The TWO-storey house.pptVIP

Review 1. You will soon improve your English if you read it as ________ (loudly) as you can. 2. He is much ________ (heavy) than he was ten years ago. 3. China is the _______ (big) country in terms of population, which Russia is the _______ (large) in terms of area. 4. The boss usually comes to work _______ (early) than his secretary. Review 5. There are _____ (many) waiters and waitress than customers in the restaurant. 6. Unlike other talkative speakers, he spoke ________ (little) at the meeting. 7. Of all the sportsmen, he jumps __________ (high). 8. Though not so _______(clever) as her brother, she works a lot ______ (hard). 9. I don’t like coffee as _______ (sweet) as his. 10. This question is ____________ (difficult) than that one. A home A home can be anywhere you live — your home may be a mobile home, or a motor home, or an igloo (圆顶建筑). For some, home can be an abandoned warehouse on Main Street in anywhere, USA. You can call an apartment your home. As they say, “Home is where the heart is.” Out-line of the passage Para.1-8: The first period of selling the upper storey of the house. Para. 9-43: The second period of selling the ground floor. Storey and floor storey为英式英语拼法，在美式英语中为story。storey的复数形式为storeys。另外，storey 和floor 是同义词，但用法有区别。在谈论楼房的结构时用storey，谈论某人或某物在楼房里的位置时用floor。 ground floor: 在英式英语中指“底楼，一楼”，而在美式英语中，“底楼，一楼”用first floor 表示。 upper: a. near or at the top of something （地点，位置）在……上方的，上部的；上级的 Para.9-43 Read the passage in groups of three, one act as Goha, one act as merchant, one act as the aside. Then try to act the story out. Q4: When and why did Goha and his workmen arrive at the house? Q5: When and why did Goha and his workmen arrive at the house? 房产中介: estate agent (BrE), real estate agent/ realtor (AmE) 房客: tenant 房东: landlord, landlady The end Q1: What did the merchant feel when Goha told him what they were going to do? Q2: What did the merchant agree to do in the end? make a decision作出决定 dream of梦想，向往，渴望 pull down摧毁，拆毁