Dream Houses

DreamHousesJulie2008-12-29Warm-Up:BrainstormingThinkaboutwordsabouthouses.KeyWordshouses:cottage,flat,house,palace,castlerooms:bathroom,bedroom,diningroom,sittingroom,hall,gamesroom,kitchenAhousewithswimmingpoolapartment/flatsiheyuancottagewashroomcurtainbasementagarageatthebackofmyyardbathroomwithabathtubwaterpipe,runningwaternarrowstairsSandraCisnerosSandraCisnerosisoneofthemostinteresting‘Latina’writersintheUSA.HerfatherwasMexicanandhermotherwas‘Chicana’.Sheisbothapoetandshortstorywriter.Conveying(传递)therichesoftheLatinAmericanCultureisthewriter’sliterarygoal.Theauthor:TheHouseonMangoStreetwasaboutadis-satisfiedlittlegirlnamedEsperanza,themaincharacterofthenovel.Shewasbroughtupinapoorfamily.AnintroductiontothebookEsperanzawasayounggirlofmanyhopesanddreams.Onedreamshehadwastoleaveherchildhoodmemoriesbehindonedayandliveinarichfamilywithanicehusbandandfamily.OneremarkablethingaboutEsperanzawasthatshewantedtomakeherselfdifferentfromalltheotherfemalegenders(女性).Pre-reading:LookatthepictureandguesswhichhouseonMangoStreetisthewriter’srealhouse.ThesmallredonebetweenthetwohousesisherrealhouseonMangoStreet.A.Manyplacestheyhadmovedto.B.ThelifeonMangoStreet.C.AdreamhouseandarealhouseonMangostreet.D.ThereasonswhytheylefttheflatonLoomisStreet.While-reading:Listentothepassageanddecidethemainideaofit.Whatwouldtheauthorliketohaveaboutherdreamhouse?1.Thehouseshouldhaverunningwater,abathtub,andpipethatworks.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,likethehousesonTV.Andthehousewouldhaveabasementandatleast3washrooms.2.Outside,theirhousewouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit.Abigyardandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.TrueorFalse:1.ThehouseonMangoStreetissmallbutconvenienttolivein.2.Thewriterhaslivedinmanyplaces.3.TheylefttheflatonLoomisStreetbecauseitwastoosmall.4.ThehouseonMangoStreetisnotherdreamhouse.TFFTReadthetextagainandanswerthesequestions:•1.Howmanyplaceshasthegirllivedin?•2.WheredidshelivebeforeMangoStreet?Whydidtheyleave?Alot/Shecan’tremember.AthirdflooronLoomis.Theyhadtoleavebecausethewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthem.•3.Whydidthegirlwantatleastthreebathrooms?•4.WhodidMamaandPapatalktoabouttheirdreamhouse?•5.WhatdoyouthinkwasthebiggestproblemwiththehouseonMangoStreet?Sothat,whenshetookabath,shewould’thavetotelleverybody.Tothechildren.VocabularyAmericanandBritishwords☆FindwordsinAmericanEnglishinthetextwhichmeanthesameasthese:garden(line8),torepair(line12),toilet(line13)Answers:1yard2tofix3washroom☆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!firstfloortruckgarbage常见单词表达区别•A.E美语B.E英语•罐头cantin•糖果candysweets•饼干cookiebiscuit•橡皮擦eraserrubber•电梯elevatorlift•汽油gas,gasolinepetrol•生气madangry•数学mathmaths•人行道sidewalkpavement常见拼写区别•A.EB.E•文明civilizationcivilisation•颜色colorcolour•荣誉honorhonour•珠宝jewelryjewllery•组织organizationorganisation•练习practicepractise•轮胎tiretyre•Exercises☆HowmanyoftheobjectsbelowcanyouseeinthephotooftheroomfromFallingwaterHouse?Keywordsceiling,walls,floor,door,window,Frenchwindows,curtains,chair,table,sofa,desk,bookshelves,bed,plants,lamp,closet.“流水别墅”(BearRunHouse):赖特最著名的设计作品——考夫曼别墅（流水别墅）建成于1936年，流水别墅被誉为“绝顶的人造物与幽雅的天然景色的完美平衡”，是“二十世纪的艺术杰作”。悬挑的楼板在后边的石墙和自然山石中锚固。内部空间相互流通，一乘小梯与溪水联系。大胆的设计手法使之成为无与伦比的世界著名现代建筑。