Rooms in a house

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Housing

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Topic plan

Beginner

Tutor Resources for the AMEP

Theme:

Housing

Topic:

Rooms in a house

Task
1. Can identify and name rooms in
a house

2. Can identify and match daily

activities to specific rooms

3. Can demonstrate understanding

of simple plans

Language focus
Vocabulary
kitchen, dining room, living room,
bedroom, bathroom, laundry,
garage, balcony, favourite
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
Structure
Where do you ___ (wash, watch TV
etc)? I wash the clothes in the
laundry.
Vocabulary
floor plan, abbreviation

Learning activities
Name the rooms in a house

Resources
Worksheet 1: Rooms in a house

Talk about the rooms in their house

Identify the different daily activities

Worksheet 2: Daily activities

Worksheet 3: Which room?

Match daily activities to rooms in a

house

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

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Topic plan

Beginner

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Theme:

Housing

Topic:

Rooms in a house

Task
4. Can identify some household
objects

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Language focus
Vocabulary
chair, table, curtains, bookshelf,
armchair, heater, cupboard, dining
table, dishwasher, bed, mat, sofa,
wardrobe, lamp

Learning activities
Name the furniture

Structure
In which room is the___ (lamp,
dishwasher etc). The ___ (lamp,
dishwasher etc) is in the ___.

Play Housing game

Match words to pictures

Resources
Flash cards 1: Household furniture
Worksheet 5: Housing word find
Worksheet 6: Housing game

Find the housing words

Tutor notes

Beginner

Tutor Resources for the AMEP

Theme:

Housing

Topic:

Rooms in a house

Rooms in a house
Task 1:

Can identify and name rooms in a house

Vocabulary:

kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, garage, balcony,
favourite

Language
structure:

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 havent.
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?
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Daily activities
Task 2:

Can identify and match daily activities to specific rooms

Vocabulary:

breakfast, lunch, dinner, bath, get dressed, make, wash, iron, clothes, bed, dishes

Language
structure:

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:

Can demonstrate understanding of simple plans

Vocabulary:

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 learners house and label the rooms using the abbreviations.

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Tutor notes

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Household furniture
Task 4:

Can identify some household objects

Vocabulary:

chair, table, curtains, bookshelf, armchair, heater, cupboard, dining table,

dishwasher, bed, mat, sofa, wardrobe, lamp

Language
structure:

In which room is the___ (lamp, dishwasher etc). The ___ (lamp, dishwasher, etc) is in
the ___.

Preparation
Prepare flash cards 1.
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.

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Worksheet 1: Rooms in a house

Look at the pictures and read the words.

kitchen

living room

dining room

bedroom

laundry

bathroom

garage

balcony

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Worksheet 1

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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

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Worksheet 2

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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

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Worksheet 3

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Worksheet 4: Floor plans

Look at the floor plans and name the rooms.

Word

Abbreviation

bedroom

br

dining room

din rm

kitchen

kit

bathroom

bathrm

toilet

wc

laundry

lndry

garage

gar

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Worksheet 4

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Write about the houses.

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Worksheet 4

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Flash cards 1: Household furniture

chair

table

heater

dining table

sofa

armchair

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Flash cards 1

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lamp

curtains

bookshelf

cupboards

dishwasher

bed

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Flash cards 1

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wardrobe

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mat

Flash cards 1

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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

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Worksheet 5

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Worksheet 6: Housing game

Start
Finish
18. Whats the
floor covering carpet, wood,
tiles?

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?

6. How big is the

laundry?

TALK ABOUT YOUR PLACE

7. How many
rooms are there?

17. Is it close to
transport, shops,
schools?

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)?

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13. Do you have a

garage?

12. Describe your

garden.

11. Where do you

eat meals?

10. Is it a house,
flat or unit?

Worksheet 6