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
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