1. Home “It’s a great place.”
Unit 2
Home
“It’s a great place.”

2. Lead-in Activity
Warm-up
Listening Task
Real World Listening
Interaction Link
Useful Expressions
Additional Listening
Homework Conversation

3. Can you name as many as parts of the house?
Lead-in Activity
Can you name as many as parts of the house?
bedroom
kitchen
bathroom
dining room
living room
balcony
study

4. Part I
Warm-up

5. Language Points couch n. 床，睡椅 soak v. 泡，浸 stove n. 炉子，火炉，电炉
poster n. 海报

6. Warm Up
Look at these pictures and tell what you see in the pictures.

7. Warm Up Match the pictures to the sentences. J C G B E F A H D I
1. ____ I need a big desk for all my books.
2. ____ This couch is great. It is so comfortable.
3. ____ I love my bed. It’s really soft.
4. ____ I love to soak in the bathtub after a long day.
5. ____ I need a new lamp in this room. It’s very dark in here.
6. ____ Sit in this chair and relax.
7. ____ Here is my new stove. I love it.
8. ____ This table is so small for our family. There are six of
us.
9. ____ Look at my new poster. Do you like it?
10. ____ Look out this window. It’s a great view. C G B E F A H D I

8. Pairwork
Ask your partner about his or her home.

9. Part II
Listening Task

10. Language Points
a studio apartment 单室套间
fixing up 装修
kind of [口]有点，有几分

11. What kind of places do you think the people live in?
First Listening
Do the people like their living situations? Check the correct answer.
1. Joe
3. Lisa √
I really like it.
I really like it.
It’s OK. √
It’s OK.
I don’t like it.
I don’t like it.
2. Jason
4. Steven
I really like it. √
I really like it. √
It’s OK.
It’s OK.
I don’t like it.
I don’t like it.

12. Second Listening
Mark one thing they like (+) and one thing they don’t like(-). ＋
It’s big.
It’s old.
It’s new.
It’s in a new building.
It has big windows.
It’s on a busy street. ＋
The location.
It’s small.
It’s old. － ＋ － －
It’s in the mountains .
It’s far from the city.
It’s near the ocean. － ＋

13. Third Listening 1. A. Though it’s small, it’s________________.
Complete the following with the information you’ve heard.
1. A. Though it’s small, it’s________________.
B. Joe’s studio apartment is too small for________________.
2. A. Jose congratulates Jason for________________________.
B. Jason’s house needs_______________________.
3. A. Lisa’s apartment is on the second floor facing_______________.
B. Gwen comforts Lisa by saying “Well,________________________.”
4. A. Steven moved in a new place_______________.
B. It’s far from the city and needs about_________________________.
close to work
a couch and a bed
buying a new house
a lot of fixing up
a busy street
you can’t have it all
last weekend
a minute drive

14. Script 1. Sunol: Hey, Joe. How do you like your new apartment?
Joe: Oh, it’s great. It’s really close to work. Kind of small, though.
Sunol: Oh?
Joe: Yeah, it’s a really small studio apartment. There isn’t enough room for a couch and a bed.
Sunol: No?
Joe: No, so I have to sleep on a futon(蒲团).

15. Script Jason: Yeah, Marci and I bought a new house.
2. Jose: Hey, Jason. Have you moved yet?
Jason: Yeah, Marci and I bought a new house.
Jose: Oh, great. Congratulations. What’s it like?
Jason: Wow, for us, it’s really big. It’s huge.
Jose: Mm, nice.
Jason: But it’s kind of old, so it needs a lot of
fixing up.
Jose: Well, if you need any help, let me know.
Jason: Thanks!

16. Script 3. Gwen: Hi, Lisa. Do you like your new apartment?
Lisa: Uh, yeah.
Gwen: Where is it? On Spring Street?
Lisa: No, on Main Street. It’s on the second floor, big
windows, lots of light.
Gwen: Sounds nice.
Lisa: It’s not great. It’s on a busy street, so it’s kind of
noisy.
Gwen: Ah, well, you can’t have it all!

17. Script 4. Monica: Hey, Steven. You moved to a new place, right?
Steven: Yes. Last weekend.
Monica: So, how is it?
Steven: Great place. Best place ever. On mountain
Drive. There’s a great view of the ocean.
Monica: Nice.
Steven: Yeah, come over and see it sometime.
Monica: Sure, I’d love to.
Steven: Good. It’s kind of far from the city, though,
about a minute drive.

18. Part III
Real World Listening

19. Language Points rental adj. 出租的 furnish vt.供应（家具），装备
furnished adj. 提供家具的，有家具的
appliance n. [常用复数]用具，器具
a king-sized bed 特大号的床
Note：Bed sizes range from twin (for one person) beds, to double, to queen size, up to king size.
antique adj. 古时的

20. Prepare _______ _____ _________
Tim and Ronda are looking for a furnished apartment. Look at the two apartments below. Write the missing words.
Apartment 1
on a busy
_______
gas _______
stove
street
king-size
_____
big
_________
bed
refrigerator

21. Prepare near a _______ _________
Tim and Ronda are looking for a furnished apartment. Look at the two apartments below. Write the missing words.
Apartment 2
near a _______
tiny _______
lake
kitchen
old
_________
has a ________
bathtub
balcony

22. Get The Main Ideas Check the correct information for each apartment.√
Rent $ $850 a month Location good bad
Kitchen big small Rent expensive reasonable
Appliances old new Size big small
Bedrooms one two Furnished yes no
Bed big small Bathroom big small
Sofa new old Kitchen big small
Floor wood carpet Appliances old new
Location busy quiet Windows a lot a few √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

23. Script
Apartment 1
Ronda: Ok, Tim, I found two rental apartments that look pretty good.
Can you take a look?
Tim: Ok, show me.
Ronda: Here, look. This one is on York Drive, $950 a month, furnished.
Tim: Hmm. $950? I like this one.
Ronda: So here’s the inside, and a big kitchen, new appliances, big
fridge, new gas stove.
Tim: Hmm, I like that.
Ronda: Ok, it also says there’s one bedroom, and that it comes with a
king-size bed. And there’s a new sofa in the living room.
Tim: New sofa, that’s good. Nice. What else?
Ronda: Wood floors. No carpets.
Tim: Mm, that’s good, I think.
Ronda: Yeah. Oh, here’s the map. The location is kind of weird. Look,
it’s on a really busy street.
Tim: I don’t know.
Ronda: Yeah, it’d be noisy.

24. Script
Apartment 2
Ronda: So, here’s the other apartment. This one’s on
Garden Street, $850 a month.
Tim: That’s reasonable. Garden Street. That’s a good
location, near the lake. What’s it like?
Ronda: One bedroom. It looks small.
Tim: Furnished?
Ronda: Yeah. Looks like there’s a big couch and a table in
the living room.
Tim: What else?
Ronda: Um, the bed’s kind of small.
Tim: Yeah, looks like it.
Ronda: Ah. Here’s a shot of the bathroom.

25. Script Tim: Ooh, kind of small for both of us, don’t you think?
Ronda: Hmm, and that bathtub is kind of old. You know I
like to take baths.
Tim: Yeah, I know you do.
Ronda: And –ouch! The kitchen looks tiny.
Tim: And kind of old appliances. Not so good for cooking.
Ronda: Yeah, but it’s got a little antique table and two
chairs.
Tim: That’s all we need, really.
Ronda: Yeah, it’s kind of cute. What else?
Tim: Oh, here’s the living room, new carpet, and it’s got a
lot of windows, and this says there’s a nice balcony.
Ronda: Hmm……

26. Oral Practice
Give a brief account of each apartment according to the above information.

27. Respond to the Ideas Which apartment would you choose? Why?
Describe a dream house you want to have in the future.

28. Part IV
Interaction Link

29. Language Points
telephone cable 电话线
internet cable 网线

30. A New Place to Live Me Person A Person B Near a park
1. You need a new place to live. What kind of place would you like? Look at the chart. What is more important to you? Check your preferences. Me
Person A
Person B
Near a park
Near a train station
Old house (traditional)
New apartment (modern)
Family neighborhood
(lots of children)
Singles neighborhood (unmarried people)

31. A New Place to Live Me Person A Person B Quiet street (mostly homes)
Busy street (lots of shops and nightlife)
Nice view
Big fence
Old neighborhood (few new people)
New neighborhood (lots of new people)

32. A New Place to Live Me Person A Person B Lots of light Big rooms
Lots of new appliances
Lots of antiques (old furniture)
Big yard
Small yard

33. A New Place to Live Me Person A Person B Bathtub only Shower only
Furnished (comes with furniture but more expensive)
Unfurnished (no furniture but a lot cheaper)
Telephone cable
Internet cable

34. Example
A: What kind of place do you like? Near a park or near a train station?
B: I like a place near a train station.
A: Why? Is it too noisy?
B: Yeah, but I often go to other cities on business, so it’s very convenient.

35. A New Place to Live
2. Now talk to two classmates. Find out what is important to them. Fill in the chart.
3. Now work with a new partner. Share the information in your charts. Together decide who is the better roommate for each of you, Person A or Person B.

36. Part V
Useful Expressions

37. Useful Expressions
What’s it like?
它怎么样？
How do you like…?
你觉得…怎么样？
That’s a good location.
位置很好。
How big is it?
房间多大？
It’s kind of …
它有点…
你不可能样样都占。
You can’t have it all.

38. It takes a 40-50-minute drive to get there.
Useful Expressions
在那能看到大海。
There’s a great view of the ocean.
房子需要大装修。
The house needs a lot of fixing up.
到那需要40到50分钟的车程。
It takes a minute drive to get there.

39. Part VI
Additional Listening

40. Additional Listening Rob: Hi! My name’s Rob. How’s it going?
Ken: Hi! I’m Ken. Nice to meet you.
Rob: Are you from Vancouver?
Ken: Wee, I’m from Hong Kong, but I live near Vancouver now. I
just started a new job here.
Rob: How do you like Vancouver?
Ken: Umm. I like it. There are so many things to do: I like the
concerts, the music. And the people are very friendly.
Rob: Yeah, I like all the parks, the stores, the people. There’s
always something happening.
Ken: Yeah. I like all that, too. But I don’t like the place I live. It’s a
new condo near Stanley Park. I live alone, and it’s just a little too
quiet.
Rob: Quiet is usually good.

41. Additional Listening
Ken: Yeah, but I don’t like to live alone. In Hong Kong I
lived with my family in a big apartment.
My parents, my grandparents, my sister and brother. It
was noisy, it was busy, but it was home. We ate dinner
together, we talked together. I miss that, especially the
food. Now I know that my mother is a good cook!
Rob: it sounds to me like you’re a little homesick. I know
some good Chinese restaurants around here. Here I’ll
write down a few names. It won’t be the same as your
mother’s cooking but you can try them.
Ken: Sure, thanks. Sound good.

42. Homework Conversation
Part VII
Homework Conversation

43. Do you like the place you live?
Work in pairs.
“East, west, home is the best.” Tell each other in pairs at least three features of your home and then discuss whether you like these features or not. Give reasons to support your opinions.

44. Expressions for reference
What’s it like?
How do you like…?
How big is it?
It’s kind of …
You can’t have it all.
There’s a great view of…