Lesson 10
East or west home is best!
(To learn and use grammar structures there is/there are; that/this/these/those)
1. Read the proverb above, how do you say it in your language?
Proverb - a short popular saying
2. Look at this picture, name the objects that you can see there:
3. Read the advert and answer the questions:
- Who are microflats for?
- Where are they?
- Are they expensive to buy?
4. Listen to two people talking about a microflat (Track 1). Number the rooms in order they talk about
dining room 1 bathroom 5 kitchen3
balcony 6 bedroom 4 living room2
Listen again. What's one thing the woman likes about the flat? What's one thing she doesn't like? (She likes the bedroom;she doesn’t like the fact that the flat is very small)
5. Grammar. Look at the script and complete the table
Recording
W = Woman M = Man
W:Hi! It’s me.
M:Hi, Mum! Come on in.
W:Here, I brought you a plant. A small plant for your microflat!
M:Thanks, it’s great! I’ll put it here on the dining room table.
W:Oh, so this is the dining room.
M:Yes, well, this is where I eat.
W:There are only two chairs? It’s good your father isn’t here.
M:Mum, it’s a microflat. There isn’t a lot of furniture.
W:It’s very … sweet. Now, is there a living room?
M:Well, there isn’t a separate living room. This is the living room.
Just here.
W:Oh, I see. Yes, there’s a sofa and a TV … yes, it is a living room.
M:And here’s the kitchen.
W:Oh, I see, three rooms in one – the dining room, the living room and the kitchen.
M:Mum, it’s a microflat.
W:Is there a bedroom? Or do you sleep on the sofa?
M:Of course there’s a bedroom. Come through here …
W:Yes …
M:Here it is.
W:This is nice … but there aren’t any shelves. Where do you put your things?
M:There’s a wardrobe here.
W:Oh, but look, there is a bathroom!
M:Mum …
W:… and a toilet!
M:Mum … Listen, do you want a drink? Let’s go out to the balcony …
W:The balcony! Is there really a balcony?
M:Of course there’s a balcony. It’s a microflat.
6. Study the table and rules below
7. Complete the e-mail. Use there is/there isn't, there are/there aren't
8. Look at the picture for 30 sec. Then turn to the next page and correct the sentences
9. Grammar 2. Study the table and rules below. Demonstratives this,these,that,those.
10. Click the links. Do the exercises.
11. Talk about a room where you are now
e.g. There are two chairs, those chairs are green. There is a sofa, that sofa is small.
Thank you for the lesson!
HT:
- Use this\these to fill in the blanks.
1.______are my friends.
2.______is my dog.
3. ______is her pencil.
4.______are some pencils.
5.______is his schoolbag.
6.______is her notebook.
7. ______are my scissors.
- Watch the video and do the exercises
- Click the link and do the exercises