Unit23ConflictLivinginacommunityLivinginacommunityLivinginacommunityLivinginacommunityWhatarethepeopledoinginthepictures?DiscussionWhatshouldwedowhenlivinginacommunity?DrummerhitstheroadReadthefirstnewspaperreport.Whosesideareyouon,thedrummer’sorhisneighbours?Why?Ex3Readthereportsagainandanswerthesequestions.1DoesYangMingownanyofhisfurniture?Howdoyouknow?No.Hewasstayinginafurnishedapartment.2HowdidYangMingkeephisneighboursupatnight?Bydrummingandthrowingparties.3WhydidaneighbourthinkYangMingwasabadinfluenceonhisson?HesaidYangMingdranktoomuch.4DoyouthinkthatYangMinghasalotofmoney?Why?Yes.Heislivinginasuiteinahotel.5HowmanydayshadKeithSmithlivedabovetheMckaysbeforehegotintotroublewiththem?14days.6AretherelotsofcandlesonMrMckay’sbirthdaycake?Howdoyouknow?Yes.Heis80yearsoldandhiswifesaidthecandleswere“agreatsight”.7Whydidn’tMr.Mckaygettoblowthemout?Mr.Smithemptiedatankofwateroverthecakeputtingoutthecandles.4DoyouthinkMrMckayshouldhavebeenputinjail?Discusswithapartner.5Comparethesentencesinthetable.Whichofthesentencesbelow(a-c)aretrueabouttheformalsentences?Onlyonestatementisfalse.Answers:a)b)6Paraphrasetheseconditionalsentencessothattheysoundlessemphaticandlessformal.a)Theywouldn’thavemovedintothebuildingiftheyhadknowntheirneighbourwasadrummer.b)Iwouldhavefeltterribleattheceremonyifmyfriendshadnotbeentherewithme.Ex7Howaretheseneutralstatements(1-3)reportedinthetexts?1Heisakeengardenerandafishcollector.Notonlyisheakeengardener,heisalsoafishcollector.2We’donlyjustmovedinwhenthenoisebegan.Nosoonerhadtheymovedinthanthenoisebegan.3Wecouldn’tgetridofthesmelloffish.Neithercouldwegetridofthesmelloffish.Ex8Findsentencesinthetextsthatmeanalmostthesameasthesentencesbelow.1YangMingfeelsupsetaboutthefactthatpeoplehaveclassifiedhismusicas“noise”.Itisthefactthatpeoplehaveclassifiedhismusicas“noise”thatupsetshim.2WegaveYangMingawarningaftercarefulconsideration.ItwasonlyaftercarefulconsiderationthatwegaveYangMingawarning.Ex9.Rewritethesentencestomakethemmoreemphaticandmoreformal.Theywillneverselltheirantiquefurniture.Ifshehadcome,shewould’vemetthefamousstatesman.Hedidn’tonlycleanthebedding,hecleanedthewholebungalowaswell.Neverwilltheyselltheirantiquefurniture.Neverwilltheyselltheirantiquefurniture.Hadshecome,shewould’vemetthefamousHadshecome,shewould’vemetthefamousstatesmanstatesmanNotonlydidhecleanthebedding,buthecleanedNotonlydidhecleanthebedding,buthecleanedthewholebungalowthewholebungalowaswell.aswell.Wecanhardlyeverseeacrossthebaybecauseofthesmog.Politicianshardlyeverexperiencearealwar.Idon’targueandI’veneverbeeninaflighteitherSeldomcanweeverseeacrossthebaySeldomcanweeverseeacrossthebaybecauseofthesmog.becauseofthesmog.Rarelydopoliticiansexperiencerealwar.Rarelydopoliticiansexperiencerealwar.Idon’targueandneitherhaveIeverbeeninIdon’targueandneitherhaveIeverbeeninafight.afight.Ex10Completesentencesusingthebeginningandcuesprovided.1.BritishfootballfansarethemostviolentinEurope.2.Thesunonthewaterisawonderfulsight.Seldomisitquietafterthematch.Seldomisitquietafterthematch.Rarelydoesoneseeanythingsobeautiful.Rarelydoesoneseeanythingsobeautiful.3.Thepeoplegotoutjustintime.4.Thepressconferencecreatedhugeinterest.NosoonerhadthelastpersonleftthantheNosoonerhadthelastpersonleftthanthefirebrokeout.firebrokeout.NeverbeforehadtherebeensuchalargeNeverbeforehadtherebeensuchalargenum...
