英语基础模块预备级UNIT 10导学案
Unit 10 Have you got a big house?
一、教学目标
1、语言知识目标
（1）学生能够掌握房屋及家具类词汇，如tent, apartment, flat, dormitory, downtown, garage, washroom, study, yard, kitchen, cupboard, furniture, mirror, dining room, living room
（2）学生能够掌握询问及描述居住环境和住所信息的表达方式，如：
Have you got a flat?
I've got a flat.
I'm renting a flat.
Have you got a bedroom/living room/kitchen/dining room/washroom in your flat?
I've got a big/small/beautiful...bedroom/... in my flat.
What do you think of the flat?
（3）学生能够掌握房屋租售常用词汇，如let, suburb, fresh air, downtown, subway, fee, female, roommate等
2、语言技能目标
听——学生能听懂并掌握常见的有关住所信息的对话。
说——学生能用英语询问并描述日常的住所信息。
读——能够读懂有关房屋信息的描述，能够用正确的语调及重音跟读句子。
写——能够写出有关住所的简单描述。
3、文化意识
学生能够了解英美国家对于不同住所的要求和偏好。
4、情感态度
学生通过阅读房屋信息、选择房源等活动体验社会活动。
二、教学重点、难点
（1）教学重点
房屋内部组成部分的词汇：Washroom, stairs, dining room, yard, wall, lawn, garage, front door, window, bedroom, kitchen, living room, roof, floor.
询问和描述各种住所的语言。
Have you got a ... in your house/flat?
Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
（2）教学难点
阅读各种类型的房屋租售广告。
三、教学知识点
1、英语中几种房子的区别
apartment为美国英语,对应的英国英语是flat，都是指单元房或公寓，也就是中国的普通住宅楼。
house指的是单门独户的房子，一层或多层都可能。国外house都有花园,有车道,车库,有的还有游泳池。
villa别墅dormitory 宿舍hotel旅馆motel汽车旅馆
2、常用的房间类型英语表达
single room单人间double room双人间standard room标准间suit room套间
3、和房屋各个结构有关的英语单词
ground floor 第一层(美作:first floor) lift 电梯(美作:elevator)
central heating 暖气air conditioning 空调
window 窗basement 地下室kitchen 厨房dining room 饭厅
living room 起居室,客厅bathroom 浴室toilet 卫生间bedroom 卧室
washing room 洗手间study书房
4、Have you got a flat? 你有公寓吗？
Have/has got的用法
（1）定义
Have/Has got句型:它表示某物归某人所有，是一种所属关系,主语为人，只有“拥有”的意思。转换：have got=have has got=has
（2）Have/Has got句型的转换
否定句：在Have或Has后加not,缩写为Haven’t或Hasn’t.如：
I have got three sisters.→I haven't got three sisters.He has got a bike.→He ha sn't got a bike.
一般疑问句与回答：把Have或Has提前到句首
I have got three sisters.→Have you got three sisters?Yes,I have./No,I haven't.
He has got a bike.→Has he got a bike?Yes,he has./No,he hasn't.
5、neither可用作形容词、代词、副词和连词等，它的用法如下：
（1）用作形容词。起定语作用，常放在单数名词前。neither表示“既非这个、也非那个，两者皆非的”。如：
Neither answer is right．两个答案都不对。
（2）用作代词。范围多限定于两者之间，常用作主语。作主语时谓语动词用单数。neither表示“两者都不”，其反义词是both。如：
Neither of them was in good health,but both worked very hard．他们两人身体都不好，但都努力地工作。
（3）用作副词。neither通常用在句子的开头，表示“也不”，其后要用倒装语序（即：将主语放在助动词、情态动词、连系动词be之后）。如：---- I don't like him． ----Neither do I．我也不喜欢他。
（4）用作连词。neither…nor…既不……也不……常用来连接两个并列成分，如并列主语、并列谓语等。
Neither my parents nor my grandparents are coming．我的父母不来，我的爷爷奶奶也不来。
6、What do you think of the flat? 你认为这套公寓怎么样？
What do you think of...？你认为……怎么样？
相同意思的表达是”How do you like……?”
7、let的用法
（1）用作使役动词，表示“让”，其后接不定式的复合结构时，不定式不带to。如：
Let me have a try. 我来试一试。
Let me pay for myself. 让我自己来付我的那份钱。
If you want help, let me know, will you? 如果你需要帮助，告诉我，好吗? （2）出租
8、fee 费用
四、练习题
1、翻译题，将下列词汇翻译成汉语。
tent apartment flat dormitory washroom study dining room yard living room kitchen downtown subway lawn furniture cupboard clean fresh air female male rent
2、对话题，用下列句型谈论住所。
Have you got a new house?
What do you think of the flat?
It is not very big, but it’s in the downtown area.
I like the house better, but it’s too expensive.
3、单选题（请将正确选项前的字母填在题后的括号内）
（1）Tom ______ got a new flat.（）
A. have
B. has
C. had
D. having
（2）______ you got a mobile phone?（）
A. have
B. has
C. had
D. having
（3）---Have you got a computer or a TV? ---______ （）
A. Yes.
B. No.
C.Neither.
D.Not.
4、连线题，匹配下列句子
A B
（1）Have you got a house or a flat? A. Yes. I’ve got a new flat in the downtown area.
（2）Have you got a new flat? B. I have two bedrooms, one living
room, one kitchen and one
bedroom.
（3）How many rooms do you have? C. Yes. We often have parties in it.
（4）I’ve got nice furniture in my bedroom. D. I’ve got a big house with a yard.
（5）Have you got a yard in your house? E. That sounds great!
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Unit 1 Script 1 Talia: It's all so incredible, Mom. I’m working on a story about one of the national soccer players, Nick Crawford… No, that's the thing. He knows that one of his teammates has framed him. And I believe he's innocent. Talia: Look, Mom, I have to go. I’II call you tomorrow, OK? Bye. Yes, yes, me, too. Bye．Nick：Hi．I came as soon as I could．What’s up? Talia：I’ve been thinking about this all day…. Now tell me, again：When and how did you meet this Jackie Baker woman? Nick：I’ve already told you．She came up to me at the juice bar．We set up a meeting．Talia：Right．At her office．Except you never went up to her office．Nick：Right, so she meets me in the lobby, we shake hands , and she takes me to lunch．Talia：Yes, to a little place around the corner, as I recaII. Nick：Right. And then she asks me to endorse a new pair of shoes. Talia：Yeah. You told me they’re called Kicks. Nick：Right. And she explains that I’ll have to wear the shoes when I play. And the company will use my name in the ads. Talia：OK. Can you think of anything else? Nick：Well, we did talk about an idea for a Kicks commercial． Talia：A commercial? What commercial? Nick：I told you about that, didn’t l? They wanted me to be in a commercial． Script 2 Talia：Hang on a second. You never said anything about a commercial. I wanna hear more about this. Don’t leave out any details. This could be important．Nick：OK. So, over lunch she describes the deal… Jackie：So，you’ll wear our shoes when you play. And we’ll use y our name in ads. Do that and fifty thousand dollars is yours. Nick：Sounds good. And this will be sometime next year? Jackie：Uh, yeah, that’s right. We can work out the details later for this, but we’ll probably want you to appear in a commercial.i Nick：Cool! Jackie：In fact. I'm working on an idea for a commercial right now. Do you wanna hear about it? Nick：Sure. Jackie：OK. Picture this. You’re sitting in a park. On a bench. It’s a beautiful spring day. Nick：So far, So good. Jackie：OK. A young kid comes up to you and says, ―Hey! Aren’t you Nick Crawford, the soccer star?‖ Nick：Uh—huh. Jackie：And you say, ―That’s me. ‖Or something like that． Nick：Right．
新视野Book3 汉译英翻译 Unit 1 Translate the following paragraph into English 如今，很多年轻人不再选择“稳定”的工作，他们更愿意自主创业，依靠自己的智慧和奋斗去实现自我价值。青年创业(young entrepreneurship)是未来国家经济活力的来源，创业者的成功不但会创造财富、增加就业机会、改善大家的生活，从长远来看，对于国家更是一件好事，创业者正式让中国经济升级换代的力量。尤其是在当前，国家鼓励大众创业、万众创新，在政策上给予中小企业支持，这更加激发了年轻人的创业热情。 Nowadays, many young people no longer choose“stable” jobs. Instead, they prefer to start their own businesses and realize their self-value through their own wisdom and efforts. Young entrepreneurship is the source of national economic vitality in the future. The success of entrepreneurs not only creates fortune, increases job opportunities, improves people’s life, but it is also good for the country in the long term. Entrepreneurs are a driving force in upgrading China’s economy. Especially for the time being, our country is encouraging people to start their own businesses and make innovations and giving policy support for medium and small businesses. This further arouses young people’s enthusiasm to start their own businesses. Unit 2 Translate the following paragraph into English 实现中华民族伟大复兴（rejuvenation)是近代以来中国人民最伟大的梦想，我称之为“中国梦”，其基本内涵是实现国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福。中国梦，是让每一个积极进取的中国人形成世世代代的信念：只要经过不懈的奋斗便能获得更好的生活。人们必须通过自己的勤奋、勇气、创意和决心迈向繁荣，而不是依赖于社会和他人的援助。每个中国人都是中国梦的参与者和创造者。中国梦是民族的梦，也是每个中国人的梦。 Realizing the great national rejuvenation, which we define as the Chinese Dream, has been the greatest Chinese expectation since modern times. It basically means achieving prosperity for the country, renewal of the nation and happiness for the people, thus ensuring that every enterprising Chinese carries, generation after generation, the firm conviction that a better life is accomplished through persistent effort. People should achieve their prosperity through diligence, courage, creativity and determination instead of aid from society or other people. Each individual is a participant and a designer in the cause of realizing the Chinese Dream, for it is a dream not only for the entire nation but also for every Chinese. Unit 3 Translate the following paragraph into English 水墨画（ink and wash painting）是中国独具特色的传统艺术形式之一，是中国国画的代表。它大约始于唐代，兴盛于宋代和元代，距今已有一千多年的历史，其间经历了不断的发展、提高和完善。水墨画的创作工具和材料是具有浓厚中国特色的毛笔、宣纸和墨，其作品特点也与此紧密相关。例如，水和墨相互调和，使作品具有干湿浓淡的层次。水墨和宣纸的交融渗透也使画作善于表现丰富的意向，从而达到独特的审美效果。水墨画在中国绘画史上具有很高的地位，甚至被认为是衡量东方绘画艺术水平的标准。 Ink and wash painting, one of the unique traditional art forms of China, is representative of Chinese painting. It began around the time of the Tang Dynasty, and then prospered in the Song and Yuan dynasties. With a history of over one thousand years, it has experienced constant development, improvement and perfection. The tools and materials used to create ink and wash painting, i.e. brushes, rice paper, and ink, are characteristic of Chinese culture and closely related to the features of the paintings. For example, the mixing of water and ink creates different shades of dryness, wetness, thickness and thinness. The integration and infiltration of water, ink, and rice paper enables such paintings to convey rich images, and hence to achieve unique aesthetic effects.
2011年下半年《大学英语预备级》考前辅导 一、选择填空（每题1分，共15分） 1. I’ll finish this work A a week. a. in b. after c. before d. on 2. Neither of the twins D clever, i’m afraid. a. aren’t b. are c. isn’t d. is 3. The ice is too thin for you to C . a. walk b. walking c. walk on it d. walk on 4. I’ll give it to her as soon as she D back . a. come b. came c. will come d. comes 5. We all carefully but we C nothing. a. listened…listened to b. heard…heard c. listened…heard d. heard…listened to 6. Is this the key B the door? a.of b.to c.for d. ｆrom 7. there A a table tennis match sometime next week, isn’t there? a. is going to be b. is going to have c. will have d. will be 8. she told her daughter B in the street any more. a. to not play b. not to play c. don’t play d. not play 9. “what’s on the desk?” “______D __ some glasses.” a. it is b. there is c. they are d. there are 10. you can have C fish meat, but you can’t have . a. neither…nor…both b. both…and…neither c. either…or…both d. either…or…neither 11. there’s not D work to do. i can leave soon. a. many b. a c. little d. much 12. the box on the desk is made A wood. a. of b. ｆrom c. in d. out 13. you can’t go into the room because it C yet. a. isn’t cleaned b. not cleaned c. hasn’t been cleaned d. won’t be cleaned 14. she B has lunch at home on sundays. a. don’t b. hardly c. does n’t d. not 15. what’s wrong D this machine? it doesn’t work. a. on b. at c. of d. with
第一单元如何成为一个成功的语言学习者 TEXT A How can you learn a foreign language well? According to the author of this te xt, you might need to think in a new way, a process almost like going back to chil dhood again… 如何学好一门外语？根据这篇文章的作者，你也许需要用一种新的方式去思考，这一过程几乎像是再次回到童年。。。 Learning to Think All Over Again 学会重新思考 When you were a child, you didn’t know what a tree was at first. Somebody had to t ell you. Probably your parents took you outside, pointed to a tree and said, ”Tree!” Yo u had to learn to associate the sound of the word “Tree” with the big green leafy thing yo u saw in front of you. 当你还是个孩子的时候，起初你并不知道树是什么，得有人告诉你。也许你的父母带你到外面，指着一棵树说，“树！”你得学会将“树”这个词的音跟你眼前那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西联系起来。 That’s what you must learn to do again when you are learning a foreign language. Y ou need to learn to associate sounds with objects, and to think in a new way. Only this ti me, since you are grown up, you will be able to understand what needs to be done muc h faster. You’ll know why somebody is pointing to a tree and saying a strange word. Yo u may even have to relearn it many times before you finally actually learn it. 这是你在学习外语是必须再次学会做的事。你得学会将声音和事物联系起来，用一种新的方式思考。只是这一次，因为你已经长大，所以能够更快地去理解需要做的事。你会知道为什么有人指着一棵树，说着奇怪的单词。但是你仍然得学习那个新单词。说不定还得重复学习多遍才能最终真正的掌握它。 There is an important idea here. In America our name for that big green leafy thing i s ”tree”, but in Germany the name for that thing is “Baum”. In Arab countries the name i s “shajra”. And in China they say ”shu”. These various words are not themselves “tree s”. They are just some of the many hundreds of different sounds used in the world to rep resent that great big green leafy thing. 这里有一个重要的概念。在美国我们称那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西为tree，但是在德国那东西叫Baum。在阿拉伯国家，它的名字是shajra。在中国，我们称它为shu。这些各式各样的词本身并不是树。它们只是世界各地用来代表那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西的几百种声音中的几个。 To learn a foreign language you must get away from the idea of translating words. Tr anslating takes too much time and mental energy. You will never learn to really speak an d understand a foreign language if you have to translate in your mind. Instead, learn to associate the new sound directly with the image in your mind. So when we hear the