1、 To listen and talk about community spirit To listen for understanding and details To read for specific information and understand words in context To practise using vague language To talk about your own community What is a community?What do people do in a community?p look after each otherp visit ea
2、ch otherp organise community celebrationsp respect elderly peoplep live in single-family housesp _ exercise together/travel together In what way do you think community spirit affects peoples health?It affects peoples health positively in that they dont feel lonely.They know they have other people to
3、 rely on and this helps them build a positive attitude towards life and its difficulties.Dr.Smith is talking about how the community spirit of a small town called Roseto impactd on the residents health in a radio programme.Listen and answer the questions.Read the two questions first.Take notes when
4、listening.1.What surprising facts did doctors discover about Rosetans in the 1950s?There was hardly a Rosetan below 65 whod experienced a heart attack.People there were dying of old age rather than from illness.There was very little crime.2.What was the reason for the facts?According to an earlier s
5、tudy,the reason for the low rate of Rosetans heart attacks was the community itself.Roseto was a very closely-knit(紧密联系在一起的紧密联系在一起的)community.People there looked after each other,visited each other often.Almost all households consisted of three generations.Old people were respected.The social networ
6、k they enjoyed protected them from the pressure of the modern world.Listen again.Complete the table about the Roseto community in the 1950s and 1960s.Then talk about what happened to Rosetans in those years.uRead through the information.uComplete the table with as much information as you can from me
7、mory.Community lifeConsequences(后果后果)In the 1950s was a very closely-knit community looked after each other _ each other frequently organised _ households consisted of _ old people _ hardly a Rosetan below 65 _ _ people were dying _ rather than _ _ very little _ visited community celebrations three
8、generations were respected experienced a heart attack of old age from illness crimeCommunity lifeConsequences In the 1960s younger Rosetans _ _ moved to _ _ rejected to _ _ _ _ _ in 1971 the rate of heart attacks _ _ would not keep up the traditional lifestyle typical single-family houses traditiona
9、l social bonds the first heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened is the same as the averageWhat have you learnt about community spirit from the small town of Roseto?Answer the questions.1.How did Rosetans live in the 1950s?Why did they have a low rate of heart attacks at that time?They lived in
10、a very closely-knit community.People there looked after each other,visited each other often.Almost all households consisted of three generations.Old people were respected.They didnt have too much pressure living there,which may be the reason for low rate of heart attacks.2.How did the community chan
11、ge in the 1960s?What was the result?In the 1960s,younger Rosetans would not keep up the traditional lifestyle.They moved to typical single-family houses and rejected to traditional social bonds.As a result,the first heart attack of a Rosetan under 45 happened and the rate of heart attacks is the sam
12、e as the average.3.What do you think the findings of the research imply?What can we learn from the findings?Linda is talking with her grandpa,trying to find out more about her mothers hometown.Listen and complete the information.Mums hometown _ There werent _ They didnt live in flats but in _ The ki
13、tchen and toilet were _Hometown and living conditions in the past was small many tall buildings a sort of house with two small rooms outside the house They were close to _ They were _ They were just like _ Children _ Neighbours _Relationships with neighbours their neighbours friendly to each other a
14、 kind of big family played together after school often visited each otherListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.What kind of language features can you identify?Talk Builderlikea bita kind ofa sort ofSimilar to somethingMum always tells me her hometown is small,but this is _ a bit city.likeTalk
15、 Builderlikea bita kind ofa sort ofPart of a categoryWe lived in _ houseWe were friendly to each other,just like _ big family.a sort of a kind ofLess in qualityIt was _ inconvenient.a bitFor what purposes would you use vague language?To make a statement less strong.To state something that you are no
16、t sure.To Pair work.Introduce the community where you live with as much factual information as possible,using vague language where appropriate.Notes:you can introduce the living conditions and relationships with neighbours in your community.Do you think so?Why?Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.Charles Dickens
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