Writing: Houses Around the World
Houses around the world
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🏡 Module 1: Vocabulary Practice - Houses Around the World
💡 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 Teacher:
This module takes 5-7 minutes.
Check student answers in the dashboard.
🎓 Learner:
First, read the words.
Next, do the four word and sentence games.
📖 Word List (10 House Words)
snow house
round tent home
small simple home
rooms in a building
dry plant stems
tall strong grass
hard heavy metal
pipe for smoke
garden outside
small tool house
Task (a): Word Order
Put the words in the right order to make full sentences.
1. Put the words in order:
2. Put the words in order:
3. Put the words in order:
4. Put the words in order:
Task (b): Fill in the Blanks
Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence.
Word Bank
5. An ____ is a cold home made of ice and snow.
6. A ____ is a round tent home used in Mongolia.
7. Smoke comes out of the ____ on the roof.
8. We keep tools outside in the small ____.
9. The strong gate is made of heavy ____.
Task (c): Choose the Correct Word
Select the best word to complete each sentence.
10. Which material is a tall, strong grass used to build houses?
11. Where do children play outside next to a home?
12. Dry grass used to cover roofs of small homes is called ___.
13. A set of rooms for living inside a big building is a ___.
Task (d): Match Question to Answer
Select the correct answer column for each question.
✏️ Module 2: Write About Your Home
📝 Writing Task
Write 5 sentences about a house or a home: what it is made of and what its parts are for.
Target length: 30–50 words.
Sentence Starters
- My home is made of ...
- The windows are made of ...
- The chimney is for ...
- A ... is for ...
- What is the ... made of?
Checklist (What to include)
- ☑ One sentence with "is made of" + a material
- ☑ One sentence with "are made of" + a plural noun
- ☑ One sentence with "is for" + a verb ending in -ing
- ☑ One more sentence with "for" + a verb ending in -ing
- ☑ One question ending with "made of" or "for"
🌟 Module 3: See a Good Example
📖 Model Answer (47 words)
Why this works (Useful Phrases & Notes)
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