UNIT 2
Reading & Speaking
Topic:
HOME
Objectives:
READING:
⮚ Understand paraphrasing, find synonyms and antonyms;
⮚ Answer questions, Multiple-Choice questions, Yes/No/Not Given
questions;
⮚ Review/learn new vocabulary about household items.
SPEAKING:
⮚ Review/learn new vocabulary about types of accommodation and
adjectives to describe;
⮚ Practice answering IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions about your home;
⮚ Describe a house or an apartment (IELTS Speaking Part 2).
WHAT IS
PARAPHRASING?
❑ Paraphrasing is when the wording changes but the
same meaning is retained.
❑ It can be done with synonyms, changing the grammatical
structure and the use of set phrases.
❑ In the reading section, the words in the question will be
reflected in the text but they will not have the same
wording.
Read this description on a house exchange website
Which home does it
describe?
Read this description on a house exchange website
Read the text again. Find words that mean the same as
adjective 1 - 6
1 big _______ _______ 4 very good _______ ______
2 beautiful _______ _______ 5 light _______ ______
3 quiet _______ _______ 6 modern _______ _______
Find the names of these household items mentioned in the
description and
fill in the blanks
A. _________ D. _________
C. ________
B. _________
G. __________
E. _________ F. _________ H. _________
Which of these
things does the
house have?
Yes, No, or Not
Given
1. air-
conditioning
2. blanket
3. central
heating
4. dishwasher
5. refrigerator
6. closet
7. washing
machine
8. comforters
9. oven
10. faucets
SPEAKING
Activity 1
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
3. What is your favorite room in your home?
4. Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
5. How is your apartment decorated?
6. What kind of accommodation do most people live in your
city?
Question 1: Do you live in a house or an apartment?
⮚ Which floor?
⮚ How many bedrooms?
⮚ How tall is the building?
⮚ Where is it?
⮚ How long have you lived
⮚ How many bedrooms/ floors?
there?
⮚ Where is it?
⮚ Who do you live with?
⮚ Who do you live with?
⮚ What are nearby amenities?
⮚ How long have you lived there?
⮚ Do you enjoy living there?
⮚ Do you enjoy living there?
⮚ How is the neighborhood?
⮚ How is the neighborhood?
Question 1: Do you live in a house or an
apartment? I live in a spacious three-
bedroom apartment on the sixth
floor of a 25-storey building with
my family. My apartment is located
in the heart of Hanoi city, so all
Well, I live in a spacious three-storey
facilities and services are
house on the outskirts of Hanoi city. I’ve
available within walking distance,
been living with my beloved parents in
which means I can easily grab
this house since I was born. I really enjoy
anything I need in just a few
my life there because the neighborhood is
minutes.
very peaceful. I don’t like the hustle and
bustle of the city.
Question 2: Do you prefer living in a house or in a flat?
Question 2: Do you prefer living in a house or in
Pros:
a flat?
Pros:
V
S
Cons:
Cons:
Question 2: Do you prefer living in a house or in a flat?
Question 2: Do you prefer living in a house or in
Pros:
a flat?
Pros:
▪ More spacious
▪ Have own ▪ Amenities within
backyard/garden/garage
V walking distance
▪ Peaceful ▪ Better relationships
▪ More freedom and
S with neighbors
privacy ▪ Safer/Better
▪ Design/decorate security
according to your Cons:
preferences
Cons: ▪ Less space
• High maintenance costs ▪ Noisy
• Less safe
Question 3: What is your favorite room in your
house?
Question 5: How is your house decorated?
Adjectives to describe:
Question 5: How is your house decorated?
Adjectives to describe:
• Spacious • Colorful
• Minimalistic • Cosy
• Fully-furnished • Bright
• Modern • Classic
Question 6: What kind of accommodation do
most people live in your country?
villa detached house
block of flats/
apartment
building
bungalow terraced
Question 6: What kind of accommodation do most people live in
your city?
In cities, the majority of people live
in block of flats, villas or terraced
houses. People who do not have enough
money to buy a house normally live
in rental accommodation.
In the countryside, people live in
bungalows or detached houses with
back gardens. I feel more and more people
prefer to live in the suburbs because the
environment there is much fresher.
Activity 2
⮚ Watch a video about about a lady talking about her ideal
apartment.
⮚ Take notes while watching (location, reason why she likes the
apartment, surroundings, activities, rooms, furniture).
⮚ Each student will describe her ideal apartment in 1 minute.
SPEAKING
Location
Reasons
Surroundings
Activities
Rooms
Furniture
HOMEWORK
Complete the exercises in the Student Handout
Deadline:
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