U6DesignLesson4DreamHousesObjectives■Topractiseusingthevocabularyofhousesandrooms.■Topractiseintensivereadingandunderstandingtheinferencesinatext.■Toassessthedifficultyofreadingtextsandcomprehensionexercises.■TopractisethedifferencesbetweenAmericanandEnglishvocabulary.■Toplanandtalkaboutadesignforastudyorbedroom.■Tolistentoadescriptionofaroomandtakenotes.ResourcesusedCassette,picturesofdifferentroomsfromtheluxurioustothepoor,ifpossible.PossibleproblemsStudentsmaylackideasorrelevantvocabularywhendesigningastudyorbedroom.BackgroundSandraCisnerosisoneofthemostinteresting“Latina”writersintheUSA.HerfatherwasMexicanandhermotherwas“Chicana”(SpanishAmerican).Sheisbothapoetandshortstorywriter.FallingwaterHouseisoneofthemostoutstandingexamplesofthearchitectureofFrankLloydWright.ThequoteisbyLeCorbusier(1887?C1965),aSwiss-bornFrencharchitect.Hebelievedthatahouseshouldbedesignedaccordingtoitsfunctionandisconsideredtobeoneofthemostinfluentialtwentiethcenturyarchitects.Routesthroughthematerial■Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandshortenExercises8and9.■Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionsactivities.■Ifyouhavetwoperiodsforthelesson,asuitablebreakisafterExercise4.LanguagePower:pages82?C83.ReadingBeforeyoustartExercise1KeyWordshouses:cottage,flat,house,palace,castle用心爱心专心115号编辑rooms:bathroom,bedroom,diningroom,sittingroom,hall,gamesroom,kitchenStudentslookupanyunknownKeyWordsinthedictionary.■Inpairs,studentsdiscusswhattheirdreamhousewouldbelike.■Someofthepairscanthentelltheclassabouttheirideas.ReadtolearnExercise2Usefulvocabulary:rent,yard,landlord.Studentsshouldbeabletounderstandthetextwellenoughtoanswerthequestionswithoutknowingallthevocabulary.AfterdoingExercise3,youmayliketogoovernewwordswiththeclass,seeingiftheycanguesstheirgeneralmeaningorlettingthemlookthemupinadictionary.■Readthroughthevocabularywiththeclass,explainingthatthewordsinbracketsaretheAmericanequivalentoftheBritishEnglishwords.■Tellthestudentstofocusonthefourthparagraphastheyreadthetext.AnswersAbiggarden(yard)withtreesrunningwaterthreebathrooms(washrooms)“real”stairsabasementExercise3■Studentsreadthroughthequestionsthen,workinginpairs,readthetextagaintofindtheanswers.■Studentsworkinpairs,readingthetextagainandwritingthreeorfourcomprehensionquestionstoasktherestoftheclass.■Studentsthenaskandanswerthequestions.Answers1Alot/Shecan’tremember.2AthirdfloorflatonLoomis.Theyhadtoleavebecausethewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthem.3Sothat,whenshetookabath,shewouldn’thavetotelleverybody.4Tothechildren.5Studentsgivetheirownanswers,withreasons.Exercise4■ReadtheReadingStrategieswiththeclassandadvisestudentstoseparatethedifficultyofthetextfromthedifficultyoftheexercises.ElicittheStrategiesstudentsusewhenreadingadifficulttext.用心爱心专心115号编辑■StudentsindividuallyassessthedifficultyofthetextTheHouseonMangoStreet.Haveashowofhandsifyouwishtoseehowstudentsassessedthetext.■StudentsthenassessthedifficultyofExercises2and3.Findoutwhichexercisetheyfoundlessdifficultandencouragethemtosayhowtheymanagedtheexercises.Vocabulary:AmericanandBritishwordsExercise5■StudentslookthroughthetexttofindtheAmericanEnglishwords.Answers1yard2tofix3washroomExercise6■Studentsdotheexerciseinpairs.Advisethemtofillinthewordstheyaresureoffirst.Thentheywillprobablybeabletoguesstheremainder.■Checkstudents'ans...
