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1. AROUND MY HOUSE:

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MY HOUSE: 1. Luxury apartment. Ashley is looking for an apartment. Listen to the conversation and answer (T) for true or (F) for false. ______ In this apartment there are two bedrooms ______ There are two bathrooms ______ The apartment is big ______ There is a garden ______ There is a garage

2. Five rooms. Ashley is telling Justin about her new apartment. Match the letters identified on the picture with the appropriate name of the room.

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_____ Living room _____ Dining room _____ Kitchen _____ Bedroom _____ Bathroom

2. WH-QUESTIONS WITH BE:

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MORE QUESTIONS: 1. About you. Ashley is very interested in Justin. Form WH-questions using the information below. (No olvides el signo interrogativo) you / Where / from / are / ? __________________________________________________ How / ? / are / old / you _____________________________________________________ is / Where / house / ? / your __________________________________________________ What / house / is / your / color / ? _____________________________________________ room / What / your / ? / favorite / is ? / it / is / your / Why / favorite

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Who / friend / is / best / ? /your ______________________________________________________________ your / ? / How / apartment / far / is _______________________________________________________ ? / big / How / is / apartment / your _______________________________________________________ are / you / Why / ? / here _____________________________________________________________

2. Questions. Write WH-questions for the following answers using the question word in parenthesis. (No uses contracciones) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(What) My name is Sarah. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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(How) I´m fine, thanks. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(When) My birthday is on June 18th. _________________________________________________________________________________________________?

(How) I’m 5’6”. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Where) My house is at 103 Central Ave. _________________________________________________________________________________________________?

(How) My house is only two blocks away. It’s not far.

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(What) My house is white. _________________________________________________________________________________________________?

(How) It is big. It´s a 3 bedroom apartment. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(What) My favorite room is my bedroom. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Why) It is my favorite room because it is my private

3. DESCRIBING MY HOME

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DESCRIBING HOUSES: 1. In my house… Sarah is describing her house. Complete the sentences with the correct form: there is or there are. ___________________________

a big kitchen

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three bedrooms

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a small yard

Is there a closet? Yes, ___________________________ Is there a garage? No, ___________________________

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2. My friend’s house… Sarah is now describing her friend’s house. Unscramble the sentences. two / are / big / There / garages_______________________________________________. isn’t / There / closet / a______________________________________________________. a / swimming / is / There / pool_______________________________________________. two / There / are / bathrooms ________________________________________________. chimney / is / There / a______________________________________________________.

3. My apartment. Justin is talking about his apartment. Read and listen to the description and then answer the questions with (T) for true or (F) for false. I live with my family in an apartment in Wisconsin. We live on the third floor. The apartment is small. There are two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony. There are plants on the balcony. The balcony has big glass doors. I share a bedroom with my brother Joe. In the room, there are two beds. There is also a desk, a closet, and a stereo. We like to listen to music before we go to sleep.

Justin´s apartment is big

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There are two bedrooms

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There isn’t a balcony

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Justin shares his bedroom with Joe

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In the living room, there is a desk

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4. More apartments. Kevin is describing his apartment. Complete the paragraphs with words form the box. microwave

mirror

table

small

lamps

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I live in a ____________________ apartment. There is a refrigerator and a ____________________ in the kitchen. There is a ____________________ in the dining room with four chairs. There are ____________________

in the living room and in my bedroom, there is a ____________________

and a dresser.

5. Looking for a roommate. Justin is moving to Boston to go to the university and he is looking for a roommate. Read the advertisement and answer the questions. (Tu respuesta será calificada por tu monitor)

1. How many rooms are there in the apartment? _________________________________ 2. Is there a private room for Justin? ___________________________________________ 3. What rooms are for sharing? _______________________________________________ 4. Where is the apartment? __________________________________________________ 5. What are the house rules? _________________________________________________

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4. THERE IS, THERE ARE, HOW MANY.

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MORE HOUSES: 1. Other houses. Kevin is reading about houses. Complete the paragraph with words from the box. is

sofas

next to

armchair

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There __________ three bedrooms in this house. There __________ a big yard, too. There are two __________ in the living room, and there is one __________. The kitchen is __________ the living room.

2. My sister´s bedroom. Natalie is talking about her sister’s bedroom. Complete the paragraph with the correct preposition: Under, next to, above.

In my sister’s room, the bed is __________ the window and the night stand. There is a dog __________ the bed. There is a rug __________ the dog. There is a computer monitor __________ the desk. __________ the desk, there is a tall dresser.

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3. Where is the ball? Kevin is playing with Natalie. Write the appropriate preposition on the space provided to describe the picture. behind

between

under

in

in front of

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5. ___________

2. ___________

6. ___________

3. ___________

7. ___________

next to

on

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4. My room. Natalie needs to clean her room. Write sentences about the cats in the room. Where are they? Use prepositions of place and There’s.

Example: (on) There’s a cat on the chair 1. (next to) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. (between) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. (behind) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. (under) ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. (in front of) ___________________________________________________________________________

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5. Let’s listen! Kevin is listening to his friends describing their houses. a) Look at the pictures. Which is your favorite house?

b) Now, listen to the descriptions and match the names to the pictures.

a) Ramon b) Jack c) Kailan d) Betty

a) Ramon b) Jack c) Kailan d) Betty

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a) Ramon b) Jack c) Kailan d) Betty

a) Ramon b) Jack c) Kailan d) Betty

c) Listen again and complete the paragraph with the correct answer.

one

bathrooms

chimney

seven

bedrooms small

garden swimming pool

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Betty´s house is __________. There is just __________ bedroom.

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Jack’s home is big with a beautiful __________. There are five bedrooms and three __________.

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In Kailan’s home, there is a __________ in the living room. It’s cold in the winter in Japan.

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Ramon has a very big house with a __________. There are six __________ and __________ bathrooms in his house.

6. Before you read… Look at the following photos and think about the questions.

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Are these houses common or unusual? ______________ Which is your favorite house? _____________________ Where are they located?__________________________ Who are the designers? __________________________

7. a) Let’s read! Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions using complete sentences.

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Unusual Houses

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b) Now, answer the following questions: 1. Is the Crazy house big or small? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who is the Crazy House’s designer? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Are there a lot of rooms in the Crazy House? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Is the Basket Building a residential house? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Where is the Basket Building located? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Are there bedrooms in the Crooked house? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Where is the Crooked House idea from? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Who are the owners of the Airplane House? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What is beautiful about the house? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What shape is the house? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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WRITING AND TALKING: Estas actividades te ayudarán a desarrollar tus habilidades de comunicación escrita y oral. Recuerda que no tienes que hacerlo perfecto, por eso estás estudiando... para aprender, pero haz tu mejor esfuerzo. Let’s write! Think about your house and write an answer for the following questions. 1. Is your home an apartment or a house? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How big is your home? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How many bedrooms are there in your house/apartment? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How many bathrooms? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What appliances are there in your kitchen? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Is there a garage? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Is there a garden? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Which is your favorite room? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Why is it your favorite room? __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Para esta actividad debes tener un programa que te permite grabar tu voz. Usualmente los ordenadores vienen con un programa preinstalado en la carpeta de “accesorios”. Puedes usar este programa si lo tienes o puedes ir a http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=es y bajar gratis el programa “Audacity”. (Ver instructivo en http://youtu.be/7bJNSbJsFCw) Cuando tengas un programa para grabar tu voz, debes seguir las instrucciones para hacer la actividad. Luego, grabar tu archivo en formato mp3 y enviarlo por correo electrónico a tu monitor de clase. Let’s talk! Think about your house and the past writing activity and record a short description of your house/apartment. UNIT 3: Progress Check: This is the end of Unit 3. Think about each section and mark with a check (√) next to the statements you feel comfortable with. Review the other sections again. _______ I can identify different rooms in a house. _______ I can identify furniture and household objects. _______ I can form questions using the WH- question words. _______ I can form sentences using there is / there are. _______ I can form questions using there is / there are / how many. _______ I can use the different prepositions of place. _______ I can use demonstrative adjectives (this / that / these / those) to refer to objects. _______ I can talk about my house and the different objects in it. _______ I can listen and focus on details. _______ I can simple paragraphs describing different types of housing