English Year 7

Year 7 English

Study Plan

Unit 4, weeks 11-19

IN THE HOUSE

In this unit we will learn how to talk about furniture and other things in the house. We will also learn useful words and phrases to talk about how you live.

What are we going to do?                                      

•·        Learn words for furniture and other things in the house.

•·        Learn how to describe your own house/flat/room.

•·        Learn words and phrases used when talking about housework and looking for a place to live.

•·        Learn about how people live in Great Britain.

•·        Grammar exercises:      Workbook pp. 97-102

Prepositions

Expressions with:         there is/there are

                                                             there was/there were

Why are we learning this?                                     

• To be able to describe a flat/house, the different rooms and furniture - orally and in writing.
• To be able to describe your own room and furniture orally and in writing.
• To be able to describe the most common British houses orally and in writing.
• To be able to talk about problems related to housework.
• To understand what people say when they talk about their flats/houses.

How can I show what I have learned?                

• Do weekly class/home assignments.
• Pass the test (w. 19) 

•-          listening comprehension about things in the house (use your CD)

•-          words for furniture and things in the house Textbook, pp. 86-87

•-          phrases used when talking about housing - Textbook p. 88, and 92-93, Workbook p. 86, ex. 9 & 10

•-          describe your room, Textbook, pp. 90-91, Workbook, ex. 12, p.88

•-          grammar - prepositions (opposite, under, behind etc) and expressions with there is/are, there was/were - Workbook, pp. 97-102

What should I study?

                                            Wings 7 Textbook Section 4 pp. 85-98

                                            Wings 7 Workbook Section 4 pp. 82-102

• At the end of each week - by Friday - send your work to me. Remember that you need to work both at school and at home.

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Week 11-Textbook:  In the house (listening) p. 85, Words, pp. 86-87

Workbook: Words - choose some of the ex. 1-8 on pp. 82- 86,  ex. 11, p. 87, ex. 23 -25, p. 91-92, ex. 32, 34, p. 94

Week 14- Textbook:  Looking for a house pp. 88-89, Tidy up!, pp. 92-93

Workbook: Phrases ex. 9 & 10 pp. 86-87, ex. 20-22 p. 90-91,

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Week 16-- Textbook - Poppy's room, pp. 90-91

                      Workbook choose some of the ex. 12-13, pp. 88-89, 16-19 p. 90, 28-31, pp. 93-94

Writing: Draw a picture of your room and describe it in writing.

Week 17 Textbook:  Saturday morning in Elm Tree Road, pp. 94-95

Workbook ex. 14, p. 89, Listening ex. 35-36, p. 95, Grammar-Prepositions, p. 97-99

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Week 18 Textbook Jamie's story, pp. 96-98

Workbook ex. 15, p. 89; Listening ex. 37-38, pp. 95-96; Grammar-there is/was, pp. 99-100

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Week 19                Tuesday Workbook Grammar there was/were, pp. 101-102; choose some of the ex. 33, p. 94; ex. 26- 27, p. 92-93

                                 Thursday TEST

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