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Ramona Grin M.A

English IV
Activity # 3

Describing houses

Initial Self-Assessment

Complete the following table with an emoji based on your current
knowledge.

STATEMENT
YES! SO-SO… NO

I can name and write 6 rooms of a house and 8-10 objects you can
find inside a house.

I can use “There is/ There are” to describe and ask about rooms and
objects in a house.

I can take notes with specific information to demonstrate
understanding of a description of a beach house for rent.

Introduction to the Unit

Welcome to this new unit! This time, you will work with vocabulary, grammar, reading
comprehension and writing related to describing houses. In this sense, the focus will
be on describing a house to rent. You will have an opportunity to assess your knowledge before
and after you complete this unit. Before starting with the exercises, to study this unit’s
vocabulary. We hope you enjoy this learning experience!
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Learning New Vocabulary!

Kitchen Living room
Bathroom Dining room
Bedroom Garden

There is and There are.

When we describe a house, we can use “There is” or “There are” to talk about rooms
or object you can find in the house. For example, “There is a big kitchen in my
house.”, “There are 2 beds in my bedroom.”

We use There is when we are talking about 1 room or object. For example, “there is a
(1) desk in the office.” We use There are when we are talking about 2 or more rooms
or objects. For example, “There
are 3 sofas in the house.”

When we describe a house, we can use “There is” or “There are” to talk about rooms
or object you can find in the house. For example, “There is a big kitchen in my
house.”, “
There are 2 beds in my bedroom.”



Exercise #1
Task 1: Look at the rooms in this house and think about how to say
them in English.
Write the names of the rooms you know in English.


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6 7 8


5
9



2
3
4

1

Task 2: Look at the objects inside the house and point and say the
ones you know in English.

1.Stove.

2.Tables

3.TV

4. Shower

5.Toilet

6.Chair

7.sofa

8.Window

9.Fridge

10.Bed
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Exercise #3

What do you see? Look at the picture and check the words that
correspond to what you see.

*Optional: add words you know in English for other things you see in each
picture.

sofa

Bedroom

plant

Tv

carpet

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Kitchen

Bathroom

Table

Stove

Bed

Taken from https://www.freepik.es




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Bed

Bathroom

Bedroom

Fridge

Desk

Office

Shower

Bathroom

Chair

toilet

Taken from http://www.freepik.com

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Exercise #4
Draw your house and label the rooms and the objects in each room
that you know in English.

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Practicing Grammar!

Exercise #5
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with “There is” or “There

are”.


There is a sofa.
There are 2 chairs.

There are 2 windows.

There is a table.

There is 1 TV set.
There is a stove.
There are 6 toys.

There are 2 chair

There is a tables
The is a stove

There is a toilet.
There is 1 desk.

There are rugs.

Hope you are enjoined these activities!