文档介绍：Talking point
Warming up
Skimming
Digging
Critical thinking
Language in use
Unfamiliar words
Interpreting
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An empty old house always seems mysterious, especially for children. Watch the film trailer of the movie Monster House, then share with the class whether your have similar story in your childhood.
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➊ Read the quotations about home. Work in pairs and
discuss their meaning.
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➋ Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 Did you find anything strange about the two conversations?
2 Which do you think is most likely to take place, and why?
3 Do you have conversations like these? Who with?
4 What are the usual subjects of your conversations?
5 What do you think are the differences between the way that men speak to each other and how they speak to women?
6 What do you think are the differences between the way that women speak to each other and how they speak to men?
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➊ Look at the sentences from the passage and think
about who “I” is.
1 I can still remember the men who built the walls…
2 My neighbour is an acquaintance but I only see him from an angle to the side.
3 My windows are my eyes, and they look onto trees and fields…
4 At home I had another family to look after.
5 But around the corner, I can hear a very loud engine noise coming closer…
Now read the passage and find out who the writer is
meant to be.
Answer: “I” refers to the house.
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Skimming
◇Browse the passage within 8 minutes to get a rough idea about it.
◇Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 115.
Task
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Skimming
➋ Choose the best summary of the passage.
1 The passage tells the stories of the families in a house, from the time when it was built to the present day.
2 The passage is the story of a home, the people who lived there, and how life has changed over the years, narrated by the house itself.
3 The passage is wri