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 Apartments and Houses
High Beginner Lesson
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• talk about how to rent a new property.
• discuss your dream home.
• discuss renting or owning a new place.

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Warm Up
Talk to your teacher and classmates. Ask questions to find out about them.

Find a person in class who:

• moved to a new place in the last year.

• is planning to move this year.
• loves to pack before a big move.
• lives with their parents.
• has never moved.
• has lived in more than one country.

Example: Did you move into a new place in the last year?
Are you _________________________________________________________?
Vocabulary Match
First, guess what each word means. Then, match the words to their definitions below.

property
A house, apartment, or other thing that a person legally
owns
contract
To write your name on a document

sign A legal, written agreement between two or more people

To have property like a house or apartment

landlord
Pay money each month to live in a place that belongs to
rent another person

The person who owns a property that other people rent

own
Vocabulary Fill in the Blank
Complete the sentences with the correct vocabulary words. Then, answer the question.

We will _________________ the official ________________ at the office tomorrow.

I ___________________ my apartment from Mr. Garcia, my __________________.

That company bought a lot of beach ____________________________ in Panama.

Claire said that she wants to ________________________ a house after she

graduates school, instead of renting.

property contract sign landlord rent own

Do you have a landlord? Are you friendly with each other? Tell the class about it.
Mind Map
What do you think about when you think of moving? Fill in as many words for each
category as you can.

Moving

New Contract Packing

Landlord Boxes
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
Places to live

In the city
______________
______________
______________
Grammar Instruction
Learn about the future continuous tense.

English uses the future continuous tense to talk about an unfinished action or event
that will be in progress at a later time.

This is the structure: subject + will + be + verb + -ing + rest.

Example: Sara will be packing boxes later today.

Use Example
To project ourselves into the By this time next week, I will be relaxing on a beach.
future
To predict or guess a future I think you’ll be feeling tired after working all day.
event
To refer to an expected event He will be staying in Paris for the next two weeks.
in the future
Grammar Practice
Answer the questions with your classmates using the future continuous. Write your own
question in the future continuous.

1. What will you be doing tomorrow afternoon?

2. What TV show will you be watching next time you relax?

3. Where will you be staying on your next vacation?

4. What will you be eating for breakfast tomorrow morning?

5. _____________________________________________?
Idiom
Talk about this idiom with your teacher and classmates.

Dream home = the ideal home a person wants to live in

Who do you know that lives in their dream home? Describe this person's home.
Discussion
Talk about these questions with your classmates.

Describe your dream home. Is it an apartment or a house? How many bedrooms

does it have? What is special about it?

Example: My dream home is a house with four bedrooms and a huge yard. I want a
big kitchen, so that I can cook big meals for my family.
Pronunciation Practice
Repeat the sentence after your teacher.

Sara sighed softly as she searched the suburbs for

shady chateaus.

Do you prefer to live in the city or the suburbs? Why?

Reading and Discussion
Read about renting and owning. Answer the questions with your classmates.

In the U.S., many people want to own a home

after college. However; in many cities, renting is
the most popular option.
• Do you own your property or rent it?
• Is renting or owning more popular in your city?
• Would you like to own a home someday? Why?
Debate
Is it better to rent or own a property? Take a side and debate with class.

Renting a property Owning a property

The building manager will It can be cheaper than renting.
coordinate maintenance work.
Interview
Make questions to ask a landlord.

Example: How much is the rent each month?

What ____________________________________________________________?

Did ______________________________________________________________?

Where ___________________________________________________________?

How _____________________________________________________________?
Make a Story
Work with your teacher and classmates to make a story with the pictures.

Take turns adding to the story. Explain what happened before, during and after each
picture. You have to continue the story from where your classmate stopped.
Role Play
Choose a role and act it out with a partner. Take turns.

Renter Landlord

You are moving into a new apartment.
You will be renting from a landlord.
Ask the landlord about the property.
Ask how much rent will be and when
you must pay it.
You are a landlord who is renting an
apartment. Answer the new renter's
questions about the property.
Group Role Play
Decide as a group which house to rent.

You and four friends are going to rent a

house together. Decide which one to rent.

1. A three-bedroom, two-bathroom house

in the country. It's new, but far from the
city.
2. A five-bedroom, three-bathroom house
in the city. Everyone has a bedroom,
but the house is old.
3. A four-bedroom, two-bathroom house
in city center. It's close to work, but very
loud.
Wrap Up
Talk with your class and answer the questions.

What do you need to rent a new house or apartment?

Is it better to rent or own? Why?

Describe your or your classmates' dream homes.

How do you form the future continuous tense?