these websites do you use regularly? Which do yo
11、u use occasionally? Which do you never use?The websites I use regularly include search engines, news sites, blogs, Wiki and social networking sites. I use these websites almost every day to get information I need and share things about myself. As to the types of websites such as photo sharing websit
12、es and travel sites, I only visit them occasionally. The websites I never use include rating sites, dating sites, and corporate websites. Distinguishing fact from opinion Firstly, determine if the information can be proved. At the beginning, ask questions like Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?.
13、If you can get answers from the information you hear, it probably contains facts. Then, determine if the statements can be checked and verified to be true. I saw a science-fiction movie last night about aliens invading the earth. (fact) The truth of the matter is that frozen foods are just as good-t
14、asting as fresh foods are. (opinion) Secondly, pay attention to the signal words indicating opinions. Some expressions can change a statement from a fact to an opinion. Such expressions as I think that ., I believe that ., and In my judgment . are clear signals that the speaker is about to give an o
15、pinion. Yesterdays high temperature reached 98 degrees Fahrenheit. (fact) In my judgment, yesterdays high temperature reached 98 degrees Fahrenheit. (opinion) Jackie walked to the store yesterday. (fact) I believe that Jackie walked to the store yesterday. (opinion) Thirdly, identify “loaded” words.
16、 Loaded words are words that contain an emotional appeal, such as exciting, beautiful, boring, and extremely. These descriptive words signal an opinion because they indicate the speakers personal point of view. Abraham Lincoln was the16th president of the United States. (fact) Abraham Lincoln was th
17、e greatest president of the United States. (opinion) IV. Conclusion and homework1. Group Discussion 2. Supplementary Listening3. Oral ReportReferences:1. 郑树棠 新视野大学英语 视听说教程(第三版) 第三册 外语教学与研究出版社,20152. 郑树棠 新视野大学英语 视听说教程(第三版) 第三册 外语教学与研究出版社,20153新东方考试研究中心 大学英语四级听力特训 浙江教育出版社,20114英汉多功能词典外语教学与研究出版社,2008Lo
18、ve your neighbor (2)I.Checking homeworkOral presentation:What do you think are the similarities and differences between an online community and a real community?(I think there are similarities as well as differences between an online community and a real community. On the one hand, an online communi
19、ty is just similar to a real community in sharing and discussing. On the other hand, there are also many clear differences. For Example, )II.Warming-up activities1.What are the benefits of online communities?Online communities provide another chance for people to communicate with each other. They do
20、 things without going out, and this saves time, money, energy and natural resources. Furthermore, through online communities, people can sometimes do what they cant do in real communities. For example, a guy who may be shy and quiet in the eyes of his friends and families may become open and talkati
21、ve in online communities.2.What are the possible dangers or problems if people spend a lot of time in online communities?If people spend a lot of time in online communities, they will be greatly affected physically, mentally and emotionally. They may become inactive, slow in memorizing things, as we
22、ll as addicted to the Internet and confuse the online communities with the real ones, thus having difficulties in communicating with other people around them.III. Speaking for communicationA. Role-play W = Woman; M = Man M: OK, so, tell me all about it W: Well, in the beginning, I was at home, and u
23、m this was just one morning before a very important interview. Uh-huh. And um I didnt feel well, so my mother had given me some pills, and um and then I didnt think anything more about it. So, anyway, um I then got on to the tube, um to go for my interview. Right, and what happened then? Well, um cl
24、early I must have fallen asleep, because I wasnt feeling great by this time. And um, Im starting to feel sleepy, so Im thinking I must have fallen asleep. Anyway, um, I was getting some funny looks, even before I fell asleep, but anyway, I fell asleep, and then I realized, um, before long, um, I mus
25、t have been having a dream, I suppose, about my mother. Um, all of a sudden, Ive woken up, but I havent just woken up, Ive woken up shouting the word, “Mum!”. No! Youre joking! At the top of my voice, in a packed, quiet tube. Oh no! Yes, and everybodys staring at me, and that did not help, er, matte
26、rs. Anyway, Ive got off the tube, and Ive then arrived at my interview, put all that behind me, Im not, still not feeling 100 percent perfect, um, but nevertheless arrived at my interview on time, and go in, and think, actually “This is going rather well. Theyre not saying an awful lot” and come to
27、think of it, theyre looking at me in a rather strange way. Right Then what? Well, the next thing I knew, I have left the interview, and said “Thank you very much for seeing me, blah-di-blah ” and gone to the ladies room. And there in the mirror, I could see what everybody was looking at, and why the
28、y couldnt say anything. What was it? My face had swollen up! Ah! No way! And it was bright red And covered in blotches, spots Oh! Youre kidding! Yes, and the pills that my mother had given me were so out-of-date that they had caused an allergic reaction How embarrassing! I know.B. Group discussion B
29、 = Ben Jacques; S = Sharon HillsB: So Sharon, um, imagine you had to start a brand-new community. ErS: Yes? I know its a difficult question, but ideally where would it be? Um, Id probably choose somewhere quite warm, um, so yeah, so you didnt have any issues of flooding, or you know, um, too much sn
30、ow to deal with, something like that. And then Id choose um, another place that most people would probably choose, not an island um Where, where where exactly? But, I think, hmm somewhere in France, I dont know why. Oh somewhere in France? OK and, and who would be there: the French only or a mixture of people? No, I well, it would need to be a, a mix of
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