Unit 5 A place to live

1、Unit 5 A place to live   A new home           1 period 1. hostel / ?h?stl; hstl/ n  building in which (usu cheap) food and lodging are provided for students, certain groups of workers, the homeless, travellers, etc （为学生 某些工人 无家者 旅客等提供膳

2、宿的）寄宿舍, 招待所（通常收费低廉）: a youth hostel 青年招待所.hosteller (US hosteler) / ?h?st?l?(r); hstl?/ n person who travels around staying in youth hostels （沿途投宿青年招待所的）旅行者 2. available / ?ve?l?bl; ?vel?bl/ adj (of things) that can be used or obtained （指物）可用的或可得到的: Tickets are available at the box office. 票房有票

3、. * You will be informed when the book becomes available. 这本书有货时就通知你. * This was the only available room. 只剩下那个房间可用了. (of people) free to be seen, talked to, etc （指人）可会见的, 可与之交谈的等: I'm available in the afternoon. 我下午有空. * The Prime Minister was not available for comment. 首相无暇作出评论. 3.opposit

4、e  / ?p?z?t; p?z?t/ adj usu attrib 通常作定语 (to sb/sth) having a position on the other side (of sb/sth); facing 另一侧的; 相对着的: on the opposite page 对面一页上 * In England you must drive on the opposite side of the road to the rest of Europe. 在英国路上开车, 要与欧洲其他国家方向相反. * John and Mary sat at opposite ends of

5、the table (to each other). 约翰和玛丽（面对面地）坐在桌子两端. (used after the n 用于名词之后) facing the speaker or a specified person or thing 面对着的; 对面的: I asked the man opposite if he would open the door. 我问对面的人他愿意不愿意开门. * I could see smoke coming out of the windows of the house opposite. 我可以看见有烟从对面房子的窗户冒出来. * Can you

6、see where the grammar books are? The dictionaries are on the shelf directly opposite. 你看见语法书在哪儿呢吗? 词典都在正对着的书架上. attrib 作定语 entirely different; contrary 完全不同的; 相反的: travelling in opposite directions 朝相反的方向行进 * contact with the opposite sex, ie of men with women or women with men 与异性接触> opposite ad

7、v: There's a couple with a dog who live opposite. 对面住着一对夫妇养着一条狗. * The woman sitting opposite is a detective. 坐在对面的那个女子是侦探.opposite prep (to) sb/sth 1 on the other side of a specific area from (sb/sth); facing (sb/sth) 在（某人某物）另侧; 面对（某人某物）: I sat opposite to him during the meal. 吃饭的时候我坐在他的对面. * T

8、he bank is opposite the supermarket. 银行在超级市场对面. * Put the wardrobe in the corner opposite the door. 把衣柜放在对着门的那个角落里. 2 (of actors) taking a part in a play, film, etc as the partner of (sb) （指演员）与（某人）配戏, 合演: She had always dreamed of appearingopposite Olivier. 她一直梦想着能与奥利维尔配戏.opposite n (of sth) word o

9、r thing that is as different as possible (from sth) 反义词; 对立的事物: Hot and cold are opposites. 热和冷是一对反义词. * Light is the opposite of heavy. 轻是重的反义词. * I thought she would be small and pretty but she's completely the opposite. 我以为她娇小而漂亮, 结果完全相反 4. fitness n.（名词）The state or condition of being p

10、hysically fit, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition. 健康：尤指因锻炼和合适营养造成的生理上的健康状况n.attributive.（定语名词）Often used to modify another noun: 常用于修饰另一个名词：fitness equipment; fitness centers.健身器材；健身中心 5. development/ d?vel?pm?nt; d?v?l?pm?nt/ n U developing or being developed (develop 1

11、, 2, 3, 4) 发展; 发达; 发育; 成长; 出现; 显影; 开发: the healthy development of children 儿童的健康成长 * encourage the development of small businesses 鼓励小公司的发展 * land that is ready for development, ie ready to be built on 可以开发的土地（可在上面营建）. C (a) new stage or event 新的阶段; 新事态: the latest development in the continuing cris

12、is 这段持续危机的最新情况 * We must await further developments. 我们必须等待事态的进一步发展. (b) new product or invention 新产品; 新发明: Our electrically-powered car is an exciting new development. 我们的电动汽车是一项令人鼓舞的新发明. C piece of land with new buildings on it 新近建造了房屋的一块土地; 新开发地: a commercial development on the outskirts of the t

13、own 在城郊的新商业区.# development area (Brit) poor area where new industries are encouraged in order to create jobs 待开发区（鼓励发展新工业以提供就业机会的贫穷地区）. Possessions 1 period1. possession  / p?ze?n; p?z?n/ n U state of possessing; ownership 领有; 持有; 具有: fight for/win/get possession of the ball 争球 * The posse

14、ssion of a passport is essential for foreign travel. 去国外旅行需持有护照. * On her father's death, she came into possession of a vast fortune. 她在父亲死後继承了大量财产. * She has valuable information in her possession. 她掌握了重要的信息. * The house is for sale with vacant possession, ie without tenants. 空房出售（无租户）. C esp p

15、l 尤作复数 thing that is possessed; property 所有物; 财产: He lost all his possessions in the fire. 他在火灾中损失了所有的财产. * He came here without friends or possessions and made his fortune. 他来时举目无亲 身无长物, 全凭白手起家. leisure2. leisure  / ?le?(r); US ?li?r; li?/ n U time free from work or other duties; spare time 空暇

16、; 闲暇: We've been working all week without a moment's leisure. 我们整星期一直工作, 没有片刻空闲. * attrib 作定语 leisure activities, eg sport, hobbies 康乐活动（如体育运动 业余爱好） * leisure wear, ie casual clothing 便装. (idm 习语) at leisure (a) (fml 文) not occupied 有空; 清闲: They're seldom at leisure. 他们难得清闲. (b) without

17、hurrying 从容不迫; 不慌不忙: I'll take the report home and read it at leisure. 我把报告带回家去慢慢看. at one's leisure when one has free time 有空时; 方便时. marry in haste, repent at leisure => marry.> leisured / ?le?d; li?d/ adj attrib 作定语 having plenty of leisure 有空闲的: the leisured classes 有闲阶级.leisurely a

18、dj, adv without hurry 不慌不忙（的）: walk at a leisurely pace 步态悠闲地走 * work leisurely 从容地工作.leisure centre public building with facilities for sports and recreational activities 业余活动中心. Room around the world  1 periodStep1: Guessing which country are those sitting rooms belong to Step2: finding

19、out the things in pictures above by using “There be ” patternStep 3: matching the texts with pictures (Ex 3)Step 4: leading to Ex 4 / Ex 7 and do some oral practice       First, individual practice, say something about their own sitting rooms       S

20、econd , work in paris. Look at the picture of Ex 7 , saying what there is and where there is Step 5: Ex 5 Aiming at preps Step 6: finish Ex 8 Words and Expressions1. World : in the world / around the world 2. Furniture U objects that can be moved, such as tables, chairs etc. 家具   A pi

21、ece of furniture    A set of furniture    “much ” is used to modify u3. Modern  adj1) only before noun of the present time or recent times 现代的，当代的，近代的Eg. Stress is a major problem of modern life.   Her novel depicts life in modern London.2) (of ways of behaving , t

22、hinking , etc) new or ahead of time 时髦的，新式的Eg . She has very modern ideas about educating her children.    She wears a modern dress.4. Fantastic adj1) extremely good ; excellent 极好的   A fantastic achievement    Eg . The weather was absolutely fantastic   

23、     -Youve got that job?       -Fantastic!2) (informal ) very large ; larger than you expected  很大的，难以置信的Eg . The car costs a fantastic amount of money.It is so fantastic that a child of 5 can speak so good English.  Development 

24、 1-2 period1. Equipment UThe things that needed for a particular purposes 设备，装备 a piece of equipment  2. Electrical Adj  connected with electricity , using or producing electricity 电的，用电的Electrical equipment Electricity   3.Own 1) adj used to emphasize that sth belongs to or

25、 is connected with sb （强调）自己的，本人的Eg . I saw it with my own eyes    It was her own idea.2) IDM  (all) on ones own 独自，单独, 独立地  Eg . She lives on her own       He did it on his own3) v to have sth that belongs to you, especially because you have bought

26、it 有，拥有Eg . Do you own your house or do you rent it ?    I don t own anything of any value. 4. Rent1) n U/ C an amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, etc. 租金   A high / low / fair rent  高的/ 低的/ 合理的租金Eg. How much rent do you pay for thi

27、s place?   The landlord has put the rent up again.2) Verb    Rent sth (from sb ) to regularly pay money to sb so that you can use sth that they own, such as a house , some land, a machine, etc. 租用，租借（房屋、土地、机器等）Eg. Who do you rent the house from ?   Rent sth (to sb ) to

28、allow sb to use sth that you own such as a house or some land in exchange for regular payments  出租，将。租给Eg . He rents rooms in his house to students Rented adj that you pay rent for 租用的，租借的A rented studio Eg. He lives in a rented house. 5. Typical 1) Typical of sb/ sth Having the usual qual

29、ities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group 典型的，有代表性的 A typical romantic poem    a typical Italian restaurant Eg. This meal is typical of local cookery 2) behaving in the way that you expect 特有的，不出所料的Eg.  He spoke with typical enthusiasm. 6.Sound1) C som

30、ething that you can hear 声音 响声   A high / low sound Eg. She heard the sound of footsteps outside.2) Linking verb : to give a particular impression when heard or read about 听起来好像，让人听着好像v + adjEg. His voice sounded strange on the phone    His explanation sounds reasonable to me

31、60;7.LocalAdj belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that your are talking about or with the place where you live in 当地的，地方的，本地的Local newspaper / local culture Eg . Our children go to the local schools.I suggest him putting an advertisement in the local paper.   T

32、ranslation1. Eldon House是一家为国际学生提供的宿舍。Eldon House is a hostel for international students.2.下班后我在一家语言学校学习德语。I study German at a language school after work.3. 我们房间并没有太多家具We havent got much furniture in the room.4. 我的房间有一个白色衣柜,正对着房门.My bedroom has got a big white cupboard opposite the door.5. 这条船造了几年了？

33、How old is the boat?6.这条船长15米，宽2米The boat is fifteen meters long and two meters wide.7.在船上夏天比冬天更有乐趣It is more fun on the boat in the summer than in the winter.8.我们真的喜爱住在船上。We really enjoy living on the boat .9.典型的英式住宅适合2至4人的家庭居住。A typical British house is for a family of two to four people.10.房子的前、后

34、各有一个花园。There is a garden at the back of the house and another at the front (of the house).11.在二楼有一个浴室和几间卧室。On the first floor, there is a bathroom and the bedrooms.  LA-B1-U5     Dictation List1.fireplace  2.cushion       3. plant