Roo om ms in a house Tutor Resources for the AMEP Housing Beginner

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3 Topic plan Theme: Housing Topic: Rooms in a house Task Language focus Learning activities Resources 1. Can identify and name rooms in a house Vocabulary kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, garage, balcony, favourite Name the rooms in a house Talk about the rooms in their house Worksheet 1: Rooms in a house 2. Can identify and match daily activities to specific rooms Structure Do you have a (laundry, garage etc) in your house? How many bedroom/bathrooms do you have? What is your favourite room? Why? Vocabulary breakfast, lunch, dinner, bath, get dressed, make, wash, iron, clothes, bed, dishes Identify the different daily activities Match daily activities to rooms in a house Worksheet 2: Daily activities Worksheet 3: Which room? 3. Can demonstrate understanding of simple plans Structure Where do you (wash, watch TV etc)? I wash the clothes in the laundry. Vocabulary floor plan, abbreviation Read abbreviations and name the rooms of a house on a floor plan Worksheet 4: Floor plans Write simple sentences Draw a plan of their house Beginner 1

4 Topic plan Theme: Housing Topic: Rooms in a house Task Language focus Learning activities Resources 4. Can identify some household Name the furniture objects Vocabulary chair, table, curtains, bookshelf, armchair, heater, cupboard, dining table, dishwasher, bed, mat, sofa, wardrobe, lamp Match words to pictures Find the housing words Flash cards 1: Household furniture Worksheet 5: Housing word find Worksheet 6: Housing game Structure In which room is the (lamp, dishwasher etc). The (lamp, dishwasher etc) is in the. Play Housing game Beginner 2

5 Theme: Housing Tutor notes Topic: Rooms in a house Rooms in a house Task 1: Vocabulary: Language structure: Can identify and name rooms in a house kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, garage, balcony, favourite Do you have a (laundry, garage etc) in your house? How many bedroom/bathrooms do you have? What is your favourite room? Why? Activity instructions Name the rooms in a house Worksheet 1: Rooms in a house Show pictures on the worksheet and ask learner to read or name the rooms. Ask the learner to identify specific rooms: Show me the (bedroom, laundry etc). Talk about the rooms in their house Ask questions: Do you have a (laundry, garage etc) in your house? Learner responds: Yes I have. No I haven t. How many bedrooms /bathrooms do you have? Learner responds: I have bedrooms/bathrooms in my house. Ask: Can you name the rooms in your house? Together walk around their house and ask learner to name the room. Ask: What is your favourite room? Why? Acknowledgement of image source 2011 Photos.com, a division of Getty Images. All rights reserved. Beginner 3

6 Daily activities Task 2: Vocabulary: Language structure: Can identify and match daily activities to specific rooms Tutor notes breakfast, lunch, dinner, bath, get dressed, make, wash, iron, clothes, bed, dishes Where do you (wash, watch TV etc)? I wash the clothes in the laundry. Activity Instructions Identify the different daily activities Worksheet 2: Daily activities Show the pictures on the worksheet and ask learner to name the activities. Learner reads the words and writes the words under the correct picture. Match daily activities to rooms in a house Worksheet 3: Which room? Read the room words at the top of the worksheet. Learner repeats or reads. Ask questions: Where do you (watch TV, listen to music etc)? or In which room do you (cook, have a shower etc)? Learner responds: I watch TV in the. I have a shower in the. Learner reads the room words and then completes the sentences. Learner reads the completed sentences. (Check for correct pronunciation, intonation and punctuation.) Floor plans Task 3: Vocabulary: Can demonstrate understanding of simple plans floor plan, abbreviation Activity instructions Read abbreviations and name the rooms of a house on a floor plan Worksheet 4: Floor plans Show the house floor plans on the worksheet and explain what they represent. (Some learners have may have difficulty with this spatial concept.) Ask learner to read the house words and then the abbreviations. Learner looks at the floor plans and names the rooms. Write simple sentences Worksheet 4: Floor plans Learner writes some simple sentences about the two houses represented by the plans: There is one (bathroom, kitchen etc). There are (bedrooms etc). Draw a plan of their house Together draw a plan of the learner s house and label the rooms using the abbreviations. Beginner 4

7 Household furniture Task 4: Vocabulary: Language structure: Preparation Prepare flash cards 1. Can identify some household objects Tutor notes chair, table, curtains, bookshelf, armchair, heater, cupboard, dining table, dishwasher, bed, mat, sofa, wardrobe, lamp In which room is the (lamp, dishwasher etc). The (lamp, dishwasher, etc) is in the. You will need a die and counters to play the Housing game. Activity instructions Name the furniture Flash cards 1: Household furniture Show picture cards and ask learner to name the items. Introduce any new vocabulary. Read word cards. Learner listens and finds the correct picture cards. Match words to pictures Flash cards 1: Household furniture Learner reads the words and matches the words to the pictures. Find the housing words Worksheet 5: Find the words Learner says the words, then finds and circles the words. Play Housing game Worksheet 6: Housing game Together play the game. First player rolls the die and moves their counter the number of spaces shown on the die. Then asks the question to the second player. The second player answers the question then rolls the dice and the game continues. If the players are unable to answer the question they miss a turn. The first person to land exactly on the space marked Finish is the winner. However if the number on the dice makes the player move beyond the winner space they need to continue around the board again. Beginner 5

8 Worksheet 1: Rooms in a house Look at the pictures and read the words. kitchen living room dining room bedroom laundry bathroom garage balcony Beginner Worksheet 1

9 Worksheet 2: Daily activities Write the words below its picture. wash the clothes cook dinner eat lunch go to sleep have a bath get dressed iron the clothes have breakfast wash the dishes make the bed Beginner Worksheet 2

10 Worksheet 3: Which room? Match the actions with the rooms to complete the sentences. kitchen dining room living room bedroom bathroom laundry garage balcony Where do you? sleep I sleep in the. eat breakfast I eat breakfast in the. watch TV I watch TV in the. cook dinner I cook dinner in the. have a shower I have a shower in the. listen to music I listen to music in the. wash the clothes I wash the clothes in the. use the computer I use the computer in the. eat dinner I eat dinner in the. wash the dishes I wash the dishes in the. comb your hair I comb my hair in the. read a book I read a book in the. park the car I park the car in the. get dressed I get dressed in the. iron the clothes I iron the clothes in the. take a rest I take a rest in the. Beginner Worksheet 3

11 Worksheet 4: Floor plans Look at the floor plans and name the rooms. Word bedroom dining room kitchen bathroom toilet laundry garage Abbreviation br din rm kit bathrm wc lndry gar Beginner Worksheet 4

12 Write about the houses. Beginner Worksheet 4

13 Flash cards 1: Household furniture chair table heater dining table sofa armchair Beginner Flash cards 1

14 lamp curtains bookshelf cupboards dishwasher bed Beginner Flash cards 1

15 wardrobe mat Beginner Flash cards 1

16 Worksheet 5: Housing word find Find the words and circle. armchair cupboard heater mat sofa bed curtain house rooms table bookshelf dishwasher lamp room wardrobe m a t t h e a t e r p b o o k s h e l f a r m c h a i r v l c u r t a i n b e d m n w a r d r o b e o q c u p b o a r d t a b l e r o o m s l a m p s o f a z l d i s h w a s h e r h o u s e r o o m j Beginner Worksheet 5

Worksheet 6: Housing game Start 1. How many bedrooms are there? 2. How big is the kitchen? 3.

What s the floor covering - carpet, wood, tiles? 17. Is it close to transport, shops, schools?

Is it weatherboard or brick? 9. Do you have built-in-robes (BIRs)? 15. What heating do you have? 14.

17 Worksheet 6: Housing game Start 1. How many bedrooms are there? 2. How big is the kitchen? 3. How old is the house? 4. How many bathrooms are there? 5. Does it have a fence? Finish 18. What s the floor covering - carpet, wood, tiles? 17. Is it close to transport, shops, schools? TALK ABOUT YOUR PLACE 6. How big is the laundry? 7. How many rooms are there? 8. Where do you watch TV? 16. Is it weatherboard or brick? 9. Do you have built-in-robes (BIRs)? 15. What heating do you have? 14. Where is your place (suburb)? 13. Do you have a garage? 12. Describe your garden. 11. Where do you eat meals? 10. Is it a house, flat or unit? Beginner Worksheet 6

Types of housing Tutor Resources for the AMEP Housing Beginner

Types of housing Tutor Resources for the AMEP Housing Beginner Types of hou using Housing Beginner This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non commercial