1. Unit 1

2. Unit 1 Dream homes
Reading I

3. What a beautiful garden!
Presentation
What a beautiful garden!
garden 花园; 菜园

4. flat 公寓，套房
There are many flats in this building.

5. living room 起居室，客厅
We often watch TV in the living room after dinner.

6. bedroom 卧室
This is not a living room, but a bedroom.

7. Is this a bedroom?
Of course not.
It’s a bathroom.
bathroom
浴室，盥洗室

8. dining room 餐厅
Is it a living room or a dining room?

9. balcony 阳台
Look, the dog is enjoying the sunlight on the balcony.

10. It’s a good place to enjoy the sunlight on the beach by the sea.
beach 海滩 sea 海洋

11. Read aloud these new words
mile n. 英里
garden n. 花园，果园
flat n. 公寓，套房
centre = center n. 中心
living room n. 起居室，客厅
share vt. 合用；分享

12. share sth. with sb. 与某人合用/分享某物
own adj. 自己的
bathroom n. 浴室，盥洗室
balcony n. 阳台
beach n. 海滩
sea n. 海
dining room n. 餐厅

13. Lead-in
What is your home like? Talk about it with the help of the following expressions.
I have a (big/small) house/ flat.
It has a (garden/balcony/ bedroom/ bathroom/ living room…)
I like … because I can … there.

14. Listen to Neil's blog and answer the questions.
1. Where does he live?
He lives in a town 15 miles from London.
2. Which is his favorite place, the garden or the kitchen?
The kitchen.

15. flat Anna’s ________ Read the second blog and complete the form.
Location (位置）
On the ________ floor, in the _______ of Moscow
Size (大小)
It is a _______ house.
Favourite place
We like to _______ TV and _______ in the _______ room.
seventh
centre
small
watch
chat
living

16. Read the third blog and complete the short passage.
Stephen has a _____ house in Los Angeles. It has _____ rooms. His favorite place is the _______. He can see the _____ and the ___ from there.
large
eight
balcony
beach
sea

17. Read the blogs again and write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

18. F
1. Neil lives in the centre 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 _____
in a town 15 miles from London F
dog F
living room

19. 4. Anna does not have her own bedroom. _______
5. There are eight rooms in Stephen’s
house. _______
6. Stephen lives near the sea _______ T T T

20. 1. I usually wash my face in the dining room.
Correct the mistakes according to the blogs.
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.
bathroom
bedroom
living room

21. 4. In most homes, people have dinner in the bedroom.
5. We usually cook meals in the living room.
dining room
kitchen

22. Complete the table. Name Home Neil Anna Stephen City/ Town House/ Flat
Big/ Small
Favourite place
a town 15 miles from London
in the centre of Moscow
in Los Angeles
house
flat
house
big
small
large
kitchen
living room
balcony

23. Task
Get into groups of four. One of you plays the interviewer. The other three play Neil, Anna and Stephen. Ask each of them at least four questions about their homes.

24. Homework
Read aloud the blogs and underline the difficult parts, then discuss them with your classmates.
Remember the new words in this lesson.