Home Sweet Home
e-Lesson Plan
American English Lessons,
Simply Fun
Level: Beginner (A1)
45 min
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āHow long does it take you to fall into a habit? ā
Home Sweet Home
e-Lesson Plan
American English Lessons,
Simply Fun
Level: Beginner (A1)
45 min
Ā© All rights reserved. For use only with license. www.amerilingua.com
āHow long does it take you to fall into a habit? ā
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Describe your house/apartment.
Is your house or apartment big/small/quiet/noisy/bright/dark?
What do you like about your house/apartment?
What is your favorite place at home? Why? Describe it.
Which is better? A small house or a big apartment?
Which is better? A small garden or a big balcony?
Do you like open-floor plans at home?
Is it good to have two to three houses/apartments? Why or why not?
Warm up
answers
A
B
C
D
N
E
G
H
I
J
M
O
L
K
F
Itās an attic.
Itās a balcony.
Itās a basement.
Itās a bathroom.
Itās a bedroom.
Itās a dining room / area.
Itās a garage.
Itās a yard.
Itās a hall.
Itās a kitchen.
Itās a living room.
Itās a study.
It's a staircase.
It's the second floor.
It's the first floor.
A
E
K
C
B
I
L
F
G
H
M
D
J
N
O
Look at the list of descriptions below (1-15) and match them with the correct part of the picture (A-K).
Task 2
Match the questions (1-7) with the correct answers (a-g). Next, answer the questions about yourself.
answers
What do you do in the kitchen?
What do you do in the bedroom?
What do you do in the bathroom?
What do you do in the living room?
What do you do in the yard?
What do you do in the study?
What do you do in the hall?
I watch TV / relax on the couch / read books.
I eat / cook dinner / make lunch.
I take off my shoes / put the keys away.
I wash my face / brush my teeth / take a shower.
I water the flowers / play football / sit in the sun.
I work / read books / sit at the desk.
I sleep / listen to music / get dressed.
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
Answer the questions (1-7) about yourself.
Task 2
Letās discuss.
Do you spend a lot of time at home?
Where at home do you spend most of your time?
Do you like cleaning or decorating your house/apartment?
Finish the sentence: A home is place to (feel good in / relax / live / sleep / spend time with family and friends).
answers
Task 3
Listen to the audio. Match the parts of the sentences.
answers
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Sophie
Max
Fluffy
is watering the flowers
is chatting online
is repairing a bike
is reading a book
is sleeping
in the bedroom.
in the study.
in the garage.
on the balcony.
in the living room.
4
b
1
d
2
e
3
c
5
a
Suggestions and Negative Imperatives
Grammar review
Use "Letās + base verb" to make suggestions.
Examples:
Iām hungry. Letās eat lunch!
Do you like basketball? Letās play!
Use "Don't + base verb" to give orders, commands, and instructions. You can add āpleaseā to make it more polite.
Examples:
Donāt touch it! Itās hot.
Donāt talk to me now, please. Iām working.
Task 4
Complete the sentences with āDonātā and the correct verbs from the box.
_______________ the dog.
_______________ on the table.
answers
_______________ in the room.
_______________ my diary.
_______________ the flowers.
_______________ water from the swimming pool.
_______________ my toothbrush.
_______________ in the bath.
Donāt feed
Donāt sit
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
BEDROOM
YARD
Donāt use
Donāt smoke
Donāt read
Donāt pick
Donāt drink
drink / feed / read / pick / sit / sleep / smoke / use
HOUSE PARTY RULES
Task 5
Read the dialogues. Write the suggestions using "Letās" and the verbs from the box.
answers
Party Talk
Adam: The music is great!
Tina: ___________________ !
Russell: Iām hungry!
Fred: ___________________ some pizza!
George: Do you smoke?
Sue: Yes. ___________________ the window!
clean / dance / eat / go (x2) / open / take
Letās dance
Letās eat
Letās open
Task 5
Read the dialogues. Write the suggestions using "Letās" and the verbs from the box.
answers
Party Talk
Mary: Iām sleepy.
Tom:_________________________ home!
Mary: My feet hurt.
Tom: OK, ___________________ a taxi!
(After the party) Cindy: ___________________ the house! Itās a mess!
Derek: No way! ___________________ to bed!
clean / dance / eat / go (x2) / open / take
Letās go
letās take
letās go
letās clean
TASK 6
Task 6
Complete the sentences with āLetāsā or āDonātā
answers
A doctor can say:
a) _dont_________ remember to take vitamins!
b) __________ forget to take your medicine!
A taxi driver can say:
a) __________ forget to put on your seatbelt!
b) __________ drive to the airport!
A boss can say:
a) __________ please finish this project by Friday.
b) __________ go home before you finish the project!
Donāt
Donāt
Donāt
Letās
Letās
Donāt
Task 6
Complete the sentences with āLetāsā or āDonātā
answers
A child can say:
a) __________ come into my room!
b) __________ buy this toy!
A teacher can say:
a) __________ use Google Translate!
b) __________ check your homework!
Donāt
Letās
Letās
Donāt
Donāt forget to do your homework!