《新視野英語教程(第三版)》教學資源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；闡明你能把第一點講清楚些嗎.e.g.-Ihopewhathesayswillclarifythepositionofallshareholders.

我希望他的話能澄清所有股東的立場。-Couldyouclarifythefirstpointplease?humble:adj.

簡樸的；簡單的；低下的他們出身卑微。e.g.-Thehouseishumblebutcomfortabletolivein.

房子雖然簡陋，但住著很舒適。

-Theyareofhumblebirth.outof:從（某個數(shù)）中

e.g.-Nineoutoftenpeoplesaidtheywouldliketotrythenewproduct.

十個中有九個說他們想試試這件新產(chǎn)品。只有十分之一的畢業(yè)生從事教師職業(yè)。-Oheair:流傳開的；正在發(fā)生的四處充滿了不安的感覺。e.g.-Therewasafeelingintheairthatitwastimeforachange.

大家都感覺該有變化了。Thereisafeelingofunrestintheair.fortnight:十四天；兩周我兩周后去。

e.g.-afortnight’sholiday.

兩周的假期

I’mgoinginafortnight’stime.雖然我能理解你所說的，但卻無法贊同。while:conj.

盡管e.g.-Whilesheisalovelygirl,shecanbeextremelydifficulttoworkwith.

她雖然是個可愛的姑娘，但有時候很難與她共事。

WhileIcanunderstandwhatyousay,Ican’tagreewithyou.

e.g.-Thebillmustbepaidinfullbytheendofthemonth.

帳單必須月底前全部付清。

Pleasewriteyournameinfull.

infull: 全部地；全數(shù)地；全文地；完整地請寫全名。negotiate:v.

協(xié)商；談判e.g.-Thetradeunionnegotiateanewcontractwiththemanagement.

工會同資方商定了一項合同。政府拒絕與恐怖分子談判。Thegovernmentrefusedtonegotiatewiththeterrorist.e.g.-Keepuptheinstallmentonthehouse.

為買房按時分期付款。

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

我們同意用分期付款的辦法購買小汽車。given:prep.

考慮到

考慮到時間有限，我們不得不以草稿的形式遞交報告。

e.g.-Givenhisage,he’saremarkablyfastrunner.

考慮到他的年齡，他可真是跑得異常地快。

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

為了滿足需要，他們正在嘗試新的方式。e.g.-Fordhasincreasedproductioninordertomeetdemand.

福特公司為了滿足需求，已提高了產(chǎn)量。

Tomeetdemand,theyaretryingnewway.

significance:重要性；重大意義

這件事件有很重要的歷史意義。e.g.-Thisdiscoveryofthenewdrugisofgreatsignificancetopeoplesufferingfromheartproblems.

該新藥的發(fā)現(xiàn)對心臟病人來說意義重大。

Theseeventsareofgreathistoricalsignificance.honourable:adj.

光榮的；值得尊敬的

我父親認為當演員不是個受人尊敬的行業(yè)。

e.g.-anhonourableperson

一個有名望的人Myfatherdoesn’tthinkactingisanhonourableprofession.status:n.[U]社會地位；職位/[C]狀態(tài)；狀況

目前的狀況不容樂觀。e.g.-Whatisyourstatusinyourcompany.

你在公司是什么職位。

Thecurrentstatusisnotencouraging.tradeup:以折價換購同類中更貴的貨物

他把舊房折價換購了一套更昂貴的房子。e.g.-Theymaytradeuptobuyalargerandbettercariftheycangetapayrise.

如果加薪，他們可能會買更大更好的汽車。

Hetradeduphisoldhouseforamoreexpensiveone.run-down:adj.

破舊的；失修的

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

他住在破舊的舊城區(qū)。

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.我們還是把事實真相告訴她吧，她遲早會發(fā)現(xiàn)的。(soonerorlater)A.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.

1.這些便宜的包也很好，何必非買那個貴的。(makesense)Itdoesn'tmakesensetobuythatexpensivebagwhenthosecheaponesarejustasgood.We'dbettertellherthetruth.She'llfinditoutsoonerorlater.4.這處房產(chǎn)已經(jīng)易主。(ownership)3.英語老師建議我從中級課程開始學習。(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，英國人總是把他們的家看成是這個世界上屬于自己的一個小角落。因此，絕大多數(shù)人與銀行協(xié)商貸款，稱為抵押貸款。這種貸款在一段較長時期內(nèi)（通常是25年）分期償付。3.EventhoughBritain'spopulationisnotgrowingveryfast,thenumberofnewhousesandflatsbuilteveryyearisnotquiteenoughtomeetthedemand.Consequently,pricesrise.雖然英國人口增長不快，但每年修建的房屋和公寓難以滿足需求。因此，房屋價格上漲。4.AnotherfeatureofBritishhomeownership,whichispuzzlingtomanypeoplefromothercountries,isthedesireto"tradeup".英國人的房屋所有權的另一個特點是“買更好的房子”的愿望，這讓其他國家的許多人迷惑不解。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)

使用相關詞有助于使語篇內(nèi)容前后呼應，保持語篇的連貫性。相關詞是指某個詞的不同形式，或指有些詞在語義上有關聯(lián)。使用相關詞需注意兩點：

1.相關詞的使用必須有助于語篇意義的銜接。

2.相關詞的使用必須在著眼于一個中心主題的同時，避免重復使用同一個相同形式的詞。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