Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section A
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读下列词汇并在实际的对话操练中加以应用: townhouse, farmhouse, country, apartment, rent, quiet, month, for rent
2. 能够在小组合作活动中，掌握元音字母o、字母组合o+st/ld、oa和辅音字母h的发音规则并尝试辨音。
3. 能够正确使用there be句型以及表示房屋类型的表达方式等。
4. 能正确使用方位介词和介词短语on，next to等。
5. 能够听懂并运用“谈论房屋类型、居住环境和邻里关系、出租和求租”等话题进行交流与对话操练，如：
(1) —What kind of home do you live in?
—It’s a townhouse with two floors.
(2) —How many floors are there in your building?
—There are seven.
(3) —Do you like living there?
—Yes.
Michael is looking for an apartment near our school.
6. 能够在游戏、小对话、小表演等活动中，培养对学习英语的兴趣和积极主动的学习精神。
二、教学重点及难点
重点：
1. 在小组合作活动中，能掌握元音字母o,字母组合o+st/ld, oa, 和辅音字母h的发音规则并尝试辨音；
2. 能正确使用there be句型和表示房屋类型的句子；
3. 能够就“谈论房屋类型、居住环境、出租和求租”等话题进行交流与对话操练；
难点：
能够写简易的求租和招租广告。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Task 1
Step 1 Warming-up
Teacher describes his or her own home to students:
T: Hello, everyone! This is my home. There is / are … I love it.
Ask students to describe their own homes.
T: Do you love your home? What’s in your home?
【设计意图】吸引学生注意力，使其注意力回归课堂，同时复习Topic 1中表示室内陈设和房间的单词以及there be句型，为学生学习有关房屋类型的词汇做铺垫。
Step 2 Pre-listening
1. Look at the pictures and learn the new words about different kinds of homes.
T: Look at Picture 1. What can you see?
S1: A building...
T: Yes. It’s an apartment building. Do you live in an apartment building?
S1: Yes, I do.
T: Now look at Picture 2. What can you see?
S2: A house in the country.
T: Good. It’s a farmhouse. Do your grandparents live in a farmhouse in the country?
S2: No. They live with us in an apartment.
...
2. Work in pairs and ask and answer based on the following structure. Then choose a few students to share their answers.
—What kind of home do you live in?
—I live in…
【设计意图】引导学生学习新单词并进行操练，为接下来的听力活动扫清语言障碍。
Step 3 While-listening
Work on 1a&1b
1. Listen to 1a and match the buildings with the people in 1b.
2. Then check the answers with their partners.
【设计意图】训练学生获取对话大意和细节信息的听力技能。
Step 4 Post-listening
Work on 1c
Work in pairs and practice 1a. Then make up a new conversation with their partners.
Survey their group about the different types of homes they live in and report it to the whole class.
Example:
A: What kind of home do you live in?
B: It’s an apartment.
They can report like this:
In our group, three students live in…
【设计意图】提高学生对该话题的语言表达能力和交际运用能力。
Read and answer
Read 1a carefully and then answer some questions.
1. What kind of home does Wang Wei live in?
2. Does he live with his grandparents?
【设计意图】通过阅读对话回答问题，培养学生抓取细节信息的能力。
Language points
1. —Wang Wei, what kind of home do you live in? 王伟，你住在什么样的房子里？
—It’s a townhouse with two floors.是一幢二层的排房。
kind名词，意为“种类，类型”，what kind of…?意为“哪种……？”或“什么样的……？”
e.g. What kind of sports do you like best? 你最喜欢哪种运动？
拓展: a kind of一种；many kinds of许多种；all kinds of各种各样的；kind of表示程度，意为“稍微，有点……”
e.g. Elephant is a kind of animal. 大象是一种动物。
There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. 动物园里有许多种动物。
The store sells all kinds of things. 这家商店出售各种各样的东西。
After running, I feel kind of tired. 跑步过后，我感到有点累。
with two floors,这里with是介词，意为“带有，伴有”。
e.g. This is a table with three legs. 这是一张三条腿的桌子。
2. Do you live with your grandparents? 你与祖父母住一起吗？
with意为“和……一起”
e.g. I want to play soccer with you. 我想和你一起踢足球。
【设计意图】讲解本课重要的语言点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Task 2
Step 1 Pre-listening
Look and say
Look at two ads and say what they’re about.
【设计意图】让学生提前了解房屋求租广告，为接下来的听力活动做预热。
Step 2 While-listening
Work on 2
Read the questions and answers in 2 and predict what the conversation may be about. Then listen to the recording and choose the correct answers.
Check the answers with their partners.
Step 3 Post-listening
Work on 3a&3b
1. Do 3a. Read the sentences and scan the ads on the bulletin board and complete the sentences individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
Do 3b. Work in groups and discuss how to write an ad about renting a house from/to others and write it down, then show it to the class.
【设计意图】训练学生寻读技能，同时训练学生书写简易的求租和招租广告。
Pronunciation
Work on 4a
1. Ask every group to read one group of words. Then discuss in groups and try to find the rules of sounds about o, o+st/ld, oa and h by themselves.
2. Listen to the recording and check the sounds. Then read the sounds and words aloud.
Work on 4b
1. Read the words by themselves.
2. Listen to the recording and check the answers. Then repeat after the recording.
【设计意图】培养学生形成良好的发音习惯，为学生的口语打基础。
Test
1. —What kind of house does Susan ____? —An apartment.
A. live B. lives C. live in D. lives in
2. Harry ____ a house ____ Emma. Because he doesn’t have any houses.
A. rented; to B. rented; from C. lent; to D. borrowed; from
3. There are twelve ____ in a year. I like February best.
A. weeks B. days C. hours D. months
4. —Look! The little girl can’t find her mom. —______.
A. Let’s help her B. It’s very kind of her C. Let’s go D. Come in, please
【设计意图】检测学生知识点掌握情况。
Step 4 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: country, quiet, month, apartment
2. some phrases: for rent, call sb. at …
3. some sentences: What kind of home do you live in?
How many floors are there in your building?
We can: 1. talk about the different types of homes.
e.g. apartment, farmhouse, townhouse
2. talk about how to rent a house from/to others.
e.g. For rent in 3a. Room wanted in 3a.
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 5 Homework
1. Memorize the new words.
2. Find more words about housing types and then take notes
3. Write an ad for rent according to the following tips
李梅是一名医生，她想租一间远离市区(downtown)的单人房(a single room)，价格每月800元以下。她的电话号码是18553066960.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的自我主学习能力和写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section A
some words and phrases: townhouse, farmhouse, country, apartment, rent, for rent
some sentences:
1. —What kind of home do you live in?
—It’s a townhouse with two floors.
2.—Do you live with your grandparents?
—No, they live in a big farmhouse in the country.
3. Michael is looking for an apartment near our school.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section B
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读下列词汇并在实际的对话操练中加以应用：neighbor, store, bank, street, corner, post, post office, bookstore, parking lot, supermarket, railway, station, end, road
2. 能够正确使用there be句型和方位介词及短语。
3. 能够听懂有关“社区环境、邻里关系、寻求和提供帮助、问路和指路”等话题，并且通过这些话题进行交流与对话操练，如：
(1)—Would you like me to help you?
—Yes, thanks.
(2)—Could you help me?
—Of course.
—It’s very nice of you. Thank you.
(3)—And is there a bank near here?
—Well, there is one on the street corner.
能根据图文就居住环境和邻里关系等基本话题进行交流。
5. 能根据图文理解相关话题，并根据要求进行学习活动。
6. 帮助学生形成乐于助人的品质。
二、教学重点及难点
重点：掌握关于社区周边设施的词汇。
难点：能够在情景对话中，熟练运用there be句型来谈论社区周边环境和邻里关系的话题。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Task 1
Step 1 Revision
Look and review
Look at two ads and review they’ve learned last time.
Room Wanted
Look for a room for a single person under ￥500 a month. Call Jim at 010-83675892.
For Rent
A room for two people. ￥800 a month. Call Ms. Lin. Tel: 13389034401
【设计意图】通过复习上节课求租和招租广告的知识，吸引学生的注意力，使其注意力回归课堂。
Step 2 Pre-listening
1. Look at the pictures and learn new words.
2. Look at the picture in 1a and predict “What are Michael and Mary talking about?”
【设计意图】通过看图片学习新单词，帮助学生扫清词汇障碍；通过看图片预测听力材料的内容，为接下来的听力活动做好铺垫。
Step 3 While-listening
Work on 1a&1b
Listen to the recording in 1a and fill in the blanks in 1b individually.
Check the answers in the whole class.
【设计意图】训练学生从听力材料中获取细节信息的能力。
Step 4 Post-listening
Language points
1. Would you like me to help you? 需要我帮忙吗？
would like sb. to do sth.意为“想要某人做某事”，相当于want sb. to do sth.
e.g. I’d like her to have a rest for a while.
=I want her to have a rest for a while. 我想要她休息一会。
链接：当别人向你提供帮助时，你可以用以下方式回答：
Yes, please. 好的，请（做）吧。
That’s very kind of you. 你真好。
Thank you for your help. 感谢你的帮助。
2. —Are there any near there? 这附近有商店吗？
—Yes, there is one in front of our building. 有，在我们大楼前就有一个（商店）。
any此处用作代词，在句中做主语，代替上文的store。
e.g. —Is there any left? 还有剩余的吗？
—No, there isn’t. 不，没有了。
拓展：any用于形容词，意为“任何的”，与可数名词的单数或不可数名词连用，用于肯定句，用于肯定句。
e.g. You can come at any time. 你随时都可以过来。
【设计意图】讲解本课的重要知识点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Task 2
Step 1 Pre-listening
Work on 2a
Look at the pictures and learn new words.
2. Match the words in 2a with the phrases individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
3. Answer the questions and make sure they read the new words correctly.
T: Where can we keep money?
Ss: A bank.
T: Where can we park buses?
Ss: Parking lot.
...
Step 2 While-listening
Work on 2b
1. Listen to the recording and check the places they hear. Then check the answers with their partners.
2. Listen to the recording again and write the places in the correct positions. Then check the answers with their partners.
【设计意图】通过匹配活动和听力活动，学习住房周边服务设施的名称，同时复习有关方位的介词及短语的用法。
Step 3 Post-listening
Work on 3a
Look at the picture and try to predict what the conversation may be about.
Read the sentences and put them in the correct order.
Check the answers in the whole class.
Work on 3b
Make up a conversation in pairs.
T: Suppose your neighbor comes to borrow your bike. Think about a conversation about what you may say, using the sentences in 3a about offering and asking for help.
e.g.
A: Excuse me. I am your new neighbor, Jack.
B: Oh, welcome, Jack. Would you like me to help you?
A: Yes, thanks. May I borrow your bike? I want to go to the library, but it’s a little far from here.
B: Of course. Here is the key.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.
...
【设计意图】培养学生在日常生活中与邻居交谈，提高语言输出能力。
Work on 4
Read the passage individually and write the name of each neighbor. Then check the answers with their partners.
Design a map about their community, including the post office, the bookstore, the hospital, the bank and so on. Draw it on the paper and then introduce it to the whole class.
e.g.
In our community, there are two banks. Near the banks there is a big supermarket. We can go shopping in it. In front of the supermarket there is a post office.
...
【设计意图】训练学生书面表达能力。
Test
I. 根据句意和首字母提示补全单词。
1. Mary lives next to us. She is my new n_______.
2. Kate is looking for a b________. She wants to keep her money in it.
3. At the end of the r_________, there is a bookstore.
4. We can go to the s_________ to buy some food.
5 There is a supermarket on the street c________.
II. 单项选择。
1. —Excuse me. I’m looking for a bookstore. Are there______ near here?
—Yes, there is one next to the post office.
A. on B. some C. any D. that
2. —Where do you live, Mr. Li?
—I live _______ the end of the street.
A. in B. on C. to D. at
3. It is very kind _______ you. Thanks ________ you help.
A. of; of B. for; for C. for; of D. of; for
【设计意图】检测学生知识点掌握情况。
Step 5 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: neighbor, store, bank, street
2. some phrases: at the end of, on the street corner
3. some sentences: Could you help me?
It’s very kind of you.
We can: 1. talk about the facilities
e.g. post office, bookstore, library, hospital
2. talk about how to ask for / offer help
e.g. Would you like me to help you?
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
1. Review the words and expressions
2. Draw a simple map of your surrounding facilities, and mark the English names.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section B
Some words and phrases: neighbor, store, bank, street, corner, post, post office, bookstore, parking lot, supermarket, railway, station, end, road
Some sentences:
1. —Would you like me to help you?
—Yes, thanks.
2. Are there any near here?
3. There is one on the street corner.
4. Could you help me?
5. It’s very nice of you.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section C
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读并能拼写下列词汇：such as, community, child, children, a lot of, lots of, sport, close, close to, far, far from, service, area, colorful
2. 能够在篇章叙述中，熟练运用there be句型来介绍自己居住的社区、社区环境和周边设施。
3. 能够就“谈论社区环境、周边设施”等话题进行交流与陈述，如：
(1) There are a lot of tall buildings and small gardens in our community.
(2) There is a community service center in our area.
通过听音和辨音活动复习字母o, h及字母组合的读音规则及练习连读、升降调。
5. 能根据图文就居住环境和邻里关系等基本话题进行交流。
6. 能够养成运用图片、关键词、背景知识等帮助阅读理解的学习策略。
二、教学重点及难点
1. 能够在篇章叙述中，熟练运用there be句型来介绍社区环境和周边设施。
2. 能够在阅读过程中，学会略读、扫读、精读等技能。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
According to the picture, teacher asks and students answer.
T: What’s this?
Ss: …
T: What can you do in it?
Ss: …
T: Do you like it?
Ss: …
T: I heard someone say “yes”, why?
Ss: …
T: Today, we have a friend, Linda. She wants to show us a beautiful picture. Would you like to have a look?
【设计意图】通过师生间对话练习，创造良好的学习氛围和轻松的学习环境，并为学生进入本节课的英语学习做铺垫。
Step 2 Pre-reading
Look at the picture in 1a. Say the places in English and answer the questions.
Do you like living in this area? Why?
Look at the pictures and learn some new words.
【设计意图】学习1a中的主要生词和词组，为接下来的阅读做好必要的语言准备。
Step 3 While-reading
Work on 1a&1c
1. Do 1a. Read 1a quickly and underline the names of the places.
2. Do 1b. Read 1a carefully and fill in the blanks.
3. Do 1c. Read 1a again and circle True or False.
4. Discuss the answers in groups. The whole class check the answers together.
【设计意图】通过多种形式的练习，培养学生在阅读中获取细节信息和归纳的能力，训练阅读策略。
Step 4 Post-reading
Language points
1. There are many old people living here.
There be ... doing有……正在做某事
e.g. There are some children flying the kites.
There’s a boy playing basketball in the gym.
2. They are all kind to each other. be kind to 对……友好
e.g. Our teacher is kind to us.
3. There are a lot of tall buildings. a lot of = lots of = many/much
e.g. There are a lot of (=many) animals in the zoo.
We have a lot of (=much) homework to do.
【设计意图】讲解本课出现的重要语言点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Work on 2
Retell 1a in pairs with the help of the picture in 1a and the structures in 1b.
Write down a passage to describe their communities with the structures in 1b. After that, check the passage with their partners.
Structure:
What’s in the community?
(1) Many people: teachers, doctors, officers and so on;
(2) A lot of tall buildings: school, library, post office...
(3) Community service center;
(4) Shops, restaurants, supermarkets…
...
Passage:
My name is Johnson. I live in Meishancun. It’s a big community. It’s like a big family. Many doctors, teachers and officers live here....
【设计意图】提高学生对该话题的语言表达能力和写作能力。
Work on 3a&3b
Do 3a. Read the word groups in 3a and try to circle the word with the different sound for the red letters in each group.
Listen to 3a and check the answers with their partners. After that, read after the recording.
3. Do 3b. Listen to the teacher and learn the gestures about the rising tone and the falling tone. Pay attention to the sound /?/and the liaison.
4. Discuss the rules with their partners.
5. Listen to 3b and read the chant aloud together.
【设计意图】通过听音和辨音活动，复习字母o, h及字母组合的读音规则及练习连读、升降。
Test
Fill in the blanks.
1. Some ________ (child) are playing soccer over there.
2. There’re a lot of books on the desk. （改为同义句）
There’re ________ ________ books on the desk.
3. Her home is not far from mine.（改为同义句）
My home is _________ ________ hers.
4. There’re many students on the playground. They’re singing.（改为同义句）
There’re ________ _________ ________ on the playground.
【设计意图】检验本节课所学知识点。
Step 5 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: community, child, sport
2. some phrases: such as, a lot of, close to, far from
3. some sentences: There are many birds flying in the sky.
We can: use the structure “There be+…+doing”
There are many old people living here.
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
Memorize the new words and phrases.
Make five sentences with the structure of “there be + … + doing”.
3. Collect expressions of various public facilities and common service places in life.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section C
Some words and phrases: such as, community, child, children, a lot of, lots of, sport, close, close to, far, far from, service, area, colorful
Some sentences:
1. There are a lot of tall buildings and small gardens in our community.
2. It’s a quiet community.
3. Our school is not far from here.
4. We can call it for help.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section D
一、教学目标
1. 引导学生复习Sections A-C的重点词汇并正确朗读和拼写下列词汇：sleep, move, countryside, city, noisy, traffic, cost, miss, air, fresh
2. 能够在活动中总结there be句型及本话题所学的谈论住房类型和邻里关系的句子。
3. 能正确使用方位介词和短语。
4. 能结合话题，运用“谈论住房类型、谈论城乡区别”等交际功能意义的表达进行操练并加以总结。
5. 能写出介绍自己喜欢的居住环境（农村还是城市）的短文。
二、教学重点及难点
在Sections A~C已学的基础上，能自行总结there be句型及本话题所学的谈论住房类型和邻里关系等的功能表达，并进行信息输出。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Task 1
Step 1 Revision
Discuss the words about facilities and places around them in groups. The group which can say the words most will be the winner.
【设计意图】吸引学生注意力，使其注意力回归课堂。
Step 2 Presentation
Work on Grammar & Function
Read through Section A-C. Fill in the blanks in “Grammar” and “Functions” individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
Look at the picture about community and try to describe it in groups, using “there be” structure. Then some students report it to the whole class.
【设计意图】通过复习该内容达到知识整合及运用的目的，提高学生的自主学习意识。
Step 3 Practice
Work on 1
Read the statements in 1 and predict the listening material before listening.
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answers individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
Listen to the recording again and try to fill in the blanks.
My name is Bob. I come from _______. Now I live in a small ______ in Beijing. My favorite room is the _______. It’s on the ________ floor. My sister and I often _______ _______ in the study when my mother is _______. In the evening, we _______ _______ in the living room. I have a pet _______. It sleeps in the garden.
Check the answers together.
【设计意图】训练学生听力技能的同时巩固本话题的内容。
Task 2
Step 1 Pre-reading
1. Look at the pictures and learn the new words.
2. Look at the pictures and discuss the differences between the city and the countryside.
e.g.
T: What can you see in Picture 1?
S: A lot of tall buildings and cars.
T: Yes, you are right. The buildings are tall. The traffic is heavy. And it’s noisy in the city. The air is dirty.
What can you see in Picture 2?
S: A lot of trees and grass.
T: Yes, you are right. It’s a quiet countryside. The air there is fresh.
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3. Listen to 2a and then mark True (T) or False (F).
(1) Many people are moving to the countryside.
(2) The traffic in the countryside is often heavy.
(3) The countryside is noisy.
(4) Living in cities costs too much.
(5) Few people like living in houses with big yards.
Step 2 While-reading
Work on 2a&2b
1. Do 2a. Read 2a and write down the main idea of this passage. Check the answers about the differences between the city and the countryside.
2. Do 2b. Read 2a again and list the key words or phrases in 2b. Check the answers with their partners.
【设计意图】通过阅读短文，对事物进行对比，发展学生的对比分析能力。
Step 3 Post-reading
Language points
1. The traffic in the countryside is often heavy. 在乡下，交通经常是拥挤的。
heavy adj. 在此句中意为“交通拥挤的；繁忙的”。
e.g. Jenny had a heavy day yesterday. 昨天珍妮忙了一天。
拓展：
(1) heavy adj.意为“重的，大的”。
e.g. The bag is too heavy for me to carry. 这包太重了，我拿不动。
The rain is heavy. 雨很大。
(2) heavy表示交通拥挤时还可以用busy。
e.g. It’s rush hour now. The traffic is very busy. 现在是高峰期，交通非常拥挤。
2. Cities are large and interesting but they are noisy. 城市既大又有趣，但是太过嘈杂。
noisy adj.意为“吵闹的”，反义词是quiet“安静的”。
e.g. Don’t be noisy. Please keep quiet. 不要吵，请保持安静！
拓展：noise n. 意为“噪音，杂音，喧闹声”。
e.g. Don’t make noise in the library. 不要在图书馆发出噪声。
【设计意图】讲解本课的重要语言点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Work on 3
1. Work in groups. Discuss with their group members about their opinions of living in a city or the countryside.
2. After that, write a passage about their ideas and try to use the words in 2b.
3. Look at the sample after finishing writing.
【设计意图】由讨论城市生活和乡村生活，再到短文写作，不断培养学生进行口头输出和书面输出的能力。
Work on Project
Collect words about rooms and furniture in homes and complete the table in Project.
Discuss in groups and design their ideal homes with their group members. Draw a picture of it.
Choose one student from each group to describe their homes. They can begin like this:
In our ideal room, there will be three bedrooms, one is a study and the other two will be bedrooms.
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【设计意图】鼓励学生设计自己理想中的房屋，学会介绍自己的想法。通过合作交流提高学生合作学习的意识。
Test
Translate the phrases into English.
1. 在……的尽头 ________________
2. 例如 ________________
3. 许多，大量 ________________
4. 靠近 ________________
5. 远离 ________________
6. 在街道转角处 __________________
II. Fill in the blanks with the words of this topic.
1. Mr. Green lives just next to me. He is my n_________.
2. Be q______, boys and girls! Class begins.
3. We live close to the train s______, so we can’t sleep very well.
4. What’s on the street c_______?
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the given words.
1. There is a _____ (sport) meeting in our school every year.
2. This kind of car ______ (cost) too much.
3. There are two _______ (station) in the city. One is for buses, the other is for trains.
4. It's too ______ (noise) in the class. Please be quiet!
5. Shopping is hard for me, because there are no ______ (store) near here.
【设计意图】检验学生的学习成果。
Step 4 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: sleep, move, countryside, city, noisy, traffic, cost, miss, air, fresh
2. some phrases: move from …to …, the cost of living
3. some sentences: The traffic is heavy.
The cost of living is high.
The air is fresh and life is quiet.
We can: talk about the differences between cities and the countryside.
e.g. city: large, high living cost, heavy traffic
countryside: fresh air, big yards, quiet life
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 5 Homework
Review the words and expressions in this Topic.
Continue to finish the writing in Section D.
Preview the words in Topic 3.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 2 My home is in an apartment building.
Section D
Some words and phrases: sleep, move, countryside, city, noisy, traffic, cost, miss, air, fresh
Some sentences:
1. There is a community service center in our area.
2. There are many old people living here.
3. —Is there a bank near here?
—Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.
4. —What kind of home do you live in?
—It’s a townhouse with two floors.
5. —How many floors are there in your building? —There are seven.
6. —Do you like living there? —Yes, I do.
7. —Michael is looking for an apartment near our school. —Let’s help him.
8. —Could you help me? —Of course.
