2. Topic 2 What’s your home like Section D

4. noun south sound proud shout cloud ground took hook nook wood stood hood stool tool shoot mood loose boot spoon country trouble rough oo ou

5. citycountryside Where do you like living, in the city or in the countryside? Why?

7. ( ) 1. Many people are moving to the countryside. ( ) 2. The traffic in the countryside is often heavy. ( ) 3. The countryside is noisy. ( ) 4. Living in cities costs too much. ( ) 5. Few people like living in a house with a yard. Mark True (T) or False (F). F F T F F

8. Retell the passage according to the key words. move cities countryside traffic cost fresh air and quiet life yards like house with a big yard

9. Written Work Do you like living in cities or in the countryside? Why or why not?

10. I would like to live in the countryside because it is clean and quiet. Also, there are many houses with big yards in the countryside. But cities are often very noisy. There are many factories in cities and they make the air very dirty. The cost of living is high and the traffic is very heavy in cities, so I don’t like living there. Different ideas?

11. Read 4a and 4b, then do the following exercises.

12. 1. 在 …… 的终点 ________________ 2. 立即，马上 ________________ 3. 许多，大量 ________________ 4. 靠近 ________________ 5. 远离 ________________ 6. 在街道转角处 ________________ 7. 怎么了？ ________________ A. Write down the phrases. at the end of right now a lot of = lots of close to far from on the street corner What’s the matter? Exercises

13. 1. Mr. Green lives just next to me. He is my n______. 2. Be q______, boys and girls! Class begins. 3. We live close to the train s_____, so we can’t sleep very well. 4. What’s on the street c_____? B. Fill in the blanks with the words of this topic. eighbor uiet tation orner

14. 1. I hear ____ ____ ____ ( 一个男 孩在唱歌） in the study. 2. — Hello, may I speak to Mary? — Sorry, I ____ ____ ( 听不见 ) you. ____ ____ ____ ____( 线 路不好 ). 3. I’ll get someone ____ ____ ( 检 查 ) the computer. C. Translate the following into English. a boy singing can’t hear The line is bad to check

15. 4. — ____ ____ ( 恐怕 ) your radio is _____ ( 大 ). — I’m really sorry about that. 5. —_________ home__________ ( 你住在什么样的家里 )? — I live in an apartment. 6. — Did you get my e-mail today? — Oh, there’s ____ ____ ( 出毛病 ) with my computer. I’m afraid loud What kind of do you live in something wrong

16. 1. There ____ a lot of big trees in our area. 2. There ____ many shops, a school and a hospital close to the station. 3. There ____ no buses on the left. 4. There ____ something wrong with my kitchen fan. D. Fill in blanks with am, is or are. is are

17. 1. I’m from ____. A. England B. China C. the U.S.A D. Canada 2. I live in a small ____ in a town. A. dormitory B. house C. apartment D. building 3. I like ____ best. A. the study B. the bedroom C. the kitchen D. the bathroom 4. ____ and I often read books in the study. A. My father B. My mother C. My brother D. My sister 5. The dog sleeps in ____? A. the living room B. the garden C. the bedroom D. the dining room 3 Listen and choose B A B B D

18. Project Task 1. In groups, collect words about rooms and furniture in homes. Roombedroomstudy… Furniturebedchair… Task 2. Discuss and plan your idea home, and then draw a picture of it. Task 3. Choose one student from your group to describe his/her ideal home in class.

19. Homework Draw a picture of your ideal home and then write some words about it.