1、Lesson 4 Dream HousesBefore you start1.Work in pairs.Discuss what your dream house would be like.Use the key words to help you.Example:Id like a big,modern flat in central Shanghai.It would havehouses:cottage,flat,house,palace,castle rooms:bathroom,bedroom,dining room,sitting room,hall,games room,ki
2、tchen Key wordscottageflatdetached(独立的）housesemi-detached houseMansion（官邸）wood cabinGrand palaceRoomssitting roomhallbedroombathroomdining roomkitchenBalcony（阳台）Words and expressionscottagerentlandlordwormpipemercywashroomn.村舍，小屋n.租金n.房东n.虫，小虫n.管子n.慈悲，怜悯，同情心n.盥洗室dampbathtubbasementbathefencenarrowho
3、ld ones breathadj.潮湿的n.浴缸，澡盆n.地下室vi.洗澡n.栅栏，围墙adj.狭窄的屏住呼吸Words and expressionsgaragegarbageapartmentsubwaydowntownlorrycurtainn.车库n.垃圾，废物n.（美）公寓住宅n.（美）地铁adv.在市区，往市区adj.市区的n.卡车，载重汽车n.窗帘Words and expressionsSandra CisnerosThe author:Sandra Cisneros is one of the most interesting Latina writers in the U
4、SA.Her father was exican and her mother was Chicano.She is both a poet(诗人)and short story writer.Conveying(传递)the riches of the Latin American Culture is the writers literary goal(文学目标).The House on Mango Street was about a dis-satisfied little girl named Esperanza,the main character of the novel.Sh
5、e was brought up by a poor family.A brief introduction to the book Esperanza was a young girl of many hopes and dreams.One dream she had was to leave her childhood memories behind one day and live in a rich family with a nice husband and family.One remarkable thing about Esperanza was that she wante
6、d to make herself different from all the other female genders(女性).Which of these things did the girls dream house have?Read to learn2a big garden(yard)with trees,running water,three bathrooms(washrooms),“real”stairs,a basement Fast reading1.How many places has the girl lived in?A lot/She cant rememb
7、er.2.Where did she live before Mango Street?Why did they leave?A third floor on Loomis.They had to leave because the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldnt fix them.3Careful reading3.Why did the girl want at least three bathrooms?So that,when she took a bath,she wouldnt have to tell everybody.4.
8、Who did Mama and Papa talk to about their dream house?To the children.5.What do you think was the biggest problem with the house in Mango Street?Students give their own answers,with reasons1.How many places the writer lived are mentioned in the text?A.one B.two C.six D.we dont know the exact number.
9、2.A landlord is _.A.a businessman B.a piece of landC.an owner of a house D.a cleanerChoose the best answer.3.Which of the following statements about the house on Mango street is TRUE?A.We need to pay rent to landlord.B.The house is not a wanted house at all.C.We should share the garden with others.D
10、.We cant make too much noise there.4.Why did they leave the flat on Loomis?A.Because the house was too old.B.Because water pipes broke and nobody would fix them.C.Because we should share the washroom with others and carry water by ourselves.D.All of the above.5.Can you find out the words in the text
11、 to replace them:garden,repair,toilet?A.yard,flat,pipe B.fence,fix,pipe C.gallon,fix,basement D.yard,fix,washroom6.The passage is mainly about _.A.the places where they lived before moving to Mango street.B.the life on Mango StreetC.a dream house and a real house on Mango StreetD.the reasons why the
12、y moved to Mango Street.()1.We always lived on Paulina.()2.The house on Mango Street is our ideal house.()3.We had to leave Loomis fast because the house was too old.FFTTrue or False()4.We would have a real house with running water,pipes,real stairs,a basement and three washrooms.()5.Everybody share
13、s a bedroom on Mango Street.TFon the third floorpay rent to sb.share the yard with the people downstairsmake too much noiseeven so即使如此在三楼付租金给某人和楼下的人共用院子大声喧哗Useful phrasesin empty milk gallonsat leasttake a bath hold a lottery ticketdream uphold ones breathon the side of the street在路边用空牛奶瓶至少洗澡手持彩票梦想摒
14、住呼吸Language points 1.But what I remembered most is moving a lot.what 用来引导名词性（主语，宾语，表语）从句，同时在句中又担句子成分，译为“的”。moving a lot 在句中作表语。e.g.The teachers job is teaching his students knowledge.1 What surprised us most is that he was late.（主语）2 What he bought yesterday are three books.（宾语）3 He isnt what he use
15、d to be.（表语）=He isnt the person that he used to be.2.Each time it seemed(that)thered be one more of us.It seems/seemed that =sb.seems./seemed to doe.g.It seems that he has been ill.He seems to have been ill.It seemed that you had heard of it.You seemed to have heard of it.It seems as if/thoughe.g.1.
16、It seems as if you are the first one here.2.It seemed as if he had just stepped out of a fairy book.3.Thats why Mama and Papa looked for a house why 引导表语从句在从句中作状语,表示结果。because 引导表语从句在从句中作状语,表示原因。Thats why he spoke French so funnily.Thats because youre doing too much.reason 作主语时,表语从句一般用that引导The reas
17、on(why he was late for school)was that he suddenly fell ill.4.And our house would have running water and pipes that worked.1）running water 自来水running是v-ing形式作定语a sleeping boy 正在睡的孩子 boiling water 沸腾的水区别：boiling water/boiled water falling leaves/fallen leaves2）that worked 是定语从句,修饰名词(先行词)pipese.g.I li
18、ke the book that you gave me.work 起作用,有效,能用e.g.收音机不唱了.The radio doesnt work.这药管用吗?Will the medicine work?5.Our house would be white with trees around it.with trees around it“with+宾语+宾补”adj.adv.V-ingV-enPreposition phrase他张着嘴看着我们。He looked at us,with his mouth open.他烧着油灯睡着了。He fell asleep with the la
19、mp burning.他作完作业出去打篮球去了。He went out to play basketball with his homework done.我们看见一幢白房子，前面开满美丽的鲜花。We saw a white house with beautiful flowers in front of it.6.But the house on Mango Street is not the way(which/that)they described it at all.e.g.This is the way(that/which)he showed us.We have to think
20、 out a way that/which really works.They didnt do it the way(that)/in which we do it now.7.Out back is a small garage for the carwe dont own yet.=A small garage for the car we dont own yet is out back.倒装结构we dont own yet是定语从句，修饰名词the car.e.g.金字塔里面是国王和王后们的墓室和通往墓室的长长的通道。Inside the pyramids are the buri
21、al rooms for the kings and queens and long passages to these rooms.1.我的秘密藏了很久，我不能告诉任何人。My secret is an old one,which I cannot share with anyone.2.你早饭要吃煮鸡蛋吗？Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast?3.那架正在坠落的飞机忽然烧起来。The falling plane burst into flames.4.那就是他为何哭的原因。Thats(the reason)why he cried.5.我们因害怕而屏
22、住呼吸。We held our breath in fear.6.亏你想得出这种异想天开的计划!Trust you to dream up a crazy scheme like this!Garden=To repair=Toilet=YardTo fixWashroomVocabularyAnswers for reference5 1)holidays=2)flat=3)centre of the city=4)underground=5)ground floor=6)lorry=7)rubbish=vacationapartmentdowntown areasubwayfirst fl
23、oortruckgarbage6 I live in quite an average house for Britain.Its a small semidetached house-with a little garden at the front and a little garden at the back and a garage for the car.Downstairs there is a living room,with a sofa,TV,etc.Thats where we relax.We also have a kitchen-where we usually ha
24、ve our meals.Comparing CulturesAnd downstairs there is also a toilet.You go up the stairs and on the first floorthere are three bedrooms and a bathroom.My rooms at the back of the house.Its not very big,but I really like it.Ah,and theres an attic in the roof,for storing things.And thats about it.美国英
25、语和英国英语在拼写上的差别探微1.词尾-or与-our的区别就是英式拼写为-our结尾，但美式拼写为-or。colour=color,favour=favor，labour=labor,neighbour=neighbor,honour=honor2.词尾英式拼写为-re，但美式拼写为-er。centre=center,metre=meter3.词尾英式拼写为-ce，但美式拼写为-se。defence=defense，licence=license，practice=practise4.英式拼写中词尾要双写，但美式拼写中不双写。traveller=traveler,travelling=tra
26、veling,travelled=traveled5.英式中的动词以-se结尾，但美式中以-ze结尾。organise=organize,realise=realize6.下面的这些难以归类，前者为英式拼写，后者为美式拼写：cheque=check支票，tyre=tire轮胎，grey=gray灰色，luggage=baggage行李，cigarette=cigaret香烟，axe=ax斧子，plough=plow犁，programme=program节目，程序 storey=story楼层。英式英语：at the weekend美式英语：on the weekend英式英语：Some par
27、ents are talking about keeping their children off school.美式英语：Some parents are talking about keeping their children out of school.美语英语电梯 elevator lift一楼 first floorground floor汽油 gas,gasolinepetrol大学校长president chancellor足球 soccer football假期 vacationholiday 7How many of the objects below can you see
28、 in the photo of the room from Fallingwater House?ceiling,walls,floor,door,window,French windows,curtains,chair,table,sofa,desk,bookshelves,bed,plants,lamp ceiling walls floor window French windows chair table sofa plants Answers for referenceWrite a passage about your dream house.(About 80 words.)Homework
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