Unit Objectives
Housing

Students practice language related to housing including describing types of accommodations, appliances, utilities, districts, etc..

Describing the Present

Students practice the different present tenses in English and the sometimes subtle difference in meaning the tenses may infer.

Understanding Stative & Dynamic Verbs

Students practice distinguishing between verbs that have stative meanings vs. verbs that have dynamic meanings.

Listening
Renting an Apartment

Activity based on a tenant getting information from a prospective landlord in regards to an apartment. Listening activity contains several words from unit vocabulary.

More Space

A discussion between a husband and wife about the need for a bigger home. Exercise is meant to be used as a lead-in activity for State & Dynamic Verbs.

My Dream Apartment

Several people describe the features and location of their dream apartment. Activity reinforces student comprehension of unit vocabulary.

Speaking
Unit Introduction Discussion

Unit introduction conversation activity.

Vocabulary Discussion

Vocabulary discussion activity.

Role-Plays

Students improvise dialogues according to prompts.

Where Am I?

Group speaking activity for students to practice describing fictional places using the Present Continuous.

Present Discussion

Group speaking activity for students to practice using the Present Simple and Continuous.

Schedules

Students practice asking and answering questions about future scheduled events using the Present Simple.

Speaking Pairs #1

Students test each other prompting sentences using state verbs.

State Verb Discussion

Students discuss answers to conversation questions that employ the usage of state verbs.

Speaking Pairs #2

Students challenge each other to make sentences in both the active and passive voices.

Grammar
Present Simple & Continuous

Students practice the meaning, form, and usage of the Present Simple.

State & Dynamic Verbs

Students are exposed to a large list of state verbs and how they are used differently compared to dynamic verbs. This lesson also presents verbs that have both stative and dynamic usages.

Present Passive

Students practice making sentences in the passive voice in the Present Simple and Continuous tenses.

Reading
Real Estate Agent Blog

Reading activity that reinforces student comprehension of unit vocabulary and target language.

Use of English
Out of Service

Four short conversations that serve as a lead in to Grammar 2-3.

Craigslist

Students work with a partner and use the popular website, Craigslist to research apartment rentals.

Writing
Simple Sentences

Students learn the features of a simple sentence, then do an exercise identifying subjects and main verbs.

Prepositional Phrases

This lesson focuses on the function of prepositional phrases. Students learn what they are, how to identify them, and how to use them to improve reading and writing skills.

Paragraph

Students write a paragraph describing their home.

Vocabulary

ad / advertisement

apartment

appliance

balcony

cable

ceiling

commercial

community

den

deposit

details

dishwasher

district

dryer

electricity

entertain

entertainment

facilities

factory

feature

furnished

furniture

housing

industrial

jacuzzi / hot tub

landlord

lease

lively

located

location

neighbour

neighbourhood

real estate agent / realtor

refrigerator / fridge

residential

roommate

rural

sauna

sink

spacious

storey

stove

studio

suite

tenant

transportation

unfurnished

utilities

view

washer / washing machine

waterfront

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