Stuff

lesson2
Things in the house

dust
Wool
Fur
I find it boring
Things in the house
brother’s car= car of my brother

Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 3.

Look again at the things in Exercise 3. Tell each other:

if there are any things you don’t have. which things yo
use the most.
if there are any things you never use. where exactly
each of the things in the box are in your house.
DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS

Explaining where things are

• We often give two descriptions of where things are: one general, one
more specific. Notice the prepositions used.
For example:
• It’s in the kitchen - in the cupboard under the sink.
• Above
• Below
GRAMMAR Relative clauses
How many of these things can you name? What do you call...
1 the thing in the kitchen that you can pull open and keep things like knives and
forks in?
2 something fixed to a wall which you put books and things like that on?
3 the money which you borrow from a bank to buy a house or apartment?
4 a person that lives next door to you, or upstairs or downstairs from you?
5 a man who owns the house or apartment that you rent?
6 the place in the house where guests can stay or where you can store things?
7 the place near - or connected to - your house where you can keep your car?
8 the place just outside an upstairs window where you can stand?
Match the words in the box to the descriptions in Exercise 8.
 GRAMMAR

a thing, a job and a place that you don’t know the

or in English, and write three What do you call...?
ns. Bite
Inspire
cut
CONVERSATION PRACTICE

• Imagine you are going on a picnic. You need to plan what to take.

Napkins Spend a few minutes thinking about how to describe each

Wet Wipes thing, using relative clauses.
Tissues
Now roleplay a conversation with your partner.
blanket Take turns describing your objects.
VOCABULARY Containers
Label the pictures of three families’ shopping with the words in the
box.

Decide if each container is usually made of metal, glass,

plastic, cardboard or cloth. Paper, metal paper
Discuss the questions.

• Which family do you think spends the most?

• Which family has the healthiest diet?
• Which family do you think causes the most damage to the
environment? Why?
• How does your family’s food shopping compare to these families’?
READING

Discuss the questions.

Does your family shop at a supermarket? Which one? Why? What
environmental issues are connected to shopping?

Read the article about supermarket shopping and the environment.

Find out four things you shouldn’t buy. Explain why.
Discuss whether you think these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

Discuss the questions.

Based on what you read, what do you think the
professor in the article would say to each of the
families in Exercise 1 ?
Do you do any of the things the professor
suggests?
Which ones?
Is there anything in the article you don’t believe?
Why? Do you recycle any of the containers in
Exercise 1?
Read the fact file and discuss:
• if you find any of the facts surprising.
• what your country does to encourage recycling.
Homework
• WB p 84-85 ex 3-6