Lesson 12Unit 7 – The World We Live In

Daily Communication

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 MitchellBorn November 7, 1943Played 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 painterBig Yellow Taxi was

recorded in 1970

Other SingersBob Dylan (1970s)

Keren Ann (1990s)

Amy Grant/Art Garfunkel (1995)

Counting Crows/Vanessa Carlton (2002)

Big Yellow Taxi – by Joni Mitchell

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 'em

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT nowGive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please

Late last night I heard the screen door slamAnd a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

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 lotShoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lotShoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Big Yellow Taxi – by Joni Mitchell

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 'em

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT nowGive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please

Late last night I heard the screen door slamAnd a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

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 lotShoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lotShoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Community Planner, p. IC-10Your 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?

Littering in parks and on sidewalks

The disposal of old car tires

Traffic problems on highways during commuting hours

Factories polluting our rivers and ground water

Air pollution

Community Planner, p. IC-10Your 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?

Notes on PresentationsMust 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.

Course Outline…

May 26Lesson 12: Unit 7 con’t;

Discuss Final Presentations

June 2 Lesson 13: Preparing for Final Presentations

June 9 FINAL PRESENTATIONS

June 16Lesson 14: Songs & Stories Day!!!