English file Elementary Unit 8B There is / there are
Types of house quiz – lead in (5 mins) Discussion questions about houses (5 mins) Reading – intro describing a house (5 mins) Vocabulary building – rooms in a house (10 mins) Listening – tour of a house – which rooms? (5 mins) Listening – tour of a house – gap fill (5 mins) Listening – tour of a house vocab (5 mins) Listening – tour of a house part 3 (5 mins) Strange houses from around the world quiz – (10 mins) 55 Grammar – highlighting - there is / there are (5 mins) Grammar – presentation - there is / there are (5 mins) Grammar – exercises - there is / there are (15 mins) Grammar – speaking - there is / there are (10 mins) Pronunciation focus – vowel sounds (10 mins) Writing focus – describing your home - checking vocabulary – (5 mins) Writing focus – describing your home - ordering – (5 mins) Writing focus – describing your home – planning – (5 mins) Words from the class quiz (5 mins) Extra speaking – describing and drawing your room (10 mins)
1 Flat / apartment 2 3 4 5 6
What types of houses are popular in your country? ................ and .................... are popular in ........................ What type of house do you live in now? Now I live in a ........................................................................ How many rooms do you have in your house? Which rooms? There are ........... rooms in my house. We have (a) ..............., (a) ...................... and (a) ................................... What do you like about your house? I like my house because ....................................................... What would you change about your house? I would like to change ..................... because .....................
1. a toilet 2. a bedroom 3. a living room 4. a bathroom 5. a study 6. a garage 7. a garden 8. a hall 9. a dining room 10. a kitchen
11. a ceiling 12. a balcony 13. a wall 14. Stairs 15. a floor
16. A plant 17. A wardrobe 18. A light 19. A bed 20. A sofa 21. A mirror 22. A fireplace 23. An arm chair 24. A shower 25. A bath
32. A cooker 33. A dishwasher 26. A shelf 27. A carpet 28. A fridge 29. A microwave 30. A cupboard 31. A washing machine
They go into the living room, the library, and the kitchen .
living room fireplace kitchen
bathroom downstairs neighbours upstairs
She says the bedroom is cold. It was Barbara’s father’s bedroom (Jeremy Travers). Yes, they do.
house wrong thought tell what horrible
They decide not to rent the house. They don’t want to live in a house where somebody was murdered.
Strange houses around the world
Japan B) China C) South Korea
Czech Republic B) Poland C) Slovakia
Belgium B) Holland C) France
USA B) UK C) Canada
Holland B) Russia C) Germany
South Korea B) China C) Vietnam
isn’t Is there are Are there
How many is some? Three is a specific number. Some means ‘more than one’, but isn’t a specific number.
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Are there Is there There are There’s There are Is there There are Is there There‘s Are there
1. There’s a table in the kitchen. 2. Is there a fireplace in the living room? 3. There aren’t any plants in my flat. 4. Are there any people in the garden? 5. There are some pictures in my bedroom.
6. There isn’t a TV in the kitchen. 7. There’s a computer in the study. 8. There aren’t any cupboards in the dining room. 9. Is there a bath in the bathroom? 10. There isn’t a light in the garage.
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1. quiet street 2. small / light / pretty kitchen 3. Great view 4. Beautiful park
1. Here you are. 2. I can’t hear you. 3. Where’s the kitchen? 4. She always wears trousers. 5. Is there a washing machine? 6. They’re from America.
Look at the prompts and make some questions to ask your partner for the information. Then changes roles and answer your partner’s questions using the sheet that you have. When you have finished check the information . Speaking practice – houses
Where is the weekend house? Does the house have a garden? / Is there a garden at the house? What rooms are there? How many rooms are there? Can I / we borrow a boat? How much does it cost?
Where is the flat? How much does it cost? Is there a subway nearby? Can I / we keep a dog? Are there any restaurants near the house?
Words from today vocabulary quiz How good are your memories?
Class two
Lead in – dream homes pictures – what can you see? (5 mins) Discussion questions – my home and my dream home (10 mins) Dream homes reading – vocabulary building (15 mins) Dream homes reading – scanning questions (5 mins) Dream homes reading – key details of each home (5 mins) Dream homes reading – comprehension questions (5 mins) Dream homes speaking – discussing the homes (5 mins) Home of famous people quiz (10 mins) 60 Dream homes reading – word building skills (5 mins) Grammar – speaking - there is / there are (10 mins) Pronunciation focus – vowel sounds (10 mins) Writing focus – describing your home - checking vocabulary – (5 mins) Writing focus – describing your home - ordering – (5 mins) Writing focus – describing your home – planning – (5 mins) Extra speaking – describing and drawing your room (10 mins) Speaking extra – asking for and giving information (10 mins) Words from the class quiz (5 mins)
What kind of home do you live in? Describe it to your partner I live in a ......................... There’s / there are .......... What’s your favourite room? Why? My favourite room is ......................... because ......................... What new things would you like to buy for your home? I’d like to buy .......................... for my ...................... What things are important for a home? Big rooms? Special furniture? I think .................., ................ and ............... are important because.............................................
3 homes India / America / DRM (Democratic Republic of Congo) They are all very different
Six floors of the house for cars A movie theatre on one floor of the house Two floors with a health centre and a gym
A small house (3m by 4.5m) Very little furniture (3 chairs, a bed , a table and a small desk)
It also has exam rooms and some beautiful gardens. It has beds for 150 people. It has an emergency room.
3. It only has one bed 1. It has 27 stories. 2. 27 stories vs 3m by 4.5 m
6. Special for the people 4. He moved to the USA / his home is in DRC. 5. 27 stories = expensive /hospital = expensive
Homes of famous people quiz
owns owners building built beautiful different difference
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1. quiet 2. light, pretty, small 3. great 4. beautiful
1. Here you are. 2. I can’t hear you. 3. Where’s the kitchen? 4. She always wears trousers. 5. Is there a washing machine? 6. They’re from America.
Name / product? How / long? Cost / £? Have / special features? Where / buy? Question making revision
Look at the prompts and make some questions to ask your partner for the information. Then changes roles and answer your partner’s questions using the sheet that you have. When you have finished check the information . Speaking practice – houses
Where is the weekend house? Does the house have a garden? / Is there a garden at the house? What rooms are there? How many rooms are there? Can I / we borrow a boat? How much does it cost?
Where is the flat? How much does it cost? Is there a subway nearby? Can I / we keep a dog? Are there any restaurants near the house?
Words from today vocabulary quiz How good are your memories?
Rooms Answer Pictures (1) Living room (A) Beach (2) Bathroom (B) Cathedral (3) Bedroom (C) Gemma’s parents (4) Kitchen (D) Harry’s village (5) Hall (E) Horses (6) Dining room (F) Mountains (G) Racing cars (H) River Listening practice – Pictures in a house Listen to Gemma and her husband, Harry, talking about pictures for their new house. Which picture will they put in each room? Write a letter A-H next to each room. You will hear the conversation twice. B A H E D C
Things in a house quiz
1. a toilet 4. a bathroom 2. a bedroom 9. a dining room 6. a garage 7. a garden 8. a hall 10. a kitchen 3. a living room 5. a study
11. a ceiling 12. a balcony 13. a wall 14. Stairs 15. a floor