《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book4Unit7-SectionA

AnEnglishman'sHomeIsHisCastle

Preparation

ReadingThrough

Exercises

MerryLearningCONTENTSPreparationGettingtheMessage

GettingtheMessage

Answerthefollowingquestionsafterscanningthetext?1.

Whatdoesthesaying“AnEnglishman’sHomeIsHisCastle”mean?2.

WhatkindofpurchaseisitforaBritishpersonwhobuysahouse?3.

Inwhatwaydomostpeoplepaywhenbuyingahouse?ItmeansaBritishpersonconsiderstheplacewheretheylivetobetheirownlittlecorneroftheworldnomatterhowsmallorhumbleitis.ItisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethataBritishpersonwillevermake.Mostpeoplenegotiatealoanwithabankwhenbuyingahouse.GettingtheMessage

Answerthefollowingquestionsafterscanningthetext?4.Howistheloanpaidbacktothebank?5.Whatisthepsychologicalreasonforpeoplespendingmoneyontheirhomes?Theloanispaidbacktothebankinregularinstallments.Thepsychologicalreasonisthatthehomeisofgreatemotionalandculturalsignificancetopeople.Reading

ThroughNewWordscastleclarifyhumbledo-it-yourselfglovemanualfortnightperiodpotnegotiateloanmortgageinstallmentextendestatefurthermorerevealmunicipalpopulationsignificancehonorablebricksecuritystatusownershipintermediatepondladder>>>morePhrasesandExpressionssooneroflatterintheairinfulltradeupMainIdea&StructureFirstreading:Scanthetextandtrytocatchthemanidea.Thefollowingwordsareforyourreferencetoorganizetheidea.

different,Attitude,home,Britishpeople

Secondreading:Readthepassageagainandtrytoidentifythestructureofthispassage.ForyourreferenceForyourreference

Thisisapassageabouthome.Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentattitudestowardshome.Britishpeoplehavetheirownspecialunderstandingsofhome.ThedifferentattitudesofBritishpeopletowardshomeisthekeypointofthispassage.MainIdeaMainidea:AnotherfeatureofBritishhomeownership:“tradeup”.

StructureMainidea:IttellsthatBritishpeopleliketospendlotsoftimeandmoneyimprovingtheirproperties.Mainidea:ThegeneralattitudeofBritishpeopletowardshome.PartII:Para.3-5PartIII:

Para.6-12PartI:

Para.1-2PartIV:

Para.13-15Mainidea:Analysisonthereasonwhytheyliketospendalotontheirhouses.

AnEnglishman'sHomeIsHisCastle

IfyoutalktoaBritishpersonabouthouses,soonerorlateryouwillhearthesaying,"AnEnglishman'shomeishiscastle."Toclarify:nomatterhowsmallorhumblethehome,aBritishpersonconsiderstheplacewheretheylivetobetheirownlittlecorneroftheworld.AboutsevenoutoftenBritishfamiliesowntheirownhomes,andliketospendlotsoftimeandmoneyimprovingtheirproperties.Everyweekend,thedo-it-yourself(DIY)storesandgardencentresarefilledwithfamiliesbuyingpowertools,gardeninggloves,andamanualortwoonhomeimprovements.ChinesePara.1-3

Whenspringisintheair,Britishpeoplegetparticularlyexcitedaboutnewprojectsfortheirhouses.Lastyear,duringafortnightovertheEasterperiod,Homebase,awell-knownDIYstore,sold2.4millionpotsofpaint!

Whilethismightseemlikenonsensetosome,Britishpeoplehavetheirreasonsforputtingsomucheffortintotheirhomes.

Onesuchreasoniseconomic.Buyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethatanypersonwillevermake.In2001,theaveragepriceofahomeinBritainwas100,000pounds.Veryfewpeoplecanaffordtobuyahouseinfull,withcash.So,mostpeoplenegotiatealoan,calledamortgage,withabank.Thisloanisthenpaidbackinregularinstallmentsoveralongperiodoftime—oftentwenty-fiveyears.Para.4-7ChinesePara.8-10

Givensuchalargeandlonginvestment,itmakessenseforpeopletospendtimeimprovingandextendingtheirestateinordertomakeitworthmoremoneyiftheysellit;ortogivethemselvesmorespaceiftheycontinuetolivethere.Furthermore,housepriceshaveincreasedquitealotoverthelastfewyears.AnotherBritishsaying,"Safeashouses",revealstheirattitudetowardsinvestinginsuchproperty.Canthistrendcontinue,though?Britainhasalong-establishedbaseofhousesandnotmuchmunicipallandonwhichtobuildnewones.EventhoughBritain'spopulationisnotgrowingveryfast,thenumberofnewhousesandflatsbuilteveryyearisnotquiteenoughtomeetthedemand.Consequently,pricesrise.

ChinesePara.11-13

Anotherreasonpeoplespendmoneyontheirhomesispsychological.Thehomeisofgreatemotionalandculturalsignificancetopeople.Thus,caringforone'shomeishonourabletotheBritish,andareflectionofhowtheylivetheirlives.

Houses,then,arenolongerjustaboutbricksandwindows.Homesareaboutsafetyandsecurity,statusandachievement.Ultimately,homesareaboutasenseofbelonging.AnotherfeatureofBritishhomeownership,whichispuzzlingtomanypeoplefromothercountries,isthedesireto"tradeup".Peoplestartbybuyingasmallproperty,andthen,afewyearslater,whentheyhavebetterjobs,sellthisfirsthomeandbuyalargerplace.Theymaydothisanumberoftimesovertheirlifetime.

Chinese

Forexample,inLondon,ayoungcouplemayfirstbuyatinyflatinaslightlyrun-downpartoftown.Then,theytradeuptobuyanintermediatehomeinamorefashionablearea,andfinally,whentheystarttobringupafamily,theymoveouttothecountryside,toalargerhouse,withapondforthechildrentoswimin."Tradingup",then,meansclimbingtheladderofsocialstatus.Thus,forBritishpeople,beingproudofahomeisalsoaboutbeingproudofallthey'veaccomplished;theirhometrulyistheircastle.Para.14&15Chineseclarify:vt.

澄清；阐明你能把第一点讲清楚些吗.e.g.-Ihopewhathesayswillclarifythepositionofallshareholders.

我希望他的话能澄清所有股东的立场。-Couldyouclarifythefirstpointplease?humble:adj.

简朴的；简单的；低下的他们出身卑微。e.g.-Thehouseishumblebutcomfortabletolivein.

房子虽然简陋，但住着很舒适。

-Theyareofhumblebirth.outof:从（某个数）中

e.g.-Nineoutoftenpeoplesaidtheywouldliketotrythenewproduct.

十个中有九个说他们想试试这件新产品。只有十分之一的毕业生从事教师职业。-Oheair:流传开的；正在发生的四处充满了不安的感觉。e.g.-Therewasafeelingintheairthatitwastimeforachange.

大家都感觉该有变化了。Thereisafeelingofunrestintheair.fortnight:十四天；两周我两周后去。

e.g.-afortnight’sholiday.

两周的假期

I’mgoinginafortnight’stime.虽然我能理解你所说的，但却无法赞同。while:conj.

尽管e.g.-Whilesheisalovelygirl,shecanbeextremelydifficulttoworkwith.

她虽然是个可爱的姑娘，但有时候很难与她共事。

WhileIcanunderstandwhatyousay,Ican’tagreewithyou.

e.g.-Thebillmustbepaidinfullbytheendofthemonth.

帐单必须月底前全部付清。

Pleasewriteyournameinfull.

infull: 全部地；全数地；全文地；完整地请写全名。negotiate:v.

协商；谈判e.g.-Thetradeunionnegotiateanewcontractwiththemanagement.

工会同资方商定了一项合同。政府拒绝与恐怖分子谈判。Thegovernmentrefusedtonegotiatewiththeterrorist.e.g.-Keepuptheinstallmentonthehouse.

为买房按时分期付款。

Weagreedtopayforthecarininstallment.installment:n.[C]（分期付款的）一期付款

我们同意用分期付款的办法购买小汽车。given:prep.

考虑到

考虑到时间有限，我们不得不以草稿的形式递交报告。

e.g.-Givenhisage,he’saremarkablyfastrunner.

考虑到他的年龄，他可真是跑得异常地快。

-Giventhetimeavailabletous,we’llhavetosubmitthereportindraftform.meetdemand:满足要求

为了满足需要，他们正在尝试新的方式。e.g.-Fordhasincreasedproductioninordertomeetdemand.

福特公司为了满足需求，已提高了产量。

Tomeetdemand,theyaretryingnewway.

significance:重要性；重大意义

这件事件有很重要的历史意义。e.g.-Thisdiscoveryofthenewdrugisofgreatsignificancetopeoplesufferingfromheartproblems.

该新药的发现对心脏病人来说意义重大。

Theseeventsareofgreathistoricalsignificance.honourable:adj.

光荣的；值得尊敬的

我父亲认为当演员不是个受人尊敬的行业。

e.g.-anhonourableperson

一个有名望的人Myfatherdoesn’tthinkactingisanhonourableprofession.status:n.[U]社会地位；职位/[C]状态；状况

目前的状况不容乐观。e.g.-Whatisyourstatusinyourcompany.

你在公司是什么职位。

Thecurrentstatusisnotencouraging.tradeup:以折价换购同类中更贵的货物

他把旧房折价换购了一套更昂贵的房子。e.g.-Theymaytradeuptobuyalargerandbettercariftheycangetapayrise.

如果加薪，他们可能会买更大更好的汽车。

Hetradeduphisoldhouseforamoreexpensiveone.run-down:adj.

破旧的；失修的

这座年久失修的房子被拆除了。e.g.-Helivedinarun-downinner-cityarea.

他住在破旧的旧城区。

Therun-downhousewaspulleddown.Exercises

UsingtheRightWord

Working

with

Expressions

FocusingonSentenceStructure

Translating

UsingTopic-relatedTerms

BasicWritingSkills1.WhatthePresidentsayswill________thesituation.A.clarify B.illustrate C.clean D.clear2.Althoughheisamanof________birth,hehasanoblemind.A.regretfulB.pitiful C.humble D.sad3.I'monlyaskingfora________.Iwillpayyoubacksoon.A.help B.loan C.favor D.support4.Ithinkitwillbedifficulttogeta(n)________onthisoldhouse.A.mortgageB.loan C.investment D.currencyACBUsingtheRightWordCompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesbydecidingonthemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.A5.Itiscommontopayforahouseinmonthly________.A.paymentsB.installmentsC.valuesD.checks6.Itisimpossibleforthepoorparentstomeetalltheirson's________.A.claimsB.questionsC.demandsD.doubts7.Thenaughtyboydidnotstudyhard;________,hefailedtheexam.A.surprisinglyB.subsequentlyC.unexpectedlyD.consequently8.Thelaunchofthenewsatelliteisofgreat_______tothecountry'stelecommunications.A.significanceB.meaningC.remarkD.celebration

BCDA

UsingtheRightWord1.Theeditorconfirmedthatthisreportwouldbepublished_____full.2.Wehaveallbeenbrought_____tothinkthatborrowingmoneyisbad.3.Thecelebrationpartywasapproaching;therewasgreatexcitement_____theair.4.Themotherisgladtoseethatherdaughterisbeingwellcared_____inthekindergarten.in

upinforWorkingwithExpressionsFillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.

5.Sheisveryproud_____hernewcar.6.I'veinvestedalotoftimeandenergy_____thisproject,andIdon'twantittofail.7.Theywantedtomoveandtrade_____tobuyalargerhouseinamorefashionablearea.8.Sooneror_____shewouldbecaughtbythepolice.ofinuplaterWorkingwithExpressionsFillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.

FocusingonSentenceStructure

Model:

Ifwetakesuchalargeandlonginvestmentintoconsideration,itmakessenseforpeopletospendtimeimprovingandextendingtheirestate.Givensuchalargeandlonginvestment,itmakessenseforpeopletospendtimeimprovingandextendingtheirestate.Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodel,using"Given".1.Ifwetakethegovernment'srecordofunemploymentintoconsideration,theirchancesofwinningtheelectionlookpoor.2.Ifwetakeherinterestinchildrenintoconsideration,Iamsureteachingistherightcareerforher.3.Ifwetaketheirinexperienceintoconsideration,they'vedoneagoodjob.Giventhegovernment'srecordofunemployment,theirchancesofwinningtheelectionlookpoor.Givenherinterestinchildren,Iamsureteachingistherightcareerforher.Giventheirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.Model:

AnEnglishpersonisproudofahome.Itisalsoaboutbeingproudofallthey'veaccomplished.

Beingproudofahomeisalsoaboutbeingproudofallthey'veaccomplished.B.Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodel,using"verb+ing"structure.1.AnEnglishpersonbuysahouse.Itisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethatanypersonwillevermake.2.ABritishpersoncaresfortheirhome.ItishonorabletotheBritish.3.Mostpeoplenegotiatealoanwithabank.Itisacommonpractice.Buyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethatanypersonwillevermake.Caringforone'shomeishonorabletotheBritish.Negotiatingaloanwithabankisacommonpracticeformostpeople.Translating2.我们还是把事实真相告诉她吧，她迟早会发现的。(soonerorlater)A.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.

1.这些便宜的包也很好，何必非买那个贵的。(makesense)Itdoesn'tmakesensetobuythatexpensivebagwhenthosecheaponesarejustasgood.We'dbettertellherthetruth.She'llfinditoutsoonerorlater.4.这处房产已经易主。(ownership)3.英语老师建议我从中级课程开始学习。(intermediate)-MyEnglishteachersuggestedthatIstartwiththeintermediatecourse.

Thisestateisundernewownership.Nomatterhowsmallorhumblethehome,aBritishpersonconsiderstheplacewheretheylivetobetheirownlittlecorneroftheworld.B.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

2.So,mostpeoplenegotiatealoan,calledamortgage,withabank.Thisloanisthenpaidbackinregularinstallmentsoveralongperiodoftime—oftentwenty-fiveyears.不管房子多小或多么寒酸，英国人总是把他们的家看成是这个世界上属于自己的一个小角落。因此，绝大多数人与银行协商贷款，称为抵押贷款。这种贷款在一段较长时期内（通常是25年）分期偿付。3.EventhoughBritain'spopulationisnotgrowingveryfast,thenumberofnewhousesandflatsbuilteveryyearisnotquiteenoughtomeetthedemand.Consequently,pricesrise.虽然英国人口增长不快，但每年修建的房屋和公寓难以满足需求。因此，房屋价格上涨。4.AnotherfeatureofBritishhomeownership,whichispuzzlingtomanypeoplefromothercountries,isthedesireto"tradeup".英国人的房屋所有权的另一个特点是“买更好的房子”的愿望，这让其他国家的许多人迷惑不解。UsingTopic-relatedTerms

Allofthefollowingunderlinedwordsandexpressionsarerelatedtobuyingahouse.Readthemcloselyandusethemtocompletetheshortpassagebelow.

Buyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethatanypersonwillevermake.Mostpeoplenegotiatealoan,calledamortgage,withabank.Givensuchalargeandlonginvestment,itmakessenseforpeopletospendtimeimprovingandextendingtheirestateinordertomakeitworthmoremoney.AnotherBritishsaying,"Safeashouses",revealstheirattitudetowardsinvestinginsuchproperty.AnotherfeatureofBritishhomeownershipisthedesireto"tradeup".

Theyoungcouplefirstboughtaflatona(n)________.Itwasthemostexpensivesingle________theyhadevermade.Theycouldnotafforditinfull.So,they_________a____withabank.Itwasthenpaidbackinregularinstallmentsover15years.Asitwassuchalargeandlong__________,theyspentmuchtimeimprovingtheir_____.Asthepricesofhousesrisesteadily,theywereconfidentthatinvestinginsuch_______wassafe.Theyplannedto_______tobuyanintermediatehomeinamorefashionableareawhentheystartedtobringupafamily.mortgagenegotiatedloanpurchase

investmentestatepropertytradeupBasicWritingSkillsCOHESION(1)

使用相关词有助于使语篇内容前后呼应，保持语篇的连贯性。相关词是指某个词的不同形式，或指有些词在语义上有关联。使用相关词需注意两点：

1.相关词的使用必须有助于语篇意义的衔接。

2.相关词的使用必须在着眼于一个中心主题的同时，避免重复使用同一个相同形式的词。例如：

Advertisingispartofourdailylives.Tofindproof,youhaveonlytoleafthroughamagazineornewspaperorcounttheradioortelevisioncommercialsthatyouhearinoneevening.Mostpeopleseeandhearamassofadvertisingmessageseveryday.Andpeoplerespondtothemanydevicesthatadvertisersusetogaintheirattention.Readtheparagraphsbelow.Thentellwhichwordsineachoftheseparagraphsarecohesiveinmeaning.Model:

WhenJoy'smotherwassixmonthspregnantwithher,thedoctorsaid,"I'msureyouhavealittleladyinthere."Joy'sparentstoldalltheirrelativesandfriendsthattheirbabywasagirl.Key:

WhenJoy'smotherwassixmonthspregnantwithher,thedoctorsaid,"I'msureyouhavealittleladyinthere."Joy'sparentstoldalltheirrelativesandfriendsthattheirbabywasagirl.

1.In1981,anunknownelderlywomanappearedinaTVadvertisementinwhichshelookedataverysmallhamburgerandcomplainedloudly,"Where'sthebeef?"Thesethreewordsmadeherfamous.Suddenlysheappearedinmagazinesandnewspapers,andonTVshows.Shewasimmediatelypopular.Shewas"in".However,thiskindoffamedoesnotlastlong.Suchpeoplearefamousforaveryshorttime.

unknown;famous;popular;in;fame;famous2.Livingatcollegegivesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonone'sown.EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andmakesmeresponsibleformyownlife.DuringthesecondweekIwasatcollege,IhadtogooutandlookforabankwhereIcouldopenanaccount.AndwhenIgottothebank,Ihadtodecidewhethertohaveacurrentorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetacreditcard.Decisions!

responsibility;beingonone'sown;decision;responsible;decide;Decisions

3.Ourlivesarenothingmorethanourtime.Sokillingtimeislikekillinglife.Wesparenotroubleandnoexpensetokeeplife.Butwetoooftencarenothingaboutthelossofanhouroraday.Adayoranhourwastedissomuchlifelost.Ourlivesareashortperiodofsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall.

lives