Unit 3-time for a changePPT文档资料

1、1,Time for a Change,Be it ever so humble , there is no place like home,2,How many types of houses do you know? What consists of a typical house/apartment? outside Exercise: Apartment Hunting I inside P&N adjectives to describe houses and apartment grammar: enough, too, asas Exercise: Apartment Hunti

2、ng II Describe your own apartment,Todays topic,3,House free-standing a courtyard,4,Cabin small, roughly built by wood typically found in rural areas,Cottage modest typically in a rural or semi-rural areas,5,Mansion a very large house tens of bedrooms,6,Duplex separate entrances for two families two-

3、story houses a complete apartment on each floor or side-by-side apartments that share a common wall,7,Townhouse mimicking a detached home multi-unit complex multiple floors have its own outside doors,8,Villa high quality detached homes vacation purpose,9,Apartment building,Apartment/Flat a self-cont

4、ained housing unit that occupies only part of a building,10,Mongolian yurt circular (圆形) wooden frame felt (毛毡) cover,11,Chinese quadrangle/quad A courtyard surrounded by four buildings,12,What consists of a house ,living room/ sitting room bedroom home office dining room kitchen balcony terrace,hal

5、lway bathroom toilet basement garage corridor attic utility room,13,layout (格局) This is a two-bed room apartment with all the modern conveniences. I live in an apartment of three bedrooms and one sitting room with south-north orientations. This extraordinary three bedroom, two bathrooms, two-level a

6、partment consists of a large sitting room area,14,location (位置) Located in the heart of Daoli district, my apartment sits in a newly-built skyscraper. This apartment is located in a 17th century building on the second floor. It is only a five-minute stroll to Central Street. The apartment is situate

7、d very close to the subway exit and bus station,15,Lied in the upper corner of the building, the huge window in the apartment offers an outstanding view of Sophia Church. This apartment has a truly magnificent view of Songhua River below. It seats on the sixth floor and has a very open view from its

8、 numerous windows,16,Fill in the blanks: Apartment Hunting I A: Hello. Is that 370-3202? B: Yes, it is. Can I help you? A: _ B: Yes? A: Where is it? B:_ _ A: Which floor is it on? B:_,17,A: How many bedrooms does it have? B:_ A: Is the living room large? B: No, its small, but it has a balcony. A: So

9、unds nice. _ B: 2500 yuan a month, _ _ A: Umm. When can I see it ? B: How about this afternoon, if you like,18,bright spacious private comfortable modern quiet convenient huge safe,dark cramped shabby dingy expensive noisy inconvenient small dangerous,Positive adj,Negative adj,19,Tell your classmate

10、s two positive and two negative features about your house or apartment. Examples: My apartment is very dark and a little cramped. However, its in a safe neighborhood and its very private. My apartment is _and_. However, its_ and its _,20,Describe the following pictures,This kitchen is very bright an

11、d clean. It is fully equipped with everything to make our stay as comfortable as possible,ceramic hob kitchen ventilator refrigerator microwave oven coffeemaker sink cupboard platform,21,This bath room is small and a little cramped. It features a bathtub and a shower,bath heater water heater flush b

12、asin,22,This is a very huge and spacious living room. It has been done up in a modernist style,sofa table television stereo air conditioner chandelier,23,It looks a little dark but it feels romantic. It is a private place in a family,king size bed full size bed single bed wardrobe walk-in closet dre

13、ssing table bed side table footstool,24,Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using notenough or too and the opposite meaning of the adjective in the sentence. 1.The house is too expensive. _ 2. The rooms arent light enough. _ 3. The living room isnt spacious enough for the

14、family. _ 4. The bathroom is too old. _,The house isnt reasonable enough,T,25,5. The yard isnt big enough for the children. _ 6. The street is too noisy for us. _ 7. The neighborhood is too dangerous. _ 8. The kitchen isnt convenient enough. _,26,Compare the two kitchens below using as.as,The kitche

15、n on the left is not the one on the right and there are not in the right one,as modern as,as many cupboards as,27,reference words: upper, lower, as bright as, as many as, window,The bedroom in the upper picture is as bright as the bedroom in the lower picture while it does not have as many windows a

16、s the lower one,28,The left bath room is not as spacious as the right one and it does not feel as comfortable as the right one,29,Complete this conversation. Use the words given and the comparisons in the box. A: How did you like the house on the Twelfth Street? B: Well, its _the apartment on Main S

17、treet. (convenient) A: Thats true, the house is less convenient. B: But the house is _ the apartment.(cramped) A: Yes, the house is more spacious. B: I think there are _ in the apartment. (closet) A: You are right. The closet space is the same,just as many as many as almost asas not asas,30,A: The w

18、allpaper in the apartment is _ in the house. (shabby) B: I know, but you could change the wallpaper in the house. A: Mmm, the rent on the apartment is _ the house, but the house is much bigger. (expensive) Oh, I cant decide. Can you show me something else,just as many as many as almost asas not asas

19、,31,Apartment Hunting II A: _ B: Yes, I have_. A: Would it be ok to look at the room now? B: Could you come here in 20 minutes? _ _,32,C: This apartment looks nice. A: Yes, it has two bedrooms. Thats convenient. And _ A: The living room is really large, _ B: Yes, about forty square meters. A: _ C: G

20、reat. We can give our two children a bath together,33,C:_ B: Sure. A: Its a nice apartment. B: As you can see, _ _ A: How much is the rent? B: 2500 yuan a month,34,C: _ B: Only gas is included. You have to pay for the electricity and water. C: Now, the neighborhood._ B: It depends on your tolerance

21、level. I dont think its bad for downtown at all. A:_ B: Next Wednesday, if you like,Are the utilities included in the rent,35,Description of My house/Apartment,Sample: I live in a nice neighborhood. Its quite and the people are friendly. There is a large park with a lake and lots of trees nearby. Ho

22、wever, there are not enough shops or restaurants. My apartment is comfortable and bright, but its cramped. The rooms are too small, and there isnt enough closet space. However, its pretty convenient. For example, I have my own washing machine,36,Description of My house/Apartment,Sample 2 My apartment is situated on the fourth floor of a red building in the center of Taiping District. On the first and second floor there is a supermarket-Carrefour so it