Welcome to the tenth theme of English
This theme is about being At home.
How?
You are going to practise your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.
You will visit websites, play games, do exercises and listen to stories.
What?
You are going to read, listen, speak and write about homes and housing.
By practising a lot your English will improve!
Have fun!
Getting started
You have just started the theme At home.
You will find different things to watch, to listen to, to read and of course to do.
There are videos, recordings, pictures, photos, texts and assignments.
There are different types of assignments. Some of them you have to do on your own, others you are doing in a group.
At the end of those group assignments you are going to discuss the answers in your group. Some assignment will be checked by the computer.
Need to know
First do the test to see if you are ready to start this theme.
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening
(when people talk slowly and clearly) you can understand words and basic sentences that have something to do with At home.
Reading
You can understand words and basic sentences in a simple story about At home.
Having a conversation
You can join a simple conversation when the conversational partner is willing to speak slowly, repeats the sentences, formulates the words and helps you formulate what you're trying to say.
You can ask and answer simple questions that have something to do with the theme At home.
Speaking
you can use simple phrases and sentences about the theme At home.
Writing
You can write a short, simple story or an e-mail that has something to do with the theme At home.
To do
In this theme you will:
Listen to people who are talking about houses.
Read about houses and homeswapping.
Write an email about homeswapping and your aunt’s house.
Have a conversation about your house.
To work!
But you don't have to be able to do this right away!
If you take the following steps (lessons) you'll find out what you need to know!
Lesson
Title
Activities
1
My house
Listen to audio fragments, read texts and answer questions about houses and your house.
Grammar: present continuous.
2
Types of houses
Listen to audio fragments, read texts, speak and write and answer questions about different types of houses.
Grammar practise: past continuous.
3
More houses
Listen to audio fragments, read texts and answer questions about dreamhouses.
Write and speak about your dreamhouse.
Grammar practise: relative pronouns.
4
Home swapping
Listen to audio fragments, read texts and answer questions about home swapping.
Grammar: grammar test.
Lessons
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
Make your choice.
Here you can find the vocabulary lists with sentences (chunks) that accompany this theme.
These lists will also be used in the diagnostic test. Talk to your teacher about when you will learn these lists.
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them.
Click in StudioWozzol on the red arrow for the options.
Finishing touch
You've finished the lessons for the theme At home.
Now it is time for the Finishing touch.
Here you will find an extra assignment.
Work together with a classmate.
When you are finished you will make the diagnostic test and fill in the evaluation.
Good luck!
Project: My future house
My future (futuristic) dream house
Make a poster with a design of your future (futuristic) dream house. You are free to design your house the way you like it, but it must be "green". Sources that may be of use when designing your future (futuristic) dream house are the YouTube Channels 'Grand designs' and 'World's Greenest Homes'.
The poster should include / point out:
A floor plan of your future (futuristic) dream house: ground floor, first floor (second floor) and garden. Names of the rooms should be written in them.
You can use floorplanner.com to help you plan your space if you like.
Images of what the various rooms will look like (3 pieces of furniture for each room included).
You can use www.designfurniture.com.au to look for pieces of furniture to 'glue' into your rooms.
The eco friendly devices / installations in your house.
The location of your future (futuristic) dream house.
Three main rules to be followed in your future (futuristic) dream house.
Who do you think designed the best house in your class?
Who designed the most eccentric house?
Who designed the most eco-friendly house?
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
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Van dit lesmateriaal is de volgende aanvullende informatie beschikbaar:
Toelichting
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 10 'At home'. In dit thema komt de onderwerpen (droom)huizen en thuis aan bod. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: My house, Types of houses, More houses en Home swapping. In de grammaticaopdrachten worden de present continuous en relative pronouns behandeld.
Leerniveau
VWO 2;
HAVO 1;
VWO 1;
HAVO 3;
VWO 3;
HAVO 2;
Leerinhoud en doelen
Engels;
Eindgebruiker
leerling/student
Moeilijkheidsgraad
gemiddeld
Studiebelasting
9 uur en 30 minuten
Trefwoorden
arrangeerbaar, at home, engels, home swapping, more houses, my house, present continuous en relative pronouns, stercollectie, tto123, types of houses
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 10 'At home'. In dit thema komt de onderwerpen (droom)huizen en thuis aan bod. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: My house, Types of houses, More houses en Home swapping. In de grammaticaopdrachten worden de present continuous en relative pronouns behandeld.
Welcome to the tenth theme of English
You have just started the theme At home.
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
In this theme you will:
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
You started this theme you with a test in the section Need to know.
