unit 5 opinions

Unit 5 Opinions

Step 1: Checking the oral practice of Unit 4

Step 2: Explain listening skills in Unit 5

Part A ： Micro-Listening

Exercise 1

1. It was terrible.

2. It was great.

3. It’s superficial.

4. It’s quite well-written.

Part A ： Micro-Listening

Exercise 2

1. violent programs

2. Advertising3. bad for children’s eyes

4. Not creative

Part B ： Marco-Listening

Passage 1: Is It Stupid to Say So?

Culture Notes:

1. all the professions Referring to law, medicine, business.

Jobs in these fields need good education and special train

ing.


Culture Notes:

2. a law student A student who is studying to be a lawyer.

Formerly the profession of law was dominated by men.

But in recent years, women lawyers have also emerged,

with some achieving great success. However, due to prej

udice against women practicing law, she found it difficu

lt to obtain a position with any law firm.


New words and expressions

suitable adj. 合适的 intelligent adj. 有才智的

emotional adj. 情感的 sew v. 缝制 overcome v. 克服 prejudice n. 偏见dominate v. 控制 interfere v. 干扰


Conversation 2: Handguns

Culture Notes:

Gun control in some Western countries As gun crime increa

ses, gun control has become a big issue in the Western worl

d. However, the laws regarding gun control vary greatly fr

om country to country. In Japan, for instance, there are ve

ry strict laws regarding possessing of firearms. No civilians

are allowed to possess guns without


Culture Notes:

passing a very strict license procedure. In Britain, too, the

government puts a very tight control over gun possession.

New legislation was introduced to the country in 1996 after

a man named Thomas Hamilton walked into a primary sch

ool and shot dead 16 school children and their teacher. Fin

alized in 1998, these new gun laws ban handguns, and only

certified members of approved target-shooting clubs are all

owed to own guns, which must be kept locked up at the clu

b at all times.


New words and expressions

handgun n. 手枪 outlaw v. 宣布为不合法 violent adj. 暴力的

Part C Oral Practice

I Pair Work

• Students are required to work in pair and use

some of the guidelines on page 45 to make com

ments on what you’ve heard.


II Retelling

• Listen to the previous forum “Handguns” a

nd retell it in your own words.


III Discussion

1. Can a woman succeed in her career and be a good

wife and mother at the same time? Why or why not?

2. What about a man? Can he be successful in his car

eer and be a good husband and father at the same t

ime?

3. Do you think people should be allowed to own guns?

Why or why not?

Part D Home Listening

Home listening on page 46-47

unit 5 opinions

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