1、Lesson4 Dream Houses教案Teaching aims:A: Knowledge aim: vocabulary ( cottage, apartment, basement, garage, narrow, balcony ,washroom, bathroom, sitting room, curtain, air conditioner ,hold ones breath )B: Ability aim:a. to practise extensive reading in order to understand the main idea of each paragra
2、ph and guess the meaning of new words from the context.b. to practise intensive reading to get detailed information .c. to practise oral English and written English.2.Teaching method : Direct teaching method.Teaching procedures:Step one: Warm-up and lead-in Enjoy some pictures of different styles of
3、 houses and rooms.Question : what kind of house do you like most and why? ( Introduce the topic of this lesson, give Ss a stage to show their interest and ability)Step two : Before reading An introduction of the author and the book The author: Sandra Cisneros is one of the most interesting Latina wr
4、iters in the USA. Her father was exican and her mother was Chicano. She is both a poet(诗人) and short story writer. The House on Mango Street was about a dissatisfied little girl named Esperanza, the main character of the novel. She was brought up by a poor family. Esperanza was a young girl of many
5、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 wanted to make herself different from all the other female genders(女性).Step three: Fast readingRead the t
6、ext quickly. Which of these things did the girls dream house have? A swimming pool , a big garden/yard with trees , a balcony ,running water ,a games room , three washrooms , real stairs , a basement( To train Ssability of fast reading and how to get the main idea of each paragraph)Step four: Intens
7、ive reading Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions in pairs:1.How many places has the girl lived in?2.Where did she live before Mango Street? Why did they leave? 3.Why did the girl want at least three bathrooms? 4.Who did Mama and Papa talk to about their dream house?5.What do
8、 you think was the biggest problem with the house in Mango Street?Step five: 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.e.g. 1. What he bought yesterday are
9、three books.(主语从句) 2. I am enjoying what I m listening now. (宾语从句)3. He isnt what he used to be.（表语从句）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
10、 it.= You seemed to have heard of it.e.g. 1. It seems as if you are the first one to be here.(与事实可能相符)2. It seemed as if he had just stepped out of a fairly book.(与事实不相符)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。Thats why he spoke French so funnily.because 引导表语从句在从句中作状语,表示
11、原因。Thats because youre doing too much.reason 作主语时,表语从句一般用that引导The reason (why he was late for school ) was that he suddenly fell ill .4. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. running water 自来 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
12、 water falling leaves/ fallen leaves5. Our house would be white with trees around it. “with + 宾语 +宾补”(adj./ adv. /V-ing /V-en /Preposition phrase) He looked at us, with his mouth open. The emperor walked in the front of the procession, with nothing on . He fell asleep with the lamp burning.He went o
13、ut to play basketball with his homework done.We saw a white house with beautiful flowers in front of it.6. Out back is a small garage for the car we 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. 1.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.In
14、side the pyramids are the burial rooms for the kings and queens and long passages to these rooms. 2. 房子的前面是花园，后面是树林。In front of the house is a garden , at the back of it is a forest.Step six: Oral practiceIn group of four, design a house that you think is perfect and do the drawing on a piece of paper. Then describe it to other students. Try to use the key words on page 42 to help you. (to practice Ss ability of speaking )Step seven: Homework:Write a composition about your dream house : My Dream House(to practice Ss ability of writing )1.2.