The subject of this double period is: dream homes.
A game
You are going to play a game and the person with the highest score wins.
Take 5 minutes on your own to write down as many words (English/Dutch) about houses.
Scoring points
2 points
For each word the other group members didn’t have.
1 point
For each word only 1 other group member has got.
0 points
For each word you all wrote down.
The player with the most points wins.
Step
activity
aim
time
introduction
Find out what you already know.
10
Step 1
listening Mark's ideal home
You can understand a conversation about a dream house and answer questions about it.
15
Step 2
reading Building our dream home
You can understand a text about building a dream home and answer questions about it.
15
Step 3
vocabulary
You can understand and use the vocabulary about using telephones.
15
Step 4
grammar Relative pronouns
You can understand and use relative pronouns.
15
Step 5
speaking A discussion about your dream house
You can have a discussion about your dream house.
10
Step 6
writing An essay about your dream house
You can write an essay about your parent's dream house.
15
Step 7
evaluation
Reflecting on what you have learned.
05
Step 1 - Listening
Mark's ideal home
You are going to listen to Mark who is talking about his ideal home.
Work together with three or four classmates and do exercise 1.
Read the questions in exercise 2.
Listen to the audio and do exercise 2.
Exercise 1
Discuss the following questions in your group.
In a few years you will probably move out of your parents’ house. Do you ever think about what your future home looks like? If so, what does it look like?
If money wasn’t an issue, what would your dream home look like?
Step 2 - Reading
Building our dream home
You are going to read a story about a family who are building their dream home.
Work together with two or three classmates and do exercise 1.
Read the questions of exercise 2.
Read the text and do exercise 2 by yourself.
Exercise 1
Discuss the following questions in your group.
Would you rather build a house or buy an existing house? Why?
If you were to build a house, where would you build it?
Building our dream home
You’ve probably heard people saying it before, on social media or in real life: “We are building our dream home!” Or “we have built our dream home!” Most of the time what they mean by this is that they hired an architect to design a home and a contractor to build the home for them. We, however, really mean it. We are building our dream home as a family, all by ourselves.
In the last few years we have moved from rental home to rental home. Although we liked the houses we’ve lived in, they never really felt like home. My husband and I have had this dream of building our dream home ever since we got married fifteen years ago. So last year we took the plunge and bought our dream property: two acres of land in East Sussex and a 20-minute car drive away from our favourite city, Brighton.
The process of designing our house was incredibly exciting. My mom is actually an architect so we asked her to help us design our dream home. We decided on a 5-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen and two bathrooms. We want the house to look like a typical English country home so the outside walls are going to be made from brown-reddish bricks and large windows will let in lots of natural sunlight. I have always loved the look of houses with a thatched roof, so we incorporated that into the design as well.
We also got the kids involved because we want this house to be their dream home too. They got the freedom to choose what their bedrooms would look like and we took their hobbies into consideration. Sam, our oldest, loves to swim, so we decided to build a pool in the backyard. Our little girl, Penny, is very creative. Nothing makes her happier than painting or drawing. So, we added a craft room to our building plans for her.
Last Saturday was a big day for us. We officially started building! It really is a dream come true. Building the house will take at least a year. So, until it is finished we will stay in the rental home that we live in now. I’m sure the built is going to be difficult and I’m certain we are going to have to deal with disasters. But we are so excited and we can’t wait until we can finally move into our dream home.
Talking about your holiday
Have a conversation with a classmate about your dream house. Use the description below.
Preparation
Together, write down six questions you can ask someone about their dream house. For inspiration, think back to the audio clip you listened to at the beginning of this double period.
Decide who is going to ask the questions and who is going to reply.
If needed, write down some words to help you during the conversation.
Practise your conversation at least once.
Having the conversation
Find another pair to work with.
Act out your conversation.
Let them act out their conversation and write down feedback for them.
Discuss what things were good and what you can do better next time.
Step 6 - Writing
Write an email about your dream house.
Imagine your parents have bought their dream house. Write an email to your English pen pal about it.
Begin your email by greeting your friend.
Explain that your parents bought their dream home.
Explain what kind of house it is.
Explain where the house is.
Describe the rooms.
Describe the garden or yard.
Tell your pen pal what you think of the house.
Ask your pen pal a question.
Finish your email.
Ask you 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?
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Toelichting
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 10 'At home'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Dream homes. Deze les bespreekt (het bouwen van) een droomhuis. Ook wordt de locatie van een huis besproken zoals op het platteland, bij de zee of bij het bos. In de grammaticaopdracht komt het betrekkelijk voornaamwoord aan bod.
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 10 'At home'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Dream homes. Deze les bespreekt (het bouwen van) een droomhuis. Ook wordt de locatie van een huis besproken zoals op het platteland, bij de zee of bij het bos. In de grammaticaopdracht komt het betrekkelijk voornaamwoord aan bod.
The subject of this double period is: dream homes.
Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
