1、Unit 6Design Period FourLesson 4Dream Houses.重点单词1rent n. 租金2cottage n. 小屋，村舍3fence n. 栅栏；围墙4downtown adv. 在市区，往市区 adj. 市区的5washroom n. 盥洗室，洗手间6curtain n. 窗帘7subway n. (美)地铁8basement n. 地下室9damp adj. 潮湿的10apartment n. (美)公寓住宅11garbage n. 垃圾，废物12mercy n. 慈悲，怜悯，同情心merciful adj. 慈悲的；仁慈的，还算幸运的13bathe vi
2、. 洗澡；沐浴bath n. 洗澡；沐浴14narrow adj. 狭窄的；刚刚好的narrowly adv. 狭窄地；勉强地；小心地，仔细地.核心短语1by_the_time 到的时候为止2share.with. 与分享3even_so 即使这样，尽管如此4on_the_other_side_of 在另一边5at least 至少6dream of 梦想，渴望7hold ones breath 屏住呼吸8be adapted from 改编自，由改编.经典句式1what 引导主语从句But what I remembered most is moving a lot.但我印象最深的是我们搬了
3、很多次家。2the way 表“方式”，后跟定语从句But the house on Mango Street is not the_way_they_described_it_at_all.但是芒果街的房子根本不像他们描述的那样。3副词 out 位于句首引起的完全倒装Out_back_is_a_small_garage for the car we dont own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side.房子后面有一间小车库，但现在我们还没有车，还有一个小院子，夹在路两
4、边的高楼中显得更小了。课文预读芒果街上的小屋第13段译文我们并不一直住在芒果街。在此之前，我们曾在卢米斯一栋楼的三楼住过。再以前，我们住在基勒街，在基勒街之前住在波林纳街。波林纳街之前住在哪儿，我就记不清了。但我印象最深的是我们搬了很多次家。每次搬家都觉得还会再搬。我们搬到芒果街时，家里有六口人妈妈、爸爸、卡洛斯、基基、姐姐内妮和我。芒果街的房子是我们自己的，我们不必给任何人交房租，不用和楼下的住户共用院子，不用小心翼翼地不大声喧哗，也不用担心房东生气。但即使如此，这也不是我们真正想要的房子。我们必须赶快离开在卢米斯的公寓。木制的墙里有虫子，而且那儿的水管也坏了，房东不给修理，因为房子太旧了。
5、他没有同情心，所以我们得快点离开。我们那时用隔壁的卫生间，得提水过来，房子里的东西都是潮湿的。正因如此，妈妈和爸爸才找房子。也正因如此，我们才搬到芒果街上的房子，它远在市中心的另一端。 第45段译文他们总对我们说，有一天我们会搬进一栋房子里，一栋真正属于我们自己的房子。那样，我们就不必每年搬家了。我们的房子里会有自来水和浴缸，水管很好用。房子里要有真正的楼梯，就像电视里的那种房子。我们还要有个地下室，有至少三个卫生间。这样我们想洗澡时就不必告诉每个人了。我们的房子将是有绿树环绕的白房子，它有个很大很大的院子，还有长势茂盛没有栅栏的草坪。这是爸爸梦想富有时所谈到的房子，也是在睡觉前妈妈给我们讲的
6、故事中她所梦想的房子。但是芒果街的房子完全不像他们描述的那样。房子很小，是红色的，前面是窄窄的台阶，窗子小得让你觉得它们在屏住呼吸。这幢房子没有前院，只有市政种植在路边的四棵小树。出门往后院走有一间小车库，但现在我们还没有车；还有一个小院子，夹在两边的高楼中间显得更小了。房子里有楼梯，但却是普通的楼梯，而且只有一个卫生间。每个人都得和别人同住一间房：妈妈和爸爸住一间，卡洛斯和基基住一间，我和内妮住一间。改编自桑德拉西斯内罗斯的芒果街上的小屋课文理解Task One：Fast reading.What is the passage mainly about?The_inconvenience_o
7、f_the_house_the_authors_family_has_ever_lived_in_and_their_dreams_for_a_better_one.Match the headings with the proper paragraphs.1Paragraph 1AOur dream house.2Paragraph 2 BReasons for moving to Mango Street.3Paragraph 3 CMoving a lot.4Paragraph 4 DConditions of our house on Mango Street.5Paragraph 5
8、 EOur own house.答案：1.C2.E3.B4.A5.D.Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F)1We always lived on Paulina Street.(F)2The house on Mango Street is our ideal house.(F)3We had to leave Loomis fast because the house was too old.(T)4We thought we would have a real house with running water, pipes
9、, real stairs, a basement and three washrooms.(T)5Everybody shares a bedroom on Mango Street.(F)Task Two：Careful readingRead the text carefully and then choose the best answer according to the text.1How many places the writer lived in?AOne.BTwo.CSix.DWe dont know the exact number.答案：D2The house the
10、authors family is living in now has _.Aa front yardBbig windowsCthree bedrooms Donly one bedroom答案：C3A landlord is _.Aa businessman Ba piece of landCan owner of a house Da cleaner答案：C4Why did they leave the flat on Loomis?ABecause the house was too old.BBecause the water pipes broke and nobody would
11、 fix them.CBecause they should share the washroom with others and carry water by themselves.DAll of the above.答案：D5What do you suppose will most probably happen?AThe authors family will never move again some day.BThe authors family will move again some day.CThe authors family will become used to liv
12、ing on Mango Street.DThe authors family will move back to Paulina.答案：BTask Three：Micro writingRead the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.We didnt always live on Mango Street. We moved a lot. The house on Mango Street is ours, and we dont have _1_ (pay) rent and worry about the landlord
13、 _2_ (be) angry. But even so, its not the house we thought wed get.We had to leave the flat on Loomis quickly _3_ the water pipes broke and so on. We had to use the washroom next door and _4_ (carry) water over. Thats why we moved into the house on Mango Street, far away, _5_ the other side of town.
14、My parents always told us that one day we _6_ (move) into a house, a real house that would be ours. And our house would have _7_ (run) water and a bathtub and pipes that worked. We would have _8_ basement, at least three washrooms, a big yard and grass _9_ (grow) without a fence. But the house on Ma
15、ngo Street is not the way they described it at all. Its small and red with narrow _10_ (step) in front. Out back is a small garage for the car we dont own yet.1to_pay 2.being 3.because 4.carried 5.on 6would_move 7.running 8.a 9.growing 10.steps 1 (教材P42)The house on Mango Street is ours, and we dont
16、 have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and worried about the landlord being angry.芒果街的房子是我们自己的，不用给任何人交房租，不用和楼下的住户共用院子，不用小心翼翼地不大声喧哗，也不用担心房东生气。(1)for rent出租；招租pay rent to 向付租金at a high rent 以高租金free of rent 免收租金(2)rent sth.
17、 (out) to sb. 把某物租给某人rent sth. from sb. 从某人那儿租借某物即学即用(1)I pay rent to a third party, not directly to the landlord.我把房租交给第三方，没有直接交给房主。(2)The rent for this flat is $50 a week.这套公寓租金为每周50美元。(3)There are no apartments in this building for rent.这幢大楼里没有公寓出租。(4)Im renting videos this weekend.我打算这个周末租录像带看。(
18、5)单句语法填空I dont want to rent a house in the city because the rent for a room is 800 yuan a month.The old couple rent rooms to students nearby.His wage is 60 yuan a month less 2 yuan for rent.Im thinking of renting (rent) out my house while Im away.(教材P42)The house on Mango Street is ours, and we dont
19、 have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs.芒果街上的房子是我们自己的，我们不用给任何人交房租，不用和楼下的住户共用院子share sth. with sb.与某人合用/分享某物share in 分享，分担go shares with. 与共享；与共同负担即学即用(1)As a kid hed never share his toys with other kids.他小时候从不肯与别的小朋友分享玩具。(2)I try to get the kids to share in the hou
20、sework.我努力让孩子们分担家务活。(3)I have an office that I share_with some other teachers.我有一间和其他老师们合用的办公室。(4)They divide the money into equal_shares.他们把钱分成相等的份数。3 (教材P42)He had no mercy so we had to leave fast.他没有同情心，所以我们不得不赶快离开。(1)have mercy on sb.同情某人show mercy to 对表示同情without mercy 毫不留情地at the mercy of 受支配I
21、ts a mercy that. 幸运的是；幸亏beg for mercy 讨饶allow no mercy 不能宽恕(2)merciful adj. 仁慈的；宽恕的mercifully adv. 仁慈地；宽恕地即学即用(1)We should have mercy on the poor girl.我们应该怜悯那个可怜的女孩。(2)We never show mercy to bad people.我们对坏人是绝不留情的。(3)Its a mercy that the accident happened so near the hospital.幸亏事故发生在离医院很近的地方。(4)Havi
22、ng lost engine power, the boats crew found themselves at the mercy of the wind.在船失去引擎动力之后，船员们发现自己只能任凭风力摆布了。(5)单句语法填空She believes in God and is merciful (mercy) to others.The mother left the dying baby in the hospital without mercy.It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake.4 (教材P42
23、)And wed have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we wanted to bathe we wouldnt have to tell everybody.我们将有一间地下室，还有至少三个洗手间，这样我们想洗澡的时候就不用告诉每个人了。go bathing去洗澡be bathed in/with 沐浴在中bath n. 洗澡；浴缸have/take a bath 洗澡即学即用(1)I bathed, washed my hair and got dressed.我洗了澡，洗了头，穿好衣服。(2)He bathed the
24、 children and put them to bed.他给孩子们洗了澡，然后把他们放到床上。(3)The top of Pea Hill was_bathed_in brilliant sunshine.豌豆山的山顶沐浴在灿烂的阳光中。(4)It is wonderful for us to take/have_a_bath on so hot a day.对我们来说，在这么热的天里洗澡很棒。5 (教材P42)Its small and red with narrow steps in front and windows so small that youd think they wer
25、e holding their breath.房子很小，还是红色的，前面有狭窄的台阶，窗户小得让你觉得它们在屏住呼吸。(1)a narrow escape九死一生a narrow victory 险胜(2)narrowly adv. 狭窄地，狭隘地narrow v. 变窄，缩小；眯上(眼睛)narrowminded adj. 心胸狭隘的即学即用(1)The road was too narrow for cars to pass.路太窄了，车过不去。(2)He is a narrowminded man.他心胸狭隘。(3)The president won a_narrow_victory i
26、n the election.总统在竞选中险胜。(4)I had a_narrow_escape from death in the car accident.在交通事故中，我幸免于难。(5)They planned to narrow_the_gap between imports and exports.他们计划缩小进出口的差额。1 (教材P42)But even so, its not the house we thought wed get.但即使这样，那也不是我们想得到的房子。(1)even if/though即使，纵然even now/then 甚至到现在/那时(2)if so 如
27、果这样的话if not 如果不这样的话即学即用(1)Even so, there are many things that could go wrong along the way.即便如此，前行之路仍有许多事都可能不受掌控。(2)Even_now he wont believe me.他甚至到现在还不相信我。(3)If youve finished it we can have a coffee; if_not,_youd better go on working.你要是已经完成了，咱们可以喝杯咖啡。不然的话，你最好继续工作。(4)Many college students are goin
28、g to have problems in finding jobs even_if/though they get A levels.很多大学生即使通过了高级水平考试，他们以后找工作也会有困难。2 (教材P42)And wed have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we wanted to bathe we wouldnt have to tell everybody.并且我们会有一个地下室，还有至少三个卫生间，这样我们想洗澡时就不用告诉每个人了。not in the leastnot at all一点也不last but
29、not least 最后但同样重要的是at (the) most 至多，顶多即学即用(1)Try to eat at least one apple a day.每天尽量至少吃一个苹果。(2)Im not in the least satisfied with the result.我对这结果一点也不满意。(3)He has finished half of the project at most by now.到现在为止，他至多完成了规划的一半。(4)The house still needed a lot of work, but at_least the kitchen was fini
30、shed.这房子还需要很多工作，不过至少厨房已经完工了。(5)The railway will be completed in six months at_(the)_most.这条铁路至多再过六个月就会完工。(6)Last_but_not_least,_let me introduce our new manager Mr Johnson.最后但同样重要的是，让我介绍一下我们的新经理约翰逊先生。3 (教材P42)This was the house Papa talked about when he dreamed of being rich and this was the house M
31、ama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed.这是爸爸梦想富有时所谈到的房子，也是在睡觉前妈妈给我们讲的故事中她所梦想的房子。(1)dream n. 梦，梦想；v. 做梦；梦想(dreamed/dreamt 皆可为过去式/过去分词)dream/have a.dream做了一个梦realize ones dream 实现某人的梦想dream of/about 做梦，梦见；梦想dream up 想出dream that. 梦见；想到(2)dream 作及物动词时，后面常跟同源宾语。常接同源宾语的动词还有：smile,
32、 laugh, sing, live, sleep, fight, die 等。如：sleep a sound sleep, fight a fight, die a glorious death。即学即用(1)He got the first place this time, but he never dreamed about it.这回他得了第一名，但他做梦也没想到。(2)She dreamed that one day she would be famous.她梦想有一天能成名。(3)I had/dreamed_a_strange_dream last night.我昨晚做了一个奇怪的
33、梦。(4)He keeps dreaming_up new ideas to enlarge the business.他不断想出新主意来扩大业务。(5)Dont miss the chance to realize_your_dream.不要错过这个可以实现你的梦想的机会。(6)We used to dream_about living abroad.过去我们常常梦想去国外生活。4 (教材P42)Its small and red with narrow steps in front and windows so small that youd think they were holding
34、 their breath.房子很小，是红色的，前面是窄窄的楼梯，窗子小得让你觉得它们在屏住呼吸。(1)out of breath上气不接下气地lose ones breath 喘不过气来take a breath 吸一口气short of breath 上气不接下气(2)breathe v. 呼吸breathe in/out 吸入/呼出(空气等)即学即用(1)The whale can hold its breath under water for half an hour.鲸鱼能在水下屏住呼吸待半小时。(2)He held_his_breath while the results were
35、 read out.宣读结果时，他屏住了呼吸。(3)We were out_of_breath when we reached the top of the mountain.到达山顶时，我们已经气喘吁吁。(4)I was short_of_breath after running.跑步后，我呼吸困难。(5)He took_a_deep_breath and dived into the pool.他深吸了一口气，然后跳入水池。本句中 what I remembered most 为主语从句，what 在从句中充当宾语。(1)what 引导名词性从句时，可在从句中充当主语、表语和宾语。when
36、， where， why， how， who 等疑问词也可引导主语从句。(2)that 引导主语从句时，常用 it 来作形式主语。whether 也可以引导主语从句，如果 whether 放于句首时则不能用 if 替换，若用 it 作形式主语，用 if 或 whether 引导皆可。即学即用(1)What I need to do next is just to work hard.我下一步要做的就是努力工作。(2)It is not decided who will be sent to go abroad.谁要被送出国还没决定。(3)Why he did that is still not
37、 clear.他为什么那么做还不清楚。(4)单句语法填空It is possible that she might have got lost on the way back to the hotel.It is said that the weather will stay hot for another two days.Whether to go or stay is still a question.It is doubtful whether/if I can get the job.(教材P42) By the time we got to Mango Street we were
38、 sixMama， Papa， Carlos， Kiki， my sister Nenny and me.我们搬到芒果街时，家里有六口人妈妈、爸爸、卡洛斯、基基、姐姐内妮和我。by the time “当时候”，在句中用作连词，引导时间状语从句。(1)当by the time 意为“当时候”时，by the time一般过去时，主句用过去时；当by the time 意为“到为止”时，by the time一般过去时，主句用过去完成时；by the time一般现在时，主句一般用将来时或将来完成时。(2)the first/last/next time从句 第一次/最后一次/下一次each/e
39、very time从句 每一次the moment/minute从句 一就即学即用(1)By the time the alarm went off, I was awake.当闹钟铃响时，我醒了。(2)By the time the clock strikes twelve, I shall_be_away.钟敲12点的时候，我就要走了。(3)By the time I got to the station the train had_already_gone.我到达火车站时，火车已经开走了。(4)Every_time I meet her, she smiles at me.每一次我碰到她
40、，她都向我微笑。(5)The snowflakes melt the_moment they touch ones hand.雪沾手就融化。(教材P42) Out back is a small garage for the car we dont own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side.房子后面有一间小车库，但现在我们还没有车，还有一个小院子，夹在路两边的高楼中显得更小了。本句是一个倒装句，即 Out back is a small garage.and a sm
41、all yard.。句子的主语是 a small garage and a small yard，当地点状语位于句首时，所引导的句子应用完全倒装，即“地点状语谓语主语其他”。完全倒装的几种情形：(1)表示地点的介词短语位于句首且谓语为 be， lie， stand， come 等不及物动词时(若主语是名词而不是代词时，句子完全倒装)；(2)地点副词(here， there)、方向性副词(out， in， down)及时间副词(now， then)等位于句首且谓语为 be， go， come 等不及物动词时(若主语是名词而不是代词时，句子完全倒装)；(3)一些表示祝愿的句子里主谓也常完全倒装；(
42、4)为强调表语或保持句子平衡，形容词短语/分词短语提至句首时，句子的主谓常完全倒装。即学即用(1)In front of our classroom stands a tall tree.在我们教室前面有一棵大树。(2)On the wall hang two pictures.墙上挂着两幅画。(3)There_comes the taxi.出租车来了。(4)Long_live the Chinese Communist Party.中国共产党万岁。(5)Gone_are_the_days when she was young.她年轻的日子一去不复返了。.单句语法填空1She dreamed
43、of/about a handsome young prince coming to rescue her from her misery.2When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.3Parents and children should communicate more to_narrow (narrow) the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.4The villagers had mercy on him
44、 and let him go.5In summer they used to bathe (bath) in the river.6She agreed to rent the room to me.7By the time he got married, he had_studied (study) history for ten years.8It was not the most exciting place, but even so,_I had a good time.9If you have an umbrella, let me share it with you.10I ne
45、ed at least five days to complete the task.完成句子1Ive long dreamed_of paying a visit to the Great Wall.我一直渴望游览长城。2To study English well, you should read it at_least twenty minutes a day.为了学好英语，你一天至少要读20分钟的英语。3We were scared and held_our_breath.我们吓得屏住了呼吸。4Under_the_big_tree sat some farmers.大树下坐着一些农夫。5The buildings are_bathed_in the sun.那些建筑物沐浴在阳光中。6We should not show_mercy_to the enemies.我们不应该怜悯敌人。7Because you rent her house, you should pay_rent_to_her on time.因为你租了那位女士的房子，你就应该按时向她付租金。8I got stuck in the traffic jam, and thats_why I was late.我遇到了交通堵塞，这就是我迟到的原因。
