Unit 6 Housing

In the neighborhood

Vocabulary Link

Match each word with a place in the apartment.

living room

dining room

kitchen

bathroom

bedroom

balcony

yard

garage

For rent

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

Vocabulary Link

Part Two: Listening --- Apartment hunting

Listen to the conversation on p.90, and figure out which apartment the speaker likes.

Proper names Ashley Ethan City Rentals

Other words garage rental yard

Vocabulary Link

Imagine that you have your own apartment or house. Describe it to your partner.

Speaking: This is my Apartment.

Speaking

Possible words: A rug a wardrobe a blanket a desk a

vase a CD play A tennis racket a cell phone a backpack

a garden driveway

Part Four: Listening--- Optional Listening 1 A housing problem

Listen to the listening material, and then complete the following exercises on the book.

Repeat Graciela’s reason why she wants to change her housing.

Part Five: Listening--- Optional Listening 2 The Davis family wants a new home.

Listen to the listening material and complete the exercise on the book.

Speaking

Which home is right for the Davis family? Why?

Part Six: Video course 1

read the list of vocabulary items aloud

watch the interview and repeat what the speaker said

match the letter for exercise A on P.66 and check the answers.

Before Watching

While Watching

After Watching

Part Six: Video course 1 Where I live

Global Viewpoints

1. Alejandra

2. Jackie

3. José Luis

4. Jonathan

5. Catherine

a. lives in a small house with four bedrooms.

b. lives in a house in Mexico city.

c. lives in a house with three different rooms and a kitchen.

d. lives in a place with six rooms.

e. lives in a one-bedroom apartment in an old building.

e_____

a_____

d_____

c_____

b_____

Where do these people live? Watch the interviews and match the names with the information.

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Part Six: Video course 1 Where I live

After You Watch

City Living

Imagine that you want to study English at a school in Canada. Read the advertisement Housing for International Students carefully.

Live with a host family!You get …breakfast and dinnera private bedroom. It has a bed, desk, closet, and bathroom. You share the living room and kitchen with your host family.Cost: $400 per month.

HOME HOUSING COUNSELOR CHAT/FRIENDS BULLETIN CAMPUS&MAPS

Part Seven: Speaking ---Where should I live?

After You Watch

City Living

Imagine that you want to study English at a school in Canada. Read the advertisement Housing for International Students carefully.

Live with other students in the Madison School dormitory!Rooms:

Single room: private room with a bathroom, TV, and telephone.Cost: $800 per monthDouble room: share with a roommate. The room has a telephone.Cost: $500 per month per person

Dorm rules:• No smoking• No visitors after 11:00 p.m.

In the dormitory, there is… a cafeteria (students pay for food) a computer room a laundry room

HOME HOUSING COUNSELOR CHAT/FRIENDS BULLETIN CAMPUS&MAPS

After You Watch_A2

Part Seven: Speaking ---Where should I live?

Expressing preference

Useful Expressions

I like living in a dorm.

I prefer to live alone rather than sharing a room with somebody.

I’d rather live in a dorm.

I won’t think of living with a host family.

I’m rather more interested in living with a host family.

It’s better to live with other students around my age.

Would you prefer to live with a host family or in a dormitory? Discuss your preferences with your partner.

Part Seven: Speaking ---Where should I live?

Global Viewpoints

I live in a (1) in my school.I live in a dorm with a (2) . There’s not much in it besides myself, my roommate, and two (3) . That’s all there’s (4) for.In my room, I have one roommate and there are two beds, two (5) and two (6) . My dorm is very (7) and very (8) . There are a lot of people in my dorm so it’s very (9) , especially at night. My dorm room is very (10) and in the dorm room there is a desk, shelves, an alarm clock, a few books, and a rug.

dorm_____roommate________

beds____ room____

dressers________ desks_____big___ old___

noisy_____small_____

What do the people say about their student housing? Watch the interviews and fill in the blanks.

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Hana: Dave:

Vanessa:

Calum:

Part Eight: Video course 2 Cities and towns

Part Nine: Video course---Welcome to New York

Main characters

Mike Johnson Tara Greene Takeshi Mifune Sun-hee Park

Group work: go to your group. Look at the pictures on p.101 and talk about one picture according to the story from the video.

3. Watch the video again and check the sentences that are true and correct the false sentences for exercise A on p.102.

City Living

What’s the story? Watch the video. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Mike comes to / Los Angeles.

2. Takeshi needs an apartment / .

3. Mike and Tara go to / Tara’s apartment.

4. Mike asks about / a job.

5. Takeshi says the rent is / $900.

6. Mike thinks the rent is cheap / .

7. Mike wants the apartment for only one or two /

years.

8. Mike and Takeshi / are not roommates now.

New York City________________

a roommate________________

Takeshi’s___________

the rent_________

_______

_______________

_____________

________

_______

$800______

expensive____________________

months________________

are______________

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4. Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear (exercise c).

New century book: unit 6 optional listening 3 & 4New horizon book: unit 8 III. Listening in: task 1: Living with roommates; task 2: Interviewing a rental agent; task 3: Off-campus apartments; task 4: Roommate wantedNew horizon book: unit 8 Part VI. Further listening and speaking tasks 1-3

Supplementary listening materials

1. Understanding movie clip I: Cheaper by the Dozen

2. Understanding movie clip II: Legally BLonde

Supplementary reading materials

最新大学英语快速阅读 1 Unit 6

Suggested writing topic

Roommate Wanted  

Thank You!