北师大版高二 选修 7

Unit 21

Communication

Workshop

1. Rewrite the information below using

these words and expressions to join the

two sentences.

Although, even though, however, on the

other hand, therefore

Some people find the idea of taking people

off life support machines terrible.

Others don’t mind doing this if the patient

doesn’t improve after many years.

Although some people find the idea of

taking people off life support

machines terrible, others don’t mind

doing this if the patient doesn’t

improve after many years.

Example:

2. Read the article. Match these

headings with the paragraphs A-D.

Conclusion _____

What doctors know and don’t know

about comas______

Introduction of the topic______

Chances of recovery ______

A

B

C

D

Even though

Although

Therefore

however

while

Therefore

1

2

3

4

5

6

3. Now complete the sentences with

the correct words from the blanket.

Listening: A TV Programme

a panel discussionAnswers:

Look at the picture. What kind of

programme do you think it is?

Ex 2:

• knowledge of the human brain

• freezing dead bodies

• long life

Answers:

Ex 3. Keys1 in the next five years or so

2 to cure all sorts of illness

3 cure diseases

4 cancer and heart disease

5 we can't reverse them

6 in developed counties will be over eighty

Listening: Situational Dialogues

• How is the Professor in the first dialogue feeling? ______

• The student thinks his low mark is ______.• How does the farmer feel about his new trac

tor? _____• The farmer is ______ that his friend knew t

he tractor was new.• How does the farmer’s friend feel?• The owner of the spade is _____ that his spa

de is made of aluminium.

ab

aa

bb

4. Listen to the dialogues and circle the correct answers.

A discussion: cloning

伊恩 · 维尔莫特与克隆羊多利

Speaking strategies: avoiding problems

• Try to avoid difficult subjects with

vocabulary you don’t know.

• Don’t pretend you know about topics

when you don’t.

• If you don’t have a clear opinion about

something, be honest, e.g. To be honest,

I haven’t really thought about that.

Write an essay

with the title:

“Should

Smoking Be

Banned?”

Homework: