My House Unit: Extra ESL Activities

1. 5min

   1. Warm-up

   Home chant with an action for each room (sleep, cook, wash).

   At home chant →
2. 10min

   2. Present

   Rooms and furniture slides; draw a simple house on the board and label the rooms with the class.

   At home slides →
3. 10min

   3. Practise

   Prepositions slides, then hide a toy in your board house: 'Is it under the bed?'

   Grammar slides: in, on, under — where things are →
4. 10min

   4. Game

   Memory game in teams; a pair counts only if the team says 'There's a… in the…'.

   Garden of Pairs (memory game): At home →
5. 10min

   5. Write & print

   Worksheet from the home pack; early finishers draw their bedroom for the next lesson's tour.

   At home: printable pack →

Total: 45 minutes

1. 1. Dream house tour

   Children draw a dream house with one crazy room, then give a partner a tour.

   Model languageThis is my house. There's a pool in the kitchen!

2. 2. Picture dictation

   Dictate a room: 'There's a bed. There's a cat on the bed. There are two lamps.' Children draw, then compare.

   Model languageThere's a ball under the table and a clock on the wall.

3. 3. Spot the difference

   Pairs each draw the same room from your outline, adding three different things, then find the differences by talking only.

   Model languageIn my picture there's a plant next to the sofa. — In my picture there isn't!