Lesson 4

Dream HousesPeriod 2

Vocabulary

American and British words

☆ Find words in American English

in the text which mean the same as t

hese: garden (line 8), to repair (line

12), toilet (line 13)

Answers: 1 yard 2 to fix

3 washroom

☆Match the American words with the Bri

tish ones (underlined) in the text below.

After the (1)holidays I moved into my new

(2)flat. It’s not in the (3)centre of the city, but

it’s near an (4)under-ground station. It’s on

the

vacation

apartment downtown area

(a) subway

(5)ground floor of an house. It’s got a

living room, a kitchen and a bedroom. The

only problem is the (6)lorry which goes

past at 7 o’clock every morning to collect

the (7)rubbish and which wakes me up!

first floor

truck

garbage

常见单词表达区别• A. E 美语 B. E 英语• 罐头 can tin• 糖果 candy sweets• 饼干 cookie biscuit• 橡皮擦 eraser rubber• 电梯 elevator lift• 汽油 gas, gasoline petrol• 生气 mad angry• 数学 math maths• 人行道 sidewalk pavement

常见拼写区别• A. E B. E• 文明 civilization civilisation• 颜色 color colour• 荣誉 honor honour• 珠宝 jewelry jewllery• 组织 organization organisation• 练习 practice practise• 轮胎 tire tyre•

Exercises

☆ How many of the objects below can you

see in the photo of the room from Fallingw

ater House?

Key wordsceiling, walls, floor, door, window, French windows, curtains, chair, table, sofa, desk, bookshelves, bed, plants, lamp, closet.

next to

under

over

by

beside

between

Functional Sentences • My bedroom is large/lovely…

• The color of room is…

• There is a …beside ...

• Between …and …is…

• The shortcoming of my is…

Words you may need

in, under, behind, beside, next to, in front of, by, opposite, against, between, at, over.

☆Work in pairs to describe your bedroom

using the functional sentences .

Example

A: Where is the bed?B: It’s in the center of the room. Next to it there’s a …Do you like your bedroom? Why or why not?

Group Assessment

Content Evaluation General level

Description Excellent Good So-so

General level: A+ A B+ B C+ C Group ___:Group ___:Group ___:Group ___:

Words Excellent Good So-so

Sentence patterns Excellent Good So-so

Linking words Excellent Good So-so