北师大版高中英语必修2Unit6教案Lesson 4.doc

lesson 4 dream housesobjectives to practise using the vocabulary of houses and rooms. to practise intensive reading and understanding the inferences in a text. to assess the difficulty of reading texts and comprehension exercises. to to practise the differences between american and english vocabulary. to plan and talk about a design for a study or bedroom. to listen to a description of a room and take notes.pre-readingwork 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 havekey wordshouses: cottage, flat, house, palace, castlerooms: bathroom, bedroom, dining room, sitting room, hall, games room, kitchenshow some pictures of some kinds of houses and rooms.readingread the text 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 basementanswers: a big garden(yard) with trees；running water；three bathrooms(washrooms)；“real” stairs；a basement.post-reading read the text again and answer these questions:1) how many places has the girl lived in?a lot/ she cant remember.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.3) why did the girl want at least three bathrooms?so that, when she took a bath, she wouldt have to tell everybody.4) 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 on mango street?students give their own answers, with reasons. read the text carefully, finish the multiple-choices.1. how many places the writer lived are mentioned in the text?a. one b. two c. six d. we dont know the exact number.2. 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. we cant make too much noise there.3. a landlord is _.a. a businessman b. a piece of landc. an owner of a house d. a cleaner4. 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 to replace them: garden, repair, toilet?a. yard, flat, pipe b. fence, fix, pipec. gallon, fix, basement d. yard, fix, washroom6. the passage is mainly about_.a. the places where they lived before moved to mango street.b. the life on mango streetc. a dream house and a real house on mango streetd. the reasons why they moved to mango street.answers:1 dbcdd, 6 cvocabularyamerican and british words find words in american english in the text which mean the same as these:garden (line 9), to repair (line 14), toilet (line 15)1 yard 2 to fix 3 washroom 4 basement match the american words with the british ones (underlined) in the text below.after the (1)holidays i moved into my new (2)flat. its not in the (3)centre of the city, but its near an (4)underground station. its on the (5)ground floor of an old house. its got a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom. the only problem is the (6)lorry which goes past at 7 oclock every morning to collect the (7)rubbish and which wakes me up!1 vacation 2 apartment 3 downtown area 4 (a) subway 5 first floor 6 truck 7 garbageexercises how many of the objects below can you see in the photo of the room from fallingwater house?key wordsceiling, walls, floor, door, window, french windows, curtains, chair, table, sofa, desk, bookshelves, bed, plants, lampanswersceiling; walls; floor; window; french window; fireplace; chair; table; sofa; plants. work in pairs. find out about your partners room.examplea: where is the bed?b: its in the bottom right hand corner. next to it theres a do yo