Unit 2 American Homes and Traditional Chinese Home

Unit2AmericanHomesandTraditionalChineseHomesIntroductionInthisunit,youwilllearntouseEnglishforTalkingaboutintroducingpeopleandplacesTalkingabouthousingandlayoutofrooms,apartments(flats)andhousesTalkingaboutprivacyandindividualismTalkingaboutbuyingandsellinghousesPart1CommunicativeActivitiesConversationOneStudythefollowingconversation.Whichsentenceswillbeusefulineverydayinformalconversation?Underlinethemandthencomparethemwithyourclassmates.A:Hi,folks,hasanyonecheckedourclassmailboxtoday?B:Ihave,George.I'mjustsortingouttheletters.A:Charles,arethereanylettersforme?B:Letmesee.Oh,yes,here'saletterforyou.It'sfromBob—BobHenryfromAustralia.A:You'rejoking.BobHenryfromAustralia?B:Yes.Yousee,thereturnaddressisSydney,Australia.WhoisBobHenry?Doyouknowhim?A:DoIknowhim?!YoubetIdo.Hewasoneofmyclassmatesatprimaryschool.Wehaven'theardfromeachotherforages.UsefulExpressionsfolks:sometimesusedwhentalkingtopeopleinafriendlyway(forbothmalesandfemalesinpluralform)e.g.Well,folks,whatareyougoingtodotoday?sortout:toselectfromotherssortsth.out:toselectsth.fromothers;(colloq.)tidyupsortsb.out:(slang)todealwithorpunish惩罚e.g.Sortoutthesmallerplantsandthrowthemaway.Thisroomneedssortingout.I‘llsorthimout.Justletmegetmyhandsonhim.(我就要收拾他了。等我抓到他再说.)returnaddress:theaddressofthepersonwhoissendingaletterorpackage,thatiswrittenontheenvelopeorpackage.ReturnaddressHere’s…for…[structure]Here’s/There’s+n.+for+pron.Here’saphonecallforyou.Youbet…:tobeabletobesurethat[structure]Youbet+objectclause--Areyougoingtothematch?--YoubetIam.forages:foralongtimeInformationforrole-playYouandyourcollegefriendsmetoneofyourclassmatesatmiddleschoolinthestreetbychance.Trytotellhim/herwhereyou’restudyingnow,andwhoyourfriendsare.You’retalkingtotheofficialinStudentsFinancialAidDepartment.Trytotellhim/herhowmanypeoplethereareinyourfamily,andwhatkindoffinancialsituationyouarein.Youshouldtrytoconvincetheofficialthatyourfamilyhasdonethebesttosupportyou,butyoualsoexpectthegovernmenttoprovidebursaryforyourstudy.Notes:financialaid:moneygivenorlenttostudentsatcollegeoruniversitytopayfortheireducation(经济资助）Scholarshipandbursaryaretwodifferentkindsoffinancialaidavailabletostudentsinmanywesternuniversities.Scholarshipmaybegivenaccordingtotheacademicstandingoftheapplicants,butbursaryisoftenneeds-based.Listening1Now,twostudentsTomandBarryareshownaroundbythehousemanager.Listenandnamethedifferentpartsoftheapartment,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Wherearethefacilitieslocatedinthisapartment?2.Iftheywanttosavepower,whatshouldtheydoaboutthethermostat?3.Whatisyourapartmentlike?Describeitontheblackboard.Trytonamethedifferentpartsinthefollowingfloorplanofastudent’sapartmentLivingRoomRoom201Room202BathroomCupboardsLaundryKitchenThedoorDiscussthefollowingquestions:1.Listthefacilitieslocatedinthisapartment.2.Iftheywanttosavepower,whatshouldtheydoaboutthethermostat?3.Whatifyourapartmentlike?Describeitontheblackboard.RecordingscriptA:Now,let’sgoupstairstoseeyourapartment.…TomandBarry.…Let’sfirstseethisroomonyourright.Room201,Barry,thisisyourroom.B:Mr.Levine,isthenextroomformethen?A:Yes,Tom.Yourroomis202.…Let’sseethefacilitiesinthisapartment.C:What’sthis?A:It’scalleddigitalthermostat.Youmayadjustthetemperaturesinsidetheapartmentaccordingtoyourneeds.Butwegenerallysetitat25degrees.Tosavethepower,youdon’tneedtoadjustitveryoftenonceitisset.Thisiswhyweputitonthewallbehindthedoor.…NexttoitisthephonejackandTVcable.YoumayusetheTVcableforpurchasingInternetservice.B:We’lluseourmobilephoneservicepackageforInternetservice.Bytheway,aretherecupboardsinthelivingroom?A:Yes.Acrosstheroomaretwocupboardsforyou,oneforeach.Youmayputthebigstuffsuchasyoursuitcase,orboxesthere.Buttheyarealsousedtokeepthecleaningtools,suchasvacuumcleaner,mops,andbrooms.…Doyouhaveanyquestions?C:No.A:Ok,nowlet’shavealookatthekitcheninthefirstroomonourleft.Therearetwogasringsonthestove,andyouneedtoturnontheventilationfanonwhenyoucook.B:Sure.Howaboutthepotsandcookers?A:Therearethreepansandtwopotsindifferentsizes.Butyouhavetobringyourownelectricalcookerifyouwanttocookrice.C:Yes,wehaveourownricecookers.Whereisthelaundrythen?A:Itisinthenextroom.Let’sgoovertohavealook.…Look,hereisthewashingmachine,fullyautomatic.B:Whatisthisthen?Isitawashingmachine,too?A:Oh,no.That’sadryer.Withthis,youdon’tneedtohangyourwashingoutside.…Nowbetweenthecupboardsandthelaundryisthebathroom…thermostat英音：[‘θə:məstæt]美音：[’θɝmə,stæt]aninstrumentusedforkeepingaroomoramachineataparticulartemperature自动调温器,恒温器phonejack：电话插座TVcable:电视电缆cupboard:食橱;橱柜,壁橱;碗柜vacuum[‘vækjuəm]cleaner：真空吸尘器gasring:(环形喷火头的)煤气炉ventilationfan:[,venti‘leiʃən]排气扇ricecookers：电饭煲laundry：洗衣店，洗衣房dryer:干燥器,烘干机;吹风机Conversation2A:Excuseme,mynameisThomasHarry.Haven'twemetsomewherebefore?B:No,Idon'tthinkso.MynameisJonesPerry,fromSwitzerland.A:Nicetomeetyou,Mr.Perry.WelcometoLondon.B:CallmeJones.It'sgoodtomeetyou.Thomas,I'dlikeyoutomeetmyclassmateDennis.DennisisfromFinland.Switzerland:[Switzerland]瑞士Finland：[Finland]芬兰Someusefulicebreakers:Hi,mynameis…nicetomeetyou!Haven’twemetbefore?Mynameis…Myname