Reading Homes around the world By Pei Yiyi

balcony bedroom kitchen living room gardenbathroom What’s in a house?

bedroom sleep

watch TV read books play games sitting room

balcony enjoy the sunshine chat with friends

cook meals kitchen

dining roomeat meals

bathroom take a bath wash my face brush my teeth

Choose the right answers 2. You usually eat meals in a 3. You often sleep in a 4. The best place to take a bath is the 1. In most homes,people cook meals in the 5. We usually put the sofa in the dining room. bedroom. bathroom. kitchen. living room. 6.We can grow flowers and trees in the garden.

Correct the mistakes 1. I usually wash my face in the dining room. 2. I always sleep in the kitchen. 3. The bathroom is the best place to chat and watch TV. 4. In most homes, people have dinner in the bedroom. 5. we usually cook meals in the living room. bathroom bedroom living room dining room kitchen

Here are the blogs of three students from different countries. Whose blogs are they? They are Neil’s, Anna’s and Stephen’s.

Neil’s home Where is Neil’s home? What’s his favourite room? Why? What does he always do in garden? It’s in a town 15 miles from London. It’s the kitchen. Because he and his family can sit there and enjoy a cup of tea. He always has fun with his dog there. Read the blogs and answer the questions

Anna’s home Where does Anna live? Which floor is Anna’s flat on? What does she like to do after dinner? Does she have her own bedroom? She lives in a flat in the center of Moscow. On the seventh floor. She likes to watch TV and chat in the living room. No, she shares a bedroom with her sister.

Stephen’s home Where does Stephen live? How many rooms does he have? Does he have his own bedroom and bathroom? Where does he like best? Why? He lives in a large house in Los Angeles Eight. Yes, he has. He likes the balcony best because he loves to sit there and look out at the beach and the sea.

Finish the table Neil Anna Stephen City/Towna town 15 miles from London House/Flat Big/Small Favourite place Home Name in the center of Moscow in Los Angeles house flathouse bignot bigbig kitchen living room balcony

T or F questions 1. Neil lives in the center of London. 2. Neil always has fun with his cat in the garden. 3. Anna and her family often watch TV and chat in their kitchen. 4. There are eight rooms in Stephen’s house. 5. Stephen lives near the sea. F F F T T 15 miles from dog living room

Check the answers to B4 1.This is Stephen from ________. He is chatting with his friends on his _______. He loves to ________________________. 2. This is Anna from ________. She shares a ______ with her sister. They often________________. 3. This is Neil from ________. He is sitting in the _________. He and his family often ______________________________. the USA balcony sit there and look out at the sea Russia bedroom listen to music in bed the UK kitchen sit there and enjoy a cup of tea

Look at the pictures and say something about Neil, Anna and Stephen. a town … London big kitchen sit there enjoy a cup of tea garden have fun with…

in the centre of Moscow a flat seventh floor not big, nice living room watch TV and chat listen to music share a bedroom

my own … a large house in Los Angeles eight rooms balcony sit there and look out at the sea

1) Where are you from? 2) Where is your home? 3) What is your favourite room? 4) What can you do at home? 5) Something else about your home

Language points (1) 15 miles from London: 离伦敦 15 英里 1mile= meters 我的学校离家大约 20 英里。 My school is about 20 miles from my home. (2) enjoy a cup of tea 喝杯茶 (3) have fun with… 和 …… 玩的开心 have fun doing sth. 做某事高兴 It is fun to do sth. 做某事是有乐趣的 (4)in the center of … 在 … 的中心 (5)on the seventh floor 在 7 楼

(4)Share a bedroom with my sister 和我姐姐分享 / 共用一个房间 share sth. with sb. 和某人分享某物 我想和你共用这台电脑 I’d like to share the computer with you. (5)in bed 在床上（指盖着被子） on the bed 在床上（未打开被子） (6) my own bedroom 我自己的房间 one’s own… 某人自己的 … … of one’s own 属于某人自己的 Andy has his own car. Andy has a car of his own. I need my own bedroom. I need a bedroom of my own.

(7) look out 向外看 look out at the beach: 看着外面的海滩 look out of the window: 从窗户里朝外 看 / 看着窗外