Language learning can begin at home!
Beginning Learners:
Today you can learn some of the parts of a house or apartment. You can start with your own house, or with those of a friend. Take pictures of rooms in the house and some basic furnishings.
Use Look and Listen and Do to learn the names of rooms in a house and the furnishings in them. You can also learn some basic verbs describing what people do in each room.
Possible Vocabulary associated with this lesson:
| Living Room | Dining Room | Kitchen | Hall |
| Bedroom | Bathroom | WC (if separate from bathroom) | |
| Other rooms in the house | Table | Chair | |
| Sofa | Sink | Stove | Refrigerator |
| Toilet | Bed | Desk | Telephone |
| TV | Wash dishes | Bathe | Eat |
| Cook food | Watch TV | Sleep | |
Intermediate Learners:
Ask your Language Helper (LH) to describe everything he or she sees in one room. It should be a connected description, such as, “In the living room there is a sofa along one wall, with a picture hanging over it. In front of the windows there is a table and a large chair. There is another chair on the other side of the room. In one corner there is a television. There are white curtains at the window.”
Record and listen to the descriptions of each room. Then try to describe the room yourself.
