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一、课文导读
本课学习目标
今天我们要学习的是新概念英语第二册的第二十三课,标题是 "A new house"(新居)。
这是一封充满温情的家书——作者去年在乡下盖了一所房子,现在邀请姐姐来英国时来住。姐姐是第一次来英国,作者希望她能喜欢这所房子。房子虽然不是很大,但非常舒适。有趣的是,房子里有间奇特的书房——从窗户望出去能看到几百棵苹果树,但房子前却没有树。不过这并不影响它,因为从每个房间都能看到花园。
本课的重点知识点包括:
there be句型的各种时态(核心语法)——there is/are/was/were/has been/will be
关系从句的用法(定语从句)
否定疑问句的构成和用法
get a surprise的固定表达
in the country / in the countryside的区别
complete / modern / strange / district等重点词汇
work on / get a letter from / live in等短语动词
文化背景:英国人的乡村情结
英国人有着深厚的乡村情结。对许多英国人来说,能在乡下拥有一所房子是生活的理想。课文中的"I had a letter from my sister. She is in Nigeria."暗示作者可能与家人分居两地,新房子成为团聚的象征。邀请姐姐"来英国"时住新家,体现了浓浓的亲情。
二、课文原文
Lesson 23 A new house
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
三、本课核心词汇表
课文重点词汇
重点短语
there be句型用法总结(本课核心语法)
get a surprise 相关表达
in the country vs. in the countryside
注意:country表示"国家"时不加the;表示"乡村"时必须加the: