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Book 2 · Unit 11Beginner · Ages 6–9

Things In My House

This rooms and household objects ESL lesson helps learners describe where things are in a home. Students move between labelled room corners, play Room Detective and ask 'Where is the...?' They build a house flap-book and use it to give a guided tour of their home.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Beginner

Age group

Ages 6–9

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Recognize and name rooms in the house and common items
• Ask and answer where objects are
• Use full sentences to describe a house
• Explore through songs, visuals, and games
• Build a house flap-book craft
• Practise a Room Detective guessing game

Lesson flow

Children run to labelled room corners when called, watch a Rooms in the House video answering 'What's this room?', and play Room Detective hiding items under room signs. The second lesson describes what's in each room in pairs ('A sofa and a lamp'), builds a house flap-book labelling four rooms, and gives a walk-through-the-house roleplay as a tour guide.

Target language

  • • 'Where is the ___?'
  • • 'It's in the ___'
  • • 'What's in the ___?'
  • • 'I have a ___ in my house'

Key vocabulary

  • sofa
  • bed
  • table
  • chair
  • lamp
  • television
  • fridge
  • wardrobe
  • curtain
  • carpet

Speaking questions students answer

  • • Where is the lamp?
  • • What's in the bedroom?
  • • Where do you sleep?
  • • Where do you cook?
  • • Do you have a TV in your room?

Recommended teaching contexts

• Beginner ESL and EFL classes• Ages 6–9• Primary school classrooms• Language schools• Private and small-group lessons• Teaching home vocabulary• Pair and whole-class speaking• Interactive whiteboards and online teaching

Why this lesson works

The lesson follows a clear progression: Point to rooms in a Room Walk game, describe what's in each room to a partner, build a house flap-book and give a room tour. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.

This lesson includes

• Interactive lesson slides
• Teacher guide
• Printable worksheets
• Speaking practice: "Where is the lamp?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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