综合英语教程 Unit American Homes and traditional Chinese homes.ppt

Proverb By the time you finish paying for the house in the suburbs, it’s no longer the suburbs. Part 2 Reading and Language Activities American Homes and Traditional Chinese Homes Pre-reading Discussion 1. What is your home like? 2. How many rooms are there and what are they for? 3. Do you have a room of your own? Pre-reading Discussion What differences can you find out between the two houses on your text book? Work in pairs to discuss the differences between the two houses? For example American Homes Chinese Homes Having no walls enclosing the house Having high walls enclosing the house More complicated structures Simple in structures Having more windows Fewer windows Having more storeys Single floor etc. etc. Reading Task 1 position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No. g d a f b h c e Read the text and put the sentences on P18 into the correct positions within the article. Structure of the Text Topic sentence: There are many differences between American homes and traditional Chinese homes. Para.1-2: Differences on the exterior/outside Para. 3-4: Differences on the interior/inside Para.5: Arrangement of a typical Chinese house Para.6: Different views on the cutting lines Language Points of Para.1-2 ...rarely is there a wall so high that a passer-by cannot see the windows. 1.a negative adverb, when it is put at the beginning of a sentence, the sentence should be partially inverted Similar words: no, not, never, seldom, little, hardly, at no time, in no way, not until, not only…but also, hardly/scarcely…when, No sooner… than … 2.a compound word, which means a person that is passing or going by, esp on foot. pl: passers-by similar words: lookers-on e.g.:Lookers-on see most of the game. Language Points of Para.1-2 shield from separate from keep from keep…from:1）make sth. stay out of sth.使与某物分开；2）keep oneself/sb from sth/doing sth: prevent sb from doing sth:使某人不能做某事/克制自己做某事；3）keep sth from sb: not tell sb sth separate sb/sth