1、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.practise using key words to describe dream houses.Warm-Up:BrainstormingThink about words about houses.cottageapartment/flatA house with fencewashroomcurtain basem
2、enta garage at the back of my yardbathroom with a bathtubwater pipe,running waternarrow stairs water pipe washroom bathtub basement cottage curtain garage fence narrow stairs apartment/flatRead aloud the following new words about houses.Pre-reading:Look at the picture and guess which house on Mango
3、Street is the writers real house.The small red one between the two houses is her real house on Mango Street.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.While-reading:Read the passage
4、 and decide the main idea of it.True or False:1.The house on Mango Street is small but convenient to live in.2.The writer has lived in many places.3.They left the flat on Loomis Street because it was too small.4.The house on Mango Street is not her dream house.TFFTWhat would the author like to have
5、about her dream house?1.The house should have running water,a bathtub,and pipe that works.And inside it would have real stairs,like the houses on TV.And the house would have a basement and at least 3 washrooms.2.Outside,their house would be white with trees around it.A big yard and grass growing wit
6、hout a fence.1.Compare the real house with her dream house by filling in the forms.2.Try to retell the text about the real house and her dream house.Post-reading:Voice your opinions about your dream housesKinds of house:Rooms:Things in and outside:A house with swimming poolapartment/flatsiheyuancottageHomework:1.Go over new words and read the whole text.2.Try to write down sentences about your dream houses
