Lesson4 Dream Houses 教案Teaching aims:A: Knowledge aim: vocabulary ( cottage, apartment, basement, garage, narrow, balcony ,washroom, bathroom, sitting room, curtain, air conditioner ,hold one’s breath )B: Ability aim:a. to practise extensive reading in order to understand the main idea of each paragraph and guess the meaning of new words from the context.b. to practise intensive reading to get detailed information .c. to practise oral English and written English.2.Teaching method : Direct teaching method.Teaching procedures:Step one: Warm-up and lead-in Enjoy some pictures of different styles of houses and rooms.Question : what kind of house do you like most and why? ( Introduce the topic of this lesson, give Ss a stage to show their interest and ability)Step two : Before reading An introduction of the author and the book The author: Sandra Cisneros is one of the most interesting ‘Latina’ writers in the USA. Her father was exican and her mother was ‘Chicano’. She is both a poet( 诗人) and short story writer. The House on Mango Street was about a dissatisfied little girl named Esperanza, the main character of the novel. She was brought up by a poor family. Esperanza was a young girl of many hopes and dreams. One dream she had was to leave her childhood memories behind one day and live in a rich family with a nice husband and family. One remarkable thing about Esperanza was that she wanted to make herself different from all the other female genders(女性).Step three: Fast readingRead the text quickly. Which of these things did the girl’s dream house have? A swimming pool , a big garden/yard with trees , a balcony ,running water ,a games room , three washr...
