2012年2月21日 星期二

Twenty-four Rooms in One

1. pre-reading




2. reading comprehension questions
  • What did you see in the above video? (P2-P4)
use a remote control to raise the screen
fill the room with radiance
the wall-mounted television
countertop
worktop
sliding wall units
fold-down tables
  • What was Gary Chang doing? (P1)
  • Why did Gary Chang colorize the window? (P2)
  • How can Chang change a living room to a kitchen? (P3)
  • How can Chang change the layouts of his room so easily? (P4)
  • How did Gary Chang take advantage of the small space in his apartment? (P6)
  • What can we learn from Chang's Murphy bed? (P7)
  • What was Chang's thought on the shortage of space in Hong Kong? (P9)
  • What was his solution to this problem? (P11-12)
  • What did he think about buying a new apartment? (P14)
 

3. phrases
  • on a recent Saturday morning (2)
  • work up an appetite (9)
  • wall-mounted television (18)
  • impose layouts on ... (29)
  • was partitioned into ... (42)
  • fold out the bed (57)
  • take over the lease on their old apartment (66)
  • tear down the walls (69)


4. usage & grammar
  • Gary Chang stood in the middle ..., looking at a wall-size screen. / He stepped on the balance board ..., moving in time ... (present participle)
  • His mother suggested that he (should) take over the lease ... (65)