APARTMENTS and HOUSES
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Listening Lesson
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Beginner-Elementary Page 1
Total Time: Approx 45-55 mins With Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Intermediate English Dialogs
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate Two-part dialog between two college friends who discuss finding a new place to rent. For listening and speaking practice. Detailed Teaching Notes and Answer Key attached on Page 2 Dialog scripts (for Parts A and B) and role play suggestion attached on Page 3 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
(A) Listen and Practice
(B) Keep Listening
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60-minute Lesson Plan
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary to Intermediate "Australia's Underground Homes!" Multi-page lesson: Vocabulary Preview Spelling Practice (Vocabulary Crossword) Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Basic English Dialogs
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Beginner to Elementary Three short apartment dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice. Extension activity on attached Page 2. Answer Key attached on Page 3 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Dialog 1
Dialog 2
Dialog 3
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Writing Practice
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary to Intermediate "Describe your home. Write a short paragraph below." Focus on present simple tense and adjectives Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Read-Aloud-Activity
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary Your name is Jennifer (A) / Eduard (B). A reporter just asked you, "Could you please describe your home?" Read aloud your answer. Pair work activity (A and B version on Pages 1 and 2) Listening comprehension questions (for Jennifer and for Eduard) on Page 3 Answer Key and Activity Notes on Page 4 Time: Approx 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Jennifer
Eduard
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Discussion Practice
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate to Advanced 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Time: Approx 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who' Activity
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary to Intermediate Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Writing Practice
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate Page 1 Gap-fill Model: "Some people think it's a good idea to live in an apartment. Other people think it's better to live in a house. What do you think?" Pages 2 and 3 Writing Assignment: "Some people think its a good idea to live downtown. Other people think it's better to live outside the city. What do you think?" Page 4 Answer Key Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate 284-word article: 'Houses: Cave Houses of Cappadocia'
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Board Game
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate to Advanced 30 questions about apartments and houses For groups of two to three players Time: Approx 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate to Advanced Nine pages of activities related to apartments and houses (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached Time: Approx 120 - 180 minutes total Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Apartments
appliance
basement bathroom bedroom carpet community condominium contract convenient deposit dining room downstairs downtown |
elevator
fireplace floor floor space for rent furnished furniture garage ground floor high rise kitchen landlord living room |
located
location lock low rise mortgage move move into neighbor neighborhood next door noisy non-smoking no pets |
own
parking space quiet real estate real estate agent rent roof room roommate security sell share |
sign
spacious stairs story suburbs tenant unfurnished upstairs utilities view window yard |
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary to Intermediate 15 vocabulary items about apartments and houses Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Apartments and Houses
basement
bathroom bedroom dining room downstairs |
floor
furniture garage kitchen landlord |
living room
neighborhood upstairs window yard |
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Word Bank - Writing
Activity 1 APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate to Advanced Write a descriptive paragraph about your house or apartment. Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper. Time: Approx 25 - 30 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank - Writing
Activity 2 APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Intermediate to Advanced Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "Apartments downtown are better than houses in the suburbs. Do you agree or disagree?" Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper. Time: Approx 25 - 30 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank / Reading
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Advanced Reading passage: 10 sentences - '10 Important Things to Think About Before You Move Into a New Home' Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Vocabulary Quiz
APARTMENTS and HOUSES Level: Elementary to Intermediate 14 apartment and house-related vocabulary items Answer Key attached Time: Approx 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
ART Level: Intermediate to Advanced Brainstorming and dictionary practice Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |