1. Unit 15 Description (I) Step 1: Opening Remarks Step 2: Explain listening skills in Unit 15 Part A ： Micro-Listening Listening for Key Words

2. Part A ： Micro-Listening Exercise 1: 1.new 2. beautiful 3. wide 4. lovely 5. Bright 6. clean 7. nice 8. big 9. quiet 10. convenient

3. Part A ： Micro-Listening Exercise 2: 1. I can’t lift this box. The box is heavy. 2. Wash your hands right away. Your hands are dirty. 3. I must turn on the heater. The room is cold. 4. I can’t reach the coffee in the cupboard. The cupboard is high. 5. There’s no water in the pot. The pot is empty. 6. Ten people can drive their cars side by side on that road. The road is wide.

4. Part B ： Marco-Listening  Conversation 1: Tell Me About the House Culture Notes: 1. An electric stove (or a gas stove) is often included when a house or a flat is bought. Other kitchen equipment may also be included in the sale, such as a refrigerator, a dishwasher and cupboards for storage. Sometimes a washing machine and dryer are also provided.

5. Part B ： Marco-Listening Culture Notes: 2. pay in installments People buy their homes by applying for a loan from the bank. They make an initial payment (or down payment) of about 10%-15% of the total amount, while the rest of the money plus an interest will be paid back monthly to the bank over a long period of time, sometimes as long as 30 years. The same policy is applied to the purchase of any expensive things, such as a car, a TV set, a piece of furniture and so on.

6. Part B ： Marco-Listening Culture Notes: 3. A typical house in Britain or America has two storeys with a basement, a living room, a dining room, a family room, two or more bedrooms, a kitchen and one or more bathrooms. It also has a garden and a garage.

7.  Conversation 2: I’m Calling About the Flat Part B ： Marco-Listening 1. I’m calling about… “I’m calling to inquire about…” or “I’m calling to ask for information about…” This is a useful way to state your purpose of making a certain phone call right at the beginning. Culture Notes:

8. Part B ： Marco-Listening 2. A flat (or an apartment in American English) usually has a set of rooms on one floor of a building which includes a living room and one or more bedrooms besides a kitchen and a bathroom. A flat or an apartment is more expensive if it does not face a busy street, as it is quieter and usually offers a better view. Culture Notes:

9. Part B ： Marco-Listening 3. Yes? “Yes” followed by the question mark is used to show that the speaker is ready to listen to someone or to answer their request for information. Culture Notes:

10. Part C Oral Practice Task 1: Making appropriate responses 1.Does your family live in a house or an apartment? 2.Where is the house/ apartment located? 3.How many stories does your house/apartment building have? 4.How does the building look from outside? 5.Which floor is your apartment on? 6.What direction does the kitchen face?

11. Part C Oral Practice Task 2(Pair work): Questions and answers on the texts Listen to conversation 1 & 2 again and answer the following questions in complete sentences. Then link up the answers to make a short summary of the conversation.

12. Part D Home Listening Exercise on page 128