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Daily Communication

Daily Communication. Lesson 12 Unit 7 – The World We Live In. Pronunciation - /ei/ the “long a sound”. blade late braid afraid bait lathe mate face bale age stain faith . /i:/ - /I/ - /ei/. /i:/ /I/ /ei/ meet mitt mate read rid raid wean win wane. Joni Mitchell.

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Daily Communication

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  1. Daily Communication Lesson 12 Unit 7 – The World We Live In

  2. Pronunciation - /ei/ the “long a sound” blade late braid afraid bait lathe mate face bale age stain faith

  3. /i:/ - /I/ - /ei/ /i:/ /I/ /ei/ meet mitt mate read rid raid wean win wane

  4. Joni Mitchell Born November 7, 1943 Played a big role in the folk rock movement of the 1970’s Many of her songs address social and environmental themes, political themes, as well as romantic and emotional themes She is also a painter Big Yellow Taxi was recorded in 1970

  5. Other Singers Bob Dylan (1970s) Keren Ann (1990s) Amy Grant/Art Garfunkel (1995) Counting Crows/Vanessa Carlton (2002)

  6. Big Yellow Taxi – by Joni Mitchell Chorus: Don't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you've got ‘til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop Oh, now, they paved paradise and they put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museumAnd then they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'emHey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT nowGive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, pleaseLate last night I heard the screen door slamAnd a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

  7. Big Yellow Taxi – by Joni Mitchell Chorus: Don't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you've got ‘til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop Oh, now, they paved paradise and they put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museumAnd then they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'emHey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT nowGive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, pleaseLate last night I heard the screen door slamAnd a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

  8. Community Planner, p. IC-10 • Your group is an environmental protection committee located in Hefei. As a committee, you must decide what to do about the problem assigned to your group. • Here are some useful expressions – you should use some of them in your presentations! One thing to do about it is… We should try… Another way to help is… What do you think about…? The best thing to do is… Would… help the situation? Why don’t we… ? If we did… what do you think would happen?

  9. Littering in parks and on sidewalks

  10. The disposal of old car tires

  11. Traffic problems on highways during commuting hours

  12. Factories polluting our rivers and ground water

  13. Air pollution

  14. Community Planner, p. IC-10 • Your group is an environmental protection committee located in Hefei. As a committee, you must decide what to do about the problem assigned to your group. • Here are some useful expressions – you should use some of them in your presentations! One thing to do about it is… We should try… Another way to help is… What do you think about…? The best thing to do is… Would… help the situation? Why don’t we… ? If we did… what do you think would happen?

  15. Notes on Presentations • Must be 7-8 minutes long. • Must have an introduction and a conclusion. • Choose one of these topics: • Lesson 3: Love and Marriage • Unit 5: Crossing Cultures • Caedman’s Call song “This World” • Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi” • Unit 7: Environmental Issues • Use phrases and expressions from at least three different lessons in your presentation. • BE CREATIVE!!! Use your own script. Do not copy from any other source! • You MUST give Miss Voortman a copy of your script before beginning your presentation.

  16. Course Outline… • May 26 Lesson 12: Unit 7 con’t; Discuss Final Presentations • June 2 Lesson 13: Preparing for Final Presentations • June 9 FINAL PRESENTATIONS • June 16 Lesson 14: Songs & Stories Day!!!

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