What did a young man in Teheran buy for the first time in his life? This young man bought a real bed which had springs and a mattress. What happened on the third night? on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. What happened to the young man at the end of the story? Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. How did the dream end? A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and his bed was smashed to pieces.
Lesson 49
The end of a dream
美梦告终
New words and expressions 生词和短语 tired ['taɪɚd] adj. 厌烦的 Teheran [,tehə'ræn, -ra:n] 德黑兰 real ['riəl] adj. 真正的 owner ['əʊnə] n. 主人 spring [sprɪŋ] n. 弹簧 mattress ['mætrɪs] n. 床垫 gust [gʌst] n. 一阵风 a gust of wind 一阵大风 sweep [swiːp] v. 扫，刮 （swept,swept) courtyard ['kɔːtjɑːd] n. 院子 smash [smæʃ] v. 碰碎，摔碎 miraculously [mi'rækjuləsli] adv. 奇迹般地 unhurt [ʌn'hɜːt] adj. 没有受伤的 glance [glɑːns] v. 扫视 promptly ['prɑmptli] adv. 迅速地＝at once，
贪杯的 鬼魂 （鬼）来访，闹鬼 堵 家具 威士忌酒 暗示 摇动 接受
1. thirsty adj. 2.ghost n. 3.haunt v. 4.block v. 5.furniture n. 6.whisky n. 7.suggest v. 8.shake v. 9.accept v.
Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? He wants to have a hot dog.
What do you think is happening in the picture?
How did the dream end?
Practise listening to the text and pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation.
Everyday English
1、In the middle of something? 你正在忙吗？ 2、What are you up to? 你正在做什么？ 3、Probably. It’s still up in the air. 大概吧，不是太确定。

各种自然灾害的英文名字
flood洪水 [flʌd] typhoon台风 [tai'fu:n] tsunami海啸 [tsu'nɑ:mi] tornado龙卷风 [tɔ:'neidəu] drought干旱 [draut] famine饥荒 ['fæmin]
immediately
I. Warm-up
1. Did you have a sound sleep last night? Did you have dreams?
2. Have you ever slept on a roof?
Today we'll listen to a story about a young man in Teheran.
Detailed study of the text Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran
saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor,