Learn the names and functions of some main rooms in a house
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Lesson plan overview
| Task | To learn the names and functions of some main rooms in a house. |
| CLB level | CLB Stage I (CLB 1-3) |
| Delivery method | Online |
| Class size | 10-15 students (vary the number of activities according to your class size) |
| Estimated time | 1.5-2 hours (depending on class size) |
| CLB Skills and Competencies | Speaking: Interacting with others Sharing information Listening: Interacting with others Comprehending information Reading: Comprehending information |
| Language focus | Learn the vocabulary needed to understand this topic. Practice formulating full sentences to answer “What is …” questions. Students practice the plural form of “to have.” Use the appropriate grammar structures and vocabulary to respond personally to the reflection questions. (Encourage students to respond in full sentences.) |
| Cultural focus | Students understand typical Canadian room functions and furnishings. |
| Specific task learning objectives | Students learn basic vocabulary related to house configurations in Canada. Students discuss how they set up their own homes in Canada and in their home country and how these arrangements might differ from the usual Canadian arrangement. |
| ESL Directions original video (🎥) and audio (🔊) activities? | This lesson includes original video (🎥) and audio (🔊) activities. |
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Lesson plan
Warm-up: Introducing the topic and defining our terms
- Today, we’re going to learn vocabulary for some rooms in our houses.
- What is a room?
- What is a house?
- What are the names of some rooms in our houses?
Skill-building activities
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- Vocabulary flashcards* 🔊
- Listen to the vocabulary again* 🔊 (Pay attention to how to say the words and what they mean.)
- Rooms in my home* 🎥
Skill-using tasks
- Group sort*
- What is this?* (Ask students to use full sentences when identifying each image, e.g., “This is a bathtub”.)
- Make sets*
Assessment/review tasks
- Vocabulary review quiz*
- Tell us what each word or phrase means* (Ask students to use their own words to define each word or phrase. Ask them to use full sentences, if possible. For example, “A living room is …)
Reflection questions
- Can you name three words or phrases you learned today?
- What rooms does your apartment or house have?
- What things are in those rooms?
- Are rooms arranged differently in your home country? Are the things in each room different? How are they different?
- What is your favourite room in your house? Why is this room your favourite?
- Do you like to spend time at home, or do you like to go out?
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