北师大版模块八 unit 23 lesson 1.ppt

Yang Ming, drummer for the rock band “Storm”, has packed his bags. Hes bid his furnished apartment goodbye after complaints from his neighbours about loss of sleep. Being a bachelor, Yang Ming held parties every night but the biggest problem was his late-night drumming. Seldom has drumming caused such conflict. Yang Mings neighbours say they were being driven mad being exposed to such noise. Had they known their neighbour was a drummer, they wouldnt have moved into the building. No sooner had they moved in than the noise began and rarely did they get a full nights sleep. Neither could they relax or read a book without plugging their ears. One neighbour also claims that Yang Ming is an alcoholic and was a bad influence on his adolescent son. In the end, the local council took action. “It was only after careful consideration that we gave Yang Ming a warning,” a council member said. “Getting enough sleep is important for peoples health and after such a chorus of complaints, we had to take action.” Yang Mings departure has pleased his neighbours. “Life will go back to normal now,” they say. For Yang Mings version of the story, we found him in the lounge of his suite at Shanghais Holiday Inn Hotel. Yang Ming feels that his rights have been ignored. Yang Ming hates being called an alcoholic, but it is the fact that people have classified his music as “noise” that upsets him most. Otherwise he doesnt really mind having to leave his apartment. “Living in a hotel means a maid makes my bed every day and I dont have to do my own laundry!” But how long will the hotel tolerate him? We wonder. Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after hitting thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head with his walking stick. McKays wife, Laurene told us that while McKay is usually a peaceful person, he had been driven to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often. Smith lives above the McKays and it appea