Unit 6 Design ---Warm-up Lesson 24教案 （北师大版必修2）.docxVIP

Lesson 4 Dream Houses 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 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-Reading Work in pairs. Discuss what your dream house would be like. Use the Key Words to help you. Example I’d like a big, modern flat in central Shanghai. It would have… Key Words houses: cottage, flat, house, palace, castle rooms: bathroom, bedroom,dining room, sitting room, hall, games room, kitchen Show some pictures of some kinds of houses and rooms. Reading Read the text quickly. Which of these things did the girl’s 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 Answers: 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 can’t remember. 2) Where did she live before Mango Street A third floor on Loomis. They had to leave because the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn’t fix them. 3) Why did the girl want at least three bathrooms? So that, when she took a bath, she would’t 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 don’t 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