Lesson Four Dream HousesIn this lesson we will be able to:1. learn some key words about houses;2. get specific information about the text;3. practice using key words to describe dream houses.Objectives:Warm-Up: BrainstormingThink about words related to houses. cottageapartment/flata house with fencewashroombalconybasementgaragebathroom with a bathtubwater pipe, running waternarrow stairscurtain water pipe washroom bathtub basement cottage curtain garage fence narrow stairs apartment/flatRead aloud the following new words about houses.Pre-reading: Make predictionLook at the picture and guess which house on Mango Street is the writer’s real house. The small red one between the two houses.A. Many places they had moved to.B. The life on Mango Street.C. A dream house and a real house on Mango street.D. The reasons why they left the flat on Loomis Street.Task I: Read for the main idea of the passage.While readingWhile reading How many family members are there in the family now? Where do they live now? List the previous places that they once lived in. What is the house on Mango Street like?Why did they leave Loomis? What are the problems?Task II: Read and answer the questions• How many family members are there in the family now?6 members: mother, father and four children.• Where do they live now? List the previous places that they once lived in.On Mango Street. Formerly, they lived on Paulina Street, Keeler Street, Loomis on the 3rd floor.Read and answer• What is the house on Mango Street like?It is small with narrow steps and small windows so that they have to hold their breath. There is no front yard and there is only one bedroom.• Why did they leave Loomis? What are the problems?There wer...
