Unit6Lesson4DreamHouses江西婺源乌镇palace(宫殿)villa(别墅)cottage(村舍,小屋)flat(公寓)castle(城堡)bedroomstudydiningroomWarm-upWhatwouldyourdreamhousebelike?cottagehallsittingroomhousepalaceflatgamesroomcastleroomkitchenSandraCisnerosSandraCisnerosisoneofthemostinteresting‘Latina’拉丁美洲裔女性writersintheUSA.HerfatherwasMexicanandhermotherwas‘Chicana’墨西哥裔美国女子.Sheisbothapoetandshortstorywriter.Conveying(传递)therichesoftheLatinAmericanCultureisthewriter’sliterarygoal.Theauthor:TheHouseonMangoStreetwasaboutadis-satisfiedlittlegirlnamedEsperanza,themaincharacterofthenovel.Shewasbroughtupinapoorfamily.AnintroductiontothebookEsperanzawasayounggirlofmanyhopesanddreams.Onedreamshehadwastoleaveherchildhoodmemoriesonedayandliveinarichfamilywithanicehusbandandfamily.OneremarkablethingaboutEsperanzawasthatshewantedtomakeherselfdifferentfromalltheotherfemalegenders(女性).Readthetextcarefully.Whichofthesethingsdidthegirl’sdreamhousehave?aswimmingpool,abiggarden(yard)withtrees,abalcony,runningwater,agamesroom,threewashrooms,“real”stairs,abasementFastReading1.Howmanyplacesthewriterlivedarementionedinthetext?A.oneB.twoC.sixD.wedon’tknowtheexactnumber.2.Alandlordis_________.A.abusinessmanB.apieceoflandC.anownerofahouseD.acleanerChoosethebestanswer.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthehouseonMangostreetisTRUE?A.Weneedtopayrenttolandlord.B.Thehouseisnotawantedhouseatall.C.Weshouldsharethegardenwithothers.D.Wecan’tmaketoomuchnoisethere.4.WhydidtheyleavetheflatonLoomis?A.Becausethehousewastooold.B.Becausewaterpipesbrokeandnobodywouldfixthem.C.Becauseweshouldsharethewashroomwithothersandcarrywaterbyourselves.D.Alloftheabove.5.Canyoufindoutthewordsinthetexttoreplacethem:garden,repair,toilet?A.yard,flat,pipeB.fence,fix,pipeC.gallon,fix,basementD.yard,fix,washroom6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.theplaceswheretheylivedbeforemovingtoMangostreet.B.thelifeonMangoStreetC.adreamhouseandarealhouseonMangoStreetD.thereasonswhytheymovedtoMangoStreet.1.Howmanyplaceshasthegirllivedin?Alot/Shecan’tremember.2.WheredidshelivebeforeMangoStreet?Whydidtheyleave?AthirdflooronLoomis.Theyhadtoleavebecausethewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthem.CarefulReading3.Whydidthegirlwantatleastthreebathrooms?Sothat,whenshetookabath,shewould’thavetotelleverybody.4.WhodidMamaandPapatalktoabouttheirdreamhouse?Tothechildren.Readthetextagaincarefullyandfindoutthetopicofeachparagraph.Para.1Thehouses‘I’oncelivedincan’trememberPaulinaKeelerLoomisMangoStreetPara.2don’thavetopayrenthaveourownyardcanmakenoiseaswelikenolandlordLet’slookat‘my’houses:thehouseonLoomiswasterrible.Thewaterpipes.Itwasnotconvenient(方便的)forustolivethere,becausewewereusingthenextdoorandcarryingover.brokewashroomwaterPara.3TheflatonLoomisAndmyparentsalwaystoldustheirdreamhouseswhichwouldbe.Itwouldhavewaterandthatworked.Itwouldhaverealstairsandatleast.Itwouldbewhitewitharoundit,agreatbigandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.oursrunningpipesthreewashroomstreesyardPara.4DreamhouseButthehousenowisn’tthehousewewanted.Itisandwithnarrowstepsinfrontandwindows.Thereisnofrontyard,only4littletrees.Thereisasmallandasmallyard.Therearestairsinthehouse,onlyonewashroomandabedroom.smallredsmallgarageordinaryPara.5ThehouseonMangoStreetVoiceyouropinionWhatdoyouthinkwasthebiggestproblemwiththehouseonMangoStreet?HomeworkWriteacompositionaboutyourdreamhouse.