House and home experiences Present Perfect and Past Simple
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Have you...? and follow-up questions about places people live, with a grammar presentation and useful vocabulary for talking about house and home
Lesson Plan Content:
House and home experiences Present Perfect and Past Simple
Ask about one experience connected to house and home, perhaps with the verbs and/ or nouns on the next page. If your partner has had the experience, they’ll explain it in as much detail as they can. Listen, then ask extra questions to find out more information. If they say “No” to the first question, ask about other topics until you get a positive answer. If you are scoring, you get a point for each follow-up question that your partner can answer, but lose one point each time that they haven’t had the experience which you asked about.
Suggested initial questions about experiencesHave you ever…? Have you… recently? Have you… this year/ this…? Have you… in the last twelve months/ in the last few years/ in the last… (s)? Useful follow-up questions about experiencesDid…? How was it?/ How was the experience? How did you…? How far…? How long…? How many/ many…? How much did it cost? How big…? How…? Was that easy? Was…? Were…? What was it like? What was it made from? What kind of…?/ What sort of…? What colour…? What shape…? What…? Where…? Which…? Who… (with)? Whose…? Why (didn’t)…? |
When your teacher stops you, ask about anything on the next page you couldn’t understand or couldn’t speak about, answering related questions each time.
Present Perfect and Past Simple grammar presentation
Try to answer these questions, first of all without looking above then looking above:
What tense are first questions to ask about experiences (usually) in?
What tense are follow-up questions asking for more details (usually) in?
Why are those two tenses (usually) used in those ways?
What are the differences in meaning and use between those two tenses?
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bid for break/ damage buy/ purchase change clean/ wash clear out consider construct/ make cover (re)decorate discuss do do without empty fix/ mend/ repair get rid of give away go for grow hang have (problems with) have something done hire inherit look at move paint pay for/ someone to plant put together put up recycle renovate replace reuse see sell shop study think about throw away (re)use want |
air purifier antique attic/ loft balcony basement bathtub bedding bin/ trash can blinds bread maker calligraphy carpenter carpet CD player/ stereo ceiling cellar chest clutter (bold/ bright) colour corridor/ hall cupboard/ wardrobe/ closet (net/ velvet) curtains (scatter) cushion dining room display cabinet (front) door doormat (chest of) drawers drill fan fire/ heater floor flower arrangement flowery fridge/ freezer furnishings furniture garage glass handicrafts
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hanging scroll (terraced/ three-storey) house humidifier Ikea intercom interior decorator kettle knob/ handle lamp (LED) light (bulb)/ lighting living room (reed) mat/ rug mattress medium-sized microwave (oven) ornament/ souvenir oven/ (oven) toaster painting/ picture (pot) plant pottery/ vase quilt rice cooker sculpture shutter (folding/ sliding) screen socket/ (electrical) outlet (heated/ folding) table tap/ faucet three-piece suite tile toilet utility room (robot) vacuum cleaner wall wallpaper washbasin/ bathroom sink waxed paper screen white goods (dark) wood |
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