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BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE!!

This activity is a great conversation activity that's easy to direct and fun for the
students. It works for all levels of English, and most class situations.
Materials:
Dreamhouse Worksheet
Blank piece of paper
Colored pencils or crayons or markers
Procedure:
Pair up students (wherever possible, students who don't share L1)
Give each pair a Dreamhouse worksheet and a blank piece of paper.
Each pair has 15-20 minutes to draw a blueprint of their dreamhouse.
They should try to make it as detailed as possible.
Each pair presents their dreamhouse to the class, explaining how many
rooms, the type of rooms, furniture, special features, etc.
Give each pair 5 minutes to make their presentation.
Variations:
Assign activity as homework, students give an in-class presentation the
following day.
Students choose one room and cut out pictures from magazines to
decorate it. Then they give an in-class presentation explaining why they
chose what they did.
Make up your own variation!
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