Make Your House Activity
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Words used in these worksheets (20)
attic
basement
bathroom
bedroom
chimney
closet
dining room
fence
fireplace
garage
hallway
house
kitchen
laundry room
living room
office
roof
stairs
window
yard
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I teach the first house set mostly as vocabulary. Later it becomes the base for "there is" and "there are": "How many bedrooms are there in your house?"
With older students, I have them design their own house and describe what each room is for. MES English also has cutaway drawings of a house that work well for talking about where the rooms are.
Useful phrases for House
Pair the vocabulary with one sentence pattern at a time. Each level builds on the one before.
Starting out
First lessons, once students know the words- Where are you? I'm in the kitchen.
- Is this the bathroom? Yes. / No.
- This is my bedroom.
Next step
Building on the basics- How many bedrooms are there in your home?
- There's a garage. There isn't a basement.
- I eat dinner in the dining room.
Challenge
For older or more advanced students- The kitchen is the room where we cook.
- My bedroom is upstairs, next to the bathroom.
- In my dream house, there's a ___.
Teaching tips for House
Not everyone lives in a house
Many students live in apartments without a garage, attic or basement. Talking about "your home" instead of "your house" keeps everyone included.
Connect rooms and actions
Each room goes with things we do there: cook in the kitchen, sleep in the bedroom, take a bath in the bathroom. It's a natural bridge to daily routines.
Watch "the"
We usually say "the kitchen" and "the living room" because there's only one. A useful contrast is "a bedroom" when a home has more than one.
Build to "there is"
Once students know the rooms, "There's a big kitchen" and "There are two bathrooms" are easy next steps for describing their own home.
House lesson ideas
Draw a floor plan
Students draw a simple floor plan of their home or a dream home, label the rooms, then give a partner a short tour: "This is the kitchen."
Where's the cat?
Hide a picture of a cat in one room of a house drawing. Students ask "Is it in the kitchen?" until they find it.
Room sort
Mix room cards with object or action cards (bed, sofa, cook, sleep). Students match each one to the right room.
A house and home week
Flashcards and the vocabulary sheet on day 1, word search on day 2, floor plans on day 3, then bingo or the board game to finish.
More House resources from MES
- House flashcards 2 sets plus cutaway drawings of a house
- Speaking First Curriculum: Unit 8 how house fits into a full course
- Kitchen flashcards more rooms and objects
- Bedroom flashcards more rooms and objects
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