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1 Prepare for your next lesson

In the next lesson you are going to talk about your home. Go to the following links and study thevocabulary.

In the bathroom: http://linguahouse.com/r/1X

In the bedroom: http://linguahouse.com/r/1Y

In the kitchen: http://linguahouse.com/r/1Z

Listen to the pronunciation of each word. In order to learn the vocabulary by heart and prepare foryour lesson, click the `Add package' link in the top-right of the page.

Click to begin your review with the Expemo memorization platform.

How to use Expemo:

1. Display a question.

2. Think about the answer.

3. Display the answer.

4. Give yourself an honest grade.

5. Continue your review.

Expemo is a special tool for memorizing and reviewing words and phrases. The application displaysflashcards at specially-optimized intervals. For best results, try to use Expemo for 15-20 minutes everyday or once every two days. For more information, go to http://www.linguahouse.com/ex.

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 1/2Review your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.

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2 Conversation questions

Discuss any of the questions below.

1. Describe your kitchen.

2. Describe your bathroom.

3. Describe your bedroom.

4. What appliances or objects do you use to cook with?

5. Which kitchen appliances or objects do you rarely use? Why?

6. When you stay in a hotel which items of furniture or objects are important to you? Why?

7. What do you use to clean your home?

8. What would your ideal home look like? What would you like to have in each room?

9. Has your home changed over recent years? How?

10. What do people commonly have in their kitchens in your country?

11. What does a typical home look like in your home country?

12. Where do you buy furniture for your home? Why?

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 2/2Review your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.

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Talking about the home - Key lingua houseInnovation in Learning

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1- Prepare for your next lesson

Hand out page 1 of this worksheet. If you are teaching online, you can use an online service such ashttp://www.ilovepdf.com to split this pdf into individual pages. Tell the student(s) that in the next lesson they aregoing to talk about their homes. Ask them to prepare for the lesson by reviewing key vocabulary online (seewebsite links included on page 1), which they might need to use. Encourage them, if possible, to use Expemo,Linguahouse's online memorization platform which uses spaced repetition algorithms to minimize the time neededto learn new words by heart. Basic instructions for students are included on page 1 of this worksheet.

2- Conversation questions

Select and ask the student(s) questions from the list and stimulate a discussion. Encourage use of the vocabularythat the student(s) reviewed before the lesson. During the discussion, correct mistakes by paraphrasing thestudents in natural English and provide the additional vocabulary that they need in order to express their ideas andopinions.

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex iReview your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.

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