【正文】 的金融和文化中心，許多大型機構總部都設于此，包括飛利浦和 ING等七家世界 500強企業(yè)的凡 凡 返回目錄 Text A Unit 2 Places to Stay Background Information 發(fā)達國家的“回巢族”、 “賴家族” 由于高物價、高學費、高房價和高失業(yè)率，西方許多發(fā)達國家許多原本早該獨立的年輕人不得不與父母住在一起，成為“回巢族”、“賴家族” (Boomeranger)。 (made from) __________________________________ recycled materials. Words and Phrases take advantage of the low interest rates of mortgage These things are pletely made from 返回目錄 Text A Unit 2 Places to Stay Words and Phrases 3. 這些新公寓房都有網(wǎng)絡和天然氣。 這不是我理想的家，我不想在這里度過余生。 2. 對現(xiàn)在的 虛擬 要點 ： 表示對現(xiàn)在的虛擬，條件句中的謂語動詞用過去式 (be動詞通常用 were )，主句謂語可用would + 動 詞 原 形 ‖。 3. why引導 定語從句 要點： why引導的定語從句修飾先行詞 reason,表 示 ―?? 的原因 ‖。本句表示對現(xiàn)在的虛擬， if條件句中的動詞用 過去式 ，主句的謂語動詞用“ would+動詞原形 ”。 返回目錄 Background Information Text B Unit 2 Places to Stay Antarctica 南極 南極被人們稱為“第七大陸”，是地球上最后一個被發(fā)現(xiàn)、唯一沒有人類居住的大陸。 返回目錄 Text B TEXT A Love to travel but hate paying for hotels? Too old for a youth hostel? Then couchsurfing might be right up your street. Translation Unit 2 Places to Stay 返回目錄 Text B 1 Couchsurfing is a work of people who offer acmodation to strangers travelling in their area. It’s simple. When you ―surf a couch‖, you are a guest in someone’s house and they are your host. You don’t pay for the room or couch, and your hosts will get the same favour back when they travel. They may stay with you or with another person in the work. Couchsurfing Translation Unit 2 Places to Stay 返回目錄 2 Of course, there are smaller numbers of surfers in remote locations, but the work covers every continent (including Antarctica!) The top five couchsurfing nations are the United States, Germany, France, Canada and the United Kingdom. The average surfer is 27 years old and just over half the surfers are male. Translation Text B Unit 2 Places to Stay 返回目錄 Translation Text B Unit 2 Places to Stay 3 Couchsurfing was created so that everyone can travel the world and make meaningful connections, but staying with your host is always free. Many surfers like to bring their hosts a gift or treat them to a meal to say thank you. They also thank people in small ways like doing the washingup or sending a postcard from their next destination. 返回目錄 4 Surfers get the advantage of staying with someone who knows the area like the back of their hand. They can tell how not to get ripped off, or what to do when it’s pouring with rain. And when people of different cultures meet, who is better than a local to help with social skills? Knowing whether to shake hands, bow, or kiss a person on the cheek can be very confusing. Translation Text B Unit 2 Places to Stay 返回目錄 5 Some surfers e for a single night, or even just for dinner. The important thing is not to outstay your wele, so surfers usually check with the host first. In the words of one host, ―We want surfers to be fortable, but not too fortable. Staying two or three nights is cool。 Speaking Listening 1. Booking a Hotel Room 3. How much is the room per night? A. €100. B. €110. C. €210. D. €220. 4. Which of the following statements is true about the room rate? A. It includes an extra bed and breakfast. B. It includes an extra bed but no breakfast. C. It includes breakfast but no extra bed. D. It includes neither an extra bed nor breakfast. Script Unit 2 Places to Stay √ √ 返回目錄 Listening amp。 Speaking II. Work in pairs. Practise booking a hotel room, using the questions in exercise I. Developing Conversations Booking a Hotel Room 1. Booking a Hotel Room You can start your conversation with: Unit 2 Places to Stay 返回目錄 Listening amp。s new home is a house with three floors. ( ) 5. Nick and Carol’s new home has a big private garden with a lot of sunlight. ( ) 6. Nick and Carol’s old place is more central than their new one. T F F T F Unit 2 Places to Stay Script T 返回目錄 Listening amp。 Speaking Developing Conversations Making parisons Unit 2 Places to Stay 2. Living Places 3. Those new flats are a bit cramped. They’re half the size of ours, and maybe _________________. 4. Their new house has got a huge kitchen — it’s _________________ mine. 5. The garage is huge. It’s ___________________________. 6. It has got a spacious sitting room. It’s ________________________ to this room. a little bit smaller twice the size of three times the size of yours a similar size, bigger 返回目錄 Listening amp。 parents and teachers put 1____________ children at school and don’t worry about their 2______________。 Speaking 3. The Best Place Warming Up I. Match the verbs (16) with the expressions (af) they go with. Unit 2 Places to Stay 1. get ______ 2. take ______ 3. force ______ 4. share ______ 5. put on______ 6. put ______ a. some makeup b. angry with somebody c. a room with my sister d. pressure on somebody e. turns to cook and clean f. the noisemakers to get away b e f c a d 返回目錄 I. Listen to a passage. Fill in the blanks with what you hear. The passage will be read three times. Unit 2 Places to Stay The Netherlands is the best place in the world to be a child. There are plenty of parks and play spaces for the young。 Speaking 2. Living Places Listening Unit 2 Places to Stay ’s bad about the area? A. It’s not central. B. There’re too many kids around. C. It’s not as quiet as it used to be. D. It’s not safe. 4. What’s the woman’s opinion on the area? A. She hates it generally. B. She loves it on the whole. C. She likes it as much as she dislikes it. D. She is uncertain abou