《高级日常英语》教学辅导(第5单元)

《高级日常英语》教学辅导（第5单元）

UNIT 5

LOCAL COMMUNITY

Words and Expressions:

1. isolated separated from others; solitary or singular

e. g. He lived in the island, leading an isolated existence.

2. community a group of people living together and /or united by shared

interests, religion, nationality, etc.

e.g. community service

the British community in Paris

3. accommodation a place to live ; (Brit) rooms, flats, houses, hotel rooms;

lodgings; (US, pl) lodgings; room(s) and food

e.g. Wanted: accommodation for a young married

couple with a small child.

Hotel accommodation was scarce during the

OlympicGames.

4. typical (of) having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of

person or thing; representative; characteristic of a person

or thing

e.g. a typical British pub

Such decoration was a typical feature of the

Victorian period.

5. block large building divided into separate flats or offices; group

of buildings

e.g. blocks of flats

an office block

a tower block

6. sketch rough quickly-made drawing, without many details

e.g. plan sketch quick sketch outline sketch

7. detached separated; disconnected

8.terraced house house joined to others in a row

9. bungalow a type of house which is all on one level

10. caravan large vehicle on wheels, equipped for living in and usu.

towed by a motor vehicle

e.g. a gypsy caravan

11. storey (US story) (pl storeys; US stories) section of a building with

rooms all at the same level; floor

e.g. a five-storey building .

She lives on the third storey of a block of flats.

12. temporary lasting for a limited time only; not permanent

e.g. This arrangement is only temporary.

13. tenant a person who pays rent for the use of land or building

Cf. resident someone who lives in a place and is not just a visitor

lodger a person who pays rent to stay in somebody's house

boarder a person who pays to live and receive meals at another

person's house; a lodger

inhabitant(formal and technical) a person who lives in a place, esp. as

one of a group which has been there for a long time owner a person who owns something, esp. a house, flat, etc.

landlord a person from whom someone rents all or part of a building,

land, etc. a person who owns or is in charge of an inn,

hotel, etc. landlady a woman who keeps lodgers

Writing

1. Task:Write a short paragraph about 150 words to describe your home. Try to include the following things: the type of house, the size, the furniture, the local facilities and the neighborhood, etc.

2. Guide to Write

(1) Topic sentence:Produce a central impression which transmits your writing purpose to the reader by using a topic sentence well-designed to match the paragraph here.

(2) Content: Prepare enough materials about the descriptions of types of house, the facilities at home in your residential area.

(3) Development by space: Follow a certain sequence and pay attention to the detailed description and spatial relations.

(4) Tense: The present tense is suggested to be used.

Useful expressions you can refer to:

Type of house: flat, bed-sit, detached house

Environment: quiet or crowded

Facilities in the residential area: postoffice, supermarket, bank, school, park,

vegetablemarket, bus stop, library, community,

pub, playground, hairdresser ' s, restaurant,

gymnasium

Facilities inside the house: furnished or not, decorated or not, electric appliance Location: suburb, downtown

Rent: utilities such as gas, electricity, water, central heating

Transportation: available regular bus, train station

Sample:

I am lucky that I can live with my whole family in a large and comfortable residential area. We have a flat more than 150 square meters in size in this high-rise block. We all like it and try to decorate it well.

In the living room, we put a group of traditional Chinese wooden sofas with a beautiful coffee table there. At the opposite side of the room lies a set of modern audio-visual electronic equipment called "family cinema". My parents, my elder brother and his wife and I all have our own bedrooms with everything we need in them, such as television, DVD-player, and air-conditioner.

My neighbor is a very nice couple and the residents here are all very friendly to

each other.

There are supermarket, bank, school, beauty salons and a dry cleaner's nearby and a bus terminal in the southeast of the area. I really enjoy the quiet and comfortable living environment here.