unit1-housing

Unit1HousingWarm--up1.Thinkoftermsrelatedtohousingvillacastlemansionmanorapartment/flatcondocottagefarmhousebungalowhouseboatloftduplexdormHouseprice、realestate、demolition、rentout、publicrentalhousing、affordablehousingEastorwest,homeisthebest!Unit12.Questionsfordiscussion1.Wheredoyoulive?Doyoulikelivinginadorm?Giveyourreason?2.Wouldyouratherliketoliveoffcampus?住在…之外3.WhatdoyouthinkarethereasonforthehousingproblemChinesepeoplearenowfacedwith?Unit13.Differentiatethefollowingthreewords:HousingHomeFamilyHousing:n.theprovisionofplacestolivehouse房屋；住房供给accommodationHome:n.housingthatsb.islivingin家，住宅n.thecountryorstateorcitywhereyouliveFamily:asocialunitylivingtogether.家庭；家族；ReadingandLanguageActivitiesPartIIUnit1HousingPre-readingTaskComprehensionWorkExercisesUnit1ScanningQ1:B(para.1,sentence2)Q2:A(para.1,line4)Q3:C(para.3,line1)Q4:A(Para.4,line1)Q5:D(Overallcomprehension)Detailedlearningpara.1ThefamilyinBritainischanging.Theonce()Britishfamilyheadedbytwoparentshas()greatchangesduringthe20thcentury.Inparticulartherehasbeenariseinthenumberof()households,which()18to29percentofallhouseholdsbetween1971and2002.Bytheyear2020,()thattherewillbemoresinglepeoplethanmarriedpeople.Fiftyyearsagothis()socially()inBritain.Itisestimatedsingle-personundergonetypicalunacceptablewouldhavebeenincreasedfromlanguagepoints1.typical:adj:exhibitingthequalitiesorcharacteristicsthatidentifyagrouporkindorcategorye.g.Thequestionissmallbuttypical.问题虽小，但很典型。typicalof是……的典型特征e.g.Itistypicalofhimtotakehardjobs.抢挑重担是他的特点。2.undergov.underwent;undergone;e.g.Thecityhasundergonemanychangesduringthelasttenyears.这个城市在过去十年中经历了很多变化hasdone为主语是单三的现在完成时态；而haddone则为过去完成时态，如：现在完成：LaoWanghasopenedthedoor.Hehasfinishedhishomework.过去完成：Bytheendoflastyearwehadbuiltfirenewbuildings.3.increasev.increased;increased;increasingaquantitythatisaddede.g.Thepopulationofthiscityhasgreatlyincreased.本市人口已大大增加。increaseto表示增长到eg:Thepopulationhasincreasedfrom1.2milionto1.8million.人口已从120万增长到了180万.increaseby表示按多少增长eg:Therateofinflationincreasedby2%通货膨胀率增长了2%4.estimatev.estimated;estimated;estimatinganapproximatecalculationofquantityordegreeorworthe.g.Theyestimatedthenumberofvisitorsat10million.他们估计参观者人数为1000万。Weestimatethecostofcollegeeducationtobefourthousanddollars.itisestimatedthat...据估计…Itisestimatedthatthemeetingwilllastfourdays.这次会议预计要开4天.5.unacceptable:Suchbehaviourisunacceptableandwillbepunished.这种行为不可容忍，必将受到惩罚。V-able:adj:thatcanbe~ed，可以被…的,。-able还有一个变体-ibleadjustable:adjust(v.调节)+-able可调节的”；respectable:respect(v.尊敬)+-able可敬的”；adaptable:suit(v.使适应)+-able可适应的”；tangible:tang-(/tact-=totouch)+-ible可触摸的visible:vis(=tosee)+-ible可见的terrible:terr(=tofrighten)+-ible可怕的negligible:neglig(=neglect忽略)+-ible可忽略的Detailedlearningpara.2Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedandstayedmarried.()wasverydifficult,expensiveandtookalongtime.Today,people’sviewonmarriagearechanging.Manycouples,mostlyintheirtwentiesorthirties,livetogetherwithoutgettingmarried.Onlyabout60percentofthese()will()getmarried.divorcecoupleseventually6.divorcen.(名词)[U][C]离婚(instanceofthe)legalendingofamarriage[C]分离endingofaconnectionvt.与…离婚legallyendone'smarriagetosbvt.分离separateE.g.Boredomisnotagroundfordivorce.日久生厌不能成为离婚的理由。Heisunabletodivorcefantasyfromreality.他不能将幻想与现实分开7.couple[C]一对,一双twothingsrelatedinsomeway;twothingsofthesamekind[S]一些,几个afew;several;smallnumber[C]夫妻,情侣ahusbandandawifeE.g.Theyareanicecouple.他们是很美满的一对。Mytouristvisaletsmestayforacoupleofweeks.我的观光签证可让我停留数周。8.eventually:advItwasalongjourney,butweeventuallyarrived.旅程很长，但我们最后还是到达了。Detailedlearningpara.3Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedbeforetheyhadchildren,butnowabout40%percentofchildreninBritainarebornbeforetheirparentsgetmarried.In2000,aboutaquarterofunmarriedpeoplebetweentheagesof16and59werelivingtogetherinGreatBritain.()couplesarealsostartingfamilieswithoutfirstbeingmarried.Before1960s,thiswasveryunusual,butin2001,about23percentofbirthsintheUKwerecohabitingcouples.cohabiting8.Cohabit:Theywerecohabitingforthreeyearsbeforetheirmarriage.他们同居了三年才结婚。co-前缀：表示共同、一起co-work合作cooperation合作co-exist共存Detailedlearningpara.4Peoplearegenerallygettingatalateragenowandmanywomendonotwanttohavechildren().They()()theirjobsand()havingababyuntillatethirties.immediatelyprefertoconcentrateonputoff9.Immediately:adv.立即；直接地conj.一...(就)e.g.我一听到这个消息,马上就来了。IcameimmediatelyIheardthenews.她做出决定后立即感到后悔。Sheimmediatelyregrettedherdecision10.preferto:prefertodo:短时间的preferdoing:是长期的prefertoswim可能就指在目前这个状况下，比较喜欢游泳，而preferswimming则指一直都以游泳为兴趣。preferAtoB：喜欢A胜于BpreferdoingAtodoingBprefertodoAratherthandoB“宁愿做...而不做...”IprefertowatchTVratherthangoout.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去。prefer＋that从句“宁愿”（从句一般用虚拟语气）Ipreferthatyoushoulddoit.我宁愿你做这件事。11.concentrateonsth:centerupone.g.Ican’tconcentrateonmyworkwhenI'mtired.当我累了我不能专注于我的工作。e.g.HavingfailedmyFrenchexams,Idecidedtoconcentrateonsciencesubjects.我的法语考试失败后,我决定专注于理科。12.putoff:Thegamewasputoffbecauseofrain.比赛因雨延期。Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.今日事今日毕。Detailedlearningpara.5Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliesisincreasing.Thisismainl