Unit6 Topic2

What’s your home like?

A: What’s on/in/under …?B: There’s …/There’re…in/on….

Section A

apartment building town house

farmhouse dormitory building

villa

What is your home like? = What kind of house do you live in?

A: What kind of house do you live in?

B: I live in a/ an…. What about you?

A: I live in….

farmhouse apartment building

A: What’s your home like?

B: It’s a/an…. What about you?

A: I live in ….

A: What kind of house do you live in?

B: I live in a/ an…What about you?

villa town house

dormitory building

A: What’s your home like?

B: It’s a/an…What about you?

1. What kind of house does Wang Wei live in?

2. Where do his grandparents live?

Listen to 1a and answer the following questions:

Wang Wei: Kangkang, what’s your home like?

Kangkang: It’s an apartment building. What about you?

Wang Wei: I live in a townhouse.

Kangkang: Do you live with your grandparents?

Wang Wei: No, they live in a big farmhouse in the countryside. How about your grandparents?

Kangkang: They live with my uncle in the suburbs. Wang Wei, Michael is looking for an apartment near our school. Let’s help him.

1a Look, listen and say

home like——an apartment building——live in a town house——a big farmhouse——in the countryside——grandparents——in the suburbs——looking for——near——let’s help

1a look at the key words and act out the dialog

FOR RENT

Small apartment for students ￥ 850

a month Call Ms. Zhang

Tel: 6264-2404

Wanted

Small apartment for students ￥ 850 a month Please call Michae at

2234-984

Listen to the tape and fill out the form.

Name What kind of houseTel

FOR RENT

Ms. Zhang 6264-2404

Mr. Tong6628-5669

WANTED

Mr. Li8838-4558

Bob 139-7382-4946

Small apartment for students for 850 yuan a monthHouse with three bedrooms

House with furniture for a family of three

A quiet single room under 300 yuan per month

FOR RENT

House with three bedrooms

Call Mr. Tong

at noon

6628-5669

WANTED

House with furniture for a family of three

Please call Mr. Li at 88384558

furniture 为不可数名词 , 谓语动词要用单数的形式

一件家具可说成：

a piece of furniture

with: 有带有两间卧室的房子有一个小院子的房子有小孩子的家庭带家具的房子

a house with two bedroomsa house with a small yard

families with young childrena house with furniture

固定搭配：live with 和…住在一起something wrong with … 出了问题help sb.with sth. 帮助某人做某事play with 玩耍

WANTED

Looking for a quiet single room

under ￥ 300 per month.

Call Bob at

139-7382-4946

请根据以下信息写一则广告：史密斯先生想租一套两卧室，带家具的房子，月租金在６００元以下。联系电话：１３８－３５２２－１６２０。

WantedLooking for a house with two bedrooms and furniture under ￥ 600 per month.Call Mr. Smith at 13835221620.

假设康康家有房子要出租 , 玛丽亚家要租一间带有三个卧室的房子 , 请学生帮助他们设计两则广告。

Make a survey

Home Apartment building Town house Farmhouse Dormitory

Number

Report like this: In our group, three students live in ….

Section B

如果你想租一套有三间卧室的房子给学生 ,每月房租为５００元，请口述一则招租广告。

FOR RENTHouse with three bedrooms for students￥５００　 per month.Call Vicky at 13338328636.

bank parking lot

post officetrain station

hospital museum

bookstore supermarket

1 bank a. park cars

2.post office b. keep money

3.supermarket c. take trains

4.museum d. mail letters

5.parking lot e. buy food

6.bookstore f. see the doctor

7.hospital g. keep and show

8.train station h. buy books

things

(one student describe a place , the other one guess what place it is)

Model:

A: There’s a place where we can….

What place is it?

B: It’s a….

Listen and answer the following questions:1. Are there any stores? Where is the store?

2. Is there a bank? Where is it?Yes, there are. It is in front of their building.

Yes, there is. It’s on the street corner.

Michael: Excuse me, I’m Mike, your new neighbor.

Mary: Oh, welcome! I’m Mary. Would you like me to help you?

Michael: Yes, thanks. I’m looking for a store. Are there any near here?

Mary: Yes, there is one in front of our building.

Michael: OK. And is there a bank here?

Mary: Well, there is one on the street corner.

Michael: Thanks.

1. would like 想would like sth 想要… = want sthwould like to do sth 想要做某事 = want to do sthwould like sb. to do sth 想要某人做某事 = want sb. to do stheg: 我想要一个苹果 .

我想和我的宠物狗玩 .

我想让你来帮助我 .

I would like an apple.

I would like to play with my pet dog.

I would like you to help me.

Language points( 语言点）

Look at the map and describe the facilities in this area with” there be”

Listen and answer the following questions:1.What is Mary doing?

2.Who is Mary’s neighbor?

3. Is the music too loud?

She is playing the piano.

Michael.

Yes, it is.

Mary: Come in please. What’s the matter?

Michael: I hear you playing the piano .The music is very beautiful, but I’m afraid it’s too loud.

May: Oh, I’m really sorry about that.

What’s wrong with you?What’s up?

hear sb. do sth. 听见某人做某事

hear sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事

我经常听到她在隔壁的房间唱歌。

I often hear her sing in the next room.

我听到他们正在谈论我的新自行车。

I hear them talking about my new bike.

假设你的邻居很吵，你该怎么做？模仿２ a ，做一个类似的对话。

Mr. Smart lives at the end of Elm Road. There are no house on the right, but there is a tall tree. Mr. Jackson lives between Mr. Smith and Mr. Lee. Mr. Jones lives next to Mr. Lee. He also lives next to Mr. Watson.

Mr. Lee Mr. SmartMr. JonesMr.Watson Mr. Jackson

Do you have neighbors? Do you like your neighbors? What do you think of your neighbors? Please make a survey and fill out the form.

Make a survey

neighbors quiet noisy polite Friendly ...

A

B

I have two neighbors. One is a teacher, the other is a driver. The teacher is very helpful, and he often helps me with my lessons. He works very hard, and he gets up very early and comes home very late. But he never makes too much noise....

Section C

There are books on the tables.There are children on the chairs.There are pencils in our hands.And there’s a teacher over there.There are words on the blackboard.There are pictures on the walls.

Talk about the following questions with your partner:

What’s your home like?Is there a bank near your home?Are there any shops near your home?Where can you buy books?

Questions before reading:

1. Where do I live?

2. What is my home like?

3. Where are the shops?

4. Are my neighbors quiet?

5. Where is the supermarket?

6. Are the parking lot and the train station near my home?

My name is Linda. I live in Yushancun. It’s a quiet community. Many old people and families with young children live here. There are a lot of tall buildings and small gardens in our community. My home is in an apartment building. Many shops and restaurants are close to my home. There is a supermarket near Xinhua Bookstore. The parking lot and the train station are not far from here. And there is a community service center in our area. We can call it for help.

1. a lot of = lots of 许多

修饰可数名词复数 , 或修饰不可数名词 .

a lot of \ lots of apples

a lot of \ lots of meat2. close to = near 靠近 3. in our area in 的用法

in 后面一般情况下加较大的地点名词

而 at 其后一般加较小的地点名词4.far from 远离5. call sb./sth. for help 向…求助

Discuss the following questions with your group members.

1. What’s your home like?

2. Is your home close to the shops?

3. How many good restaurants are there in the area?

4. Are there any bus stops near your home?

5. What are your neighbors like?

6. Are there many people living near your home?

7. Are there many families with young children living there?

Man: Hello, Green Community Service Center. Can I help you?

Linda: Hello, this is Linda speaking. I live in Apartment 606, Building A.

Man: Oh, what’s the matter?

Linda: My kitchen fan doesn't work.

Man: Sorry, I can’t hear you. The line is bad.

Linda: There is something wrong with my kitchen fan.

Man: OK, I’ll get someone to check it right now.

Linda: Thanks a lot.

Man: That’s Ok. Er,Apartment606, Building A. Is that right?

Linda: Yes.

1.What’s the matter? = What is wrong? =What’s up? 怎么啦 ?你的电脑怎么了？

4.right now = at once 立刻 , 马上5.get sb. to do sth. = ask sb. to do sth.

要求某人做某事

What is wrong with your computer?

2.There’s something wrong with …. 什么东西出问题了我的台灯坏了There is something wrong with my lamp.

3.work: 起作用，运行My clock doesn’t work.

Section D

Suppose there was something wrong with your TV, computer or something else. And you wanted to get help from a community service center.Please make a similar dialog.(假设你的电视，电脑或其他的东西坏了，怎样向社区服务中心求助 ? 用打电话的形式编一段对话）。

1.What can you see from the two pictures?2.Why do so many people dislike( 不喜欢） living in the cities?3.Which one do you prefer( 更喜欢）， living in the cities or living in the suburbs? 4.What kind of house do people like living in?

Questions before reading:

Many people are moving from cities to the suburbs. It’s noisy in cities. The traffic is heavy and the cost of living is high. But the suburbs are clean and quiet. There are many houses with big yards in the suburbs. People like living in a house with a garden.

1.Many people like living ________

A in cities B in the suburbs C. near roads D. in apartment

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ______

A. Cities are noisy.

B. The cost of living in cities is high.

C. The air in cities is clean.

D. The suburbs are quiet.

3. According to the writer, the traffic in cities is often______

A. good B. kind C. heavy D. light

B

C

C

Discussion and Report

Would you like to live in cities or in the suburbs?

Why?

Report like this: I would like to live in cities, because…..