Warmup: House & Home
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Word Library: House & Home
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Comparatives & Superlatives: House & Home
Student Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative.
Duration: 5-10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Adverbs of Frequency
Individual work.
Duration: 5 – 10 minutes.
Quick-think Vocabulary: House & Home
Class contest.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage creative thinking.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Elementary – Intermediate
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Collocations
Teacher’s Key included
Student activity.
A student challenge to find meaningful collocations.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Prepositions Of Place: House & Home
Students fill the gaps with IN, ON, AT, TO, or FROM
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
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Pronouns: House & Home
Teacher’s Key included.
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Things We Use & Do: House & Home
Students look at a drawing and write sentences about what we use kitchen items for.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Mixed Sentences: House & Home
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Error Correction: House & Home
Students read a sentence, identify the error, and rewrite and correct the sentence.
Students underline the error and correct the sentence.
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Pronouns: House & Home
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Grammar Worksheets:House & Home
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps and write some sentences.
Duration: 15+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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More Collocations
Teacher’s Key included.
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Choose a Column: House & Home
Where do I belong?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct column.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
“Wh” Question Words: House & Home
Fill the gaps.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Students fill the gaps with the Wh question words.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Odd One Out
Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
Talkmor: House & Home
Fluency and speaking practice.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair Work.
Use the 5 “W” words to start a mini conversation with a classmate.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Ask & Answer: House & Home
Asking and answering questions.
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Get In Line: House & Home
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students have a mini discussion.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity & mini discussions.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Underline The Correct Word: House & Home
Students choose the correct/incorrect word and underline it.
Student activity OR a teacher-student activity in a small class.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
1-Minute Challenge: House & Home
Speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Can You Name 3 [Easier]: House & Home
Fun thinking.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Can You Name 5: House & Home
Fun thinking.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: House & Home
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Houses & Home
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Warm Down Discussion: House & Home
Discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
