1、,Lesson 4 Dream Houses,Before you start,1. Work in pairs .Discuss what your dream house would be like. Use the key words to help you. Example: Id like a big, modern flat in central Shanghai. It would have,houses: cottage, flat, house, palace, castle rooms: bathroom, bedroom, dining room, sitting roo
2、m, hall, games room, kitchen,Key words,cottage,flat,detached (独立的）house,semi-detached house,Mansion（官邸）,wood cabin,Grand palace,Rooms,sitting room,hall,bedroom,bathroom,dining room,kitchen,Balcony（阳台）,Words and expressions,cottage rent landlord worm pipe mercy washroom,n.村舍，小屋 n.租金 n.房东 n.虫，小虫 n.管子
3、n.慈悲，怜悯，同情心 n.盥洗室,damp bathtub basement bathe fence narrow hold ones breath,adj.潮湿的 n.浴缸，澡盆 n.地下室 vi.洗澡 n.栅栏，围墙 adj.狭窄的屏住呼吸,Words and expressions,garage garbage apartment subway downtownlorry curtain,n.车库 n.垃圾，废物 n.（美）公寓住宅 n.（美）地铁 adv.在市区，往市区adj.市区的 n.卡车，载重汽车 n.窗帘,Words and expressions,Sandra Cisner
4、os,The author:,Sandra Cisneros is one of the most interesting Latina writers in the USA. Her father was exican and her mother was Chicano. She is both a poet(诗人) and short story writer. Conveying(传递) the riches of the Latin American Culture is the writers literary goal(文学目标).,The House on Mango Stre
5、et was about a dis-satisfied little girl named Esperanza, the main character of the novel. She was brought up by a poor family.,A brief introduction to the book,Esperanza was a young girl of many hopes and dreams. One dream she had was to leave her childhood memories behind one day and live in a ric
6、h family with a nice husband and family. One remarkable thing about Esperanza was that she wanted to make herself different from all the other female genders(女性).,Which of these things did the girls dream house have?,Read to learn,2,a big garden (yard) with trees, running water, three bathrooms (was
7、hrooms), “real” stairs, a basement,Fast reading,1. How many places has the girl lived in?A lot/ She cant remember. 2. Where did she live before Mango Street? Why did they leave?A third floor on Loomis. They had to leave because the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldnt fix them.,3,Careful readi
8、ng,3.Why did the girl want at least three bathrooms?So that, when she took a bath, she wouldnt 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 in Mango Street?Students give their own answers,
9、with reasons,1. How many places the writer lived are mentioned in the text? A. one B. two C. six D. we dont know the exact number. 2.A landlord is _. A. a businessman B. a piece of land C. an owner of a house D. a cleaner,Choose the best answer.,3. Which of the following statements about the house o
10、n Mango street is TRUE? A. We need to pay rent to landlord. B. The house is not a wanted house at all. C. We should share the garden with others. D. We cant make too much noise there.,4. Why did they leave the flat on Loomis? A. Because the house was too old. B. Because water pipes broke and nobody
11、would fix them. C. Because we should share the washroom with others and carry water by ourselves. D. All of the above.,5. Can you find out the words in the text to replace them: garden, repair, toilet?A. yard, flat, pipe B. fence, fix, pipeC. gallon, fix, basement D. yard, fix, washroom,6. The passa
12、ge is mainly about _. A. the places where they lived before moving to Mango street. B. the life on Mango Street C. a dream house and a real house on Mango Street D. the reasons why they moved to Mango Street.,( ) 1. We always lived on Paulina. ( ) 2. The house on Mango Street is our ideal house. ( )
13、 3. We had to leave Loomis fast because the house was too old.,F,F,T,True or False,( )4. We would have a real house with running water, pipes, real stairs, a basement and three washrooms. ( )5. Everybody shares a bedroom on Mango Street.,T,F,on the third floorpay rent to sb.share the yard with the p
14、eople downstairsmake too much noiseeven so,即使如此,在三楼,付租金给某人,和楼下的人共用院子,大声喧哗,Useful phrases,in empty milk gallonsat leasttake a bath hold a lottery ticketdream uphold ones breathon the side of the street,在路边,用空牛奶瓶,至少,洗澡,手持彩票,梦想,摒住呼吸,Language points,1. But what I remembered most is moving a lot.what 用来引
15、导名词性（主语， 宾语，表语）从句，同时在句中又担句子成分， 译为“的”。 moving a lot 在句中作表语。 e.g. The teachers job is teaching his students knowledge.,1 What surprised us most is that he was late.（主语） 2 What he bought yesterday are three books.（宾语） 3 He isnt what he used to be.（表语） = He isnt the person that he used to be.,2. Each ti
16、me it seemed (that ) thered be one more of us.It seems/seemed that=sb. seems./seemed to do e.g. It seems that he has been ill.He seems to have been ill.It seemed that you had heard of it.You seemed to have heard of it.,It seems as if/though e.g. 1. It seems as if you are the first one here.2. It see
17、med as if he had just stepped out of a fairy book.,3. Thats why Mama and Papa looked for a housewhy 引导表语从句在从句中作状语,表示结果。because 引导表语从句在从句中作状语,表示原因。 Thats why he spoke French so funnily. Thats because youre doing too much. reason 作主语时,表语从句一般用that引导 The reason (why he was late for school ) was that he
18、suddenly fell ill.,4. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. 1）running water 自来水 running是v-ing形式作定语a sleeping boy 正在睡的孩子boiling water 沸腾的水区别：boiling water/boiled waterfalling leaves/ fallen leaves,2）that worked 是定语从句,修饰名词 (先行词) pipes e.g. I like the book that you gave me.work
19、起作用,有效,能用 e.g. 收音机不唱了.The radio doesnt work.这药管用吗?Will the medicine work?,5. Our house would be white with trees around it. with trees around it “with + 宾语 +宾补”,adj. adv. V-ing V-en Preposition phrase,他张着嘴看着我们。 He looked at us, with his mouth open. 他烧着油灯睡着了。 He fell asleep with the lamp burning. 他作完
20、作业出去打篮球去了。 He went out to play basketball with his homework done. 我们看见一幢白房子，前面开满美丽的鲜花。 We saw a white house with beautiful flowers in front of it.,6. But the house on Mango Street is not the way (which/that) they described it at all. e.g. This is the way (that/which) he showed us. We have to think o
21、ut a way that/ which really works. They didnt do it the way (that) / in which we do it now.,7. Out back is a small garage for the car we dont own yet. = A small garage for the car we dont own yet is out back. 倒装结构 we dont own yet是定语从句，修饰名词 the car. e.g. 金字塔里面是国王和王后们的墓室和通往墓室的长长的通道。 Inside the pyramid
22、s are the burial rooms for the kings and queens and long passages to these rooms.,翻译句子,1. 我的秘密藏了很久，我不能告诉任何人。 My secret is an old one, which I cannot share with anyone. 2. 你早饭要吃煮鸡蛋吗？ Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast? 3. 那架正在坠落的飞机忽然烧起来。 The falling plane burst into flames.,4. 那就是他为何哭的原因。 Thats (
23、the reason) why he cried. 5. 我们因害怕而屏住呼吸。 We held our breath in fear. 6. 亏你想得出这种异想天开的计划! Trust you to dream up a crazy scheme like this!,Garden= To repair = Toilet=,Yard To fix Washroom,Vocabulary,Answers for reference,5,1) holidays=2)flat=3)centre of the city=4)underground=5)ground floor=6)lorry=7)r
24、ubbish=,vacation apartment downtown area subway first floor truck garbage,6,I live in quite an average house for Britain. Its a small semidetached house-with a little garden at the front and a little garden at the back and a garage for the car. Downstairs there is a living room, with a sofa, TV, etc
25、. Thats where we relax. We also have a kitchen-where we usually have our meals.,Comparing Cultures,And downstairs there is also a toilet. You go up the stairs and on the first floor there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. My rooms at the back of the house. Its not very big, but I really like it. Ah
26、, and theres an attic in the roof, for storing things. And thats about it.,美国英语和英国英语在拼写上的差别探微,1. 词尾-or与-our的区别就是英式拼写为-our结尾，但美式拼写为-or。colour=color, favour=favor，labour=labor, neighbour=neighbor, honour=honor,2. 词尾英式拼写为-re，但美式拼写为-er。centre=center, metre=meter 3. 词尾英式拼写为-ce，但美式拼写为-se。defence=defense，l
27、icence=license， practice=practise,4. 英式拼写中词尾要双写，但美式拼写中不双写。 traveller=traveler, travelling=traveling, travelled=traveled 5. 英式中的动词以-se结尾，但美式中以-ze结尾。organise=organize, realise=realize,6.下面的这些难以归类，前者为英式拼写，后者为美式拼写：cheque=check支票 ， tyre=tire轮胎，grey=gray灰色， luggage=baggage行李， cigarette=cigaret香烟，axe=ax斧子，
28、plough=plow犁，programme=program节目，程序 storey=story楼层。,英式英语：at the weekend 美式英语：on the weekend 英式英语：Some parents are talking about keeping their children off school. 美式英语：Some parents are talking about keeping their children out of school.,美语 英语 电梯 elevator lift 一楼 first floor ground floor 汽油 gas,gasol
29、ine petrol 大学校长president chancellor 足球 soccer football 假期 vacation holiday,7,How many of the objects below can you see in the photo of the room from Fallingwater House?,ceiling, walls, floor, door, window, French windows, curtains, chair, table, sofa, desk, bookshelves, bed, plants, lamp,ceiling walls floor window French windows chair table sofa plants,Answers for reference,Write a passage about your dream house. (About 80 words.),Homework,Thank you,