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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
APARTMENTS and HOUSES

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Reading Lesson
APARTMENTS and HOUSES

60-minute Reading Lesson (A1 Beginning to Elementary Level): 'Australia's Underground Homes'

LISTENING PRACTICE
​Click on the yellow bar below to go directly to the free, printable lesson plan (55 minutes)
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Basic English Dialogs:
​Apartment
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ree short apartment dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice. Extension activity on attached Page 2.

Answer Key attached on Page 3

Level: Beginner to Elementary

​​Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (1:54) for your students!

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Writing Practice
APARTMENTS and HOUSES


"Describe your home. Write a short paragraph below."

Focus on present simple tense and adjectives 
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate
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​16 Clues
​APARTMENTS and HOUSES

​Read the clues and fill in the missing letters.

​Answer Key attached


​​​Level: Elementary 

​Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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​Spot the Differences
​Speaking Activity
​APARTMENTS and HOUSES
​Information-gap

Pair work; Answer Key attached

Find all eight differences in the pictures.

Level: Elementary to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes
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Read-Aloud-Activity
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Your name is Jennifer (A) / Eduard (B).  
​A reporter just asked you, "Could you please describe your home?"  Read aloud your answer.

Pair work activity (A and B version on
​Pages 1 and 2)

Listening comprehension questions (for Jennifer and for Eduard) ​on Page 3

Answer Key and Activity Notes on Page 4


​Level:  Elementary 

Time:  Approx. 20 - 25 minutes
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​'Questions About You'
​Writing Practice

APARTMENTS and HOUSES
​Answer the questions about you.  
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One page worksheet with ten questions.

​Answers will vary.

Level:  Elementary to Advanced

Time:  Approx. 15 - 20 minutes
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​Reading (Scanning)
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
​Read and decide if each statement is true or false.

Answer Key on Page 2

Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes


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Pair Work Discussion
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
20 different questions about apartments and houses - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes

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​Discussion Practice
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

APARTMENTS and HOUSES
​Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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Writing Practice
APARTMENTS
Page 1 Gap-fill Model:
"Some people think it's a good idea to live in an apartment.  Other people think it's better to live in a house.  What do you think?"

Pages 2 and 3 Writing Assignment:
"Some people think its a good idea to live downtown.  Other people think it's better to live outside the city.  What do you think?"

Page 4 Answer Key

Level: Intermediate


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Reading and Grammar
HOUSES ('Cave Houses')
284-word article: 'Houses: Cave Houses of Cappadocia'

Level: Intermediate

  • 10 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached

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Listening
HOUSES ('Cave Houses')
2 minutes 19 seconds (see above reading text)

Level: Intermediate

Eight listening comprehension questions

Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached

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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the text (see above reading activity) yourself, and possibly even recording your own voice!

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Board Game
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
30 questions about apartments and houses

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required


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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Nine pages of activities related to apartments and houses (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total


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Word Bank
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
63 apartment and house-related vocabulary items

Question: Which 5 words below are kinds of people?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced


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appliance
basement
bathroom
bedroom
carpet
community
condominium
contract
convenient
deposit
dining room
downstairs
​downtown
elevator
fireplace
floor
floor space
for rent
furnished
furniture
garage
ground floor
high rise
kitchen
landlord
​living room
located
location
lock
low rise
mortgage
move
move into
neighbor
neighborhood
next door
noisy
non-smoking
​no pets
own
parking space
quiet
real estate
real estate
​   agent
rent
​roof
room
roommate
security
sell
share
sign
​spacious
stairs
story
suburbs
tenant
unfurnished
upstairs
utilities
view
window
yard
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An original video (3:30) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics

The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work.

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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
15 vocabulary items about apartments and houses

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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   basement
   bathroom
   bedroom
   dining room
​   downstairs
   floor
   furniture
   garage
   kitchen
​   landlord
   living room
   neighborhood
   upstairs
   window
​   yard

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Word Bank - Writing
Activity
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APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Write a descriptive paragraph about your house or apartment.  Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 25 - 30 minutes

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Word Bank - Writing
Activity
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APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "Apartments downtown are better than houses in the suburbs.  Do you agree or disagree?"  Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 25 - 30 minutes

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Word Bank / Reading
10 IMPORTANT THINGS
Reading passage: 10 sentences - '10 Important Things to Think About Before You Move Into a New Home'

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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Vocabulary Quiz
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
14 apartment and house-related vocabulary items

Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes


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Crossword
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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Word Search
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Eight apartment and house-related vocabulary items

Answer Key attached

Level: Beginner to Elementary

Approximate Time: 12 minutes


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Rank &
Discuss Opinions

APARTMENTS and HOUSES
12 statements about apartments and houses

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes

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Advice Column
APARTMENTS and HOUSES
Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about apartments and houses

Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 25 minutes


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