1、Unit 11 Conflict and CompromiseTo read and talk about neighbourhood conflictsTo read for general understandingTo read for specific information and understand cause and effect relationshipsWhat kind of community do you like?What happened between the people?Have you ever experienced a neighbourhood co
2、nflict?What do you think might cause conflicts between neighbours?loud noise made by neighboursbad smells from neighbors fish tankcant read without plugging your earscan rarely get a full nights sleepto be driven mad by neighboursHere is a newspaper reports on neighborhood conflicts.Look at the titl
3、e and guess the topic.Drummer Hits the Road What is the text mainly about?A The success of a drummer.B The conflict happening in a community.C The love from neighbours.(B)Read the 1 and 2 par.Answer the questions.1.Why did the neighbours complain about Ma Ming?Because he often held parties at night
4、and drummed late at night.2.Why did a neighbour think Ma Ming had a bad influence on his son?A.Because he is a bachelor(单身汉单身汉).B.Because he held parties every night.C.Because he made a lot of noise every night.(C)1.What did the community council do?Why did they take action?They took a vote,gave Ma
5、Ming a warning and told him that he ought to cease drumming or leave the property.Because after such a chorus of complaints,they had to take action.2.How did Ma Mins neighbour think Ma Ming had a bad influence on his son?They felt pleased.Read the 3 and 4 par.Answer the questions.1.Where is Ma Ming
6、now?What is his attitude towards the conflict?Now he is in a hotel in Shanghai.Ma Ming felt that they were prejudiced against him.Hes bitter over the fact that people thought of his music as“noise”.Otherwise he didnt really mind having to leave the flat.2.What do you understand by the title“Drummer
7、Hits the Road”?The drummer starts a journey to look for a proper house to stay.Read the 5 par.Answer the question.a remote house on the edge of the cityDraw a mind map of Ma Mings conflict(causes,results,resolution,attitudes).Drummer Hits the Roadcausesresultsresolutionattitudes1.What _ did the comm
8、unity council take to solve the problem between the neighbours and Ma Ming?2.What did Ma Ming do after his neighbours made _ about his late night drumming?3.How did the neighbours feel after Ma Mings _?Complete the question and then ask and answer the questions in plaint departure action actioncompl
9、aintsdepartureExpress your opinions about the resolution of the conflicts with the following questions.1)Are the people satisfied with the resolution?2)Do you agree with the resolution?Is it fair?3)What other ways can you think of to deal with the conflicts?I think there had been other choices of re
10、solving the conflicts in a more peaceful manner.Another way to deal with Ma Mings conflict:He can negotiate with the community council that he could drum during the day on a couple of hours.If you were one of the people in the report,what would you do to avoid conflict?Would you resolve it differently?
