10.2 Types of houses - hv12

10.2 Types of houses - hv12

Types of houses

Introduction

The subject of this double period is types of houses.

  • Work together with three or four classmates.

Discuss the following questions in your group in English:

  • What do you know about houses in England?
  • In what type of house do you live?
  • What type of houses do you often find in the city?
  • What type of houses do you often find in the countryside?
Step   activity aim time
  introduction Find out what you already know. 10
Step 1

listening
Summer house

You can understand a video about a special house and answer questions about it.

 15
Step 2 reading
Types of houses in Britain		 You can understand a text about types of houses in England and answer questions about is. 15
Step 3 vocabulary You can understand and use vocabulary about houses. 15
Step 4 grammar
Past continuous		 You can understand and use the past continuous. 15
Step 5 speaking
A discussion about owning or renting a house

You can have a discussion about owning or renting a house.

 

 10
Step 6 writing
An essay about owning or renting a house		 You can write an essay about types of houses. 15
Step 7 evaluation Reflect on what you have learned. 05

Step 1 - Listening

Summer house
You are going to watch a video about a special house in Norway.

  • Work together with three or four classmates and do exercise 1.
  • Read exercise 2 before you watch the video.
  • Watch the video and do exercise 2 by yourself.
  • Do exercise 3.

Exercise 1

Discuss the following questions in your group in English before watching the video:

  • What types of houses are there? Make a list and look up the English names for the types of houses.
  • In what type of house would you like to live? Why?

Exercise 3

Discuss these questions in your group in English.

Every house has pros and cons.

  • What are the pros of living in the house from the video?
  • What are the cons of living in the house from the video?
  • Would you like to live in the house from the video? Why (not)?

Step 2 - Reading

Types of houses in England
You are going to read a text in which different types of houses are described.

  • Work together with a classmate. Read the list of headings and do exercise 1.
  • Read the text and do exercise 2 alone.

Headings:

A. Detached house

B. Bungalow

C. Semi-detached house

D. Terraced house

E. Flat

F. Cottage

G. Mansion

H. End of terrace house


Exercise 1

The headings are all types of houses. Look up the Dutch translation of these types of houses and search for photos to see what they look like.

 

Step 3 - Vocabulary

  • Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
  • Do the exercise.

Woordenlijst Types of houses - hv12

Step 4 - Grammar

You use the past continuous to say that:

  • someone was doing something in the past.
  • something was happening in the past.

Study the explanation of the past continuous. Think about these questions:

  • When do you use was?
  • When do you use were?

Past continuous

 

Now, do the following exercises.

Step 5 - Speaking

Debate: renting vs. owning
You are going to have a debate with your classmates about renting or owning a house. Use the description below.

Preparation

  1. Make groups of four.
  2. Read the descriptions of the four roles and decide who is going to do what.
  3. Prepare your roles.
  4. If needed, write down some words to help you during the conversation.

Having the debate

  1. Role A introduces the subject.
  2. Role B gives their arguments in favour of the subject.
  3. Role C reacts to B’s arguments and gives their arguments against the subject.
  4. Role B reacts to C’s arguments.
  5. Role A thanks Role B and C and says who the winner of the debate is and why.

Role A
You are going to lead and judge the debate. You will introduce the topic at the beginning of the debate. Make sure your introduction is 1-2 minutes long.
At the end of the debate you are going to decide who won the debate. Give at least one argument as to why that person won.

Role B
You are going to argue in favour of renting a house. Prepare at least two arguments about why renting is a better option. Also prepare one argument against owning a house.

Role C
You are going to argue in favour of owning a house. Prepare at least two arguments about why owning a house is the better option. Also prepare one argument against renting a house.

 

Step 6 - Writing

An essay about types of houses
You are going to write an essay about in what type of house you’d like to live.

  • Introduce the type of house you are going to write about.
  • Explain why you chose this type of house.
  • Describe the at least two advantages of the house.
  • Describe the at least one disadvantages of the house and refute (= weerleggen) it.
  • Finish your essay with a conclusion in which you summarize why your chosen type of house is the best type of house.
  • Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learned in this double period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • Are there things you don't quite understand yet? How are you going to deal with them?
  • What do you need to ask your teacher?

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    Toelichting
    Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor havo en , leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 10 'At home'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Types of houses. In deze les worden verschillende soorten huizen besproken, waaronder kastelen, vrijstaande huizen en rijtjes huizen. Ook wordt er gesproken over het verschil in een woning kopen of huren. In de grammaticaopdracht wordt de past continuous besproken.
    Leerniveau
    VWO 2; HAVO 1; VWO 1; HAVO 2;
    Leerinhoud en doelen
    Engels;
    Eindgebruiker
    leerling/student
    Moeilijkheidsgraad
    gemiddeld
    Studiebelasting
    1 uur en 40 minuten
    Trefwoorden
    arrangeerbaar, engels, hv12, kopen of huren, past continuous, soorten huizen, stercollectie, types of houses
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