Unit 10. Our houses in the future. Lesson 1. Getting started

Thursday, March 16, 2017
KIM’S GAME:
Continents and countries
1. Continents:

2. Countries:
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
the USA, Canada, Columbia,
Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Vietnam, Italy, Spain, England, India, Thailand, Iran
Answer key:
LISTEN AND READ
Who are they?
What is Phong doing?
What are they talking about?
Phong
Nick
MY FUTURE HOUSE
houseboat (n)
motorhome (n)
skyscraper (n)
UFO (unidentified flying object) (n)
solar energy (n)
appliances (n)
Vocabulary
nhà nổi, nhà thuyền
= mobile home (nhà di động)
nhà chọc trời
(nhà) đĩa bay
năng lượng mặt trời
trang thiết bị (điện)
Checking vocabulary:
houseboat (n)
motorhome (n)
skyscraper (n)
UFO (unidentified flying object)(n)
solar energy (n)
appliances (n)
nhà nổi, nhà thuyền
= mobile home (nhà di động)
nhà chọc trời
(nhà) đĩa bay
năng lượng mặt trời
trang thiết bị (điện)
N: What are you doing, Phong?
P: I’m drawing my house.
N: Your house! That’s a UFO.
P: It looks like a UFO but it’s my house in the future.
N: Where will it be?
P: It’ll be in the mountains, surrounded by many tall old trees.
N: What will it be like?
P: It’ll be a large house. There will be twenty rooms in it.
LISTEN AND READ
N: Twenty rooms! Wow! Will it be nice?
P: Yes, and it will have solar energy.
N: Fantastic! Which room will you like best?
P: My bedroom, of course.
N: What appliances might you have?
P: I might have a wireless TV so I can watch TV programmes from space or a friendly robot to help me with my home.
N: Sounds great! And how much will ….
a. Complete the table.
UFO
in the mountains
many tall old trees
a wireless TV / a friendly robot
20
b. Read the conversation again. Complete the sentences.
1. Phong’s house will be in the ___________.
2. His house will be surrounded by _________________.
3. There will be ________ rooms in his house.
4. The house might have a __________ to watch TV programmes from space.
mountains
many tall old trees
twenty
wireless TV
2. Match the words with the pictures. Then, ask your partner about them.


1. UFO
2. houseboat
3. motorhome
4. Skyscraper
5. palace
a
b
c
d
e
3. a. Work with a partner. What adjectives can you think of to describe the houses in 2?
big, tall, nice, beautiful, large, strange, comfortable, historic, ancient, modern…
Example:
A: Which house do you like best?
B: I like the palace.
A: Why?
B: It’s big!
3. b. Ask and answer questions about the pictures.
4. Read the phrases aloud. Tick () the place where you want your future house to be located and write sentences.
in the countryside on the ocean
in the city on the Moon
in the mountains under the ground
in space by the sea
Example:
My future house will be in the mountains.
4. Read the phrases aloud. Tick () the place where you want your future house to be located and write sentences.
in the countryside on the ocean
in the city on the Moon
in the mountains under the ground
in space by the sea
My future house will be in the city.
My future house will be in the mountains.
My future house will be on the ocean.
My future house will be under the ground.
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Model writing
Example:
A: Outside my window I can see the beach and the water. I see children playing. Where`s my house?
B: It`s by the sea.
A: Correct!.  
5. Game: OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
In groups, describe to your classmates what you can see outside the window of your future house. Your group tries to guess where your house is located.
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
More examples:
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
Mars
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
A: Outside my window I can see _____________ , ______________ and _____________. Where`s my house?
B: It`s ______________________________.
A: Correct! / Well-done! / Perfect! / You’re right!.  (Sorry, try again!)
Now, it’s your turn!
Work in groups of 6. In 5 minutes you take turn to play this game. One describes what you see outside your window of your future house. The others guess where it is located. If correct, give a big clap among the group!
Yes, through the lesson we can now improve our vocabulary on the topic “Our Houses in the Future” and we can also list some types of houses in the future.
Please tell me what you have learnt today.
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HOMEWORK
- Learn new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercise B1,2,3 in workbook (page 27).
- Prepare for Unit 10: A closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!