Homes & Rooms

Target Vocabulary:
Balcony, Ceiling, Cooker, Cupboard, Wardrobe,

Fridge, Counter, Entrance, First floor, Bedroom,

Kitchen, Toilet, Bathroom, Shower, Garage, Ground floor

Goal: Use home and room vocabulary to describe where you live and talk about your daily routines.

1. Warm-Up (3 min)

Questions (give full answers – more than one sentence):

• What kind of home do you live in? (a flat, a house, etc.)
  Sample answer: “I live in a small flat. It has two bedrooms and a balcony.”

• Which room do you spend the most time in at home? Why?
  Sample answer: “I spend most of my time in the living room because I like watching TV there.”

🗣️ Mini follow-up:
If you could add one new room to your home, what would it be and why?

2. Presentation (5 min)

Vocabulary & Examples:

• Balcony → small area outside a flat or room

  “I drink my coffee on the balcony in the morning.”

• Ceiling → the top part of a room, above your head

  “The ceiling in my bedroom is very high.”

• Cooker → machine for cooking food

  “The cooker is in the kitchen next to the fridge.”

• Cupboard → a piece of furniture with doors for storing things

  “All the cups and plates are in the kitchen cupboard.”

• Wardrobe → large cupboard for clothes

  “My wardrobe is full of winter jackets.”

• Fridge → machine that keeps food and drinks cold

  “There’s some milk in the fridge.”

• Counter → flat surface in a kitchen where you prepare food

  “I usually cut vegetables on the kitchen counter.”

• Entrance → the way into a building or room

  “Our entrance is next to the garage.

• First floor → the level above the ground floor

  “The bedrooms are on the first floor.”

• Bedroom → room where you sleep

  “My bedroom has a big bed and a small desk.”

• Kitchen → room where you cook

  “Our kitchen is bright and has a new cooker.”

• Toilet → room with a toilet (sometimes separate from the bathroom)

  “The toilet is next to the bathroom.”

• Bathroom → room with a bath or shower

  “I brush my teeth in the bathroom every morning.”

• Shower → where you wash yourself standing up

  “I take a shower every morning before work.”

• Garage → room or building for cars

  “We keep our car in the garage.”

• Ground floor → the level of a building at street level

  “The kitchen and living room are on the ground floor.”

💬 Mini task:
Say two sentences about your home using at least three of these words.

3. Controlled Practice (6 min)

Choose the correct word:

1. We keep the milk and fruit in the ____.
   (a) fridge (b) cooker

2. My room is on the ____.
   (a) ground floor (b) balcony

3. You can see the city from our ____.
   (a) ceiling (b) balcony

4. I put my clothes in the ____.
   (a) cupboard (b) wardrobe

5. The food is ready — it’s on the kitchen ____.
   (a) counter (b) garage

6. We park the car in the ____.
   (a) entrance (b) garage

4. Interactive Practice (5 min)

Fill in the blanks and add one more sentence:

1. My favourite room is the ____. (say why)

2. There’s a big ____ in our kitchen. (say what’s inside or on it)

3. I have a small ____ outside my bedroom. (say what you do there)

4. The ____ in my room is white. (say what you think of it)

5. We always take a ____ before going to school. (say when or who)

6. The ____ to my building is beautiful. (say what it looks like)

🗣️ Tip: Use full sentences and always explain a little more!

5. Free Practice (5 min)

Discussion Questions:

• Which room in your home do you like the most? Why?

• Do you prefer showers or baths? Why?

• What’s something you always keep in your fridge?

• Do you have a balcony or garden? What do you do there?

• Where do you usually study, cook, or relax at home?

🎯 Mini Challenge:
Describe your home using at least six words from today’s lesson.

6. Extra Discussion (5 min)

Follow-up Conversation Practice:

1. What’s one thing you would like to change about your home?

2. Is your kitchen big or small? What do you like about it?

3. Who is responsible for cleaning the bathroom or toilet at home?

4. Do you think a garage is important? Why or why not?

5. What’s on the counter or in the cupboard right now?

6. How do you usually decorate your bedroom?

🗣️ Encourage your student to expand — use why, when, how often, and who in each answer!

7. Wrap-Up & Review (1 min)

Quick recap:
Balcony → small space outside a building
Ceiling → top part of a room
Cooker → for cooking food
Cupboard → for storing dishes
Wardrobe → for clothes
Fridge → keeps food cold
Counter → surface for preparing food
Entrance → where you go in
First floor → level above ground
Bedroom → for sleeping
Kitchen → for cooking
Toilet → small room with a toilet
Bathroom → for washing
Shower → where you wash standing up
Garage → for cars
Ground floor → at street level

🗣️ Self-check:
Can you describe your home using at least five of today’s words naturally in a short paragraph?

✅ Answer Section (Controlled Practice):
1 → (a) fridge
2 → (a) ground floor
3 → (b) balcony
4 → (b) wardrobe
5 → (a) counter
6 → (b) garage