北师大版高一英语教学（必修2）Unit 6教案 《4 Dream Houses》教学指导.docVIP

《4 Dream Houses》教学指导Objectives ■ 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 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. Resources used Cassette, pictures of different rooms from the luxurious to the poor, if possible. Possible problems Students may lack ideas or relevant vocabulary when designing a study or bedroom. Background Sandra Cisneros is one of the most interesting “Latina” writers in the USA. Her father was Mexican and her mother was “Chicana” (Spanish American). She is both a poet and short story writer. Fallingwater House is one of the most outstanding examples of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The quote is by Le Corbusier (1887?C1965), a Swiss-born French architect. He believed that a house should be designed according to its function and is considered to be one of the most influential twentieth century architects. Routes through the material ■ If you are short of time, set some of the exercises for homework and shorten Exercises 8 and 9. ■ If you have time, do the Options activities. ■ If you have two periods for the lesson, a suitable break is after Exercise 4. Language Power: pages 82? C83. Reading Before you start Exercise 1 Key Words houses: cottage, flat, house, palace, castle rooms: bathroom, bedroom, dining room, sitting room, hall, games room, kitchen Students look up any unknown Key Words in the dictionary. ■ In pairs, students discuss what their dream house would be like. ? ■ Some of the pairs can then tell the class about their ideas. Read to learn Exercise 2 Useful vocabulary: rent, yard, landlord. Students should be able to understand the text well enough to answer the questions without knowing a