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Primary ObjecTives 1) By the end of the lesson students will be better acquainted with vocabulary relating to houses, furniture etc and will have practised this vocabulary to describe a house and its interior.2) Students will have practised There is / There are structures in many variations, i.e. positive/negative statements, questions etc.

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There’s a piano.There isn’t a fridge. Is there a TV?

There are some glasses in the cupboard. There aren’t any showers.Are there any glasses?

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TimeaimsTasksProcedure

Hand-out picture cut-outs one between two Stds. At the end, put correct version on OHP. M: Cut-outs. OHP of solution.

Stds put the pictures in the right order and relate the story to the class/teacher. Paircheck. Cross-check.

Setting the scene, familiaris-ing students with topic and lexis.

5-7 minsPairsT-Sts

PredicTed ProbLems Shy students, not enough input to carry on. soLuTion Whilst monitoring, decide which pair(s) are most co-operative/creative/enthusi-astic.

Hand-out ‘House interior’ file. i: “We are now inside the house. Which room is which?Find most important items in the rooms.

Stds label the rooms in pairs. Then they cross-check an-swers with T, expand using lexis of furniture etc.

Elicit lexis of rooms, furniture etc.

7-8 minsPairs

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PredicTed ProbLems Difficulties eliciting appropriate and required lexis. soLuTion Taylor requirements accordingly. Offer solutions, refer to Vocabulary Bank p. 151.

I: “L & L are visiting the house. Listen to their conversation. Find out which three rooms they go into. (6A 2b).” Class check. m: Cd + Cd-player.

Stds listen to dialogue 1x, follow instructions.

Listening for gist, to give Stds lead-in to the context.

4-5 mins

PredicTed ProbLems Stds did not get answers after listening only once to the dialogue soLuTion Listen again (and again if necessary).

I: “Listen to the dialogue again. Fill in the gaps. (6A 2c).” Class check. m: Cd + Cd-player.

Stds listen to dialogue 2x, follow instructions. Pair-check if necessary.

Listening for de-tail, first acquain-tance with There is / There are structures.

8-9 mins.

PredicTed ProbLems Stds confronted with unfamiliar lexis. soLuTion Make sure you pre-teach difficult lexis.

cLass-check 2c: I: Assign roles (Larry, Louise, Agent). Read dialogue with students. Fill in gaps in class. Guide pronunci-ation using Section 4. m: OHP of dialogue to fill-in solutions.

stds will practise reading as they follow dialogue in their roles. Stds will consolidate lexis and practise There is / There are structures in a guid-ed environment. Stds copy chart 3a into their grammar books for future reference.

Introduce and practise There is / There are struc-tures. Drill orally and consolidate on the OHP (chart 3a).

8-9 mins

T-Sts

PredicTed ProbLems Stds are confronted with too much (lexis, new structures, pronuncia-tion etc.) soLuTion Pre

Role play (optional follow-on activity if time allows): As-sign roles (Larry, Louise, son, daughter and Agent). Stds in groups of 3-4 get character sheets. m: Character sheet to cut out and hand out to stds.

Stds read character sheets. They get in groups play out the role-play using There is / There are structures.

Apply and inte-grate new lexis and grammar into a guided speak-ing environment.

5 mins to the end of lesson.

Small groups

You are LarryIs there/ Are there...

- a big bathroom- a garage for two cars- an office to work in- carpets in the rooms

You are Louise Is there/ Are there...

- a kitchen with cupboards- lamps in the rooms- two bedrooms- a dining room - a living room

You are the estate agentIn the house there Is/there Are...

- an office - three bedrooms- a big living room- a fireplace

there Isn’t/there Aren’t...- a dining room- no carpets- a big garden

You are Luke/LisaIs there/ Are there...

- a big garden for my dog Shaggy- a bedroom for me- shelves for my books- a mirror in the bathroom