Unit 6 Where is it? A LOGGING ON 1. GOALS In this unit you will learn to: Locate objects in a house You will practice how to: Use there is-there are? Use the present progressive (why?), wh-words like where, who, what Use Prepositions 2. VOCABULARY Listen and repeat Furniture
(Picture of a living room) armchair, TV set, coffee table, bookcase, telephone (Picture of a bedroom) lamp, bed, bedside table, alarm clock, pillow, blanket (Blueprint of a house) bedrooms, bathroom, garage, kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry room, garden, door, window, floor, roof, wall Write the numbers of the pictures next to the correct words. 3. WARM UP Students flip over pictures of different objects. If they can type the correct word for each object, the pictures stays, if not it goes back to its blank side. After three trials the name of the picture stays as a mistake. Alarm clock, keys, telephone, bag, carpet, cupboard, bookcase, cell phone, dvd, umbrella, magazines, curtains, toilet, sink, shower, blanket 4. YOUR TURN Make a blueprint of your house and tell your partner the objects that are there.
B TURN IT UP 1. Pre-listening Pictures of a briefcase, desk, keys, a desk, a drawer, a watch, a tv set, glasses, bookcase. 2. Listen and practice. Phone conversation A mother is talking to her son about the location of some objects. Mom where is dad s briefcase, and the house keys, and my watch and my sister s glasses. Hold it. Let s go one by one. Your dad s briefcase is on/under the desk in the living room/office. The house keys are in/on the drawer in your father s office/father s room. Your watch in on top of/next to the t.v. set in your living room/restroom. Your sister s glasses are on/in the bookcase in the living room/dining room. 3. Post-Listening In the following blueprint of a house, place different objects in different positions and ask your partner to tell you where they are. 4. Pronunciation Where are the keys? Rising Falling intonation C SYSTEM TOOLS The items in the box are missing. Pass the cursor over the picture to discover where they are. Then write an appropriate sentence in the box below. Where are the? Where is the? Keys glasses English book phone In the drawer of the desk (keys) Under the coffeetable (glasses) In the bookcase (English book)
Under the sofa (phone) Prepositions On under next to in front of between on top of in (Drawings) D SCAN IT 1. Pre-reading Where do you live? How many rooms are there in your house? 2. Reading HOUSES FOR RENT Big house for rent. 3 1 bedrooms, 1.5 bathr., living room, and kitchen. 60,000. 2 Call Fabio at 230-0000 Nice apartment for rent, 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, small living room. 50,000 259-9999 Ask for Mario 3 Small room for rent in big house. For students only. Shared bathroom. Meals included. 35000. Call Luis at 390-8888, anytime 4 Big house for rent. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, big kitchen, 2-car garage. Big garden. Call 888-8998 3. Post-Reading Match the families with the homes. Write the number in the space provided. A student A family of 5 A family of 8 A couple and a kid
E TYPE IT UP 1. Pre-writing Mention to your partner the rooms of your house. 2. Writing Write a FOR RENT ad for your house. 3. Post-writing Pair work. Call any of the places to find out about the house for rent. F LOGGING OFF TEAM PROJECT OBJECTIVE: To present information about Costa Rican houses PRODUCT A blueprint DISSEMINATION A visual Roles Job Description Student s Name Student 1 Sees that everybody uses English Leader Sees that everybody participates Student 2 Secretary Student 3 Designer Student 4 Assistant Writes information about project Decides on the design of the visual Helps secretary and designer with their work 2. SURFING THE NET Search the web on the following topic: Houses for rent
Go to http://www.costarica/beachrentals.com Culture capsule: Owning a house is difficult both in the USA and in Costa Rica; however, there are several differences concerning housing. In Costa Rica, most houses are built using concrete. In the USA, most houses are built with wood or brick and the roofs are not made with zinc plates. Most houses in the USA have a heating system for the winter and a cooling system for the summer, and they usually have a cellar and an attic. Also, most houses have wall-to-wall carpeting.