Dream House Task

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Dream House Task

Today's lesson outcomes:

• I can describe a room in a house
• I can use words related to furniture
• I can use words related to houses
• I can use 'there is / there are'

What kind of house would you like to live in when you grow up?

28 second house tour

• What do you think the video is about?
• Let's watch the video!
• Would you like to live here? Why or why not?

In the video you see
the bedroom, the view, the kitchen
and the garden.
What other rooms and features can you tell about the house?

In the video you see
the bed, chairs and small tables
What other furniture can be in a house ?

What should be in the gaps? And why?

• '   ...  a big bed in the bedroom.' 

• '   ...   chairs in the living room.' 

Form three new sentences using 'there is / there are' and the words from the word web on the board.

The Dream House Task

Describe your dream house

• Your house needs to have a living room, a bedroom and a kitchen
• Describe what is in the rooms, use 'there is/there are'
• You can add other rooms, areas and special features (Dream big!)
• Write full sentences
• Keep the previous activities in mind 

What are you going to do?

To do:

- Describe your dream house

Finished?:

- Read in your English book 

Feedback

Exchange your work with another classmate.

Fill in the Dream House Feedback Form.

When to use there is / there are?

There is is used when talking about one item (singular)

• There is a big bed in the bedroom.

There are is used when talking about two or more items (plural)

• There are two chairs in the living room.

Homework

Describe your dream school.

• Think of furniture, (special) classrooms, the school cantine etc. > Dream big!
• Keep the dream house in mind

Hand in your work in the next lesson.