My dream house

What is your
dream home?

Let’s get started

with a vocabulary exercise

Match

Match the types of homes to their definitions

• a single house

• a building

• a small house in the country

• a house that is joined to one other

• one of a row of similar houses

detached house

block of flats

cottage

semi-detached house

townhouse

• detached house

• block of flats

• cottage

• semi-detached house

• townhouse

Match

Match the types of homes to their definitions

• a luxurious house

• A large building typically fortified

• an upper and open room with no walls

• a rustic house in a farm

• A Van that is adapted for living

villa

castle

loft

farmhouse

camper van

• villa

• castle

• loft

• farmhouse

• camper van

Let’s talk!

8

Work in pairs. Choose a type of home you consider the best to live and explain
why

In our opinion,...

We think...

We suppose...

●detached house

●block of flats

●cottage

●semi-detached house

●farmhouse

●mansion

●camper van

●villa

●terraced house

●castle

9

Look at the list. Which features are important for you while buying or
building your dream home? Choose five aspects and explain why.

●airy

●beautiful yard

●big size

●central location

●cosy rooms

●location near water

●lots of space

●nice neighbours

●one floor

●pool

●price

●three bathrooms

In a moment, you’ll watch a video titled:

What’s your dream home?

Watch the video and note which aspects of a dream home the people mention.

A.airy

B.beautiful yard

C.big size

D.central location

E.cosy rooms

F.location near water

G.lots of space

H.nice neighbours

I.one floor

J.pool

K.price

L.three bathrooms

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What's your dream home?

Your own personal island? A whirlpool? A safe haven for your children? New Yorkers describe their 'dream home.'

Multiple Select

Select all the descriptions mentioned

• Airy

• central location

• beautiful yard

• Location near water

• pool

ESL Brains

Let’s check the answers.

A.airy

B.beautiful yard

C.big size

D.central location

E.cosy rooms

F.location near water

G.lots of space

H.nice neighbours

I.one floor

J.pool

K.price

L.three bathrooms

12

ESL Brains

13

Discuss the questions.

●There must be more than one bathroom in my dream home. Do you
agree? Why/Why not?

●Which is more important for you: lots of space in your home or a
central location?

Let’s learn some vocabulary!

size

amenities

description-qualities

location

15

Put the words into the correct categories.

●at the seaside

●beautiful yard

●charming

●homely

●in the city centre

●in the country

●in the mountains

●large

●lift

●lots of space

●modern

●near a lake

●on an island

●pool

●sauna

●Roomy

●small

Categorize

Options (17)

Large

Lots of space

small

Charming

Homely

Moderm

Beautiful yard

Pool

Sauna

lift

at the sea side

in the city centre

in the country

in the mountains

near the lake

on an island

Roomy

Organize these options into the right categories

Size

Description-Qualities

Amenities

Location

size

amenities

description

location

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Let’s check the answers.

at the seaside

charming

beautiful yard

large

in the country

lots of space

in the mountains

homely

in the city centre

lift

modern

near a lake

on an island

pool

roomy

sauna

small

●at the seaside

●beautiful yard

●charming

●homely

●in the city centre

●in the country

●in the mountains

●large

●lift

●lots of space

●modern

●near a lake

●on an island

●pool

●roomy

●sauna

●small

Now, we’ll put it into practice!

18

Use the words you’ve learnt to describe the homes.

part 1/2

lots of space

modern

near a lake

nice neighbours

on an island

one floor

pool
price
sauna
small
roomy

three bathrooms

airy

at the seaside
beautiful yard

big size
charming
cosy rooms

homely

in the city centre

in the country

in the mountains

large
lift

location near water

19

Use the words you’ve learnt to describe the homes.

part 2/2

lots of space

modern

near a lake

nice neighbours

on an island

one floor

pool
price
roomy
sauna
small

three bathrooms

airy

at the seaside
beautiful yard

big size
charming
cosy rooms

homely

in the city centre

in the country

in the mountains

large
lift

location near water

Let’s talk!

ESL Brains

21

Discuss the questions.

●Where would you rather to live: at the seaside than in the mountains? Why?

●What can you do to make your house or flat more homely and cosy?

22

Describe your dream home. Think of the aspects below. Next, tell your
partner what your dream home looks like.

●location

●views

●appearance

●rooms

●size

●amenities

THANKS!