1、Unit 4 Home Improvement Design for tutorial 7Check the learning and the homework 10Act. 1, describe home improvement /decoration， describe furniture 描述家居裝修, 描述家具 25Act. 2, Do it yourself (DIY) 自己動手 10 Act. 3, skilled workers and tools 熟練裝修工人及工具 10Video 4, Home improvement 家居裝修 30Sup. Listening, Hall

2、oween and Edgar Allen Poe 15Assignment 5Key points for Unit 4Discuss home improvement/decorationDescribe furnitureDescribe furniture arrangementRespond to suggestionsTalk about repairmenDescribe common toolsDescribe household problemsDescribe a roomHow to do the decorationsPaint the wallsMake the cu

3、rtainsChange the lightingDecorate the ceilingChange the floor coveringMake cushion coversBuy plantsBuy new furnitureAct. 1, Listening Things they have done and things they are going to do Things they have done: Things they are going to do:Made the curtainsBuy some plants, make cushion covers, arrang

4、e the furniture painted the wallschanged the floor coveringsreplaced the mosquito nettingAct. 1 Task 3 Describe furnitureitemdescriptionThe dining tableThe storage cubesThe wardrobeThe sofa bedIt folds upopen.,wooden cubes which stackSliding doors, space to hang things in one side,shelves in the oth

5、er, & a shoe rackCovered in a bright colored patterned fabric, converts to a bed at nightAct. 2 Text 2 Questions for reading comprehensionWhat kind of life did the man have before he retired?How about his salary?What did he do for the household problems?Who was more skillful at looking after househo

6、ld problems, the writer or his wife?What about the writers life now? How about their time and money?What tools and equipment does the man often use now?Is the writer quite skillful at household repairs? Why or why not?Act. 3Pair work: Talk about skilled workersWhat tools does a plumber usually use A

7、 plumber generally uses screwdrivers, hammer, spanner and pliers.Now talk about the following : a joiner, an electrician, a decorator, a gas fitter, a glazier, a roofer, a carpet fitterPair work: Talk about the toolsWhat is/are the use of a drill?A drill is used to make holes.Now talk about the foll

8、owing tools: a plane, a screwdriver, pliers, hammer, spanner, wire cutters Difficult words for Video 4Concrete, cement 水泥Germs 細菌Hygienehygienic 衛生（的）Unsightly: displeasing 難看的，不雅觀的Unsympathetic: unpleasant不討人喜歡的Draughty 透風的Ceramic tile 瓷磚Cowl, hood 排油煙罩Wood parquet tile 木質地板Wood paneling 裝飾鑲板 Doubl

9、e-glazing 雙層玻璃Questions after Video 41. Describe the negative points of the first flat. surface (rough), floor (cement,unsympathetic), kitchen (unhygienic), lightings (not enough), toilet (unsightly), bedroom (uncomfortable), balcony (draughty)Tell about the good points of the second flat. flat (ren

10、ovated), floor (tiled), walls (painted), socket (moved), room space (bed-sitting room, wood parquet tile, sofa-bed), balcony (enclosed), windows (double glazed)Questions for Sup. ListeningWhat was Edgar Allen Poe?What are the features of his works?When was he born?How about his childhood?What about

11、his marriage?When and how did he die?Assignment1.自錄音 Activity 1 (script P.191)2. 聽課后輔助聽力練習 Task 1: Having the House Redecorated3. Net Listening, Website: http/: Design for tutorial 8Check the learning and the homework 10Act.4, Text 3: reading advertisements, identifying household problems 15Act. 5,

12、Discussing furniture arrangement 30Act.6, Text 4,5: Describing rooms 25 Sup. Listening: Do it yourself 15Enjoy your English: Family Album USA 15Assignment 5Act. 4 Some difficult pointsNo job too small 什么（小）雜活都干No call out charge 免費咨詢General repair specialist 綜合專門維修Free estimates 免費上門估算工本價格Pointing 砌

13、磚縫Conservatories 溫室Reconditioned 修理好的Loft conversions 頂層樓的改裝Steeplejacks 煙囪頂端等高空作業Chimney stacks pointed 多節煙囪接縫Roof felting 封頂鋪油氈Describe problems in your houseThe pipe .My washing machineOur central heating systemThe lightingThe TVThe gas pipe in the kitchenThe lockTheres an electrical I think.Im t

14、he gas cooker.Theres the air-condition system. is leakinghas broken down.has stopped working.have fused.has broken down.is leaking.isnt working properly.fault,having problems withsomething wrong withAct. 5 Discuss furniture arrangementitemsuggestionsThe sofa bedWith the head against the right hand w

15、all, in the corner, in the middleThe wardrobeBetween the bed and the wall, behind the door; in the left hand corner,beside the window; in the corner,against the left hand wall; at the door end of the roomThe deskRight beside the wardrobeBeside the wardrobe,after a small gapThe bookshelfAgainst the w

16、indow wall,on the leftAct. 5 Discuss furniture arrangementitemsuggestionsThe storage cubesIn front of the window; in the corner, against the window, behind the bedThe armchairBehind the door, in front of the radiatorThe folding table and chairsAgainst the wall, in the space behind the doorThe TV/TV

17、tableBeside the deskIdentifying reasonsThe sofa bed would be too close to the window if it were against the right hand wall, in the corner.Use the model to talk about the following: The wardrobe, block the radiator, between the bed and the wall, behind the doorThe wardrobe, block the light, the left

18、 hand corner, beside the window The desk, block the socket, right beside the wardrobe The storage cubes, Rachel would like to put a plant there, in front of the window Responding to suggestions-Thats true. / Thats right. /Thats fine. - Yes, I like that idea / that sounds great . What else? -We could

19、, yes. But what about putting it in the left ?-Yes, thats a better idea. What about -Do you think it will fit, without blocking the light?-Yes, I am sure it will .-No, I dont think so. Perhaps it would block -Possibly but I was hoping to have a plant-Great/ Yes/ Right/ Yeah!-Well, obviously ,the sof

20、a has to/ can go here/against -Well, not right beside the wardrobe. We have to be careful to keep the electric socket free so that we can get to it.Topics of par. for Text 4 Par. 1: general impression of the room, size, furniturePar. 2: the decoration of the room, the colors of the paint, curtains,

21、sofa, tablePar.3: other things and favorite possessions, pictures, plantsPar. 4: lighting, candlelight, low lampsPar. 5: concluding comment of the room Match the following words ShabbySentimental valuePeelingTrunkIntimateThreadInspirationBe attached toOverhead lightingA box with a hinged lidOld and

22、worn outComfortable and close atmosphereWith pleasant associations with the pastPaint coming off the surfaceLight attached to the ceilingcarpet worn-outTrying to get new ideasLike sth. very muchSome difficult words for sup. listeningDisabled, handicapped 殘疾的Carpentry 木匠活Alteration 改造，改變Corridor 走廊 B

23、urglar-alarm system 防盜報警系統Extension 擴建Questions for sup. listening1. How often does DIY magazine organize a competition?2. What prize did Mr.Miller win?3. What is Mr. Millers job?4. Where did Mr. Miller learn DIY skills?5. Why did Mr. Miller do something to the house?6. Why did Mr. Miller make alterna