新标准大学英语4第7单元Guided writingPPT
全新版大学英语第四册unit7PPT课件
• A billionaire would pay billions to own this bridge and keep this view, but I and my jogging, biking and hiking companions have it for nothing. We inherited it. Now all we do is pay maintenance, in the form of taxes. We are lucky.
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14、未来的新娘 15、勉强接受 16、上映、公开 17、这是梦想构筑的 土地 18、思索言外之意
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新视野大学英语第三版第四册第七单元SectionA精品PPT课件
Interpretation of your energy consciousness scores:
• Between 11-16 points You display a good awareness of energy saving, but there’s still room for improvement. • Between 17- 20 points You can rightly call yourself an “Energy Saving Champion”—well done and keep up the good work!
10. Do you walk or encourage your parents to walk rather than drive when going shopping nearby your home?
Always Sometimes Never
Now add up your score:
4 7 UNIT Energy and Food Crises
Section A The coming energy crisis
Objectives
To talk about energy crisis To further understand the text To apply the phrases and patterns To master the essay writing skill
1. How energy-conscious are you?
With constant warnings about climate change and the depletion of natural resources, many people become aware that they need to live a green lifestyle. What about you? Have you adopted an eco-friendly lifestyle, or are you just paying lip service to the idea? Complete the following questionnaire and find out how energy-conscious you are.
全新版21世纪大学英语读写教程4 Unit7
Unit 7 Coming from Within
3. contingent: able to happen only in a particular situation or if sth. else happens first 视…而定
e.g. Acceptance on the course is contingent on your examination results.
全新版21世纪大学英语读写教程BOOK 4
From studying this unit, the students are expected to learn what the progress paradox means; master the useful sentence structures (like appositive clauses) as well as words and expressions that are the focuses of the exercises following Text A; understand how to build words using noun suffixes –ty and their usage; and talk about why we feel less happy even though we are living a better material life.
新标准大学英语4第7单元Unit taskPPT
items of household equipment shower bath dishwasher washing machine television computer tumble dryer
rooms and features balcony separate toilet courtyard swimming pool garden separate dining and living areas sports facilities
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Unit task: application
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As a general rule the class want large homes. Generally speaking, the class want to live in cities here in China. In general, we want views of natural beauty. Broadly speaking, we want modern homes with the latest electronic devices. In most cases, my classmates desire quiet surroundings. A wish for a balcony is very common. Typically class members want to own penthouse apartments.
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Unit task: development
Essentials and luxuries
Decide if the following are essentials or luxuries.
新标准大学英语综合教程4-unit7
Unit7Active reading (1)Reading and understanding3 Choose the best summary of the passage.2 The passage is the story of a home, the people who lived there and how life has changed over the years,as narrated by the house itself.4 Choose the best answer to the questions.1 Why does the narrator never see his neighbour face on?(a) Because he can’t really see.(b) Because the neighbour is a long way away.(c) Because the narrator and the neighbour are joined in a line.(d) Because the morning sun shines on the narrator instead of the neighbour.2 What was the main effect of the arrival of the young woman in the groundsman’s home?(a) She brought companionship, a family and happiness into the home.(b) The children grew older and taller in the home.(c) The groundsman didn’t have to work so much in the manor house gardens.(d) The home became very noisy.3 Why do you think the couple was holding each other and weeping?(a) Because the couple was growing older.(b) Because the children had grown up and disappeared.(c) Because the daughter had got married.(d) Because the postman had brought bad news about the son.4 How does the narrator feel generally about the years passing?(a) He regrets the people, the new buildings and the traffic.(b) He thinks the neighbouring houses are ugly.(c) He is nostalgic about the past, although he enjoys some of the benefits of progress.(d) He wishes people would spend more time at home.5 How do we know the narrator is getting old?(a) No one is looking after the narrator properly.(b) The narrator has lots of golden memories.(c) There are strange sounds and signs of people who have lived there in the past.(d) The neighbourhood isn’t what it used to be.6 What do you think is going to happen to the house?(a) Another family will come and live there.(b) The traffic around it will get worse.(c) It’s going to be pulled down.(d) The workmen are going to use it as a workplace.Dealing with unfamiliar words5 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 a small house built on land belonging to a large house (lodge)2 to provide furniture (furnish)3 feeling rough and hard (coarse)4 to put a piece of equipment somewhere and make it ready for use (install)5 to build something by putting parts together (assemble)6 a group of workers who do physical work (gang)7 a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing (device)8 a machine or a piece of equipment you have in your home (appliance)6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.When the (1) gang of workmen arrived, the (2) lodge was in a poor state of repair. They began by(3) installing electricity and then (4) assembled the various pieces ofa modern kitchen with all the best(5) appliances such as a washing machine and refrigerator. The walls were rather (6) coarse after years ofneglect, so they used a(n) (7) device to make them smooth again. Finally, they (8) furnished it with tables,chairs, sofas and beds, until the house was as comfortable as it used to be.7 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.1 The two buildings looked exactly the same from the outside, but were very different inside. (identical)2 When spring arrives the garden is full of flowers on the trees. (blossoms)3 The postman used to bring the mail in a large group of things tied together, but these days, we only getthe occasional letter. (bundle)4 She felt suddenly unconscious for a short time when she heard the dreadful news. (fainted)5 At the place where two or more roads meet, there are often queues of traffic. (crossroad)6 I sometimes feel unhappy and angry at the noise and traffic, but most of the time I ignore them. (resent)7 When you leave apples on the ground, they are gradually destroyed bya natural proces s, and can’t becollected and stored. (decay)8 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.1 Is a clearing likely to be (a) an area of woodland, or (b) an area in a wood where there are no trees?2 If something gleams, is it likely to be (a) bright, or (b) dull light?3 Is a riot of colours likely to be (a) just one or two, or (b) lots of different colours?4 If a child gurgles happily, is this likely to be (a) a low, or (b) a high-pitched sound?5 Is a metallic sound likely to be made by (a) something metal, or (b) wooden?6 If a dog howls, does it make (a) a long, loud sound, or (b) a weak, high sound?7 Is a creak likely to be a sound made by (a) something new, or (b) something old?8 If a gate has fallen off its hinges, is it likely to (a) open and shut normally, or (b) stay open?Reading and interpreting9 Look at the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.1 ... I do know that strangely, although we’re identical, we’re the exact opposite of each other ...Why are the house and its neighbour identical yet the exact opposite of each other?… sort of works for some of the information- though I have never seen such an arrangement. But thepreposition ‘over’ will not work, and surely there are two bedrooms –or what is the other room? Weknow it is not a bathroom- and if there are two bedrooms, how can you say the room arrangement is theopposite as in both cases there are two bedrooms?2 Soon there were children to look after too ...In what way does the house look after the children?The house provides shelter and keeps them warm and dry.3 I thought they looked rather coarse against my handsome stone.Does the house like the new brick houses being built? Why / Why not? No, he does not think brick is as fine a material as stone. The word coarse is negative in connotation.4 But we were all warm and clean, and although it was different, it wasn’tunpleasant.What does the house feel about progress?Fairly positive although a little nervous.5 My floorboards creak, and ghosts make strange noises throughout the night.If the house were a human, what would creaking floorboards and ghosts suggest? Old age with stiff muscles and many memories.6 Round the bend comes a large crane with a kind of ball and chain. I do hope it will go away.What do you think the crane is coming to do? Do you think it will go away? Balls are used to smash down walls so it sounds as if the building will be demolished rather thanrepaired. If so, the crane will not go away.Active reading (2)Reading and understanding3 Answer the questions.1 Why does the writer suggest that the first photos of Earth from space came as a shock?They offered a new perspective. They allowed us to see our planet from the outside.2 What does the passage suggest are the advantages of progress? People have more comfortable and longer lives.3 What are the disadvantages of progress?Population growth and as a result overuse of resources, pollution etc.4 In what ways are we similar to other people around the world?We consume similar products and services.5 In what ways are we different?We value our individualism and points of difference from others as reflected in the details of our homes.6 What does our home encourage us to do?Relax, be ourselves and look inward.7 Why is watching television ironic?It results in looking outwards at affairs beyond the home.8 How have the roles of women changed?They can follow careers outside the home and have much less time to be housewives.9 Why will it require wisdom and care to ensure people remain safe and satisfied in their homes?The modern world is pushing us towards uniformity and reducing freedom of choice. It will be difficultto balance this against what people want from their homes and lives. Changes to the family itself mayalso happen with unknown consequences.10 Why might planet Earth become unrecognizable?Homes with families and comfort may have disappeared.Dealing with unfamiliar words4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 to develop and make more modern (industrialize)2 to suffer something difficult or unpleasant patiently over a long period of time (endure)3 smooth-moving and attractive-looking (graceful)4 a strong feeling of dislike (hatred)5 to stop happening or continuing (cease)6 to take control of (conquer)7 intended, not done by chance or by accident (deliberate)5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.1 Many animals, like the antelope and the swan, move with such grace that we humans can only admirethem.2 In the 17th century, the Founding Fathers escaped from England because their religion was hated by theEnglish, but their endurance allowed them to escape to North America and create the US.3 Industrialized nations have more social and fewer economic problems than developing countries.4 The US government deliberately chose the name the “Department of Homeland Security” in order tostress the importance of home.5 The conquest of space is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century.6 There is an enduring nee d to remind ourselves that the Earth’s resources are finite.6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.In comparison with small buildings, local communities, towns and cities, the Earth is (1) extremelylarge, but we call all of these our home, where we enjoy our (2) basic human right of clean water, adequatefood and personal security. Yet this right creates (3) extreme pressureon the Earth’s resources, and wemay feel that the human spirit contains an unusual self-destructive (4) characteristic. It’s as if we humanswork at the (5) main offices of planet Earth, building it and making it stronger and stronger, but with theability to bring it down and destroy it. (6) In the end, it’s our personal duty to leave the Earth as (7) wholeand undamaged as we found it when we arrived.Key: (1) immense (2) birthright (3) incredible (4) streak (5) headquarters(6) Ultimately (7) intact7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.1 If buffalos roam, do they move (a) in a deliberate way, or (b) in no particular direction or without anypurpose?2 Is an emotive word likely to be one which causes (a) strong, or (b) weak feelings?3 If you hunker down, are you likely to (a) go out and look for trouble, or (b) look for a safe place toshelter?4 Is domain likely to be (a) an obligation of a particular person or a group, or (b) an area of activitytraditionally associated with them?5 Is a place that is habitable somewhere you can (a) live, or (b) travel to?6 If something is immoral, is it likely to be (a) right, or (b) wrong?7 If something takes an inordinate amount of time, does it take (a) a lot of time, or (b) little time?Language in useInversion1 Rewrite the sentences using inversion.1 The sound of children playing came from around the house.From around the house came the sound of children playing..2 More houses stood on top of the hill.On top of the hill stood more houses3 Horseless carriages passed in front of the house.In front of the house passed horseless carriages.4 Two middle-aged women lived here.Here lived two middle-aged women.5 A lorry stops at the front of the house.At the front of the house stops a lorry.6 A large crane comes round the bend.Round the bend comes a large crane.Granted, …2 Rewrite the sentences using Granted , …1 I admit that we recognized Earth from maps and drawings, but it was the first time we had seen photosof it.Granted, we recognized Earth from maps and drawings, but it was the first time we had seen photosof it.2 I admit it was familiar, but it was still unusual.Granted, it was familiar, but it was still unusual.3 I admit we could raise standards of living, but we also know that the growth of population is out ofcontrol.Granted, we could raise standards of living, but we also know that the growth of population is out ofcontrol.4 I admit we have learnt to like the same things, but we also recognize our individual natures.Granted, we have learnt to like the same things, but we also recognize our individual natures.5 I admit that women’s roles have changed, but men’s roles have not. Granted, women’s roles have changed, but men’s roles have not.binomials3 Complete the sentences with suitable binomials from the box.1 There are lots of good things to eat. You can pick and choose.2 His secretary looked very prim and proper and the whole meeting was very formal.3 When I write a story, I write the ending first, and then work backwards.I write back to front.4 When I go on holiday, I don’t want to do much. I just need some peace and quiet.5 Don’t worry, we’ll find your wallet sooner or later.6 This is the best I can do for this activity. Take it or leave it. Additional activityMatch the binomials with their meaning.1 d2 f3 j4 g5 a6 b7 i8 c9 h 10 ecollocations4 Complete the sentences with suitable expressions from the collocation box. Sometimes more than onecollocation is possible.1 The results led him to abandon his belief that the climate was not changing.2 The international community is a vague term used to refer to all the governments of the world.3 She is achieving great success / popularity as a designer of stylish home furnishings.4 The government is facing immense pressure to provide cheap housing for the growing population.5 The minister has set up a working party to look into the problem of homelessness.6 If you have a spare room, you could take in a student and make a little extra money.5 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.In so many ways, we now share our home – and our homes – with so many others. From Australia toZambia, we wear baseball caps and watch Hollywood movies. Markets in Morocco sell radios made inSingapore, and we all watch television and enjoy the same type of programmes. Are people obliged to dothis, or do they simply want to?Yet at heart, while we have learnt –or have been taught? –to like and aspire towards the same things, werecognize a streak of individualism in ourselves, a consciousness of difference, of our own uniqueness.And when life on Earth gets overwhelming, people retreat into themselves, into their homes.The word home is an emotive one. It’s a deliberate choice to call the organization to protect the US fromterrorism the Department of Homeland Security. Home doesn’t mean just bricks and mortar, translated intohouse or housing in so many languages. Home is where we hunker down, take off our shoes and switch offfrom the outside world. It’s an inward-looking place, where we should feel safe. Our homes also show ourindividual sides, through the pictures on the wall, the favourite chair, the souvenirs from visits beyond ourhomes, our expression of choice, which remain unchanging day to day,symbols of a moment’s pause in anever-changing world.我们在许多方面和许多人共享我们各自的家——我们的家，从澳大利亚到赞比亚，人们都戴棒球帽，看好莱坞电影。
新视野大学英语第三版第四册第七单元Section A课件
When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. —John F. Kennedy (35th US president)
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8. Do you use or encourage your parents to use the washing machine on a cool wash whenever possible? 9. Do you use or encourage your parents to use energy efficient bulbs instead of the traditional ones? 10. Do you walk or encourage your parents to walk rather than drive when going shopping nearby your home?
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4 Energy and Food Crises
The coming energy crisis
To talk about energy crisis
Section A
Objectives
To further understand the text
To apply the phrases and patterns To master the essay writing skill
4. Do you use public transportation or car-pool when going to school or work whenever possible?
unit7新标准大学英语综合教程4答案(含Unit text)
Reding 11Your answer Correct answer1. lodge lodge2. furnish furnish3. coarse coarse4. assemble install5. install assemble6. gang gang7. device device8. appliance appliance2Your answer Correct answer(1) gang gang(2) lodge lodge(3) installing installing(4) assemble assembled(5) appliance appliances(6) coarse coarse(7) device device(8) furnished furnished31. The two buildings looked exactly the same from the outside, but were very different inside.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answeridentical identical2. When spring arrives the garden is full of flowers on the trees.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answerblossoms blossoms3. The postman used to bring the mail in a large group of things tied together, but these days,we only get the occasional letter.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answerbundle bundle4. She felt suddenly unconscious for a short time when she heard the dreadful news.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answerwas faint fainted5. At the place where two or more roads meet, there are often queues of traffic.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answercrossroads crossroads6. I sometimes feel unhappy and angry at the noise and traffic, but most of the time I ignorethem.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answerresented resent7. When you leave apples on the ground, they are gradually destroyed by a natural process, andcan't be collected and stored.Your replacement:Your answer Correct answerdecay decay4babaa abbReding 21Your answer Correct answer1. industrialize industrialize2. endure endure3. graceful graceful4. hatred hatred5. cease cease6. conquer conquer7. deliberate deliberate21. Many animals, like the antelope and the swan, move with such that we humans can onlyadmire them.Your answer Correct answergrace grace2. In the 17th century, the Founding Fathers escaped from England because their religion wasby the English, but their allowed them to escape to North America and create the US.Your answer Correct answer(1) hatred hated(2) endurance endurance3. nations have more social and fewer economic problems than developing countries.Your answer Correct answerIndustrialized Industrialized4. The US government chose the name the "Department of Homeland Security" in order tostress the importance of home.Your answer Correct answerdeliberately deliberately5. The of space is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century.Your answer Correct answerconquerest conquering6. There is a(n) need to remind ourselves that the Earth's resources are finite.Your answer Correct answerenduring ceaseless3Your answer Correct answer(1) immense immense(2) birthright birthright(3) incredible incredible(4) streak streak(5) headquarters headquarters(6) Ultimately Ultimately(7) intact intact4 babba baLanguage use1From around the house came the sound of children playing.On top of the hill stood more houses.In front of the house passed horseless carriages.Here lived two middle-aged women.At the front of the house stops a lorry.Round the bend comes a large crane.2Granted, we recognized Earth from maps and drawings, but it was the first time we had seen photos of it.Granted, it was familiar, but it was still unusual.Granted, we could raise standards of living, but we also know that the growth of population is out of control.Granted, we have learnt to like the same things, but we also recognize our individual natures.Granted, women's roles have changed, but men's roles have not.31. There are lots of good things to eat. You can.Your answer Correct answerpick and choose pick and choose2. His secretary looked very and the whole meeting was very formal.Your answer Correct answerprim and proper prim and proper3. When I write a story, I write the ending first, and then work backwards. I write.Your answer Correct answerback to front back to front4. When I go on holiday, I don't want to do much. I just need some.Your answer Correct answerpeace and quiet peace and quiet5. Don't worry, we'll find your wallet.Your answer Correct answersooner or later sooner or later6. This is the best I can do for this activity..Your answer Correct answertake it or leave it Take it or leave it41. The results led him to his that the climate was not changing.Your answer Correct answer(1) abandon abandon(2) belief belief2. The is a vague term used to refer to all the governments of the world.Your answer Correct answer(1) international international(2) community community3. She is great as a designer of stylish home furnishings.Your answer Correct answer(1) achieving achieving(2) success success / popularity4. The government is facing to provide cheap housing for the growing population.Your answer Correct answer(1) immense immense(2) pressure pressure5. The minister has set up a working party to the problem of homelessness.Your answer Correct answer(1) look look(2) into into6. If you have a spare room, you coulda student and make a little extra money.Your answer Correct answer(1) take take(2) in in5我们在许多方面和许多人共享我们各自的家园——以及我们大家的家园。
大学英语四级写作完整课件
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• People hold different views about X./__ or __, which is better? Different people have diverse opinions upon this question(issue)./ People’s opinions are divided upon this issue.
• 2. 从内容和语言两方面对作文进行综合评判。内容和 语言是一个统一体。作文应该表达题目所规定的内容 ，而内容要通过语言来表达。既要考虑作文是否切题 ，是否用英语清楚而明确地表达了主题思想，也要考 虑语言上的错误是否造成理解上的障碍。
• 3. 避免趋中倾向。该给高分的给高分，包括满分，该 给低分的给低分，包括0分，一名阅卷人员在所评阅的 全部作文卷中不应只给中间的几种分数。
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• Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary?
With the development of English education in China, nowadays, many attentions have been paid to spoken English skills.The question, wether students can actually use English as a communication tool after years of study, has caused hot debate.As a result, test of spoken English is becoming increasingly common in English education.But does it really necessary to set such a test?
新视野大学英语第三版第四册Unit7SectionB.最全PPT
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1. What happened in the 2007-2008 world food price crisis?
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A worldwide food crisis?
Text Comprehension Language Focus Critical Thinking
1. Read the title of text B and predict what may be the topic of the text and what the writer’s purpose is.
and second quarters of 2008, creating a global crisis and causing political and economical instability and social unrest in both developing and developed nations.
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Tips The title is a question. By using a question as the title, the author tries to attract the readers’ attention and get them to think. From the title, we can see that the article is about the possibility of a worldwide food crisis.
全新版大学英语综合教程第四册-Unit-7PPT课件
New Yorkers waited at newsstands for the morning papers to arrive while anxious relatives gathered at streetside morgues holding pictures of the disappeared.
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was shattered. Within minutes, one of New York's mightiest symbols was a smoldering mess and the nation's image of invincibility was made a lie. 1. 早晨的咖啡还没有凉，我们最宏伟的幻想却已被粉碎。在数分内， 纽约最显赫的象征之一成了一堆余烟未尽的废墟，而这个国家不 可战胜的形象也成了一个谎言。 2. As the World Trade Center crumpled and the streets filled with screams and scenes of unimaginable horror, choking smoke blotted out the sun and plunged lower Manhattan into darkness.
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Guided writing
Generalizations
We often make generalizations to describe characteristics of a group of people or things, rather than stating facts about them. When we make generalizations, we frequently use a number of different expressions to sound less direct or forceful, as well as to suggest that we’re aware of the risks of over-generalization, and are open to other people’s ideas.
Choose the statements are valid generalizations about homes in China.
□ 6 Old houses are preferable to new ones. □ 7 Property prices are falling. □ 8 People move home several times during their lded writing
Making generalizations about where people live in
4 couples with a child In general, couples with a child live in their own home. 5 elderly people Usually, elderly people live in their own home or with their children. 6 people who cannot afford to buy their own home Typically people who cannot afford to buy their own home live in rented accommodation.
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Generalizations
some of the expressions we use to make generalizations
1. adjectives qualifying nouns 2. adverbs qualifying adjectives
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Valid or faulty generalizations
Now rewrite the faulty generalizations so that they are valid.
3 It’s absolutely impossible to get a 100 per cent load to buy a home. The general rule is a minimum down payment of 20-30 per cent of the cost. There are also limits to the amount you can borrow depending on what you are buying and how much you have saved in a Housing Fund Bank account. 6 The older housing stock is in most cases inferior. 7 Prices continue to rise.
Remember: Valid generalizations are based on facts, logic, examples, and faulty generalizations are not supported by facts, or are too general. We can often identify faulty generalizations by words such as everyone, everything , all, no one , none, always , or never .
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It’s rela or elde 3. adverbs qualifying verbs
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Generalizations
some of the expressions we use to make generalizations
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Valid or faulty generalizations
√ 1 Everyone wants to buy their own home. □ √ 2 Property prices are high. □ □ 3 It’s easy to get a 100 per cent loan to buy a home. √ 4 People pay around 25 per cent of their income on □ rent or in repayment of loans. √ 5 People share flats with strangers. □ √
Guided writing
Making generalizations about home
Answer the questions about homes in China. Make generalizations.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting or buying accommodation? 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 and don’t mind moving a lot, rented housing is a better choice. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of old and new homes? 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. More
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Generalizations
Some of the expressions we use to make generalizations:
1. to begin a sentence As a general rule, many young people in England hope … to buy their own home … Generally speaking, older houses are preferable to new ones … But in general, a family only does so on the arrival of the younger generation. Broadly speaking, there are two reasons for this. In most cases, these are houses on two floors with a garden.
Guided writing
Making generalizations about home
Answer the questions about homes in China. Make generalizations.
3 What are the advantages and disadvantages of elderly people living with the rest of the family? Typically it is economically sensible for an old person to live with younger relatives. Elderly people can help with the housework and are good with children, and the young can take care of the elderly parents as well. But as Chinese homes are generally not very large, living so close together may often result in disagreements. 4 What is “council housing” like? Broadly speaking, council housing is high-rise. The apartments are small, but affordable.
Guided writing
Sample
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 was not of a good quality and needed to be replaced by high-rise buildings which can accommodate more people. A high percentage of urban residents own their own flat. This is typically the case with a married couple with a child.