1、Unit 3 War and peace Using language 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第三册高中选择性必修第三册 Subject-verb agreement (1) Activity 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. Activity 1 1 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to different members? Is it followed by a singular verb or plural
2、 verb? 2 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to a single unit? Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb? Do you know any other similar nouns? 3 Is the word“people”usually followed by a singular verb or plural verb? Do you know any other similar nouns? 1 In sentence (b), the word “ene
3、my” refers to different members. It is followed by a plural verb. 2 In sentence (a), the word “enemy” refers to a single unit. It is followed by a singular verb. Other similar nouns are family, team, class, crowd, government, etc. 3 The word “people” is usually followed by a plural verb. Other simil
4、ar nouns are police, cattle, etc. Activity 1 Now look for more sentences following this rule in the reading passage, and summarise the use of subject-verb agreement in your own words. Activity 2 are is uniforms is Activity 3 kills decides is are love Activity 4 Write a short review of a film you hav
5、e seen on the theme of war. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement. The road to peace Activity 5 Listen to the interview and answer the questions. 1 Who is being interviewed? 2 What is the relationship between the two interviewees? 3 What are they talking about? 1 Gao Li and Gao Ming. 2 Brother and
6、 sister. 3 They are talking about the five-year terror bombing campaign by Japanese forces in Chongqing during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Activity 6 Listen again and complete the interviews notes. 1 eight / 8 2 shook 3 fires in the distance 4 eleven / 11 5 the bombing planes
7、6 to watch 7 scared 8 5 June 1941 9 the basement 10 five hours 11 people 12 our fighting spirit 13 around 960,000 of the citys 14 “city of heroes” 15 those we lost 16 cherish the peace we enjoy today Activity 7 That must be terrible for I can only imagine how it must have felt. Im sorry to hear that
8、. I feel sad for I remember The first thing I remember was Ill never forget Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview. Activity 8 Read the introduction to UN peacekeeping and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold. 1 What is the significance of UN p
9、eacekeeping missions? 2 What role is China playing in UN peacekeeping? 1 UN peacekeeping missions aim to give stability to conflict zones and allow governments to reestablish authority. 2 China is playing an increasingly important role in UN peacekeeping and it has trained 8,000 troops who are kept
10、on standby for UN missions. Activity 9 Complete the fact file about UNs peacekeeping mission in Liberia with the correct form of the words and expressions in Activity 8. 1 civil wars 2 peacekeeping mission 3 peace process 4 conflict zones 5 peacekeeping forces 6 reestablished Activity 10 Work in pairs. Find out about someone s experiences in war. Act out an interview based on the information you have found. Use the words and expressions in this section. Now think about your performance in this activity. How did you collect useful information? Share your experience with the class.
