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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’writersintheUSA.HerfatherwasMexicanandhermotherwas‘Chicana’.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.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.