BEDROOMS

How do children sleep around the world?

From the book Where Children Sleep, by James Mollison

How do children sleep around the world?

Her name is Jasmine but people call her “Jazzy”. She lives with her parents and three brothers in a big house in the countryside. She has a nice room. It is full of crowns she won in child beauty pageants. Participating in a pageant costs $1,000. “She is like a princess”, her mum says. When she grows up, Jazzy would like to be a rock star.

From the book Where Children Sleep, by James Mollison

Prena is 14-year-old. She is a domestic worker in Kathmandu, Nepal. She works 13 hours everyday (from 5 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon) and she earns $6.50 a month. She uses all this money to help her family. She sleeps in a tiny, cell-like space at the top of her employer's house. She goes to school three times a week. She dreams of becoming a doctor one day.

Prena is 14-year-old. She is a domestic worker in Kathmandu, Nepal. She works 13 hours everyday (from 5 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon) and she earns $6.50 a month. She uses all this money to help her family. She sleeps in a tiny, cell-like space at the top of her employer's house. She goes to school three times a week. She dreams of becoming a doctor one day.7-year-old Indira is from Katmandu,

Nepal. She lives with her mother, father, brother and sister. Her family is very poor. They need help, so Indira works 6 hours a day at a granite quarry. She started working there when she was 3. She also goes to school. Indira’s house has one room, one bed and one mattress. Her parents sleep on the bed. She shares the mattress with her siblings.

Jaimie is 9 and he lives with his parents and his younger twins brother and sister in a top-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York. He goes to a prestigious school and he is a very good student. He likes to play the cello and study finance. His parents have other luxury homes in Spain. He wants to be a lawyer like his father.

Jaimie is 9 and he lives with his parents and his younger twins brother and sister in a top-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York. He goes to a prestigious school and he is a very good student. He likes to play the cello and study finance. His parents have other luxury homes in Spain. He wants to be a lawyer like his father.Lamine is 12 and he is from Senegal. He goes to a Koranic school in his village. There aren’t any girls in his school. He lives there and he shares room with some other boys . Their beds are really basic. At 6 o’clock in the morning they begin to work on the school farm , in the afternoon, they study the Koran. In his free time, he plays football. He wants to be a famous football player.

This is Alex. He is 9 years old. He lives in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He doesn’t go to school. Alex begs on the streets. He is addicted to sniffing glue. He doesn’t sleep on a bed. Alex’s bedroom is outised, in the street, on an empty bench, an old sofa, or the hard pavement.

This is Alex. He is 9 years old. He lives in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He doesn’t go to school. Alex begs on the streets. He is addicted to sniffing glue. He doesn’t sleep on a bed. Alex’s bedroom is outised, in the street, on an empty bench, an old sofa, or the hard pavement.

Kaya lives with her parents in a small apartment in Tokyo. She is 4. Kaya's bedroom looks like every little girl's dream room. She has many dolls and 30 dresses, coats, shoes and wigs. Her mum makes all her dresses. But she wears a school uniform to go to school. She wants to be a cartoonist when she grows up.

Nine-year-old Dong lives with his parents, sister and grandfather in the province of Yunnan in southwest China. He shares a room with his sister and parents. His family isn’t rich, but they grow their own rice and sugar cane. Dong walks 20 minutes everyday to go to school. He wants to be a policeman.

Nine-year-old Dong lives with his parents, sister and grandfather in the province of Yunnan in southwest China. He shares a room with his sister and parents. His family isn’t rich, but they grow their own rice and sugar cane. Dong walks 20 minutes everyday to go to school. He wants to be a policeman.

This boy is Irkena . He is 14. He is a member of the semi-nomadic Rendille tribe in Kenya. He lives with his mother in the Kaisut Desert. Soon, Irkena will become an adult, then he will leave his community and become a warrior . He will live in the bush with other warriors.

8-year-old Justin plays football, basketball and baseball. He lives in a four-bedroom house in New Jersey with his parents. He goes to school by bus. Every summer they spend two weeks on holiday in a Caribbean island. When he grows up Justin wants to be the mayor of his town or a pocker player.

Alyssa is eight. She lives in a small house in Kentucky, U.S.A. Alyssa's father works at Walmart and her mother works at McDonald's.  There is a big problem of drugs in the area. Two members of her family died of drug overdose. Every penny her family makes is for raising Alyssa.

8-year-old Justin plays football, basketball and baseball. He lives in a four-bedroom house in New Jersey with his parents. He goes to school by bus. Every summer they spend two weeks on holiday in a Caribbean island. When he grows up Justin wants to be the mayor of his town or a pocker player.

Risa is 15. She lives in a tea house in Kyoto, Japan with 13 other women. When she was 14, Risa watched a TV programme about geishas. Then Risa left her family. She is now a "maiko" — an apprentice geisha. She sleeps with five other women in a room that doubles as a dining room and a tea room. She visits her family 3 times a year.

Risa is 15. She lives in a tea house in Kyoto, Japan with 13 other women. When she was 14, Risa watched a TV programme about geishas. Then Risa left her family. She is now a "maiko" — an apprentice geisha. She sleeps with five other women in a room that doubles as a dining room and a tea room. She visits her family 3 times a year.Erlen is just 14 and she is pregnant

for the 3rd time. She lives in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She usually sleeps on the floor but her mother has allowed her to sleep on the bed during the later stages of her pregnancy. Erlen was 12 and 13 years old during her previous pregnancies, but she lost both babies shortly after their births. If her new baby survives, she won’t go back to school. She wants to be a vet.

Lay Lay is 4. She is Burmese but she is a refugee in Thailand. She is an orphan and she lives in an orphanage with only two rooms. These rooms are classrooms during the day and bedrooms at night. 21 children of her age sleep there every night. Each child has a small box with their things in.

This 4-year-old Romanian boy sleeps with his family on a mattress in a field on the outskirts of Rome. All the family came from Romania by bus. They didn’t have money so they begged to pay for the tickets. They have no identity papers or work papers so his parents can’t obtain legal work. Instead they clean windscreens at traffic lights. Nobody in the family can read or write because they don’t go to school to school.Lay Lay is 4. She is Burmese but

she is a refugee in Thailand. She is an orphan and she lives in an orphanage with only two rooms. These rooms are classrooms during the day and bedrooms at night. 21 children of her age sleep there every night. Each child has a small box with their things in.

How to describe your bedroom

TUTORIAL

Step 1. Write a list with vocabulary you need

There is a table and a chair. There is a big lamp.There is a computer.There is a pink wardrobe.There are six drawn hearts

Step 2. Write simple sentences with

THERE IS and THERE ARE

OPTIONAL Step. Draw a map, it may help you.

In the right corner of the room there is a table and a chair. On the other side of the bed there is a big lamp.There is a pink wardrobe.There are six drawn hearts

Step 3. Add these expressions:

IN THE RIGHT

CORNER

IN THE LEFT CORNER

ON THE LEFT SIDE

ON THE RIGHT SIDE

ON THE OTHER SIDE

IN THE MIDDLE

Step 4. Add PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: IN

ON

UNDER

BEHIND

NEXT TO

NEAR

ABOVE

IN FRONT OF

BENEATH

BETWEEN

OPPOSITE

In the right corner of the room there is a table and a chair. On the other side of the bed there is a big lamp.Next to the table there is a pink wardrobe.There are six drawn hearts above the bed. There is a computer on the table

Step 5. Order the sentences to create a text.

In the right corner of the room there is a table and a chair. There is a computer (monitor) on the table. Next to the table there is a pink wardrobe. Beneath the table there is a white box. There is a big pink bed and the bookshelf is opposite to the bed. Next to the bed there is a small table. On the other side of the bed there is a big lamp. There are six drawn hearts above the bed. 

Step 6. Include adjectives in your descriptions

Step 7. Details… USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

I have my own room

My brother and I share bedroom

My room is predominantly white but…

My room is L-shaped.

As soon as you enter my room you can see…

I like my room a lot because….

The best thing about my room is…

When I’m in my bedroom I feel…

My room looks messy because…

I must admit my room is not the tidiest room in the world but…

I also have my own bathroom.

There’s a door to the right leading to the bathroom