Unit6--L4 Dream Houses

Unit6Lesson4DreamHouses永春一中郭平凡StepIPre-reading1.Lookatthedifferentkindsofhouses，whichdoyoulikebest?Why?castlevillacottageflat/apartment2.Whatisyourdreamhouselike?cottagehousepalaceflatcastlevillaMydreamhouseisverybigandnice.Andithasatleastthreefloors.Onthefirstfloor,thereisabigdiningroomandwecanhavedinnertogether.Thereisalsoanicekitchenandabigsittingroom.Onthesecondfloor,therearefivebedrooms,sothereareenoughroomsformyfriendstostaywithme.Besides,wewillhaveaswimmingpoolbehindthehouseandagardeninfrontofthehouse.Also,wehaveabalconyfromwherewecanseethewholecity.DifferentkindsofroomsDiningroomhallsittingroomgamesroomgaragekitchenroombasementwashroom3.AboutTheHouseonMangoStreetTheauthor:SandraCisnerosisoneofthemostinteresting“Latina”writersintheUSA.HerfatherwasMexicanandhermotherwas“Chicano”.Sheisbothapoet(诗人)andshortstorywriter.Thebook:ItwasaboutadissatisfiedlittlegirlnamedEsperanza.Shewasbroughtupbyapoorfamily,butayounggirlofmanyhopesanddreams.Onedreamshehadwastoleaveherchildhoodmemoriesbehindonedayandliveinarichfamilywithanicehusbandandfamily.Activity1Whichofthesethingsdidthegirl’sdreamhousehave?StepIIWhile-readingabalconyaswimmingpoolabiggarden(yard)withtreesrunningwateragamesroomthreewashrooms“real”stairsabasementActivity2Readthetextagainandanswerthesequestions:•1Howmanyplaceshasthegirllivedin?•2WheredidshelivebeforeMangoStreet?Whydidtheyleave?Alot.Shecannotremember.OnthethirdfloorofaflatonLoomis.Theyhadtoleavebecausethewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthem.•3Whydidthegirlwantatleastthreebathroom?•4WhodidMamaandPapatalktoabouttheirdreamhouse?Shewanttohaveabathwithoutanydisturbanceinherownhouse.Toherchildren.AmericanandBritishwords☆FindwordsinAmericanEnglishinthetextwhichmeanthesameasthese:garden(line8),torepair(line12),toilet(line13)yardtofixwashroom☆MatchtheAmericanwordswiththeBritishones(underlined)inthetextbelow.Afterthe(1)holidaysImovedintomynew(2)flat.It’snotinthe(3)centreofthecity,butit’snearan(4)under-groundstation.It’sonthevacationapartmentdowntownarea(a)subway(5)groundfloorofanhouse.It’sgotalivingroom,akitchenandabedroom.Theonlyproblemisthe(6)lorrywhichgoespastat7o’clockeverymorningtocollectthe(7)rubbishandwhichwakesmeup!firstfloortruckgarbageStepIIIOralpracticeIngroupoffour,designahousethatyouthinkisperfectanddothedrawingonapieceofpaper.Thendescribeittootherstudents.Trytousethekeywordsonpage42tohelpyou.e.g.Mydreamhouseistobesituatedonthetopofahill.Withaseaviewthehousewillbeadoublestorewithafrontandabacklawn.Therewillbepalmtreesatthefrontgateandacreekpassingthroughthefrontlawn,whichhasflowersalloverthefield.StepIVHomeworkWriteacompositionaboutyourdreamhousewiththetitleMyDreamHouse.Thankyou!