大学英语板块设计Unit 1 House HuntingSection Ⅰ: Focus on TalkingWarming Up1, What information do you need if you want to rent a house or an apartment ?2, How do you look for a house or an apartment ?Part A: Learn to SayDialogue 1…..Dialogue 2…..Dialogue 3…..Part B:Oral English ActivitiesActivity 1: Take turns asking and answering the following questions.Ask questions like these1. What kind of apartment are you interested in?2. Do you have any available?3. When do you need it?4. What can you tell me about this apartment?5. May I come over tomorrow to take a look?6. What time would you like to come?Give responses like theseWell. I am interested in a …Yes …/Sorry….Around…Well. It’s a…Sure…How about…Activity 2: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of words and expressions in the box.per week hot and cold water per calendar month fully furnishedbed and breakfast partly furnished deposits and references are requiredgas central heating unfurnished1.“B&B”means _________ and “H&C”means ___________.2.What does “PW”or “PCM”mean? I guess that is __________ or________.3. Well “F/F”is ______________, “P/F”is _________ and “U/F”is _________.4. Oh, “Deps & Refs Req”means________.5. “GCH”means ____________.Activity 3: Complete the following dialogue with the help of the Chinese in the brackets.A: How do you like this house?B: It’s a really nice house, but there are a few things that I hope you can (处理一下) ____________.A: Oh, like what?B: The central heating doesn’t work properly. I hope you can have a look at it.A: Yes. I will (明天检查一下暖气) _____________________________________________.B: And also, the drain in the bathtub seems (有点堵塞) _________________.A: OK. I will have a look at it right away.B: Well. That’s all the concerns I have about the house.A: Okay. Let me tell you (我们的一些规定) _________________________.B: Like what?A: (1个月保证金，12个月房租合同) ____________________________________________________.B: Right. I think I can accept that.Activity 4: Use the information given below to create a role-play.Blanca is calling a housing agency. The agent is asking her about her preferences such as furnished or unfurnished, the price range, her preferred area etc. They are making an appointment to take a look at the house.TIPSHello. I’m calling about the apartment you advertised. Is it available?Yes. Do you want a furnished house or an unfurnished one?What price range can you afford? Where do you prefer to live?What about the rent? How much is it exactly?Section II: Focus on ListeningPart A:In this section you will hear eight sentences. Listen carefully and choose one of the four choices that can be inferred from the sentence you hear. Each sentence will be read two times.1. A. I want to know where the ABC housing agency is.B. I know where the ABC housing agency is.C. I don’t know what the ABC housing agency is.D. I want to know what the ABC housing agency is.2. A. He is looking for an apartment.B. He didn’t look at an apartment.C. He is not looking at an apartment.D. He is not going to look for an apartment.3. A. She is living in this building now.B. She is used to living in this building.C. She doesn’t live in this buildin g now.D. She wants to live in this building.4. A. I expected the kitchen.B. It’s only the kitchen I don’t like.C. I don’t like anything about the house.D. I only like the kitchen.5. A. Tom and I called the housing agency.B. I called the housing agency myself.C. Tom would call the housing agency.D. Tom asked me to call the housing agency.6. A. He left here a long time ago.B. He has rented the house for a long time.C. He had not lived here for a long time.D. He had lived in the house for a long time.7. A. I have to call the house later.B. I have to call the house again.C. I have to call another house.D. I have to move into another house.8. A. The rent of the house is reasonable.B. The rent of the house is not expensive.C. The rent of the house is very expensive.D. The rent of the house is not reasonable.Part B:Listen to the following three dialogues on the tape and complete the tasks after each dialogue. Each dialogue will be read two times.Task 1: Listen to Dialogue 1 carefully and choose the best answer.1. The two-bedroom apartment is fully furnished with a _____ .A. small kitchen C. big kitchenB. small living room D. big living room2. How much will the rent be? ______.A. ＄150 C. ＄100B. ＄110 D. ＄125Task 2: Listen to Dialogue 2 carefully and complete the answer toeach question.3. Why is the man calling the woman?He is calling about the house _______.4. What suggestion does the woman give the man?To call the number of _________.Task 3: Listen to Dialogue 3 carefully and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F).□ 5. Betty has n’t paid the house rent because she is short ofmoney at the moment.□ 6. Betty is going to move out because she has found a job inChina.Part C:You’ll hear a passage on the tape. Listen carefully and fill in the table with the in formation you hear. The passage will be read two times.New Words and Expressions⋃furnishrentmattressconcernblockdrainbathtubpetclassifiedleasecalendar referencecomparatively/preference disadvantageanywaysecurity depositthe next couple of days(be) short ofSection Ⅲ: Focus on TalkingPart A: Text APre-reading Task: Group-discussionLook at the following picture carefully and discuss the questions below with your partner.1. Where is the Royal Botanic Gardens?2. Do you know the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ?3. What do you think the buildings of the future will be like ?\Building For the Future ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….New Words…..Phrases & Expressions…..Proper Names………………..Post-reading Task1、Reading aloudFill in the blanks without referring to the original text. Then check your answers against the original. After that, read the passage aloud until you can say it from memory.Staff have been moving in 1) ______ July 30th and the 2) ________ reaction has been good: “I think they 3) ______ the open space within the building, the 4) ________ and the uniqueness of the building. Our 5) ______ was to construct the 6) ____ bank building in the world.” The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is 7) ___________: not everyone likes it, but it certainly 8) _________.II Understanding the Text1 Choose the best answers according to the text.1. The Royal Botanic Gardens has an enormous collection of _____.A. tropical plantsB. all types of plantsC. subtropical plantsD. plants needing heat and humidity2. Most of the steel structure is _____ from the inside of the greenhouse.A. aluminumB. coldC. visibleD. invisible3. The warmest zone is _____ of the greenhouse.A. in the middleB. at the north endC. at the south endD. at the west end4. A low roof and reduced volume conserves _____.A. glassB. plantsC. energyD. water5. The new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is different because it is _____.A. dramatically tallB. very perfectC. dramatically newD. made of new materials and technology2 Answer the following questions according to the text.5 questions ….III Using the Words1. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the italicized word on the left of each sentence.1. satisfactory John’s success in his career will be a great __________to his aged parents.2. collection This is a __________ action, so you can not ask for leave.3. construction Witness reports __________ a detailed description ofthe man.4. Expensive I’ll not be able to attend the conference unless somebodypays my __________.5. general ________ speaking , there is a generation gap betweenparents and children.6. improve Much ______________ has been made in the public orderof the city.7. reaction How did your mother _______ to the news ?8. uniqueness None of these social problems is ________ to this country.。