Unit 4 No place like home
The integrated course
4-1 Active reading 1
Pre-reading activity-1
01、No. It is an old building. I think a few families must have lived there over the years. 02、There is one on each floor so five in total. 03、It's more than 20 years old now. 04、It was built in the late 1990s. 05、The main material is concrete and bricks. 06、We had a street party when Yang Liwei went into space in 2003. That was a big occasion.
Pre-reading activity-2
01、The statements are made by the house.
Background information
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、B
Exercise-2
01、C 02、A 03、D 04、C 05、C 06、C
Exercise-3
01、recall 02、lodge 03、installing 04、assembling 05、appliances 06、coarse 07、device 08、furnished
Exercise-4
01、identical 02、blossom 03、fainted 04、crossroads 05、vanish 06、resent 07、decay
Exercise-5
01、B 02、A 03、B 04、A 05、A 06、B 07、A 08、B 09、B
4-2 Active reading 2
Pre-reading activity-1
01、Student 1: Well, I agree that homesickness is usually first experienced when teenagers leave home and go to college. It's normally the first time that people leave home for an extended period of time. I don't know anyone who went to boarding school or summer camp. It's also true that it's good to acknowledge that you are homesick or have other negative feelings. Being open about your feelings is the best way of tackling them, as other people can help you. Student 2: I agree with that, but I think homesickness is more common than you make out, as it says in Statement 6. Many children experience it when they first go to stay with a friend or relative, though adults experience it too. I also think that more people are willing to talk about homesickness nowadays because there is less stigma attached to it.
Pre-reading activity-2
01、I think her answer is that we have a very strong attachment to home and will always miss it, but that our desire to see new places is strong too. She has mixed feelings but, for her, homesickness is the stronger emotion.
Background information
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、Summer camp was the first time that the children were away from home for a significant period of time. 02、They cried themselves to sleep because they missed their mothers and homes. 03、Because it is usually during childhood that homesickness is first experienced. 04、It was believed that homesickness was a dangerous disease, and that singing Swiss songs would make it worse. The songs would make them lose their skills and courage. 05、People were encouraged to move westwards because there was no place for them in their homeland. 06、Favourite pieces of music and food can prompt homesickness among adults. 07、Nostalgia makes people think about their childhoods back home, which causes homesickness. 08、She phoned her mother and flew back to the US as often as possible. 09、She moved back to Rhode Island, where she had grown up, and lived in an apartment similar to her parents' barn. She also married the man she loved at school and had children. 10、10. The writer suggests that you can accept that homesickness is nothing to be ashamed of when you make your own home and have your own family.
Exercise-2
01、immature 02、combat 03、diagnosed 04、exiled 05、manifest 06、provoked 07、Coping 08、indulgence
Exercise-3
01、restlessness 02、prompted 03、cautioned 04、adventure 05、occurrences
Exercise-4
01、prone 02、idealized 03、virtuous 04、suppress 05、nostalgic 06、cynical 07、immigrated
Exercise-5
01、A 02、B 03、A 04、A 05、A
4-3 Language in use
Grammar&structure-1
01、From around the house came the sound of children playing. 02、On top of the hill stood more houses. 03、In front of the house passed horseless carriages. 04、Here lived two middle-aged women. 05、At the front of the house stops a lorry. 06、Round the bend comes a large crane
Grammar&structure-2
01、Contact your parents too often when you go to university and you're more likely to miss home. 02、Say you're homesick and people might think you're immature. 03、Travel a great deal and you're likely to become homesick. 04、Offer them the choice between a comfortable hotel room and a walk in the park with their children and they'll choose the walk in the park. 05、Acknowledge you're homesick and it's possible to avoid anxiety and depression.
Grammar&structure-3
01、pick and choose 02、prim and proper 03、back to front 04、peace and quiet 05、sooner or later 06、Take it or leave it
Collocatios-1
01、abandon 02、belief 03、newly built 04、financial crisis 05、provoke 06、outcry 07、look into 08、take in
Translatio-1
01、在欧洲，家庭是近几十年来发生变化最大的领域之一。传统的欧洲核心家庭由一对已婚父母和几个孩子构成，但现在这种家庭只是诸多选择中的一个。日益下降的结婚率、离婚人数的增加、人们对同居的普遍接受、同性婚姻的合法化、日渐下降的生育率让欧盟家庭的平均人口数下降到了2.4人。家庭对人们来说依然是至关重要的。84%的欧洲人认为家庭非常重要，这个数字是那些认为朋友很重要的人数的两倍。也许影响最为重大的一些变化和生育有关，因为随着时间的推移这些变化会引发人口结构上的重要改变。在整个欧洲，人们不再把生育子女看作是对社会的责任，而是把它视为诸多生活选项中的一个。在很多国家，丁克的做法被广泛接受。这些改变背后的推动力似乎是个体化。追求独立自主、隐私、自我实现和个人幸福的价值观已经变得越来越重要，这让那些注重集体目标的价值观失去了容身之所。
Translatio-2
01、China, with the largest population of elderly people in the world, has become an ageing society. Meanwhile, China is also a country undergoing social transition. It will be a long time before a sound social welfare system can be established, which means that China is in a unique situation when it comes to care of its ageing population. It is predicted that in the next 50 years, family care for the aged will still be the dominant practice in China. Filial piety has always been a significant part of traditional Chinese ethics. In today's ageing society, it will be all the more important to promote the virtue of filial piety, as it will continue to play a crucial role in encouraging people to take good care of their elderly family members by providing daily care and emotional support.
4-4 Reading across cultures
Text
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、When they get their first job. 02、Around 30 per cent of their income. 03、A group of friends or even strangers. 04、Several times. 05、In their own homes. 06、The National Health Service. 07、Through subsidies either via low-rent council housing or housing benefits.
Exercise-2
01、I don't think many people want to, but I suppose people living in corporate or workers' dormitories are living with a lot of people they do not know. It is just something one might have to accept. 02、In my experience, people like to move into new buildings and developments if they can afford to. New houses have more prestige and are likely to have fewer problems. An older property may need a lot of repairs and may not have much plumbing. 03、The government is introducing more measures to help the old, eg pensions have been increasing in recent years. 04、Yes, the government subsidizes economically affordable housing for people with lower incomes. 05、Large companies often offer housing benefits as part of the package for employees. They also pay money into Housing Fund Banks for their employees so they can receive loans at a later stage and at a lower interest rate. 06、Old age and unemployment insurance, financial assistance for laid-off employees, and the guaranteed minimum living allowance scheme, which operates more for regular city dwellers than migrant workers or farmers.
4-5 Guided writing
Writing skills
Writing task-1
01、A 02、A 03、B 04、A 05、A 06、B 07、B 08、A
Writing task-2
01、Generally speaking, students stay in dormitories. 02、In most cases, young unmarried people continue to live at home with their parents. 03、Broadly speaking, young couples live in rented flats. 04、In general, couples with a child live in their own home. 05、Usually, elderly people live in their own home or with their children. 06、Typically people who cannot afford to buy their own home live in rented accommodation.
Writing task-3
01、Property prices are rising, so it is usually a good thing to buy a flat if you can afford to. If you don't have enough money to buy, you will have to put up with renting. 02、Old homes can look attractive, but they tend to lack modern facilities. New homes can be expensive and not everyone likes high-rise living, but the materials are better and there are usually fewer maintenance problems. 03、Typically, it makes economic sense for an older person to live with younger relatives. Elderly parents can help with the housework and are good with children, and the young can take care of their elderly parents as well. But as Chinese homes are generally not very large, living so close together may often result in disagreements. 04、Broadly speaking, council housing is high-rise. The apartments are relatively small, but affordable.
Writing task-4
01、With China's large population and the growth of its cities in recent years, housing is in great demand and there has been a huge building boom. Broadly speaking, the older housing stock has been demolished, as it is not of good quality and needs to be replaced by high-rise buildings which can accommodate more people. A high percentage of urban residents own their own flats. This is typically the case with a married couple with a child. In most cases, young unmarried people continue to live at home with their parents. Later, when they get married they may buy their first home or move to a rented place. As soon as they can, they will purchase a better flat. At the top end of the market there are villas in gated estates, and fully fitted high-quality apartments with many facilities. In the middle range, there are more ordinary apartment buildings where the majority live. Economically affordable blocks which are subsidized by the government meet the needs of families with lower incomes. There is also a large rental sector. Some companies which use migrant labour supply dormitory accommodation for their workers.
4-6 Unit test
词汇与结构20题
1、C. preferable 2、B. riot 3、D. caution 4、C. maturity 5、A. identical 6、B. virtuous
7、D.exit 8、A.occurrenec 9、D. coarse 10、C. restless 11、A. install 12、C. expectancy 13、C. faint 14、D. assemble 15、B. provoke 16、A. crisis 17、B. resent 18、D. converted 19、A. Frankly 20、C. decay
单词填空10题
1、 from 2、 away 3、 up 4、 with 5、to 6、 in 7、 with 8、 as 9、 with 10、 down
选词填空（15选10）10题
1、orchard 2、synomymous 3、territory 4、howling 5、creak 6、gang 7、conquer 8、incredible 9、lronically 10、cease
仔细阅读5题
1、 North Star Secrets 2、 The quilt is irreplaceable. 3、 loris birthright. 4、 symbolism 5、 Lori was hanging on Nanas every word.
Further practice
4-1 Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、banister,barn,hearth,loft,porch 02、blossom,bough,daffodil,tulip 03、adventure,hover,launch,travel 04、enjoyment,homesick,nostalgia 05、carriage,cart
Exercise-2
01、daffodils 02、boughs 03、blossom 04、banister 05、hovering 06、porch 07、cart 08、barn 09、nostalgia 10、hearth 11、homesick
Exercise-3
01、uniqueness 02、industrialization 03、accommodation 04、resentment 05、aristocracy 06、attachment 07、immaturity
Exercise-4
01、around the corner 02、As a general rule 03、deep down 04、infinitely 05、In the distance 06、at heart
Exercise-5
01、A 02、A 03、A 04、A 05、B 06、A
Exercise-6
01、out 02、in 03、down 04、in 05、out 06、of 07、to
Exercise-7
01、sooner or later 02、up and down 03、pick and choose 04、here and there 05、all or nothing 06、take it or leave it 07、peace and quiet
Exercise-8
01、C 02、B 03、E 04、D 05、A
4-2 Structure
Exercise-1
01、Ask a travelling salesperson where they would like to go for a holiday, and they will probably saythey want to stay at home. 02、Offer people a choice between home-cooked food or fine dining, and they will usually opt for home-cooked food. 03、Depend on your parents for financial support, and you will never learn to be independent. 04、Go to boarding school at a young age, and you will never lose the feeling of homesickness. 05、Admit that you miss your family and home, and people will think that you're immature.
Exercise-2
01、Ask a travelling salesperson where they would like to go for a holiday, and they will probably saythey want to stay at home. 02、Offer people a choice between home-cooked food or fine dining, and they will usually opt for home-cooked food. 03、Depend on your parents for financial support, and you will never learn to be independent. 04、Go to boarding school at a young age, and you will never lose the feeling of homesickness. 05、Admit that you miss your family and home, and people will think that you're immature.
4-3 Reading
Reading1-1
01、C 02、C 03、D 04、A 05、B 06、A
Reading1-2
01、A 02、A 03、B 04、B 05、A 06、A 07、A 08、B
Reading2-1
01、H,C,B
Reading2-2
01、H 02、E 03、A 04、D 05、G 06、F 07、I 08、B 09、C
4-4 Integrated skills training
Exercise-1
01、B 02、A 03、A 04、B 05、D 06、B 07、B 08、A 09、C
Exercise-2
01、Traditionally, it was summer camp which gave each and every one of us our first experience ofhomesickness. 02、Swiss mercenaries were banned from singing Swiss songs, which were considered a threat to theirskills and courage. 03、During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was considered virtuous to miss your home. 04、Acknowledging that one is homesick may help avoid the risk of anxiety and depression. 05、Homesickness is both a painful longing to be back home, and an extremely common occurrence.
Exercise-3
01、如今，村舍花园因美丽而发展壮大，人们通常将它与英国联系在一起。然而，原始英国村舍花园更具有功能性。中世纪的村民们利用花园种植食物和药材。直到伊丽莎白繁盛时期，人们才有钱留出空地来种花用作装饰。即便在那时，人们种植的花仍然有实用价值：紫罗兰香气袭人，但也可以把它放在地板上来驱虫；报春花可以用于烹饪。随着经济的越加繁荣，村舍花园变得更加具有装饰性。最终，村舍花园之美变得很流行，甚至一些大庄园也为村舍花园留有一席之地。
Exercise-4
01、A traditional Chinese building, a siheyuan is an enclosed courtyard surrounded by high walls, with an enclosed space and an entrance opening to the outside. When the gate is closed, the courtyard is a small tranquil world of high privacy. All members of the family in siheyuan live together harmoniously and happily, loving and caring for each other. The spacious yard, decorated with flowers and trees, populated with birds and fish, brings the inhabitants great enjoyment of nature. The decorations, the carvings, and the coloured paintings demonstrate the customs of local people and traditional culture, as well as revealing the desire for a happy life.
