1、 Lesson 1Lesson 2Extended ExercisesCheckpointAgendaUNIT GOALS1.Know if it is Ok to discuss topic 2.Propose solutions to global problems3.Debate the pros and cons of issues4.Write about social or ethic issues Lesson 1Lead-inListeningSpeakingReadingWriting333 Lead-inSitcom:Can We Please Avoid Discussi
2、ng Politics?Exercise AExercise B3 Exercise ACheck each whether statement is true(T)or false(F).Check each whether statement is true(T)or false(F).TF1.Cheryl thinks the government should spend more money on cooking schools.2.Bob thinks the government should spend more money on the military.3.Marie th
3、inks the government should spend more money on education.Exercise BAnswer the following questions.Answer the following questions.1.Who does not want to discuss politics?Why?2.What does Bob think they should spend more money on?Why?Bob think they should spend more money on fighting corruption because
4、,if they were able to stop corrupt officials,they would not need to raise taxes.Cheryl does not want to discuss politics because they always argue when they discuss politics.ListeningPart 1 Ask If It Is OK to Discuss a Topic?Part 2 For or Against?Part 3 Do People Have Emotions?Part 4 Possible Soluti
5、ons to Global ProblemsNew WordsPhrases and ExpressionsProper Names3333 Part 1 Ask If It Is OK to Discuss a Topic?Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with what you Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with what you hear.hear.1.Sam wants to call San-Chi because _.2.Sam wants
6、 to know whether it is appropriate to _ at the dinner table.3.San-Chi says it is an acceptable topic but _ if you do not agree with what they say.4.Since Sam tends to be a little opinioned,San-Chi advises him to _.he needs some cultural advicetalk about politicsit would not be cool to argue with the
7、mtalk about something else Part 2 For or Against?Listen to peoples opinions about controversial issues.Then Listen to peoples opinions about controversial issues.Then complete each statement with complete each statement with forfor or or againstagainst.1.She is _ prohibiting smoking indoors.2.He is
8、_ compulsory military service.3.She is _ raising the driving age.4.He is _ lowering the voting age.5.She is _ censorship of TV programs.foragainstforforfor Part 3 Do People Have Emotions?Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is Listen to the passage and check whether each statement
9、is true(T)or false(F).true(T)or false(F).TF1.Zhuangzi believes that all people should have emotions.2.Huizi believes that since they are called people they should have emotions.3.Huizi claims that people should not let their likes and dislikes harm their original natures.4.Zhuangzi explains that nat
10、ural emotion is universal because it includes neither loving nor not loving.Part 4 Possible Solutions to Global ProblemsPassage 1 Job Approval PollPassage 2 Red Cross Red Crescent:A Global SolutionPassage 3 An Environmental Design Competition33 Passage 1 Job Approval PollListen to the news report an
11、d answer the following questions.Listen to the news report and answer the following questions.1.What is the topic of President George W.Bushs latest political speech?2.How much has the President job approval risen in a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll since July?3.According to the job approval p
12、oll,which party is considered to be more competent for handing the situation in Iraq?Republicans.The topic is on the fifth anniversary of the Sept.11th terrorist attacks.The presidents job approval rating rose to 45 percent in a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll,a jump of 5 percentage points sinc
13、e July.Passage 2 Red Cross Red Crescent:A Global SolutionListen to the passage and check whether each statement is Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).true(T)or false(F).TF1.The organization encourages people to do military service.2.Red Cross Red Crescent wo
14、rks on solutions for local and global issues.3.Every year,help is provided to about 30 million people who are victims of natural disasters or political stuggles and violence.4.The organization works with people before and after progress.5.With this organization,people can not afford to prepare for e
15、mergencies.Passage 3 An Environmental Design CompetitionListen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.hear.An environmental design competition for college students in the United States is held by the Environmental Protectio
16、n Agency and other public and private organizations.Teams 1_ to design sustainable technologies that support 2_ growth but also protect the environment.Students from Portland State University in Oregon will create a web site as a teaching tool for the local public schools.The 3_ site will explain how the world is connected environmentally.Students from the University of Massachusetts will explore 4_.Their work will involve compounds found in green tea.And another winning team is from the Univers
